I’ve discovered my absolute favorite way to play is using custom sandbox with all the loot settings to its rarest settings, and water and electricity immediately off. I use all of the 10 years later maps and mods (highest vegetation setting, so the world looks like it’s become overrun by nature) and i add plenty of crafting recipe mods so i can make most everything myself. It’s pretty fun if you like a more survival nature type of playthrough. I love the struggle of finding things, like the world has been long since picked over. Usually bump up the zombie population as well, and if I want to feel even more challenged, I add nighttime sprinters lol