Hi!
I would suggest making the use of gathering tools easier.
For example: as far as I know the only way to get fibers is to hold down mouse button on tabacco plant, release button on backpack and click on a knife. How about clicking on a tabacco plant would be sufficent if a knife is in the active slot? And/or how about the 'A' hotkey would also be a 'use' key, not just attack key for mining, gathering fiber and such.