Originally posted by Tigro:

why should I rely on unofficial mods that can potentially break the game, when the developers simply need to make the game less resource intensive? it's not about making new things, it's about lowering the requirements for crafting. I see many beautiful castles in the screenshots on the steam page, and I bet they were all made by cheating in creative mode, what's the point of the game if you have to cheat in order to enjoy it?

Do you believe all those that recommend the game either mod the game or use cheats? The game still is 95% which means that the grind for resources likely isn't broken. It may be somewhat grindy, and there may potentially be a reason to reduce the grind in some areas, but another answer to the issue may be that it's you that are in a small minority of players who find the grind too burdensome. Hence the suggestion of mods to get around the issue.