Originally posted by Hian Gomes:

Players using mods to solve a new designed biome should be a red alert to the devs that something its not right

Players use mods for basically everything, modifying weight, strength, weapons, you-name-it. I wouldn't count that as an indicator of "bad game design", but more of a "people are different and have different expectations about what they consider fun."

Just to illustrate: Some people are quite good at building, but maybe consider aquiring the necessary resources to be a bit too grindy - so they just sandbox-spawn them in as they like. On the other hand, some other people are more keen on having to fight for their resources, and hence cannot afford overly complicated or pompous buildings. Both groups will still have fun with the game in whatever way they decide to play it.