So as you saw last time I made a suggestion for a revamped melee weapon system, Now I have an idea for another early game item: The Bow
The first change would be to increase the number of arrows found with it to 5-10.
The second idea I have is a Compound Bow that could be researched at level 3 in the workbench. It wouldn't be too expensive and would make a good way for silent hunting.
Along with the Compound Bow, Metal Arrows could be researched as well.