In terms of new weapons, I remember talking to you about a year ago, about the interesting topic of
makeshift weapons.
I'd love to see weapons that can be very easily crafted, with low skill requirement, but also not the most effective weapons. These could be really great for a small org of newcomers who don't really have access to the big black market of .50 cal weapons and such.
When talking makeshift weapons, I don't mean in the way of Fallout -ish weapons. I mean more or less melee and throwable objects. You yourself spoke about a plank of wood with a couple of nails jammed into it. This could be a great weapon for newcomers. It could also have some interesting differences from something like a baseball bat. A baseball bat would typically either break bones or knock you out(depending on where you are hit), but a plank with a nail would be better for making someone bleed. I would really love to see people choosing weapons, not because of how expensive they are or how cool they look, but because of the advantages of the specific weapon. This is where I think makeshift weapons could be super interesting.
Something else I myself have thought of as a makeshift weapon, could be a cheaper alternative to grenades/molotovs. Let's say you add tennis balls as a purchasable object. This could maybe be used in collaboration with baseballs, to finally give life to the good ol' "I'm only carrying a baseball bat because I love playing baseball" -excuse

But also as a crafting item. Let's say you combine 1 tennis ball, and maybe 2-3 packs of matchsticks, you get a makeshift grenade that will explode on impact when thrown. This would of course take quite a while to craft, as it also does the same in real life. If you don't know what these things are, look at
this and
this. This kind of 'grenade' would not be able to kill. Maybe stun, and severely damage, but not kill. That's what makes this idea so nice IMO. You have weapons that cost almost nothing to create, but they will not do very large amounts of damage, and some of them will take quite the effort to make(crafting time.)
Should probably make a suggestion thread instead, but I'll just throw it out here so you guys can see what you think.