@TurtleShroom mod is not dead but you are welcome to use if you like. I will updating soon to 1.5

Since this Mod appears to be dead, I will be taking it and merging it into a collection of Mods that I already run. If you update this Mod or want my files to update the Mod in your name, please let me know.

Updated with @Dester 's suggestions - global work speed now +5% food poison chance now -10%

@Dester Good idea, will do that. Thanks

global work speed and the reduced food poison chance numbers should probably be cut in half, otherwise it seems overpowered. The cooking speed and butchery efficiency look correct.

Thanks! Super useful

@Cherri now updated for 1.4

Is a 1.4 update in the plans?

You're welcome :) it's really just a simple patch. My thoughts were much the same - I wanted all my colonists to carry a handy knife as a sidearm, more as a tool than a weapon. There are other mods that add butchers, cooks knives etc. which I thought unnecessary as there are already knives in vanilla.

I'm working on a larger mod which included this patch and I decided to release it seperately as it affects a vanilla item which might not suit everyone.

You know, I always wondered why Vanilla Expanded didn't make knives useful when they introduced tools. Are knives not tools? They're super useful in a variety of tasks!

Thanks for this.