Exactly this. I would love to see simulated looting implemented alongside other NPC fixes.
Also pertaining to butchering, some implantation of size variation in animals would be a good fix to the “craploads of meat” issue. Would likely be part of changes allowing for long-term simulation of how the wild population react s to the cataclysm. They might repopulate and even thrive in areas reclaimed by the wilderness, hunted to extinction by desperate survivors, or entirely subsumed by the horde.
Though I’m going to bet someone’s already suggested that. I really should read the whole thread before weighing in on the matter. =w=