Thank you for adding a dedicated mod folder. Still learning how it works, I'm dumb with this kind of stuff.

In short, I've been changing the stealth value for a lot of equipment and clothing. Walking around with a bright lantern increases survival since you can see better, but at the cost of being seen. Same rule with larger weapons like a staff or pitchfork making it harder to hide where as a stick or dagger is easier to be sneaky. 

 The idea is to make gear and items have a risk reward to them and really lean into stealth mechanics this game has to offer as well as appearing more or less like a threat to change the behavior NPC's have towards you.