a family tree would be cool. like one that goes all the way back to the original people.
I agree.
I'd love marriage, as well. It can be optional - if they are married then they only mate with their spouse and if they aren't, then it's a free-for-all.
I don't want the kids to pick up their own collectibles or the moms to work. One is to give the players something to do and the other is so that there is a sacrifice associated with having kids (can't have the game too easy). If Mom does work during those two years, then it should be at a much decreased rate.
I would love for there to be more for the healers and builders to do later in the game. The stews are wonderful, but they aren't a replacement for them actually having something to do. The healers on VV1 were better than my healers on VV2. On VV2, the healers don't study plants themselves, they just eat and swim - on VV1, I could get them to trainee and then they'd study the cactus and gain skill, so if we could have the healers back like that again, that'd be great. I like the idea of huts becoming visibly dilapidated. I don't know if there are events that'll wreck a hut, but they'd be great. Then you couldn't have new births above the new (lower because a hut is out of commission) population limit and maybe the villagers would get sick more often because of overcrowding. Once you got the hut repaired, the population limit would go back up and people would be back to being sick less often. Also like the idea someone mentioned of the vines growing back on a timer and having to be re-cleared.
Pink and blue blankets - on the one hand, they'd be so convenient, especially when trying to get more of one gender. OTOH, finding out which gender I have is great, and I'm not sure it'd be as fun if we knew immediately.
One thing I liked in VV that we don't have in VV2 is the drum at the school. I liked being able to gather my kids in one place - especially useful when you need one to pick something up. Love the collectibles, BTW.
The sewing hut is great, but I'd like kids to be able to change clothes, too.