We could incorporate the "real world" into the game similar to recent trends in mobile games.
For instance, we could send a postcard to Dusseldorf with a list of explorers and how long a search we wish them to perform, leaving space for BB to fill in what loot they would expect to find, and then post it back to us.
If Ebay (or a similar site) are amenable, they could introduce a Settlers section where we could trade resources, a 10 day "Buy it now" system would still improve our chances of completing a daily trading quest.
Both would be a vast improvement on this Unity rollout.
If we donated enough bread, could we possibly tempt BB_NakNak back and put him in charge of sorting out this mess?