@MsMadLemon Yep, I'm, just about the same progress as you - ahead and behind on different things.
Like you, I find caves intense - locusts and others really burn through the poultices. Success seems to be knowing when tor retreat and recover.
I found lead/galena before, so my windows are leaded. While they look more advanced, they obscure the view a bit more, so maybe I'll go with sawn glass slabs?
I've yet to explore armour, and I want 'not dying' to be the balance to aspire to.