Hey MurkyTurtle, thanks a lot for your feedback!
I agree with you on the grindy part and in all honesty, I did add that (at the very start) as padding and regret it now.
The next game will not have the mood system, I have actually considered removing it altogether, as MotH has more than enough content as it is, but on the other hand I put in a lot of time to make it and it would take quite a lot of time to remove it as well.
So I decided to leave it as it is (while being fully aware that the majority of the players use the cheat console to lock it).
I will probably even add a dialog at the start of the game in the final version, asking players if they want to play with or without it.
Finally, if you wouldn't mind, there is an option to post reviews for a game/thread, and reviews as detailed like these might help new players (
and make me look good 
).