At this point I think my group is just waiting for the next big-ish update to wipe the map and start again.
We've got serverside mods, tons of supplies, the best gear, lots of food and drink, and tons of Dukes.
I've run into similar issues in previous alphas - one happening inside a POI house. Destroying blocks on either side let me suddenly place a block that was refusing to be placed, though.
Defend the area quests, like a mini horde night.
Deliver supplies to another trader. One trader gives you supplies to deliver to another random trader.
Yeah. I really wish we'd gotten the Desert and Hoarder sets as actual armor sets like was planned. I still believe some of the Hoarder stuff ended up getting used when Pack Mule was reworked.