I made a couple of mods and published them on Nexus, and with the donation programme actually made a little money from it, even though I didn’t expect anything. If you want to make money modding without completely shitting up the user experience you’re better off just shoving them on Nexus and maybe making a ko-fi or something.
I recycle everything so personally don’t have much need for the tether, but it’s probably better overall and I imagine most people will just get used to it, honestly.
It is a bit annoying having to make sure my nose doesn’t get bonked when I drink, though.
I play a lot of random city builders and enjoyed most of what’s already listed by others here.
Haven’t seen these ones mentioned yet (I think), but you could check out these to see if any tickle your fancy:
Modern:
Prehistoric:
Casual:
Fantasy:
Medieval:
Sci-fi:
I usually just breathe in as much as I can and hold my breath until I need another gasp of air. It usually goes away after two or three times.
Lying on your back and pressing your knees to your chest is another way to get them to stop that works for me.