Northern Forest starting location is disappointing

[Jeff]

It still had 4 pure iron nodes. Also a limestone and two coppers. But a pure and normal caterium nodes are gone. Also two quartz and a pure coal have disappeared. It used to have 3 sulfur nodes close to each other. Now just one impure node.

[Joeyramone]

time to put those legendary skills to work jeff! im sure youll come up with a solution.

[Cryten]

Most starting location have had their nodes reduced in quality, with some removed, to push players outside of their starting zones for resources.

[Sonic Titan]

Think of the glass half-full instead - 3 starting locations are going to be exciting!

[Joeyramone]

northern forest is still a great choice. i did it and im cruising through the stages

[Paragon]

Originally posted by Joeyramone:

time to put those legendary skills to work jeff! im sure youll come up with a solution.

Combine those legendary skills and that $6500 PC....you got his Jeff!

[Magicalus]

Man, it's been a bit since I've been graced with a Jeff post!

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Joeyramone:

time to put those legendary skills to work jeff! im sure youll come up with a solution.

There are 4 normal coal nodes across the river that I used for the first two coal fired power plants. The pure coal node (that's missing) was used for the initial steel mill. Now I'll have to build roadway over the mountain to haul in coal with tractors.

I would use one of the pure copper nodes to make copper sheets. The other one was mixed with iron in a foundry to make copper ingots (100 p/m) and then mix with caterium ingots made from the two normal cat nodes (one is now missing) with assemblers ti make 90 quickwire p/m to be use to make stators - 8 p/m instead of 4 with wire. The missing pure cat node was using to make the initial quickwire, but mostly cat wire and cable.

Besides the only cat node (normal), the nearest ones are 1.5 kilometers away. Easy when you have a train, but I'm still in tier's 1 and 2. Sure, I'll always find a solution, but have been playing the same way for 5 years :)

[Bedna]

Just a thought... Why would you "need" caterium at tier 1 and 2?

[Trehek]

Originally posted by Bedna:

Just a thought... Why would you "need" caterium at tier 1 and 2?

I wouldn't get it THAT early, but I do try to rush it once I have coal power. 7-slot power poles are a huge QoL upgrade!

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Bedna:

Just a thought... Why would you "need" caterium at tier 1 and 2?

I don't. I was talking about the future as I have started a save in the Northern Forest dozens of times, I had it down to exactly what I would be doing. Whether the save was vanilla, co-op or a splash of mods, my 90+ saves were all different and at different starting areas. A few times I would "land" in a starting area, but for a change I would run to another non-starting area and try there.

Besides, it's also where I made my wire and cable. Making 120 wire p/m is a lot better than 30.

[ro4m1ng]

Originally posted by Bedna:

Just a thought... Why would you "need" caterium at tier 1 and 2?

I rush to get caterium as early as possible. Much better power poles and I would feed the quickwire into the Sink for early coupons.

[ro4m1ng]

I completly agree with Jeff. I got the feeling that the changes have been done, purely to create grind. Coffee Stain Studios dont know how to add more content, so just make it grindy for grind sake. Oh you found an area so you don't have to build mile long roads and tracks. Haha, you are going to be forced to. Fun Pimp did the same thing with 7dtd.

[Nodor]

Interesting. My Northern Forest start spot is at the 6 pure iron nodes, with the pure copper. The coal and quartz are a trek, but the node density lets me build a massive iron based production system. And you can almost never have too many frames.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Nodor:

Interesting. My Northern Forest start spot is at the 6 pure iron nodes, with the pure copper. The coal and quartz are a trek, but the node density lets me build a massive iron based production system. And you can almost never have too many frames.

This means you are out in the woods. I usually chose my location on the cliff because quartz and coal were close, but now that doesn't matter because they aren't there.

[Mojo]

Originally posted by Bedna:

Just a thought... Why would you "need" caterium at tier 1 and 2?

Upgraded power poles, and if I remember right Smart splitter or a part to make the smart splitter is under caterium... I am old and my memory could be wrong. LOL