The Northern Forest has the densest node cluster of the map: six pure iron nodes, a pure copper node and a normal plus a pure limestone node within 300 m of each other, at about 100 m altitude. The catch is the terrain – ridges, cliffs and boulders. Expect to spend early concrete on foundations and to walk down to the water. Biomass is abundant (5/5).
Planner factory: Northern Forest – Starter base · map
Nodes
The starter uses only the two westernmost iron nodes – a pure node on a Miner Mk.1 already saturates a Mk.2 belt (120/min).
| Node | Resource | Purity | Position (m) | Rate /min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP_ResourceNode430 |  Iron Ore |
pure | 591, −715 | 120 |
| BP_ResourceNode431 | Iron Ore |
pure | 646, −714 | 120 |
| BP_ResourceNode445 |  Copper Ore |
pure | 561, −860 | 120 |
| BP_ResourceNode442 |  Limestone |
normal | 606, −779 | 60 |
Still free for later: pure iron at (681, −810), (709, −781), (835, −905), (842, −864); pure limestone (696, −1004); impure quartz (550, −1306) and (623, −1374); normal caterium behind a boulder (1038, −949, needs Nobelisks) and (−128, −1046); four oil nodes 1 km north at (154…571, −1913…−1977).
What it builds
| Product | /min |
|---|---|
 Iron Plate |
30 |
 Iron Rod |
30 |
 Screws |
60 |
 Reinforced Iron Plate |
5 |
 Modular Frame |
3 |
 Wire |
90 |
 Cable |
30 |
 Concrete |
20 |
Uses 222 of 240 iron ore, 75 of 120 copper ore and all 60 limestone. With Mk.1 belts you need two belts per pure node (or a Mk.2 belt from Tier 2 Logistics Mk.2) – 120/min does not fit a single Mk.1 belt.
Machines (default recipes, 100 %)
| Building | Recipe | Machines | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
 Smelter |
Iron Ingot | 7.4 | 8 |
| Smelter | Copper Ingot | 2.5 | 3 |
 Constructor |
Iron Plate | 4.35 | 5 |
| Constructor | Iron Rod | 6.1 | 7 |
| Constructor | Screw | 4.35 | 5 |
| Constructor | Wire | 5 | 5 |
| Constructor | Cable | 1 | 1 |
| Constructor | Concrete | 1.33 | 2 |
 Assembler |
Reinforced Iron Plate | 1.9 | 2 |
| Assembler | Modular Frame | 1.5 | 2 |
≈ 35 machine-equivalents, ≈ 180 MW average plus 20 MW for the miners. That is six Biomass Burners at full load – the forest has the leaves for it, but the coal plant 800 m south-east is the real fix.
Layout tips
- Build one foundation platform over the two iron nodes and the limestone node (they are within 90 m); the copper node is 150 m south on a lower step – belt the ore up.
- The classic 120-ore block per pure node: 4 smelters → 3 plate + 2 rod + 3 screw constructors → 2 assemblers = 10 reinforced plates/min. The seeded targets are a milder mix (more rods and frames); scale the block up as milestones demand.
- Water for coal lies at the Lake Forest lake (97 m) next to the coal nodes, roughly at the same altitude as the base – no pumps needed for the plant itself, and the power line runs uphill for free.