Originally posted by Heminized:

Long time player from when the game first launched here. Decided to play again after the Mistlands update and what the heck?

Back at launch finding resources was a huge challenge. I mean when you found some tin nodes or a skeleton cave you felt good about yourself. Took me weeks to get enough cores to make a smelter.

Heck, I remember it took weeks and several boat trips for me to find a village that housed flax. But when I did it was a good feeling.

Now I can’t go 10 feet without bumping into resources galore. My map looks like a pin cushion with so many things marked.

Please, if you are going to make this game Candyland, at least make an option to go hardcore or something.

No, it was never anything close to that, even at launch, but besides changes in others biomes, I also believe they increase the spawn rate of black forest dungeons at some point. You don't need to concern yourself with those pesky problems right now, the real long term time consuming challenge is to maintain a good reserve of the best food without spending to much time doing so, which given the current state of the game, it is a blessing and curse at the same time.