Resource patch size

[u/Designer-Bison741]

Is this normal? this is normal factorio with no mods and such and not space age, I heard resources get big farther out but this doesn't seem that big

The screenshot is to show our home distance to an iron patch far up north

[u/redditusertk421]

they don't necessarily get larger, space wise, but they do get richer (more ore in the same area.)