Coastal Grove

The Coastal Grove

Overview

These lands have been underwater for centuries, allowing a dense forest of algae to flourish. The surrounding seawater has almost completely cut off the area from the rest of the kingdom, leaving the nearby marshes almost untouched and full of the remains of ancient settlements.

Coastal Grove is exclusive to the Keepers of the Stone DLC.

Effects

Gift of the Depths	After using bait 150 times in your fishing huts, you will unlock the ability to Sacrifice Algae in the Ancient Hearth to reduce Hostility.
Strider Port	Your settlement begins on the coast of this strange land, near an ancient Strider Port. Use it to send out expeditions in search of blueprints and treasure. However, you will receive fewer blueprints from Reputation.

Resources

The Coastal Grove has an average amount of Fertile Soil and contains the following Resources:

Trees

All trees can be harvested by Woodcutters' Camps to give Wood. They may also grant additional Resources depending on the biome. These trees have 2 charges each.

Trees	Charges	Bonus Resources	Description
Kelpwood tree	2	Algae 30% + Vegetables 10% + Salt 10%	A very flexible, yet extremely hardy plant. It moves in the wind as if moved by sea waves.

Natural Resources

Primary Resources	Charges → Resource Deposits		Bonus Resources	Gathering Building	Speed per Unit	Specialization Bonus
Berries	70 → Dewberry Bush		80%	Herbalists' Camp ★★	00:17	Alchemy Harpies
	15 → Dewberry Bush		20%	Small Herbalists' Camp ★	00:25
Insects	70 → Wormtongue Nest		60%	Trappers' Camp ★★	00:17	Meat production Lizards
	15 → Wormtongue Nest		20%	Small Trappers' Camp ★	00:25
Roots	70 → Roots Node		30% + 30%	Foragers' Camp ★★	00:17	Farming Humans
	15 → Roots Deposit		20%	Small Foragers' Camp ★	00:25
Clay	60 → Clay Deposit		75% + 30%	Stonecutters' Camp ★★	00:05	Masonry Frogs
	20 → Clay Deposit		50% + 20%
Reed	60 → Reed Field 20 → Reed Field		40% + 40% 20% + 20%	Harvesters' Camp ★★	00:05	none
Fish Scales Algae	80 → Thunderfish Pond		100% + 2 50%	Fishing Hut ★★	00:15	none
	80 → Copperfin Pond 80 → Algae Pond		100% + 2 50% + 2 30% 100% + 2 50% + 2 20%		00:08
	60 → Thunderfish Pond		40%	Small Fishing Hut ★	00:20
	60 → Copperfin Pond 60 → Algae Pond		40% 40%		00:12
Coal	120 → Coal Vein		30%	Mine ★★	00:40	Engineering Beavers

Node weighting

Coastal Grove's nodes all have roughly equal weighting.^[1]

Gift of the Depths

Main article: Sacrificing

When you satisfy the conditions of Gift of the Depths by using 150 bait, the description of the biome effect will change to "Your villagers seem to have grown accustomed to this bizarre land. You can sacrifice algae in the Ancient Hearth to reduce Hostility."

Sacrificing Algae lowers Hostility by 60 per stack.

Strider Port

Strider Port in-game

Strider Port is a special building all Coastal Grove settlements have in the starting Glade. Strider Port serves as a base for Strider expeditions. It acts as a Glade Event that has no consequences or working effects, and can be repeatedly activated. Once it activates, the Strider will leave and the expedition will progress on its own until the Strider comes back to its port. An expedition cannot be canceled once the Strider has left the docks.

In order to use it, you have to provide the Strider and the crew of the Strider with food. The more supplies you choose to provide, the longer the expedition will take and the better your chances of finding a higher rarity treasure.

Strider expeditions alternate between two types: blueprint expeditions and treasure expeditions. Blueprint expeditions give you a blueprint and a treasure chest, while treasure expeditions offer only a treasure chest, but with a higher chance of higher rarity. You can gain a maximum of 8 blueprints this way. Before sending an expedition in search of a blueprint, you can select the building category you are interested in. All expeditions past the 15th are treasure expeditions, and share the 16th expedition's requirements, duration, and rewards.

Strider Port is the only source of blueprints (not as buildings found in Glades) for Homestead, Rainpunk Foundry, and Finesmith.

Expedition supplies

Each level of expedition raises the required amount of all resources by roughly 20%, up to 180% at level 5. For example, the base (level 1) Algae requirement for expedition №4 is 20. Going up the levels, it becomes 24, 28, 32, and, finally, 36.

Expedition	Supplies type	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3	Option 4	Option 5	Option 6
1	Strider food	8-14	4-7
	Crew supplies	8-14	8-14	8-14	8-14	8-14
2	Strider food	12-22	6-11
	Crew supplies	10-18	10-18	10-18	10-18	10-18
3	Strider food	16-29	8-14
	Crew supplies	12-22	12-22	12-22	12-22	12-22
4	Strider food	20-36	10-18
	Crew supplies 1	14-25	14-25	14-25	14-25	14-25
	Crew supplies 2	10-18	10-18	10-18
5	Strider food	24-43	12-22
	Crew supplies 1	16-29	16-29	16-29	16-29	16-29
	Crew supplies 2	12-22	12-22	12-22
6	Strider food	28-50	14-25
	Crew supplies 1	18-32	18-32	18-32	18-32	18-32
	Crew supplies 2	14-25	14-25	14-25
7	Strider food	32-58	16-29
	Crew supplies 1	18-32	18-32	18-32	18-32
	Crew supplies 2	18-32	18-32	18-32
8	Strider food	36-65	18-32
	Crew supplies 1	20-36	20-36	20-36	20-36
	Crew supplies 2	20-36	20-36	20-36
9	Strider food	40-72	20-36
	Crew supplies 1	22-40	22-40	22-40	22-40
	Crew supplies 2	22-40	22-40	22-40
10	Strider food	44-79	22-40
	Crew supplies 1	24-43	24-43	24-43	24-43
	Crew supplies 2	24-43	24-43	24-43
11	Strider food	48-86	24-43
	Crew supplies 1	26-47	26-47	26-47	26-47
	Crew supplies 2	26-47	26-47	26-47
12	Strider food	52-94	26-47
	Crew supplies 1	28-50	28-50	28-50	28-50	28-50	28-50
	Crew supplies 2	20-36	20-36	20-36
13	Strider food	56-101	28-50
	Crew supplies 1	30-54	30-54	30-54	30-54	30-54	30-54
	Crew supplies 2	22-40	22-40	22-40
14	Strider food	60-108	30-54
	Crew supplies 1	32-58	32-58	32-58	32-58	32-58	32-58
	Crew supplies 2	24-43	24-43	24-43
15	Strider food	64-115	32-58
	Crew supplies 1	34-61	34-61	34-61	34-61	34-61	34-61
	Crew supplies 2	24-43	24-43	24-43
16+	Strider food	68-122	34-61
	Crew supplies 1	36-65	36-65	36-65	36-65	36-65	36-65
	Crew supplies 2	28-50	28-50	28-50

Expedition time and treasure rarity

Expedition	Base duration (seconds)	Blueprint	Level 1*				Level 2*				Level 3*				Level 4*				Level 5*
1	180	yes	90	6	3	1	83	10	5	2	78	13	7	2	72	17	8	3	67	20	10	3
2	180	no	80	12	6	2	68	19	10	3	57	26	13	4	43	34	17	6	32	41	20	7
3	210	yes	90	6	3	1	83	10	5	2	78	13	7	2	72	17	8	3	67	20	10	3
4	210	no	80	12	6	2	68	19	10	3	57	26	13	4	43	34	17	6	32	41	20	7
5	240	yes	80	12	6	2	68	19	10	3	57	26	13	4	43	34	17	6	32	41	20	7
6	240	no	60	24	12	4	37	38	16	6	12	53	26	9	0	55	34	11	0	45	41	14
7	270	yes	80	12	6	2	68	19	10	3	57	26	13	4	43	34	17	6	32	41	20	7
8	270	no	60	24	12	4	37	38	16	6	12	53	26	9	0	55	34	11	0	45	41	14
9	300	yes	70	18	19	3	52	29	14	5	33	40	20	7	17	50	25	8	0	59	31	10
10	300	no	40	36	18	6	3	58	29	10	0	47	40	13	0	33	55	17	0	19	61	20
11	330	yes	70	18	19	3	52	29	14	5	33	40	20	7	17	50	25	8	0	59	31	10
12	330	no	40	36	18	6	3	58	29	10	0	47	40	13	0	33	55	17	0	19	61	20
13	360	yes	60	24	12	4	37	38	16	6	12	53	26	9	0	55	34	11	0	45	41	14
14	360	no	20	48	24	8	0	49	38	13	0	29	53	18	0	11	67	22	0	0	73	27
15	390	yes	60	24	12	4	37	38	16	6	12	53	26	9	0	55	34	11	0	45	41	14
16+	390	no	20	48	24	8	0	49	38	13	0	29	53	18	0	11	67	22	0	0	73	27

*Green numbers reflect the percentage chance of getting Uncommon treasure. Blue numbers reflect the chance of getting Rare treasure. Purple - Epic treasure. Orange - Legendary treasure.

Treasure loot

Uncommon

1 Uncommon Perk + 2 stacks of the following resources:
High weighting		Medium weighting		Low weighting
25 Coats 25 Boots 15 Planks 15 Bricks 15 Fabric 25 Oil	25 Coal 25 Flour 25 Dye 25 Barrels 25 Waterskins 25 Pottery	15 Copper Bars 15 Crystalized Dew 5 Pack of Building Materials 5 Pack of Crops 5 Pack of Luxury Goods 5 Pack of Provisions 5 Pack of Trade Goods	25 Salt 25 Sea Marrow 30 Clay 30 Stone 30 Resin 30 Leather 30 Scales	2 Ancient Tablet 5 Tools 5 Purging Fire

Rare

1 Rare Perk + 2 stacks of the following resources:
High weighting		Medium weighting		Low weighting
30 Coats 30 Boots 20 Planks 20 Bricks 20 Fabric 30 Oil	30 Coal 30 Flour 30 Dye 30 Barrels 30 Waterskins 30 Pottery	20 Copper Bars 20 Crystalized Dew 8 Pack of Building Materials 8 Pack of Crops 8 Pack of Luxury Goods 8 Pack of Provisions 8 Pack of Trade Goods	30 Salt 30 Sea Marrow 35 Clay 35 Stone 35 Resin 35 Leather 35 Scales	3 Ancient Tablet 8 Tools 8 Purging Fire

Epic

1 Epic Perk + 2 stacks of the following resources:
High weighting		Medium weighting		Low weighting
35 Coats 35 Boots 25 Planks 25 Bricks 25 Fabric 35 Oil	35 Coal 35 Flour 35 Dye 35 Barrels 35 Waterskins 35 Pottery	25 Copper Bars 25 Crystalized Dew 10 Pack of Building Materials 10 Pack of Crops 10 Pack of Luxury Goods 10 Pack of Provisions 10 Pack of Trade Goods	40 Salt 35 Sea Marrow 40 Clay 40 Stone 40 Resin 40 Leather 40 Scales	3 Ancient Tablet 10 Tools 12 Purging Fire

Legendary

1 Legendary Perk + 3 stacks of the following resources:
High weighting		Medium weighting		Low weighting
40 Coats 40 Boots 30 Planks 30 Bricks 30 Fabric 40 Oil	40 Coal 40 Flour 40 Dye 40 Barrels 40 Waterskins 40 Pottery	30 Copper Bars 30 Crystalized Dew 15 Pack of Building Materials 15 Pack of Crops 15 Pack of Luxury Goods 15 Pack of Provisions 15 Pack of Trade Goods	40 Salt 40 Sea Marrow 50 Clay 50 Stone 50 Resin 50 Leather 50 Scales	4 Ancient Tablet 15 Tools 15 Purging Fire

Strategy

• Fishing Hut Embarkation is a great pick on Coastal Grove due to how fishing-heavy it is. Embarking with a Fishing Hut also makes going through the Gift of the Depths charges that much easier.
• Roots and Vegetables Embarkations are also great picks, since they cover up to 3-4 expeditions worth of crew supplies, with just a few Vegetables from trees.
• The treasure expeditions have a higher chance of higher rarity treasure, so it'd wise to save food on blueprint expeditions, since the blueprint you get is not dependent on the rarity of the treasure and lower level expeditions will end faster.
• Setting up a Coal Mine is relatively easy on Coastal Grove. This solves all potential fuel issues at the cost of some building materials.
• Accessible Coal also makes fuel-based Recipes like Jerky, Incense, and Purging Fire easier to sustain.

Trivia

• Every Coastal Grove map is crescent-shaped.
• Coastal Grove is the first biome to be added in a DLC.
• Coastal Grove is the only biome, where you can find all 3 types of fish ponds.
• Coastal Grove along with Ashen Thicket are the only biomes that can generate veins in the starting Glade, with a 10% chance. ^[1]
• At 10%, Coastal Grove has a lower chance to generate Fertile Soil in the starting Glade compared to other biomes.^[1]

References

1. Datamining done by Discord user @forwindz (Analysis tab) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RBf2XtSbmfLjvDjBohlQPfVUXukKugF1/edit?gid=1858317700#gid=1858317700