Coral Forest

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The Coral Forest

Overview

The true source of the coral’s growth is unknown. Contrary to common belief, it doesn't usually appear in flooded regions. The unique influence of the coral mutates trees into distinctive strands that offer various resources.

Effects

Diverse Flora	Vegetation here mutates into unique strands ... Each type of tree offers unique resource bonuses.
Inspiring Pressure	The Forest is as scary as it is beautiful. Villagers have a +3% double yield chance per Hostility level.

Resources

The Coral Forest has an average amount of Fertile Soil and contains the following Resources:

Trees

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

Trees	Charges	Bonus Resources	Description
Crimsonreach Tree	2	Stone 40% +  Incense 20%	A mineralized coral tree.
Musselsprout Tree	2	Meat 40% +  Crystalized Dew 20%	The unusually hard bark conceals soft, fleshy tissue.
Plateleaf Tree	2	Plant Fiber 30%	A species of plant rarely seen above water.

Natural Resources:

Primary Resources	Charges → Resource Deposits		Bonus Resources	Gathering Building	Speed per Unit	Specialization Bonus
Vegetables	70 → Moss Broccoli Patch		40% + 20%	Foragers' Camp ★★	00:17	Farming Humans
	15 → Moss Broccoli Patch		30%	Small Foragers' Camp ★	00:25
Reed	60 → Reed Field 20 → Reed Field		40% + 40% 20% + 20%	Harvesters' Camp ★★	00:08	none
Herbs	70 → Herb Node		40% + 20%	Herbalists' Camp ★★	00:17	Alchemy Harpies
	15 → Herb Node		20%	Small Herbalists' Camp ★	00:25
Stone	60 → Stone Deposit		30% + 30% + 10%	Stonecutters' Camp ★★	00:08	Masonry Frogs
	20 → Stone Deposit		20% + 20%
Meat  Insects	70 → Leech Broodmother 70 → Wormtongue Nest		100% + 60% + 20% 60%	Trappers' Camp ★★	00:17	Meat production Lizards
	15 → Leech Broodmother 15 → Wormtongue Nest		20% 20%	Small Trappers' Camp ★	00:25
Scales	80 → Copperfin Pond	100% + 2 50% + 2 30%		Fishing Hut ★★	00:08	none
	60 → Copperfin Pond		40%	Small Fishing Hut ★	00:12
Coal  Salt	120 → Coal Vein 75 → Salt Vein		30% 30%	Mine ★★	00:40	Engineering Beavers

Node weighting

Coral Forest's nodes all have roughly equal weighting.^[1]

Strategy

• Coral Forest doesn't have any nodes for  Flour input. That makes Small Farm a good choice if you wish to sustainably produce Flour for  Biscuits,  Pie, or  Pack of Trade Goods. The only options for Flour input outside of Farming and Greenhouses are bonus yields from  Stone,  Reed, and big  Vegetables nodes.
• The trees in the Coral Forest do not provide any extra wood or bonus yield that can be used directly as fuel. Consider making fuel production or purchasing fuel from traders a higher priority.
  •  Coal veins and  Salt veins which provide  Sea Marrow are plentiful in the Coral Forest, so mining can easily solve your fuel supply issues.
  • Both Plateleaf Trees and Musselsprout Trees have secondary resources that can be turned into  Oil if you have the appropriate recipe.
• Inspiring Pressure can provide a powerful boost to your production output when you are working on a Hostility-raising event or simply assign a lot of woodcutters.
• Finding a patch of trees with  Crystalized Dew bonus yields enables you to solve some Glade Events, build Fox Housing, as well as produce some  Pipes or  Tools.
  • Crystal Growth Perk (+1/2  Crystalized Dew production) is uniquely strong on Coral Forest because of Musselsprout trees.
• Musselsprout trees also have  Meat bonus yields at 40%, which can help feed your villagers. Extra Meat can even go towards  Oil production, if you happen to get the Meat Specialization Cornerstone.
• Stockpiling some  Incense from Crimsonreach trees can help you solve Glade Events later.
• To make sure your Woodcutters' Camps focus on the trees you want, make ample use of the tree Marking and Unmarking tools.
• Consider using big  Stone deposits for food if your villagers are at risk of starvation. 60% chance of bonus food yields combined with Stonecutters' Camp's short production cycle will keep villagers fed at least until Stone nodes run out.

Trivia

• Based on a sample of 10 Coral Forest settlements, the average amount of trees generated per map is:
  • Plateleaf - 2395
  • Musselsprout - 2595
  • Crimsonreach - 804

References

1. Datamining done by Discord user @forwindz (Analysis tab) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fwy2H84BZ6_FSuoiH7asT2gYrS7BiqA0/edit?gid=244521242#gid=244521242