I am struggling with this game a bit, mainly because I am trying a bit too hard to minmax sometimes, and because reworking parts of my established base when new components become available is something I way overthink. I still have a lot of fun with the game, but I cannot really decide on how big and rich I want the resources to be and thought I'd ask about peoples preferences.
Default resource settings create more challenges, they run out pretty quickly in the starting area, forcing constant expanding at some point or full on relocating of bases, something I do not take to well but I can recognize is part of the appeal to challenge the player. Massive and rich resources meanwhile are more comfortable, motivating the player to properly entrench himself for the long run, but lacking the motivation to expand and explore, leading to a lot of turtling. Very rich but small deposits seem like a bit of a mix, you get smaller patches but they are lasting much longer, rewarding entrenching but also forcing occasional expanding if one does not want to be patient and wait with the limited output from the small patches, haven't tried that myself yet.
I can see the appeal and the issues for either setting, so I am curious if there is a common perceived "best" way in the majorities mind to play that has the most upsides with milder downsides.