Best way of finding resources on uncharted parts of map?

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Best way of finding resources on uncharted parts of map?

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My map settings are such that resources are very rare but rich.
Now I have huge trouble finding any coal and my plastic production is about to stop.
What would be the best way to find a particular resource? Is there any mod that would help with this?

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There is no way that I know to guess where a particular ressource could be found withour actually exploring the chunk to generate that ressource.
As you seem OK with modding, this mod could fulfill your need of coal.
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Yeah, if I combine that with Bob's Greenhouses, I would probably be fine!

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Something that might work is RSO (https://mods.factorio.com/mods/orzelek/rso-mod) with custom settings to make coal more common.
Also you can use console commands to reveal the map. (That will disable achievements. But you can save the game, use console command to reveal the map and find some coal, then reload the save, and at least know where to go to find coal).

There are also various radar mods, that increase radar range, and might help find some coal. https://mods.factorio.com/?q=radar

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Frequently stamp radar outposts (even just radar + 5 solar panels) at the edge of the map so it scans when you are doing something else, you should have more resources discovered than you need quite fast.

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Here's how I solved my problem in the end.

I started map editor
I regenerated the map with the map exchange string from my game.
I looked around the map and found some coal.
I quit, loaded my actual game and went to where the coal is. It wasn't that far, I was just looking in the complete opposite direction :)

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To update my previous post, here's how my current map looks alike:
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See those bright spots? That's what they are:
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If you can afford it build artillery and fire as far as possible in manual mode.
The projectiles uncover the map.

Or go out there and explore the terrain.

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I guess it makes sense to put up a screenshot of my map too then so you will see what I'm dealing with... I had to go all the way up north through some water to find coal. Before that I had walked long long way farther south and found nothing but bugs... I wasn't even able to come back so I had to load the game back from where I didnt go scout south yet.

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