diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index fcd94d4..229889e 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version: 0.5.6
+Date: 2022-02-09
+  Features:
+    - New setting to enable starting Wolframite in vanilla. (K2 still has by default)
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version: 0.5.5
 Date: 2022-02-02
   Changes:
diff --git a/info.json b/info.json
index 0321fed..50153c4 100644
--- a/info.json
+++ b/info.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { "name": "bztungsten",
-    "version": "0.5.5",
+    "version": "0.5.6",
     "factorio_version": "1.1",
     "title": "Tungsten",
     "author": "Brevven",
diff --git a/locale/en/tungsten.cfg b/locale/en/tungsten.cfg
index b419df5..e289b9c 100644
--- a/locale/en/tungsten.cfg
+++ b/locale/en/tungsten.cfg
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ bztungsten-avoid-military=Avoid military science pack
 bztungsten-advanced-carbon-furnace=Enable the advanced carbon furnace
 bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount=Mining fluid amount
 bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount-k2=Mining fluid amount for Krastorio2
+bztungsten-starting-patch=Starting wolframite patch
 
 [mod-setting-description]
 bztungsten-recipe-bypass=Skip modifying these recipes (comma-separated list).
@@ -62,3 +63,4 @@ bztungsten-avoid-military=If 'yes', rocketry will no longer require military sci
 bztungsten-advanced-carbon-furnace=A furnace to smelt tungsten carbide quickly. Meant only for very large factories.
 bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount=Amount of fluid (water) needed to mine, default 10. Note, this is displayed as 1/10th the value in some parts of the game.
 bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount-k2=Mining fluid amount for Krastorio2, default 1. Note, this is displayed as 1/10th the value in some parts of the game.
+bztungsten-starting-patch=Whether a new game should have a starting wolframite patch. Disabled by default in vanilla, AAI, etc. 
diff --git a/me.lua b/me.lua
index cbb871b..f3ea2e3 100644
--- a/me.lua
+++ b/me.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ if mods.bobplates then
   me.tungsten_carbide_recipe = "bz-tungsten-carbide"
 end
 
+function me.starting_patch()
+  return mods["Krastorio2"] or me.get_setting("bztungsten-starting-patch")
+end
+
 function me.fluid_amount()
   if mods["Krastorio2"] then
     local amt = me.get_setting("bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount-k2")
diff --git a/settings.lua b/settings.lua
index 65fa88a..3f14b19 100644
--- a/settings.lua
+++ b/settings.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ data:extend({
     allowed_values = {"yes", "no"},
     hidden = not not (mods.Krastorio2 or mods.bzfoundry),
 	},
+  {
+		type = "bool-setting",
+		name = "bztungsten-starting-patch",
+		setting_type = "startup",
+		default_value = false,
+    allowed_values = {"yes", "no"},
+    hidden = not not mods.Krastorio2,
+	},
   mods["Krastorio2"] and
   {
 		type = "int-setting",
diff --git a/tungsten-ore.lua b/tungsten-ore.lua
index 9d15ea7..be40d51 100644
--- a/tungsten-ore.lua
+++ b/tungsten-ore.lua
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ data:extend({
       name = "tungsten-ore",
       order = "b-z",
       base_density = 4,
-      has_starting_area_placement = mods["Krastorio2"] and true,
-      regular_rq_factor_multiplier = 1.2
+      has_starting_area_placement = util.me.starting_patch() and true,
+      regular_rq_factor_multiplier = 1.2,
+      starting_rq_factor_multiplier = 1.0,
     },
 
     stage_counts = {15000, 9500, 5500, 2900, 1300, 400, 150, 80},
@@ -82,11 +83,11 @@ data:extend({
   },
 })
 
--- Wolframite becomes 20% richer past 1000 tiles, 60% richer past 10000 tiles. Very close to start, it's 50% less rich
+-- Wolframite becomes 20% richer past 1000 tiles, 60% richer past 10000 tiles. Very close to start, it's 25% richness
 local richness = data.raw.resource["tungsten-ore"].autoplace.richness_expression  
 data.raw.resource["tungsten-ore"].autoplace.richness_expression = 
   richness * noise.if_else_chain(
-      noise.less_than(noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")), noise.to_noise_expression(100)), 0.5,
+      noise.less_than(noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")), noise.to_noise_expression(100)), 0.25,
       noise.less_than(noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")), noise.to_noise_expression(1000)), 1,
       noise.less_than(noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")), noise.to_noise_expression(10000)), 1.2,
       1.6)