Frostpunk 2 – All Laws

Every Law in Frostpunk 2 and their effects.

In Frostpunk 2, you are the leader of the last city on a frostbound Earth. In addition to resource management and production, one of your main responsibilities is to keep order in the city.

The center of the screen holds an icon that slowly fills up with a black liquid, this indicates the Tension among your population. When the Tension reaches a boiling point, chaos will ensue and the city will fall, ending your leadership.

One of the main ways you can keep Tension in check, as well as other problems such as Disease and Crime, is through passing Laws.

You can pass Laws in Council Hall meetings, where various faction members will vote on which Laws will be passed.

Laws can affect all aspects of your city, from production efficiencies to crime rates and more. But Laws are not black and white, and most carry a negative effect along with the benefits.

For example, a Law that increases income and production efficiency by making essentials paid will also increase Tension. This will prove counterintuitive to your objective of keeping order in the city. Although sometimes Laws like this might be necessary to meet the demands of your city.

In this article, we’ve listed every article along with their effects so that you may choose which best suits your city and goals, as well as your leadership style.

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All Laws

Survival

Law	Category	Base Law	Effects
Chemical Additives	Resources	Food Additives	– Significantly increases food production efficiency. – Marginally increases diseases. – Synergy event with Chemical Drum Hothouse.
Foraged Additives	Resources	Food Additives	– Increases Food output based on population. – Synergy event with Biowaste Drum Hothouse.
Mass-Produced Goods	Resources	Goods	Increases Goods Production.
Durable Goods	Resources	Goods	Marginally reduces goods demand per capita.
Machine Attendants	Efficiency	New Work Model	Significantly decreases Workforce requirement.
Apex Workers	Efficiency	New Work Model	– Significantly increases Production Efficiency. – Decreases Heat Demand for All Districts and Buildings.
Frontier Footholds	Frostland	Outpost Operation	Decreases Outpost Upkeep.
Extraction Strongholds	Frostland	Outpost Operation	Increases Production Efficiency in Outposts.
Pathfinder Scouts	Frostland	Scout Training	– Decreases Territory threat level. – Increases Tension
Merchandised Scouts	Frostland	Scout Training	Decreases Exploration Time.
Heat Overclocking	Resources	Waste Heat Conversion	Increases Production Efficiency.
Heat Recycling	Resources	Waste Heat Conversion	– Decreases Heat Demand in Housing Districts. – Increases Tension.
Weather-Adjusted Shifts	Efficiency	Worker Shifts	– Decreases Heat Demand in Districts other than Housing is by 5%. – Production Efficiency is slightly decreased. – Slightly decreases Disease.
Machine Adjusted Shifts	Efficiency	Worker Shifts	– Decreases Workforce Requirement. – Marginally increases Squalor.

City

Law	Category	Base Law	Effects
Privatised Alcohol Production	Welfare	Alcohol	Slightly increases Trust.
City-Run Alcohol Shops	Welfare	Alcohol	Significantly increases Heatstamps Income.
Paid Essentials	Welfare	Basic Necessities	– Slightly increases Production Efficiency. – Slightly increases Heatstamps Income. – Slightly increases Tension.
Free Essentials	Welfare	Basic Necessities	Increases Trust.
City Development Support	Citizenship	Community Service	Main District regularly produces a small amount of Prefabs,
Expedition Support	Citizenship	Community Service	– Slightly decreases exploration time. – Slightly increases Trust.
Heatpipe Watch	Citizenship	Community Service	Decreases Heat demand.
Service Exemptions	Citizenship	Community Service	– Slightly increases Heatstamps Income. – Slightly increases Trust.
Infectious Badge	Welfare	Contagion Prevention	– Slightly increases Trust – Decreases Disease.
Supported Quarantine	Welfare	Contagion Prevention	– Significantly decreases Disease. – Slightly increases Shelter Demand.
Mandatory Crowding	Welfare	Housing Distribution	– Increases Shelter Provided by Housing. – Marginally increases Tension.
Merit-Based Housing	Welfare	Housing Distribution	– Slightly increases Shelter provided by Housing. – Slightly increases Heatstamps Income. – Increases Tension
Labour Oversight	Labour	Labour Organisation	– Increases Production Efficiency. – Increases Trust.
Mandatory Unions	Labour	Labour Organisation	– Slightly decreases Production Efficiency. – Trust rises slightly.
All Do Maintenance	Citizenship	Maintenance Duty	Significantly decreases Material Demand.
Unproductive Do Maintenance	Citizenship	Maintenance Duty	– Slightly decreases Material Demand. – Slightly increases Production Efficiency. – Increases Tension.
Admit No Outsiders	Citizenship	Outsiders	Greatly Decreases Population Growth.
Accept All Outsiders	Citizenship	Outsiders	Increases Population Growth.
Allow Productive Outsiders	Citizenship	Outsiders	– Percentage of Active Workers increases over time. – Marginally increases Population Growth. – Marginally increases Heatstamps income. – Increases Tension.
Efficiency Bonuses	Labour	Work Compensation	– Slightly increases Production Efficiency. – Increases Tension.
Equal Pay	Labour	Work Compensation	– Slightly increases Trust. – Slightly decreases Heatstamps Income
Abolished Management	Labour	Workplace Control	– Significantly Decreases Tension. – Increases Production Efficiently.
Empowered Managements	Labour	Workplace Control	– Significantly increases Production Efficiency. – Trust Decreases. – Tension Increases.

Society

Law	Category	Base Law	Effects
Family Apprenticeship	Family	Childhood	Increases Percentage of Active Workers.
Mandatory School	Family	Childhood	– Slightly increases Research Speed. – Slightly decreases Heatstamp Income.
Sterilisation	Crime	Crime Elimination	– Significantly decreases Population Growth. – Significantly decreases Crime. – Decreases Trust
Public Execution	Crime	Crime Elimination	– Unlocks the ‘Execute Prisoners’ Ability in Districts with Prisons, which you can use to decrease Crime. – Decreases Crime
Frostland Deportation	Crime	Criminal Reparations	– Slightly decreases Outpost Upkeep cost. – Significantly decreases Crime.
Human Experimentation	Crime	Criminal Reparations	– Significantly increases Research speed. – Decreases Crime – Increases Tension
Harvesting Funerals	Ethics	Funerals	– Slightly increases Research Speed. – Slightly decreases Disease
Ceremonial Funerals	Ethics	Funerals	Decreases Trust lost as a result of deaths.
Guard Immunity	Crime	Guard Immunity	– Decreases Crime.
Communal Parenthood	Family	Parenthood	– Significantly increases Percentage of Active Workers. – Marginally decreases Population Growth.
Dedicated Motherhood	Family	Parenthood	– Increases Population Growth. – Slightly decreases Percentage of Active Workers.
Mandatory Procreation	Family	Procreation	– Significantly increases Population Growth. – Slightly decreases Heatstamps Income.
Birthing Programme	Family	Procreation	– Marginally increases Population Growth. – Significantly decreases Disease.
Mandatory Marriage	Family	Relationships	– Increases Population Growth.
Relationship Rotation	Family	Relationships	– Population Growth significantly increased. – Disease is slightly increased.
Experimental Treatment	Ethics	Treatment	– Marginally increases Research Speed. – Marginally increases Diseases. – Unlocks ‘Conduct Medical Trial’ Ability in Districts with Hopsitals, which reduces Disease at the cost of potential casualties.
Conservative Treatment	Ethics	Treatment	Decreases Disease.
Liberated Youth	Family	Youth	– Slightly increases Trust. – Unlocks the ‘Youth Employment Programme’ City Ability, which bolsters the City’s Workforce but decreases Heatstamps Income
Dutiful Youth	Family	Youth	Unlocks the ‘Youth Volunteer Duty’ ability, which bolsters the City’s Workforce but decreases trust – Increases the percentage of Active Workers. – Slightly decreases Crime

Rule

Law	Category	Base Law	Effects
Guard Enforcers	–	–	– Unlocks the ‘Quell Protest’ District Ability, which you can use to end Protests using Guard Squads – Unlocks the ‘Mobilise Watchtower Squads’ District Ability, which you can use to order Watchtowers to field specialised Guard Squads instead of fighting petty Crime.
Guided Voting	–	–	Unlocks the ‘Guided Voting’ procedure, which, when used, greatly inceases the odds of passing a Law in the Council, but also decreases Trust for all factions.
Steward’s Militia	–	–	– Unlocks the ‘Enlist to Steward’s Militia’ Community Action, which can be used to increase Guard Squads. – Makes Guard Squads more effective at fighting crime.
Martial Law	–	–	Unlocks the ‘Martial Law’ City Ability, which you can use to lower the number of Guard Squads required for peacekeeping Abilities.
Bureau of Propaganda	–	–	– Significantly decreases Tension. – Deaths, Guided Voting, and Emergency Council Sessions all result in less Trust loss than before.
Secret Police	–	–	Unlocks the ‘Assign Secret Police’ Community Action, you can use to disrupt, support, and sabotage factions, manipulating their size and council participation.
Captain’s Authority	–	–	You will have final say on all Laws that pass and will have total control over New London and the Council.
Peace Accords	–	–	Greatly decreases Tension.

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