Every Resource, their uses, and how to get them in Frostpunk 2
Frostpunk 2 drops you into a cold and unforgiving world subject to an eternal world. You are tasked with leading the last city on Earth. Your duties include keeping your population healthy and relatively happy while building an economy from scratch.
Doing this will require careful city planning and Resource Management.
Every resource in Frostpunk 2 is important, though some are more important than others, and you’ll have to use each of them in one way or another. Balancing your acquisition and usage of these resources is arguably the most important as well as the hardest part of Frostpunk 2.
In this article, we list each Resource in Frostpunk 2, their uses, and how you can acquire them.
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All Resources
People Resources
Resources are not only objects such as Coal and Oil, but people as well. The people of your city make up your workforce and the drivers of your economy. Moreover, they are the labor that will net you more physical resources.
| Resource | Uses | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Frostland Teams | You can send them to explore the Frostland, finding resources such as Cores, as well as Outposts. | Building Logistic Districts and /or Buildings within that district. Each district gives you 10 Frostland Teams, which can be expanded to 15. |
| Guard Squads | Decreases Squalor and Crime | – Building watchtowers Each watchtower gives you 12 Guard Squads, except Patrol Watchtowers which gives 16 Guard Squads – Choosing the Mobilise Enforcers options with the Stalwarts faction. |
| Workforce | Used to build and maintain Districts, Hubs, etc. | – Increases Passively with Population – Can be recruited from the Frostlands – Passing certain laws such as Family Apprenticeship – Researching Dutiful Youth can let you recruit more workers at one time. |
| Population | Measurement of how fast your city is growing | Increases passively, the rate of which is determined by how well your city is managed. |
Physical Resources
| Resource | Uses | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | ・They are items that will satisfy the needs and desires of people living in the City. | – Building Industrial Districts |
| Materials | Used to maintain Districts, and Buildings and to manufacture Prefabs or Goods | – Building Extraction Districs on Material Nodes |
| Food | Needed to reduce Hunger and Tension. | – Building Food Districts – Finding Harvesting Areas in Frostlands |
| Shelter | Essential for the community, giving heat and reducing squalor. Also contributes to population growth. | – Building Housing Districts |
| Oil | Used to produce Heat | – In chapter 1, you’ll build extraction districts on Oil Nodes in the Old Dreadnought – You can find Oil during expeditions in the Frostland – Researching and constructing Pumpjacks and Coal Liquefactors boost oil production. |
| Coal | Used to produce Heat | – Building Extraction Districs on Coal Deposits. |
| Heat | Keeps population stable and healthy. | – Produced by the Generation, which processes Oil and Coal |
| Cores | Used for building advanced Buildings and generator upgrades, such as Surplus Injectorrs | – You can only find Cores by exploring the Frostland. |
| Prefabs | Used to construct Buildings and Districts. | – You can get them from Industrial Districts and Abandoned Ruins – You can also get them by demolishing Districts or Buildings. |
| Heatstamps | The currency of Frostpunk 2, Used to frostbreak, build Districts, research, or fund projects for factions | – Obtained through Goods Demand, passing certain Laws, and Buildings. – Higher population gives more Heat Stamps |
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