Cold is a city problem inFrostpunk 2, and it is absolutely critical that players keep it under control. Indeed, a city that is affected by Cold will face a variety of issues, including increased Disease and Tension, decreased Population Growth, and even the death of its citizens. For those players who may be struggling with Cold inFrostpunk 2, this guide explains how to address this issue.
Players should get in the habit of occasionally hovering over the snowflake icon under the Resource Drawer at the top of the screen. This action will cause an information pane to appear, and it reveals details about Cold in the City. If those details indicate that Cold is “Absent,” then keeping it “Stable” is acceptable. However, if Cold is anything but “Absent,” or it is “Growing,” players should use the following methods to get it to “Diminishing.”
Frostpunk 2: How to Reduce Cold
Heat
A player who has high Cold should first ensure that they are meeting their City’s demand for Heat. Indeed,Heat Scarcitycan increase a City’s Cold considerably, and ared barbeneath the flame icon in the Resource Drawer at the top of the screen indicates that it is in effect.
If a player is experiencing Heat Scarcity, they can address the issue by taking the following actions:
Increase Fuel Output
The Generator in the Central District provides the Heat that is used to meet a City’s demands, and it does so by burning Fuel. If a Generator is burning Fuel too quickly to consistently meet a City’s demand for Heat, players can try these options for increasing Fuel output:
Decrease Heat Demand
Players can also address Heat Scarcity by decreasing their City’s Heat demands, and here are several ways to pursue that approach:
Increase Production Efficiency
As players increase their Production Efficiency, they can maintain their resource output while reducing their Heat demand. Indeed, as Production Efficiency goes up,city-builderfans may find that they can dedicate less Workforce to their Districts without hemorrhaging resources. To reduce the Workforce in a District, players should select the District and move theWorkforce sliderto the left, and the District’s Heat demand will decrease simultaneously.
Players can find information about increasing their Production Efficiency in thisguide to getting more Workforce inFrostpunk 2.
Generator Upgrades
Generator upgrades are a great way to deal with Heat Scarcity, as they can make the Generator process Fuel more efficiently, give it the ability to process different types of Fuel, and more. Players can gain access to these upgrades by researching Ideas inGenerator Upgrade I, II, and III(Idea Tree: Heating), andstrategy gamefans should make sure to pursue the upgrades that align with the resources that are available to them. For example, it would be unwise to select the Oil Pumps upgrade, which makes the Generator burn Oil exclusively, if there is no Oil in sight.
Generator Overdrive
A player can instantly increase the efficiency of their Generator by activating itsOverdrive. This is not a long term solution to Heat Scarcity, though, as Overdrive also increases the Generator’s Wear. As such, fans ofpost-apocalyptic gamesshould make sure to pursue other options for dealing with Heat demands while this ability is active.
Decrease District Workforce
While this has been touched upon in the section on Production Efficiency, it is important to emphasize that players can always decrease their Heat demand byreducing the Workforcein, or even shutting down, a District. Again,survival gamefans can reduce a District’s Workforce by selecting the District and moving its Workforce slider to the left, and they can see how their adjustments impact overall resource output by looking at the Resource Drawer at the top of the screen.
Ideally, players will not turn any resource output negative when making Workforce adjustments. That said, it is fine for the output of aresource inFrostpunk 2to temporarily go negative if the player has the resource stockpiled and the adjustment will have a considerable impact on addressing Heat Scarcity. It is particularly important to keep this in mind in moments when Heat demand is increased, such as aWhiteout, as it can be best to simply turn off Districts and use stockpiled resources while waiting for those events to end.
Shelter
Shelter is the other big factor that affects Cold, and players who want to avoid this city problem must have housing that can accommodate theirPopulation inFrostpunk 2. As with Heat Scarcity, players will know that they are experiencingShelter Scarcityif there is ared barbeneath the house icon in the Resource Drawer at the top of the screen, and here is what they should do if that bar is present:
