Frostpunk 2has been taking fans by storm,as many enjoythe uniquely challenging change of tact from the first title’s smaller, more intimate design. There’s plenty of similarities from the first title that longtime fans of the series will enjoy here, however, and that includes the fairly steep learning curve and difficulty.
It’s already challenging enough trying to balancethe needs of different factionsand keep the populace happy, but for those looking for an even greater challenge, the combination of these utopia mode starting locations and ambitions will provide a uniquely difficult obstacle forFrostpunkfans to try and overcome.
5Colonize The Frostland - Dreadnought
Utilizing The Prologue’s Map For Long Term Goals Is Difficult
The Dreadnought map makes its first appearance in the prologue chapter of theFrostpunk 2main storyline. There, a group of wanderers utilize the half-broken generator that spans a large crevice to bunker down for the winter and sustain themselves, before continuing their migratory lifestyle. But the deposits of food and scavengable resources are beginning to thin out, and many within this group wonder how tenable continuing to settle here really is.
Players going after the “Colonize the Frostland” ending in utopia mode will be wondering the same thing before too long. The middling access to oil and scarce access to the other goods needed to complete this ambition,such as food, mean that some novel tactics and smart play will have to be used if the city is to sustain itself, let alone work towards a huge stockpile.
4Colonize The Frostland - Fractured Gorge
Maintaining Colonies Is No Small Feat On This Map
Fractured gorge asks a difficult task of the player. Rather than utilizing fuel for warmth, players will have to build efficiently around geothermal deposits that will guide the shape and nature of their city. Across a small map, all other bets are off in terms of resources, which have their quantities and locations completely randomized at the start of the run. What this means is that every attempt to tame the fractured gorge will go differently, and trying to keep on top of thosetrickier materials like prefabswill become a chore very quickly.
With cities needing geothermal deposits as their main source of warmth, this particular ambition means having to efficiently plan out not just the major city, but also several smaller colonies that must all be producing a good amount of materials. It’s definitely a challenge for players who want to try their hand at logistics.
3Build A Prosperous Future - Fractured Gorge
Stockpiling Scarce Resources Is A True Challenge
Stockpiling resources as an end game ambition is always going to be difficult. There’s a multitude of events, from lethal whiteouts to disease outbreaks to faction intrigue, that can immediately sap the resources that have been stockpiled and send the player back to square one. Fractured gorge’s randomized resource deposits - and perhaps more importantly - randomized resource quantities mean that attempted to stockpile on this map can be quite the challenge.
Improving relations with the factionsin players' city is essential for trying to reach this ambition, as the shortage of fuel resources means that any and all bonuses to worker productivity will need to be taken in order to shore up this resource.
2Colonize The Frostland - Horizon
Colonies Will Be A Challenge To Maintain Over Long Distances
Horizon is an expansive, brutal map that will test the player’s planning skills, resource management, and improvisation. The flat, sprawling wastes of horizon are well stocked with resource nodes, but they’re placed a long way from spawn, forcing players to divide their attention between getting themain city to optimal warmth levelswhile also frostbreaking out to find these resources.
This is where the challenge of the “Colonize the Frostland” ambition comes into play, as it requires players to scour this huge swathe of frostland for viable colony spots and then maintain them over great distances from the original city. This particular ambition is thus more a test of endurance than anything else, and while not required to win, getting a healthy stockpile of the essentials will go a long way in horizon.
1Broken Shore - Develop A Metropolis
Broken Shore Lacks What A Large City Needs
Broken shore seems like a tempting starting point for a utopia builder game, with a unique blend of geographical features and a decent distribution of resources, but the compensation that comes with the lack of iron makes this quite a challenging map for the “Develop a Metropolis” ambition. Iron is needed for any mid tier and higher buildings within districts, as well as some late-game districts altogether. It’s an essential part of what takes a city from the survival phase to the flourishing phase thatFrostpunk 2guides its players towards.
Players should ensure to amass their workforce early on and gather as much iron as they can to get a head start on this ambition.
