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core loop

build food, housing, extraction, and industry districts -> heat districts from the generator -> factions propose ideas and laws -> negotiate council votes -> faction tension rises or falls -> survive whiteouts and found colonies

design notes

Frostpunk 2 moves from single buildings to districts and from one leader's decree to a council: 100 delegates, each tied to a faction, vote on every proposed law, with 51 votes for most laws and two thirds for laws that expand the Steward's power. Negotiated promises that are not kept anger factions, and tension between factions can escalate into murder and civil war, so the developer describes social survival as more important than environmental threats. Population is handled as district-level aggregates rather than individual workers.

relations

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Elections

A council of 100 faction delegates votes on each proposed law; 51 votes pass most laws, two thirds pass laws that grant the Steward more power.

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Interest groups

Factions with conflicting ideals react to adopted ideas and laws; radicals grow within factions.

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Policy toggles

Laws are proposed, negotiated with promises, and enacted when the council approves.

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Zoning

Districts for food, housing, extraction, and industry are placed on frost; buildings inside add functions.

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Crisis countdown

Whiteouts are severe storms prepared for with fuel reserves.

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Resource extraction

Food, coal, oil, and steam come from frostland deposits and districts.

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Scenario objectives

Utopia Builder mode sets an objective and optional challenges that fail the run if missed.

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Stability and unrest

Faction tension can escalate into murder and civil war.

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Tech tree

An Idea Tree of faction-proposed ideas to solve problems.

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sources

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Wikipedia contributors (2026). Frostpunk 2. Wikipedia

provenance

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