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The various Resources are one of the Game Mechanics in Frostpunk.

Types of resources[ | ]

Sources[ | ]

Coal, Wood, Steel, and in The Refugees, Steam Cores, can be gathered from piles on the ground at the start of the game. These piles can be harvested directly by assigning people to them, but building a Gathering Post nearby is more efficient and keeps people warmer, however if you want to harvest a pile quickly, you can do both. These piles are gone for good once empty, however the Coal Thumper can be used to create an infinite supply of coal piles.

Once these piles are gone, you will need to research and build buildings to harvest further resources. The frozen trees around your city can be harvested for Wood using a Sawmill, but once all the trees around it are gone, it will have to be moved. Additionally, coal deposits can be mined for coal with a Coal Mine, iron deposits can be mined for steel with a Steelworks, and the cracks in the wall can be mined for Wood using a Wall Drill.

Numbers and Math[ | ]

The following data is calculated based on the values we see in game.

Difficulty Multipliers[ | ]

The amount of resources you gain is affected by the Economy difficulty slider, as shown below.

Easy Medium Hard Extreme
Multiplier 115% 100% 85% 75%

However there are exceptions mainly foodproduction:


Not affected by difficulty are:


  • There is a bug in the The Last Autumn, where every time starting the scenario Gathering Posts and Sawmills are not affected by difficulty. To fix this, go to the main menu and then back.


Resource Rates by Source[ | ]

Numbers are resources per person per standard workday, excluding any increases from tech, efficiency increases, or Extended Shift (Law). These also reflect the Medium setting.

Coal Wood Steel Raw Food Steam Cores
Coal Pile 12.00
Wood Crates 4.00
Steel Wreckage 2.67
Destroyed Steam Core Transport 0.17
Gathering Post* 24.00 7.00 5.00 0.20
Coal Thumper** 18.66
Steam Coal Thumper** 22.40
Charcoal Kiln*** 42.00 -14.00
Sawmill 8.00
Steam Sawmill 12.00
Steelworks 4.00
Steam Steelworks 7.00
Advanced Steelworks 13.00
Coal Mine 24.00
Steam Coal Mine 60.00
Advanced Coal Mine 90.00
Wall Drill 16.00
Steam Wall Drill 20.00
Advanced Wall Drill 24.00
Hunters' Hut 1.00
Hunters' Hangar 2.00
Hothouse 3.00
Industrial Hothouse 6.00
The Fall of Winterhome & On The Edge
Wooden Ruins 1.33
Steel Ruins 0.66
On The Edge
Army Warehouse 4.00 0.1
The Last Autumn
Coal Pile 8.00
Wood Pile 2.67
Steel Pile 1.00
Gathering Post 14.00 6.00 3.00 0.20
Steam Cores 0.17
Sawmill 8.00
Steam Sawmill 12.00
Charcoal Kiln*** 42.00 -14.00
Basic Docks**** 15.00 8.00 4.50
Upgraded Docks**** 21.00 14.00 6.00
Advanced Docks**** 24.00 17.25 7.50
Reloading Station 22.00 14.00 5.00
Steam Reloading Station 32.00 22.00 8.00
Advanced Reloading Station 40.00 28.00 12.00
Fishing Harbour 4.50
Advanced Fishing Harbour 8.00

* Gathering Posts roughly double the gathering rate compared to piles. There are a few details however:

  1. No matter the amount of piles, the total amount of resources gathered/hour will be the same. (The more piles there are the better, as the post will last longer)
  2. The amount gathered PER resource can vary. Each person will only gather 1 resource. In a standard workday, they will gather 24 Coal or 7 Wood or 5 Steel or .2 Steam Cores.

** Assumes coal is being gathered by a gathering post, and includes the workers in the gathering post in the calculation (i.e. this rate will always be lower than a gathering post gathering an open coal pile).

*** Charcoal Kilns will always consume the same amount of Wood per hour, but efficiency increases will improve the amount of coal they produce. Working more hours will consume more Wood.

**** Assumes the piles are being gathered by a reloading stations, and includes the workers in the reloading stations in the calculation

Resource Output by Difficulty[ | ]

Numbers are resources per standard workday, excluding any increases from tech, efficiency increases, or Extended Shift (Law).

Easy Normal Hard Extreme
Steam Cores
Mixed Crews (On The Edge) 1.17 1.00 0.88 0.80
Army Warehouse (On The Edge) 2.33 2.00 1.75 1.60
Gathering Post 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Destroyed Steam Core Transport 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
Coal
Coal Pile (The Last Autumn) 138 120 102 90
Gathering Post (The Last Autumn) 161 140 119 105
Coal Pile 207 180 153 135
Charcoal Kiln 240 210 170 150
Gathering Post 276 240 204 180
Coal Mine 276 240 204 180
Steam Coal Mine 690 600 510 450
Advanced Coal Mine 1035 900 765 675
Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 253 220 187 165
Steam Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 368 320 272 240
Advanced Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 460 400 340 300
Coal Production
Basic Docks (The Last Autumn) 300 300 300 300
Upgraded Docks (The Last Autumn) 630 630 630 630
Advanced Docks (The Last Autumn) 960 960 960 960
Coal Thumper 658.5 560 486.5 448
Steam Coal Thumper 1317 1120 973 896
Wood
Wooden Ruins (The Fall of Winterhome & On The Edge) 2 2 2 2
Wood Pile (The Last Autumn) 46 40 34 30
Gathering Post (The Last Autumn) 69 60 51 45
Wood Crates 69 60 51 45
Gathering Post 80.5 70 59.5 52
Sawmill 90 80 68 60
Steam Sawmill 138 120 102 90
Wall Drill 184 160 136 120
Steam Wall Drill 230 200 170 150
Advanced Wall Drill 240 240 240 240
Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 161 140 119 105
Steam Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 253 220 187 165
Advanced Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 322 280 238 210
Wood Production
Basic Docks (The Last Autumn) 160 160 160 160
Upgraded Docks (The Last Autumn) 420 420 420 420
Advanced Docks (The Last Autumn) 690 690 690 690
Steel
Steel Ruins (The Fall of Winterhome & On The Edge) 1 1 1 1
Steel Pile (The Last Autumn) 17.25 15 12.75 11.25
Gathering Post (The Last Autumn) 34.5 30 25.5 22.5
Mixed Crews (On The Edge) 47 40 35 32
Army Warehouse (On The Edge) 93 80 70 64
Steel Wreckage 46 40 34 30
Gathering Post 57.5 50 42.5 37.5
Steelworks 46 40 34 30
Steam Steelworks 80.5 70 59.5 52.5
Advanced Steelworks 149.5 130 110.5 97.5
Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 57.5 50 42.5 37.5
Steam Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 92 80 68 60
Advanced Reloading Station (The Last Autumn) 138 120 102 90
Steel Production
Basic Docks (The Last Autumn) 90 90 90 90
Upgraded Docks (The Last Autumn) 180 180 180 180
Advanced Docks (The Last Autumn) 300 300 300 300
Food
Hunters' Hut 17 15 13 11
Hunters' Hangar 34 30 26 24
Hothouse 35 30 26 24
Industrial Hothouse 70 60 52 48
Fishing Harbour (The Last Autumn) 45 45 45 45
Advanced Fishing Harbour (The Last Autumn) 80 80 80 80
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