The various Resources are one of the Game Mechanics in Frostpunk.
Types of resources[]
- Coal
- Wood
- Steel
- Steam Cores
- Raw Food
- Food Rations
- Prosthetics
- Bodies
- Structural Profiles (Scenario: The Last Autumn)
- Steam Exchangers (Scenario: The Last Autumn)
- Steel Composites (Scenario: The Last Autumn)
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:
- Saw Mill produces at 112.5% on Easy.
- Hunters' Hangar produces at 86.6% on Hard an 80% on Extreme.
- All forms of the Hothouses and Coal Thumpers and the Army Warehouse work at 117.3%, 100%, 86.6%, 80%.
Not affected by difficulty are:
- Gathering Steam Cores
- The Advanced Wall Drill
- All forms of the Fishing Harbour
- All forms of the Docks
- 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.
* Gathering Posts roughly double the gathering rate compared to piles. There are a few details however:
- 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)
- 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 |