Frostpunk 2 has received a free major content update today, which introduces latest heat mechanics, a brand new map in Utopia Mode, and challenges with latest quests and storylines. The team at 11 bit studios is committed to delivering additional free major content updates for the sport, together with the DLCs which have already been announced. There was skepticism about Frostpunk 2’s support because the developer revealed Frostpunk 1886, however it reiterated that every title has its own dedicated team.
Dubbed Patch 1.3, today’s update adds The Pit as a brand new map. It’s a big map with a particular “proto-crater” pit that’s considered mountain terrain. It’s built across the remnants of a failed Generator project and is a sandbox location available in Utopia Builder mode as a starting location or a Frostland colonization site. Designed to deepen Utopia Builder’s replayability and storytelling, the team has added Tales from the Frostland, that are narrative-driven optional challenges. Multiple Tales may be combined in a single playthrough and completing a Tale unlocks a novel Monument Hub that may be used to embellish the town.
As for the overhauled heating system, it’s the largest systemic change to the sport since launch. Together with a redesigned Generator UI for higher control and feedback, players can now manage temperature by district, with local effects. Players may also need to take care of consequences when heat is lacking, including sickness, injuries, and even death. These changes affect greater than just temperature; residents will now react to heating shortages through negotiations, protests, or praise. Finally, the Idea Tree and laws have been expanded so as to add nine latest research topics, two latest buildings, three rebalanced technologies, one latest law, and five reworked laws.
For individuals who have been wishing for a more relaxed playthrough experience, Serenity Mode has been added with gentler weather, abundant resources, shorter whiteouts, and no Fervour system, meaning minimal protests and no faction conflict. The mode is fully compatible with other difficulty presets.
Frostpunk 2 has also added core game improvements, including a rebalanced prologue, updated quests, and more.
Frostpunk 2 Free Major Content Update Video
Frostpunk 2 Full Patch Notes 1.3
Gameplay
- Updated gameplay feature – Heat management. Heat management has been reworked with a deal with locality.
– Districts now have local heat levels, replacing the worldwide heat demand concept
– Each district now has several basic heat levels. Freezing, Very Cold, Cold, Chilly, Livable, Warm, each with local effects.
– Heat levels may be increased by distributing heat from the generator through Heat Allocation, with multiple levels of allocation available
– District proximity effects now apply to 1 city cell individually; previously, 3 cells were required for the effect to use
– Each Housing District now have the precise number of individuals it may possibly accommodate
– Every Community and Faction can now occupy a person district
– Recent city overlay related to Heat Management
– Revamped Laws and Researches which previously affected Heat demand, now relate to Heat Levels
– Recent Researches can be found in Research Institute to support reworked heating mechanics - Recent Utopia Builder set of settings – Tales from the frostland. Recent challenges that expand the Utopia Builder experience, adding depth to each difficulty and narrative.
– Beacon of Hope – Provide shelter and resources for all newcomers escaping their fallen city
– Apocalyptic Whiteout – Survive a catastrophic and long Whiteout
– Depleted Cores – Search the frostland to revive an unfinished IEC Core Factory
– Beating each challenge unlocks a buildable Monument - Recent Utopia Builder difficulty setting – Serenity mode. Relaxed mode with easier start, mild weather, abundant resources, shorter whiteouts and no faction wars.
- Recent Utopia Builder map – The Pit. Plan around a failed Generator construction site and take a look at to create a thriving city
- The district area can now be readjusted after its construction, together with the Buildings placement
Balance
- The generator can now produce a limited amount of power. Additional power levels are unlocked via researches
- Adaptation cornerstone now nullifies the implications of Chilly temperature
- Employees’ Shifts and Apex Employees now reduce sickliness produced by non-housing districts
- Waste Heat Conversion now makes extraction districts generate heat proximity and disease
- Heatpipe Watch children’s fallback allows activating additional Heatpipe Watch as a capability
- Rebalanced the early stages of Prologue, granting a smoother entry with a gap within the midpoint of the playthrough
- Expanded randomisation of frostland in Utopia Builder
- Frostbreaker cost is now counted per cell as an alternative of per usage
- Housing district rebalance
- Removed third tier upgrade
- Base Housing District now has an available Special Constructing slot
Interface
- District panels have been refreshed to follow gameplay changes
- Generator panel redesign
- Chapter selection settings menu redesign
- Updated the town needs top widget to reflect heat management changes, and put more emphasis on temperature
- Recent tutorial modals explaining District Temperature, District Abilities and Community Actions
- Clicking on the empty Constructing slot on the District Panel now brings up the Constructing construction panel
- Districts now have their unique names
- Deaths, injuries and absentees notifications are displayed over the affected districts
- Moved economy overlays from bottom right to top left
- Improved visibility of Hostile relations with Factions and Communities
Art
- Improved overall district visuals. Toggleable in settings, so Steward can choose from planned and organic urban layout
- Steward can now select where the Constructing slot might be placed throughout the constructed district
- Refreshed a number of the Buildings visuals
- Improved visibility of Buildings within the district
- Lots of latest artwork for narrative events
- Recent artwork for district panels to reflect the present heating level within the district
- Updated and expanded artwork for story mode faction/community frontmen
- Improved city life visuals
- Improved roads pathfinding logic
- Recent visual effect for cells chosen for District construction
Other
- Upgraded game engine to Unreal Engine 5.4.3
- Optimized loading and saving times
- Game performance optimizations
- Recent achievements:
– Guiding Light
– Apocalypse Nah
– Raiders of the Lost Cores
– Born Ready
– No One Left Behind
– Seen Worse
– Gotta Go Fast
Mods
- Play in Editor is now available in Frostkit
- Mod Menu visual overhaul
- Added a search bar
- Added Cook Mod button contained in the Frostkit
- Significant optimizations to Frostkit loading times
- Added multiple tutorials and sample mods to lower the entry threshold for modding community beginners
Beta feedback fixes and enhancements
- Fixed the empty input issue
- Proximity effects coming from previously expanded or rebuilt districts will not be displayed on city cells throughout the next district rebuild
- UI polish and enhancements
- Replaced missing artwork for Cold Houses narrative event
- Randomization for locating Core Parts is now seeded
- You may now evade fatalities/injuries when exploring the Core Factory Parts Site by constructing buildings that reduce the Territory Threat Level
- Beacon of Hope upgrade now costs 300 Heatstamps and 250 Prefabs
- Utopia Builder Tales can now be randomized together with other settings
- Fixed no notification sounds for events in districts
- Fixed Serenity mode not using proper fervor setup, so Faction Wars could occur under certain circumstances
- Fixed game freeze attributable to faulty modifier in Adaptation Generator
- Fixed crashes which could occur upon establishing the Progress cornerstone
- Fixed a rare Zoom Stories crash
- Fixed a rare crash related to Policies, which could occur on loading a save
- Fixed another singular crashes
- Another minor fixes and enhancements
