Frostpunk 2 Guide: Strategies for Reducing Hunger

In Frostpunk 2, managing Hunger is crucial to maintaining city stability. Unchecked Hunger can lead to increased Disease and Tension, and hinder Population Growth. Keeping Hunger under control is vital, and this guide will walk you through effective strategies to manage this challenge in your city.

Monitor Hunger Levels

Regularly check the bowl icon in the Resource Drawer at the top of your screen. Hovering over it will display an information pane detailing your city's Hunger status. If the status reads "Absent," maintaining it at "Stable" is sufficient. However, if Hunger is listed as anything other than "Absent" or is "Growing," you will need to take action to reduce it to "Diminishing."

Addressing Food Scarcity

Food Scarcity occurs when your city’s food supply cannot meet its demand, causing Hunger to rise. To combat this, aim to keep a Food surplus to prevent Food Scarcity. Here’s how you can ensure a steady food supply:

1. Build Additional Food Districts: Construct these on Food-producing tiles. Each district provides a default output of 50 Food.

2. Expand Existing Food Districts: Upgraded districts offer a default output of 60 Food.

3. Research and Implement Ideas:

  - Hothouses (Idea Tree: Resources): Construct in Food Districts.

  - Advanced Hothouses (Idea Tree: Resources): Also built in Food Districts.

  - Panaceum Factory (Idea Tree: Society): Requires progress with Reason and is built in Industrial Districts.

  Note: Building a Hothouse provides the "Excessive Fertilisation" ability, which boosts Food Production Efficiency but also raises Disease levels. Activate this by selecting the Food District and clicking the "Excessive Fertilisation" circle at the bottom of the information pane.

4. Activate "Emergency Shifts" in Food Districts: This boosts Production Efficiency but decreases Trust.

5. Enact Food-Related Laws:

  - Food Additives: Choose between Forged Additives or Chemical Additives (Council: Survival). Available immediately.

  - Childhood: Implement Mandatory School (Council: Society). Available immediately.

Boost Production Efficiency

Enhancing overall Production Efficiency will improve Food output. Here are additional methods to increase efficiency:

1. Research and Implement Laws:

  - Waste Heat Conversion: Heat Overclocking (Idea Tree: Resources)

  - Work Compensation: Efficiency Bonus (Idea Tree: City)

  - Labour Organisation: Labour Oversight (Idea Tree: City)

  - Workplace Control: Empowered Management (Idea Tree: City): Requires progress with Merit.

2. Build and Research:

  - Workers' Housing (Idea Tree: City): Research ideas and build the unlocked structures in suitable districts.

  - Drugs Manufactory: Stimulants Manufactory (Idea Tree: City): Requires progress with Merit and should be built in an Industrial District.

  - Rail Hubs (Idea Tree: Hubs): Place them near Food Districts.

3. Enact Basic Necessities: Paid Essentials (Council: City).

Utilize Frostland Resources

1. Locate Food-Generating Areas: Extract resources from Harvesting Areas and Outposts. Some can be exploited directly, while others need a Trail or Skyway to connect to your city.

2. Enhance Food Collection: Research ideas in Harvester Hangers (Idea Tree: Frostland) and build the relevant structures in a Logistics District to increase food collection rates.

Manage Population

Consider reducing your city’s population by sending people to a Colony. This option becomes available as you explore Frostpunk 2’s Frostland. However, ensure you still manage the food needs of the relocated population in their new home.

By implementing these strategies, you can effectively manage Hunger in Frostpunk 2, ensuring a more stable and thriving city.