Book of laws

The book of laws is one of tha mains mechanics of Frostpunk. It allows you to set the rules that run your city and solve problems that your citizens might have. The some laws will give you acces to new buildings or buildings abilities while others don't require a direct imput from the player to be activated (e.g. Medic/Engineer Aprentices), when signing a law that unlocks a new buildings, a promise to build those buildings will be made, if the promise is not fulfilled, the citizens will be displeased. Most laws require the previous one to be accesible, and some of them are mutually exclusive with others that tacke the same problem in a different way, some of those laws have their own branch different from the one of the other option while some laws will allways be accesible no matter the election (e.g. Triage). After signing a law, there will be a cooldown before you're able to sign a new law.

The book of laws is divided into two different sections: Adaptation laws and Purpose laws, the first ones is accesible from the start and allows you to deal with common problems such as hunger or sickness, while the second is divided into Faith and Order, both being mutually exclusive with each other, these are accesed later on the playthrough and allow you to give a purpose for the struggle of your citizens, in other words, it helps to rise hope and lower discontent, the last law of the tree removing hope completely. If Protector of the Truth, Righteous Denunciation, Pledge of Loyalty or Forceful Persuasion are signed, it will be considered that you have "crossed the line", which will display the text "We have crossed the line" and "But was it worth it" in the ending. Both last laws (New Order and New Faith) automatically build a Execution Platform.

Adaptation laws

Emergency Shift

"Sometimes we have to concentrate on the task at hand at the cost of everything else, or die."

This law allows you to trigger a emergency shift, in which all citizens assigned to a building will work for 24 hours straight, every time this ability is triggered, discontent will greatly increase, and the second time you use it, the game will trigger a scripted death from overwork, starting the Emergecy Shift (Event Series)

Discontent rises slightly

Extended Shift

Requires "Emergecy Shift"

"Building a city in this frozen hell requires sacrifice. People will get more done if they work longer shifts"

This law allows you to extend the working schedule of a buildings from 10 hours ( from 8:00 to 18:00) to a 14- hour schedule (6:00 to 20:00). Working on an extended shift will cause discontent.

Discontent rises slightly

Fighter Arena

"Nothing relieves tension better than watching a few round of an all-out slugfest"

This law allows you to build fighting arenas in which citizens can fight every night to relieve stress, this will reduce the discontent of everyone living near.

Duelling Law

Requires "Fighter Arena"

"Disagreements between people who face deadly threats every day can be resolved in a duel"

This law allows citizens to have duels to resolve everyday disagreements, being able to duel reduces discontent and each duel will slightly reduce discontent , but citizens can die while in a duel.

Discontent falls

Public House

Requires "Fighter Arena"

"Even in this harsh new world, people still need to raise their spririts after work in good company with a stiff drink in hand"

This law will allow you to build public houses, which will will reduce discontent of every patron who goes there.

Hope rises slightly

House of Pleasure

Requires "Public House"

"Our hard-working pople deserve all the relief we can provide, and some of them yearn for the pleasures of the flesh"

This law allows you to employ prostitutes in each public house to further lower discontent of the patrons who go there

Discontent falls slightly, hope falls slightly

Moonshile

Requires "Public House"

"We can give people a bit of liquor now and then to soothe their aching boides and souls"

This law makes so that every meal slightly lowers discontent and negates the discontent penalty of eating soup, but sometimes drunks will interfere with other citizens.

Child Labour-Safe Jobs

Mutually exclusive with "Child Shelters"

"There aren't enogh hands to do all the work. We'll allow children to be employed in safe workplaces, like Cookhouses or Hothouses"

This law will allow you to use children as workers in safe working stations that don't require engineers, including: resource piles, gathering posts, cookhouses, hothouses, houses of healing and field kitchens. Children working can be injured in accidents.

Hope falls slightly

Child Labour-All Jobs

Requires "Child Labour-Safe Jobs"

"We need all available hands to work if we're to survive. We'll allow children to be employed wherever they can help, no matter the risk"

This law will allow you to employ children on most workplaces, some of this children can be injured or die in accidents.

Discontent rises slightly, hope falls

Child Shelters

Mutually exclusive with "Child Labour-Safe Jobs

"Children will be safer if they stain in child shelters during the day - and they won't cause any mischief!"

This will allow you to build child shelters, in which children can spend their day without the risk of getting into trouble or having an accident. When all children in the city have a place in a child shelter, a permanent hope modifier will be added.

Hope rises

Medic Apprentices

Mutually exclusive with "Engineer Apprentices", requires "Child Shelters"

"Education is the key to our future. Let's teach our children medicine so they can help with the sick"

This law makes so that children inside a child shelter will help in medical facilities such as medical posts of infirmaries between the hours of 11:00 and 18:00, raising their efficiency up to 20%.

Engineer Apprentices

Mutually exclusive with "Medic Appentices", requires "Child Shelters"

"Education is the key to our future. Let's teach our children engineering so they can help with new designs"

This law makes so that children inside a child shelter will help in workshops between the hours of 11:00 and 18:00, raising their efficiency up to 20%.

Soup

Mutually exclusive with "Food Additives"

"We can cook soup instead of full meals to feed more people with the same amount of raw food."

Allows you to choose between the Standard meals (2 Raw = 4 Rations, 40/h at 100%) or Soup (2 Raw = 5 Rations, 50/h at 100%) in cookhouses.
Hope falls slightly, discontent rises slightly, eating soup will cause discontent. (Slight amount)

Food Additives

Mutually exclusive with "Soup"

"We can add sawdust to meals to make them more filling, although not exactly tasty... or healthy."

Allows you to choose between the Standard meals (2 Raw = 4 Rations, 40/h at 100%) or Sawdust Meals (2 Raw = 6 Rations, 60/h at 100%) in cookhouses. People who eat Sawdust Meals can get sick from it.

Discontent rises slightly, hope falls slightly

Alternative Food Source

Obtainable only via intense starvation of the population, then allowing the eventual cannibalism events go without reprimand. (Alternative Food Source (Arc))

"In these terrible times we must do the unthinkable to survive. We wont let the bodies of our dead go to waste."

Allows you to use an ability accessible in the Cookhouse that turns all the dead bodies in your cemetery/pit into 15 raw food. The cooldown is 4 hours. this ability allows your raw food stored to exceed its maximum limit, as it does not stop 'consuming' corpses even if the limit would be reached. Clicking on the Cemetery/pit still allows you to see the names of the deceased.

Discontent rises, hope falls drastically.

Radical Treatment

Mutually exclusive with "Sustain Life"

"We'll try everything to cure the gravely ill, from invasive surery to amputations"

This law will make so that the gravely ill will be treated in medical posts, but 30% of those treated will be left as amputees. After the law is aprove the Help the Amputees (Arc) will trigger.

Discontent rises slightly, hope rises slightly

Sustain Life

Mutually exclusive with "Radical Treatment"

"We can't cure the gravely ill, but we can at least keep them alive. We won't risk dangerous amputations with Radical Treatment"

This law will make so that the gravely ill will be kept alive in medical posts, but they will take up beds and won't be treated.

Discontent rises slightly, hope rises slightly

Care House

Requires "Radical Treatment" or "Sustain Life"

"The gravely ill and amputees will be kept in dedicated buildings"

This law will allow you to build care houses, which will house amputees and the gravely ill and they no longer will take up beds in medical posts. Residents of a care house eat as half as a regular citizen.

Hope rises slightly

Prosthetics

Requires "Care House"

"Everyone wants to contribute to the survival of our city. If we can bring amputees back to full fitnes, we should do it"

This law will allow you to make prosthetics in factories at the cost of 10 steel for each, but this can be lowered with different techs. Amputees will be equipped with prosthetics in any medical facility, this will allow them to work as normal citizens.

Extra Rations for the Ill

Mutually exclusive with "Overcrowding", requires "Sustain Life" or "Radical Treatment"

"We can feed our sick people extra rations to help with their recovery"

This law unlocks the ability "extra rations" in every medical facility, which will take up 10 food rations but it will increase the efficiency of the facility a 50% of its base efficiency.

Overcrowding

Mutually exclusive with "Extra Rations for the Ill", requires "Sustain Life" or "Radical Treatment"

"Our medical facilities should be fully utilised, even if we have to put patients on the floor"

This will allow you to double the amount of beds in every medical facility, except care houses, but buildings with overcrowding will generate a flat amount of discontent.

Discontent rises slightly

Triage

Requires "Extra rations for the Ill" or "Overcrowding"

"We'll be able to dedicate all our efforts to healing those who can recover quickly at the cost of sacrificing the more severely ill."

After signing this law, 60% of all sick citizens will instantly heal, 25% will die and 15% will remain sick . This law will unlock the ability of "triage" in every medical facility, which, when activated, will instantly heal 50% of the patients, while 25% of them die and the other 25% remains sick.

Discontent rises, hope falls

Cementery

Mutually exclusive with "Corpse Disposal"

"We will establich a burial ground so we can lay our dead to rest with dignity and respect"

This law allows you to build a cementery, where the corpses of your dead citizens will be buried, if you don't have any kind of way of getting rid of bodies, citizens will get sick from the diseases of the corpses, this also aplies to "Corpse Disposal". Each burial will keep some people busy for a couple of hours, this will prevent them from working during those hours. After building a cementery, the A Child's Plea (Event) will trigger.

Hope rises slightly

Ceremonial Funerals

Requires "Cementery"

"Those who give their lives in service to the city deserve the highest honour. We will give our dead ceremonial funerals to inspire the living"

This law will make so that the loss of hope produced by deaths is halved.

Corpse Disposal

Mutually exclusive with "Cementery"

"We'll keep dead bodies out of the heat zone and cover them with snow. The cold will halt their decay"

This law will allow you to build a snow pit, in which you can dump the corpses of dead citizens for future use, the snow pit must be outside of any heat zone or the corpses will start to rot and increase the chance of sickness. After building a snow pit the Woman in Despair (Event) will trigger.

Discontent rises, hope falls

Organ Transplants

Requires "Corpse Disposal"

"Death doesn't have to put an end to productivity. We will use bodies of our fallen to save lives and restore fitness"

This law will automatically increase the efficiency of all medical facilities. This bonus will be applied even if no one has died in the city.

Organic Fertiliser

Requires "Organ Transplants"

"Life springs from death. The dead shall give us their last gift - their bodies will be used to fertilise the soil in Hothouses"

This law will unlock the ability "Utilise the Dead", which will increase the efficiency of any hothouse a 20% during 3 days at the cost of 3 bodies.

Discontent rises slightly, hope falls slightly

Faith

Faith laws allow you to bring back religion and faith, giving your citizens a purpose, but if you go too far down the tree, the faith might turn into a theocracy. It focuses on rising hope and providing benefits to the citizens (Field Kitchens/House of Healing)

House of Prayer

"We need a place to practice our faith in peace"

Allows you to start buildings Houses of Prayer, which will rise the hope of citizens living nearby. Shortly after you build a House of Prayer, the event "The rebirth of faith" will trigger

Evening Prayers

Requires "House of Prayer"

"We shall meet and pray together to warm not only your bodies, but also your souls"

Unlocks the ability "Evening Prayers" in Houses of Prayer and in the Temple

Faith Keepers

Requires "Evening Prayers"

"The Faith Keepers, our most devoted believers will ensure that the righteous are able to work and pray in peace and security"

Allows to build the seat of the Faith Keepers, which will allow you to break up protests and reduce discontent. The first night after you build the Faith Keepers, a nighttime procession will start.

Discontent rises

Public Penance

Requires "Faith Keepers"

"To err is human, but those who stray must do Public Penance to dicourage others from the path of evil. Only then can they be forgiven"

Unlocks the ability Public Penance for the Faith Keepers, which will lower discontent and rise hope, but some of the citizens will be injured. Signing this law triggers the Public Penance Arc

Discontent rises

Protector of the Truth

Requires "Public Penance"

"The Captain will assume the title of Protector of the Truth. He will be the only one who can tell us what is right and what is wrong and so guide our faith"

Unlocks the ability Captain's Words for the Faith Keepers and The Temple, which greatly reduces discontent which each use. After signing this law, the Protector of the Truth Arc will trigger

Discontent rises

New Faith

Requires "Protector of the Truth"

"With the introduction of the New Faith, all who voice doubts will be branded enemies of the faith. Everyone must be devoted to the survival of our cause. All those who do not follow will be swept aside"

After signing this law, hope will disapear completely and a Execution Platform will be built,allowing you to execute citizens as scapegoats to greatly reduce discontent. After signing this law two arcs can trigger The Orthodox and New Faith

Some heretics will die and some people will feel compelled to fight this law. Some of them will die.

Shrines

Requires "House of Prayer"

"Praying at shrines will give people the strength they need to take on aruodus tasks every day"

Allows to build shrines on top of roads, which will raise the hope of people working nearby and the efficiency of workplaces by up to 20% if fully staffed.

Field Kitchens

Requires "Shrines"

"Each Field Kitchen will provide people working nearby with hot meals to keep themselves warm"

Allows to build Field Kitchens, which will consume rations but raise the temperature of nearby workplaces by 1. Shortly after you build a Field Kitchen you will get the event "It warms the soul"

House of Healing

Requires "Shrines"

"The faithful working in the House of Healing will not only heal the sick, but also pray for them, giving them hope"

Allows to build Houses of Healing, which heal the gravely ill, can employ both engineers and workers; and gives a small hope boost to patients. Shortly after building a House of Healing, the event (and scripted death) "A wise man" will trigger.

The Temple

Requires "Evening Prayers"

"We will build a magnificent testament to the devotion of our people. It will kindle hope in the hearts of faithful and sway the dobtful"

Allows to build The Temple, which will raise hope and occasionally reduce discontent. You can only build one temple. After building The Temple, the event "Change of Heart" will trigger, if there is a Public House on the city, the event "Plea of the faithful" can trigger

Righteous Denunciation

Requires "The Temple"

"It is the duty of the faithful to denounce wickedness. It is a sign of true compassion to bring the wicked to light"

After signing this law, discontent will occasionally be lowered and small amounts of resources will be recovered. Rougthly every two days after signing this law, the event "A tip from a believer" will trigger, the arc "Righteous Denunciation" can also be triggered after signing this law. Signing this law is considered "crossing the line" and therefore, you won't be able to get the "good" ending.

Discontent rises

Order

Order allows you to implement a more organized state, with guards, propaganda and loudspeakers but if you go too far down the tree, the city will become a dictatorship. It focuses on increasing efficiency and controling discontent

Neighbourhood Watch

"We need to mobilise and stand together to help people in need and protect them from troublemakers"

Allows to build watchtowers, which employ citizens but increases the hope of people living nearby. Shortly after building a watchtower, the even Timely intervention will trigger

Morning Gathering

Requires "Neighbourhood Watch"

"We'll gather each morning to make sure our goals and priorities for the day are clear to everyone"

Each morning, hope will slightly increase

Foreman

Requires "Morning Gathering"

"Appointing responsible foremen will make sure that people work as efficiently as possible"

Unlocks the ability Foreman, which increases the efficiency of a workplace up to 40% for the next 24 hours. After using this ability, the event Exemplary behaviour will trigger

Guard Stations

Requires "Neighbourhood Watch"

"An organised militia will mantain peace and order in our city and help us deal with anyone who might threaten it"

Unlocks guard stations, which increase the hope and reduces the discontent of people living nearby, you can also use guards to break up protests. After building a guard stations, the event will trigger

Discontent slightly increases

Patrol

Requires "Guard Stations"

"Ensuring safety and order is of utmost importante to the long-term survival of our city"

Unlocks the ability Patrol on guard stations, each use reduces discontent and increases hope. After signing this law the events An angry rant and An indignant woman

Propaganda Centre

Requires "Guard Stations"

"To keep things running smoothly, we need to stay informed about our people's concerns and have a way of spreading the news we want them to hear"

Allows you to build a propaganda centre, which raises hope and shows detailed information about the sources of discontent in the city. After building the propaganda centre the arcs Propaganda Centre and Burn the past will trigger

Agitator

Requires "Propaganda Centre"

"Strategically placed loudspeakers will remind our citizens of the importance of their work and increase their efficiency"

Allows you to build agitators, which increase the efficiency of nearby workplaces by up to 20%. After building an agitator, the event Sabotage will trigger

Pledge of Loyalty

Requires "Propaganda Centre"

"People make mistakes, but we can give them a chance to redeem themserves - if they agree to cooperate, of course"

People will be persuaded to sign a Pledge of Loyalty, which will turn them into secret informants, which grants a permanent hope bonus. After signing the law, the arc Pledge of Loyalty will trigger and the events Man assaulted, Informant beaten and Suspect detained will trigger at random

Prison

Requires "Guard Stations"

"Those who threaten the stability of our city have to be isolated for the good of us all"

Allows you to build a prison, in which either via the ability Roundup or by events, people will be jailed her, they will spend 3 days in the prison and will be released after that time, you cannoty employ them on buildings during this time. After building a prison, the arc Prison can trigger.

Discontent will rise

Forceful Persuasion

Requires "Prison"

"Explaining to inmater the enormity of their wrongdoings in a more direct manner will return them to the society faster"

Unlocks the ability Forceful persuasion, which reduces the time prisoners spend in prison, but some of the prisoners might be hurt or killed, hope will also drop drastically after each use.

Discontent will rise

New Order

Requires "Pledge of Loyalty" or "Forceful Persuasion"

"With the introduction of the New Order, all who voice doubts will be branded as traitors. Obedience is the highest virtue, without which the city can't survive. All those who do not follow will be swept aside."

After signing this law, hope will no longer be a problem and will instead be replaced by obedience and execution platform will be built, allowing you to execute citizens as scapegoats to greatly reduce discontent. After signing this law, the arcs Burn the past, The dissident and The new order will trigger.

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