Buildings

Buildings are one of the main mechanics in Frostpunk, they are built by accessing the building tab in the lower toolbar (or presing "B" as a shortcut in PC), they are organized in diferent categories, all buildings require resources and people to be built, when placing a building, a structure of beams will be placed, then, citizens that are currently working will start building it, if several citizens start working on the construction, it will build faster. Citizens will also help building in their free time (18:00-8:00 on normal work shifts). If the building's construction is canceled while in this state, you will gain back all of the resources it needed, if the building is completed, it will only give you a fraction of the resources it required. Some buildings are accesible from the start and others will require a law or technology to be able to be built. Certain buildings are upgrades of previous buildings (such as bunkhouses being a upgrade of tents), and therefore can be placed on top of the original building but they can also be constructed on their own without the original buildings. If the better building is placed on top of the original one, the resources required by the original will be subtracted of the total cost of the building. Most buildings require citizens to work, most of them accept both workers and engineers, but some only use engineers.

When employing citizens in a building, each one counts individually to the total production or efficiency of the building, having it fully staffed giving a 100% of efficiency. If a building has a efficiency bonus (with shrines, agitators, or technologies, for example) the bonus is aplied to every single worker individually employed in the building (for example, a engineer working on a workshop with a shrine nearby with the law Engineer Apprentices, each engineer will provide 20% efficiency, plus 4% from the shrine and plus another 4% from the Engineer Apprentices, giving a total of 28% of efficiency each engineer).

All buildings on Frostpunk are built on a radial grid, the Generator (or flag, in On the edge scenario) being at the center of the grid. The buildings can shrink or grow in size in order to fit in with their adjacent buildings without leaving gaps, the size numbers are the aproximate tiles the building takes up in angular and radial directions, respectively. This means the first number is the width along the curve and the second one is the length in a straight line from the Generator. Buildings can be rotated (using the middle mouse button), some of the change their size when rotated, in those cases, both sizes are included.

Frostpunk Buildings List

People Buildings

People Buildings in Frostpunk mostly include housing and welfare types of buildings.

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available	Applications/Abilities
	Tent	10 wood	3x2	None	1	All	Houses 10 citizens
	Bunkhouse	20 wood, 10 steel	3x2	Bunkhouse (Technology)	2	All except The Last Autumn	Houses 10 citizens with increased insulation
	House	35 wood, 25 steel Or 25 wood & 15 steel with "House Redesign" Technology	3x2	House (Technology)	3 (+1 from "House Insulation" technology)	All except The Last Autumn	Houses 10 citizens with heavily increased insulation. Effected by "House Redesign" & "House Insulation" Technologies
	Child Shelter	20 wood, 5 steel	5x2 or 3x3	Child Shelters (Law)	2 Heaters	All except in The Arks and The Last Autumn	Contains 15 children per building during normal working hours. Provides hope boost when all children are contained. if Medic Apprentices or Engineer Apprentices are signed, they provide efficiency boosts of 20% in their respective areas.
	Public House	20 wood, 10 steel	5x3	Public House (Law)	2 Heaters	All	Lowers Discontent per worker/engineer assigned. 5 may be employed at first, with House of pleasure law raising it to 10.
	Cementery	10 wood	3x2	Cementery (Law)	0	All except The Last Autumn	Allows the citizens to burry the dead. With the law "Ceremonial Funerals", when a citizen dies, a funeral will be held after the working hours (8:00-18:00/6:00-20:00) reducing the hope that is lost.
	Fighting Arena	15 wood	3x2	Fighting Arena (Law)	0	All except The Last Autumn	"Hosts duels every night" which reduce discontent depending on the amount citizens living nearby the arena. The radius of effect is two houses in all cardinal directions, or 6 building rectangles laterally. with a total of 18-19 houses able to be placed under the effect of one Fighting Arena.
	Snow Pit	None	3x2	Corpse Disposal (Law)	0	All except The Last Autumn	Allows corpses to be buried in snow, the Snow Pit must have a temperature of "Chilly" or lower, otherwise the corpses will rot. The corpses stored here can be used by signing the "Organ Transplants" and "Organic Fertilizer" laws. The corpses here can also be used after the "Alternative Food Source" Arc
	Administration	25 wood, 15 steel	6x4	Story related	0	Endless mode (with settlements enabled) and On The Edge)	Allows you to communicate with other settlements and with New London (On The Edge). Sending or requesting resources or people. Often being trades that require sending resources for other resources in return.

Health Buildings

Health buildings are specialized on healing your citizens, both the ones with common illnesses up to the gravelly ill.

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available	Applications/Abilities
	Medical Post	25 wood	3x2	None	1 (+2 from tech) Heaters	All	Heals the sick, and gravely ill with the Radical Treatment Law. Only employs up to 5 engineers. Has 5 beds that can be occupied by the sick, and the gravely ill (Sustain Life, Law) but without healing them, keeping them from dying whilst taking up beds on which the sick could be healed with. Amputated Citizens can go here to use Prosthetics.
	Infirmary	30 wood, 20 steel, 1 steam core	5x3	Infirmary (technology)	2 (+2 from tech) Heaters	All	Heals the sick and gravely ill with better insulation. Only employs up to 10 engineers. Has 10 beds. Amputated Citizens can go here to use Prosthetics.
	House of Healing	35 wood, 10 steel	6x4	House of Healing (Law)	2 (+2 from tech) Heaters	On New Home, The Refugees, Fall of Winterhome and Endless Mode	Heals the sick and gravely ill. Can employ up to 10 workers and/or engineers. Has 10 beds. Every patient healed in the House of Healing gives a tiny hope bonus.
	Care House	25 wood, 5 steel	5x2 or 3x3	Care House (Law)	2 (+2 from tech) Heaters	All	Houses the gravelly ill and crippled so that they don't occupy beds in medical buildings whilst still being prevented from dying over time due to neglect. Has 15 beds. Residents of the Care House will eat half the normal amount of rations.

Food Buildings

Food buildings are required to obtain raw food and transform it into rations. All food buildings deactivate once the storm hits, with the exception of the Cookhouse.

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available	Applications/Abilities
	Cookhouse	20 wood	5x3	None	1 (+1 from "Cookhouse Insulation" technology.) Heaters	All	Converts Raw Food to Food Rations. Depending on the laws signed, you may increase the amount of raw food converted into rations. Normally, 2 Raw food creates 4 Food rations at 40/h of rations at 100% efficiency With "Soup", Two Raw food creates 5 Food rations at 50/h of rations at 100% efficiency, but those who eat soup become slightly discontented
	Hunter's Hut	20 wood	5x3	None	2	On New Home, The Refugees, Fall of Winterhome and Endless Mode	Employs up to 15 workers to collect 15 Raw Food per day/work cycle. Works from 18 to 6, requiring no heating as the workers do not get sick from this building. Maximum workers required for full efficiency is decreased to 10 with "Hunting tactics" research. Raw food gained increases to 20 per day with "Hunters' gear" research.
	Hunter's Hangar	40 wood, 40 steel	5x3	Flying Hunters (Technology)	3	On New Home, The Refugees, Fall of Winterhome and Endless Mode	Employs up to 15 workers to collect 30 raw food per day/work cycle. Works from 18 to 6, requiring no heating as the workers do not get sick from this building. Maximum workers required for full efficiency is decreased to 10 with "Hunting tactics" research. Raw food gained per day increases to 45 with "Flying Hunters' Gear" research.
	Hothouse	20 wood, 1 steam core	6x4	Hothouse (Technology)	1 (+1 each from "Hothouse Insulation" Technologies) Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Employs up to 10 workers and/or engineers. Produces 3/h of Raw food at 100% efficiency, up to 30 raw food per day on normal shifts. Efficiency may be increased by 15% with "Hothouse Selection" Technology, increasing production to 3.5/h of Raw food.
	Industrial Hothouse	20 wood, 35 steel, 2 steam cores	6x4	Industrial Hothouse (Technology)	2 (+2 from techs) Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Employs up to 10 workers and/or engineers. Produces 6/h of Raw food at 100% efficiency, up to 60 raw food per day on normal shifts. Efficiency may be increased by 15% with "Hothouse Selection" Technology, increasing production to 6.9/h of Raw food.

Resources Buildings

Resources Buildings obtain the materials required to expand your city. On endless (insert difficulty on the very right), the technology for Coal Thumpers, Sawmills, Wall drills, Coal mining, and Steelworks are all unlocked.

esources Buildings obtain the materials required to expand your city

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available	Applications/Abilities
	Resource Depot	40 wood, 20 steel	3x2	None	0	All	Once placed down, it can be clicked on to assign which singular kind of resource it stores, increasing your maximum storage in that resource. Its storage can be increased by 50% with "Resource Depot Upgrade" technology. Without this technology, it stores 900 coal, and 300 of every other resource. With this technology, it stores 1350 coal, and 450 of every other resource.
	Large Resource Depot	150 wood, 75 steel	6x4	Large Resource Depot (Technology)	0	All	Once placed down, it can be clicked on to assign which singular kind of resource it stores, greatly increasing your maximum storage in that resource. Its storage can be increased by 50% with "Resource Depot Upgrade" technology. Without this technology, it stores 3600 coal, and 1200 of every other resource. With this technology, it stores 5400 coal, and 1800 of every other resource
	Gathering Post	15 wood, 5 steel	3x2	None	1 (+1 from both "Gathering Post insulation" Technologies) Heaters	All	People working here gathers nearby resources in piles on the ground. It gathers all resources in range all at once, splitting intake per resource pile in range. Multiple gathering posts can be placed on one resource pile to increase gathering speed. The area of effect for gathering is 2 & 1/3 gathering posts in all cardinal directions, or 7 rectangles horizontally. Due to the splitting of intake between piles, gathering the exact numbers of resources/hour would be vague and possibly inaccurate without knowing the mechanic behind it. Therefore here are vague numbers for single-pile gathering, without efficient gathering technologies; 27.6/h Coal, 5.8/h Steel, 8.1/h wood.
	Sawmill	10 wood	5x3	Sawmill (Technology)	1 Heaters	All	Gathers Wood from frozen tree's in a radius around itself. The radius of gathering is 3 Houses in all cardinal directions, Two sawmills, or 7 rectangles horizontally. With the "Sawmill Range Upgrade" it becomes 14 rectangles. Without any technologies, it produces 9.2/h, or 90 wood per normal workday. With "Sawmill Upgrade" technology unlocked, it produces 11.5/h or 115 wood per standard work day.
	Steam Sawmill	25 wood, 40 steel	5x3	Steam Sawmill (Technology)	2 Heaters	All	Gathers Wood from frozen tree's in a radius around itself. Produces 120 wood per normal workday (12/hour), with "Sawmill Upgrade" technology unlocked it produces 15 wood/hour or 150 wood per day. The radius of gathering is 3 Houses in all cardinal directions, Two sawmills, or 7 rectangles horizontally. With the "Sawmill Range Upgrade" it becomes 14 rectangles.
	Wall Drill	20 wood, 1 steam core	8x5 (on fixed locations)	Wall Drill (Technology)	1 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	One of the few infinite resource producing buildings, requiring specific locations on the map for it to be placed on. This produces 16/h of wood at 100% efficiency, up to 160 per standard work day.
	Steam Wall Drill	20 wood, 40 steel, 2 steam cores	8x5 (on fixed locations)	Steam Wall Drill (Technology)	2 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Requires specific locations on the map for it to be placed on. This produces 20/h of wood at 100% efficiency, up to 200 per standard work day.
	Advanced Wall Drill	40 wood, 80 steel, 3 steam cores	8x5 (on fixed locations)	Advanced Wall Drill (Technology)	3 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Requires specific locations on the map for it to be placed on. This produces 24/h of wood at 100% efficiency, up to 240 per standard work day.
	Coal Thumper	15 wood	6x3 or 5x3	Coal Thumper (Technology)	1 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn	Addendum
	Steam Coal Thumper	35 wood, 25 steel	6x3 or 5x3	Steam Coal Thumper (Technology)	2 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn	Addendum
	Coal Mine	25 wood, 10 steel, 1 steam core	6x4 (on fixed locations)	Coal Mining (Technology)	1 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn	Addendum
	Steam Coal Mine	25 wood, 40 steel, 2 steam cores	6x4 (on fixed locations)	Steam Coal Mine (Technology)	2 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn	Addendum
	Advanced Coal Mine	40 wood, 80 steel, 3 steam cores	6x4 (on fixed locations)	Advanced Coal Mine (Technology)	3 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn	Addendum
	Charcoal Kiln	30 wood, 30 steel	5x3	Charcoal Kiln (Technology)	2 Heaters	All	Addendum
	Steelworks	25 wood	6x4 (on fixed locations)	Steelworks (Technology	1 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Steam Steelworks	40 wood, 15 steel	6x4 (on fixed locations)	Steam Steelworks (Technology	2 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Advanced Steelworks	80 wood, 40 steel	6x4 (on fixed locations)	Advanced Steelworks (Technology	3 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum

Technology Buildings

Technology Buildings don't fall in any of the previous categories and serve multiple purposes, such as heating the farthest parts of your city or allowing you to explore the wilderness. On endless in Serenity mode, the technology to build steamhubs are already unlocked.

echnology Buildings don't fall in any of the previous categories and serve multiple purposes, such as heating the farthest parts of your city or allowing you to explore the wilderness

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available	Applications/Abilities
	Workshop	15 wood, 5 steel	5x2 or 3x3	None	2 Heaters	All	Unlocks the Technology Tree. Employs up to 5 engineers to research technologies. You can only build 4 workshops
	Steam Hub	20 steel	1x1 (placed on a road)	Steam Hub (Technology)	0	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Creates heat zones around them that have the same heat level as the Generator's one. You can select the range and schedule for each one. The Steam Hubs can work either: from 8:00-18:00 (normal work day), from 6:00 to 20:00 (extended work day) or all the time. The base consumption of Steam Hubs depends on the Generator's coal consumption, consuming half the Generator's base rate (without taking into consideration efficiency reductions or range upgrades extra consumption). A Steam Hub will consume 3 coal/hour on level 1, 6 coal(hour on level 2 and so on. If the Steam Hub Range Upgrade is researched and used, the consumption will double.
	Brazier	10 steel	1x1 (placed on a road)	Brazier (Technology)	0	The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Beacon	20 wood, 35 steel	5x3	Beacon (Technology)	0	All except The Last Autumn	Addendum
	Outpost Depot	25 wood, 45 steel	6x3 (on fixed locations)	Outpost Depot (Technology)	0	A New Home, The Refugees and The Fall of Winterhome	Addendum
	Guarded Outpost Depot	500 wood, 500 steel	6x3 (on fixed locations)	Story related	0	The Refugees	Addendum
	Factory	30 wood, 15 steel, 1 steam core	5x3	Factory related	2 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn	Addendum
	Bridge	200 wood, 150 steel	On fixed locations	None	0	Endless mode (Rifts map)	Addendum
	Repair Station	50 wood, 20 steel	On a fixed location	Story related	0	The Fall of Winterhome	Addendum
	Evacuation Centre	25 wood 45 steel	6x4	Story related	0	The Fall of Winterhome	Addendum
	Transport Depot	45 wood, 20 steel	5x4 (on a fixed location) 9x7 on endless mode	Story related	0	On The Edge and Endless mode (settlements enabled)	Addendum
	Upgraded Transport Depot	45 wood, 20 steel	5x4 (on a fixed location)	Story related	0	On The Edge	Addendum

Faith Buildings

Faith Buildings are related to the "Faith" tree of the Law book, they vary between places of worship to small field kitchens to keep warm your workers

aith Buildings are related to the "Faith" tree of the Law book, they vary between places of worship to small field kitchens to keep warm your workers

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available	Applications/Abilities
	House of Prayer	30 wood, 10 steel	5x2 or 3x3	House of Prayer (Law)	2	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Shrine	10 wood, 10 steel	1x1 (placed on a road)	Shrines (Law)	0	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Temple	40 wood, 40 steel	6x3 or 5x4	The Temple (Law)	3	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Faith Keepers	40 wood, 40 steel	5x2 or 3x3	Faith Keepers (Law)	2 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Field Kitchen	5 wood, 10 steel	2x2	Field Kitchens (Law)	3 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum

Order Buildings

Order Buildings are related to the "Order" tree of the Law book, they try to establish a new regime for your citizens

rder Buildings are related to the "Order" tree of the Law book, they try to establish a new regime for your citizens

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available	Applications/Abilities
	Watchtower	15 wood, 5 steel	3x2	Neighbourhood Watch (Law)	1 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Guard Station	20 wood, 10 steel	3x2	Guard Stations (Law)	2 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Prison	40 wood, 40 steel	5x3	Prison (Law)	3 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Propaganda Centre	40 wood, 40 steel	6x4	Propaganda Centre (Law)	3 Heaters	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum
	Agitator	10 wood, 10 steel	1x1 (placed on a road)	Agitator (Law)	0	All except The Last Autumn and On The Edge	Addendum

Public Buildings

Image	Name	Cost	Size	Requirements	Heat insulation	Scenarios they are available
	Street Lamp	25 steel	1x1 (placed on a road)	None	0	Endless mode
	Small Square	10 wood	3x2	None	0	Endless mode
	Medium Square	20 wood	5x3	None	0	Endless mode
	Large Square	35 wood, 25 steel	6x4	None	0	Endless mode
	Small Garden	40 wood, 25 steel	3x2	None	0 Heaters	Endless mode
	Medium Garden	80 wood, 50 steel	5x3	None	0 Heaters	Endless mode
	Large Garden	120 wood, 80 steel, 1 steam core	6x4	None	0 Heaters	Endless mode
	Archives	400 wood, 250 steel	9x6	At least 1 Relic in the city	0	Endless mode
	Christmas Tree	35 wood, 25 steel	6x4	Only available during Christmas	0	Endless mode
	Builder's Monument	50 wood, 100 steel	6x6	None	0	Endless mode

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