#Frostpunk city layout generator#

There I managed to figure out some controls that were more conducive to the platform and was finally able to change the graphics settings. Luckily, and this is going to be a theme throughout the rest of this post, I was able to mash the Steam button and navigate to the controller layout menu. First it crashed back to the Steam client while trying to load up a new city, so I tried turning the graphics down, but the dropdown menus were totally unresponsive. In fact it's one of my favourite games of all time, so you better believe I was ready to try it out on the Steam Deck.īut before I even got into testing the controls and whatnot, the major problems began with the city loading screen. I put all the other stuff that needed heat by the steam hubs in front of each ark.Cities: Skylines (opens in new tab) is one of my favourite city building games.

I only needed 5 houses, so I had a healing post, cookhouse and pub, in the inner ring.

#Frostpunk city layout generator#

In the Arks scenario you don't have many people, so you can skip the generator range upgrades completely, but the heaters and steam hubs need to be upgraded to keep the arks warm. When the big waves of sick people came in later, I put in one more steam hub and shrine combo, just for a cluster of healthcare buildings.Įach scenario is completely different. My storm prep included, replacing a few inner ring buildings with houses, since I didn't need arenas any longer, and I had built excess healthcare buildings near steam hubs. In the first scenario, I put in four steam hubs to cover mines, and built the non AOE buildings in range of them, and kept the heating, hub, and insulation upgrades rolling in before the cold got worse. There isn't a single right answer, which is really great. Cemeteries are another cold building that can go anywhere. Hunters huts and hangars and resource depots are the ones to consider first ( since you will likely have several of each ), and I tend to build them towards the cold edges. There are lot of buildings that don't need heating. This could be the pub, cookhouses, propaganda center, temple, care homes, healing posts and hothouses. This may require building replacement, depending on how well you planned.īuildings that don't have areas of effect, but still require heating, I tend to place near steam hubs. In the end game, the heated space around the generator can get precious, and you should consider removing buildings that can function by a steam hub along with building heaters and insulation. I haven't tested it yes, but I am curious if they also boost hunter production ( not sure since the workers aren't actually in the building ). Shrines and Agitators are for boosting work production, so I tend to build them near the steam hubs, since those tend to be center of production areas, or the workshops.

I usually only build one Arena, and three of the other. If you put them in the third ring, three can cover nearly all the houses in the first four rings, so four probably isn't worth it.

These you want these to cover all your homes. Don't be afraid to build another, and try turning them off and on to achieve the coverage you want, you can always knock down the unused ones later.įighting Arenas, Church, and Watchtowers all have areas they cover. If you are trying to optimize, there are probably two answers, one for mid-game, and another for end-game. I have also found that late the in game use of automatons might change what things I still need heated. Overlapping doesn't improve the heating, so I usually try to avoid overlapping just to maximize covered areas. I then use the next one for a mine, and other buildings like the pub, or extra healthcare. Usually my first steam hub ends up being by a mine, and having a row of workshops in range. I tend to put them in the best spot for the building I needed it for, then build other stuff into their heating range. Steam hub placement is tricky, since you tend to place them in the mid-game before you have range and power upgrades. The big issue is to place things in the correct areas, which usually means understanding heating ranges, building that don't require heating, and those that have areas of effect or don't. You might feel differently, and that is ok. There are a bunch of posts about the way to squeeze more houses into the inner heating area, but those always seem like cheating to me.