Prologue

Master Frostpunk 2's Prologue! Learn to navigate the frozen wasteland, build essential infrastructure like Extraction Districts and Housing, and prepare for the Whiteout. Your guide to survival.

Alright, welcome to Frostpunk 2! The Prologue is your first taste of what's to come, and it's a bit of a race against time. You've got 88 days before the Whiteout hits, and you need to meet a few key objectives. Don't sweat it, though – we'll get through this together. The main challenge here is usually getting enough food stockpiled in time, but we'll tackle that step-by-step.

Your First Objective: Get Fuel for the Dreadnought

You're starting in a frozen wasteland with just a Dreadnought, which is currently powered down because it's out of fuel. Your very first task is to get that Dreadnought running. To do that, you need to find an Oil Wagon and build an Extraction District on it so you can start gathering fuel.

First things first, you need to build a path from your Dreadnought to an Oil Wagon. You'll spot one just to the right of your starting position. To build this path, you'll enter 'Frostbreaking' mode. Select a white tile next to the Dreadnought, and then choose eight tiles in total, making sure one of them is the Oil Wagon. Remember, each Frostbreak path has to be exactly eight tiles long. So, use enough tiles to connect the Dreadnought to the first Oil Wagon, and then use the remaining tiles to reach the second Oil Wagon further to the right. Once you've selected all eight tiles, click the tick to confirm.

Since you can't do anything else until these paths are built, it's time to fast-forward the game. Just press the [Spacebar] key to speed things up until the paths are complete. Once that's done, you'll need to build an Extraction District.

To construct buildings, you'll need 'Prefabs'. You get these by building Extraction Districts on resource nodes. Pause the game by pressing [Spacebar] again, then select the 'Construct Districts' button in the bottom right corner (or press [E]). Choose the Extraction District. These can be built on any resource you find. Once you've selected the Extraction District, you'll need to choose three tiles before you can construct it, similar to Frostbreaking. Make sure the first tile you click is on the resource itself – in this case, the Oil Wagon. You can then place the district around it. After placing it, speed up time again until the construction is finished. Once it's done, pause the game again by pressing [Spacebar].

Objective Two: Turn on the Furnace

Now that you have your fuel source, click on the Dreadnought. You'll see a small button next to the heat gauge – click that to turn it on. If you're ever unsure about what something does, just hover your mouse over it; the game will give you an explanation. Completing this objective will unlock three more, including an optional one.

Objective Three: Basic Infrastructure – Housing

Your next major goal is to build some basic infrastructure, which means constructing Housing Districts. You'll need Prefabs for this, so let's get that sorted.

Get Prefabs: Build an Extraction District on a Construction Wagon

Zoom out a bit and hold down the [Alt] key. You can then hover over the different icons to find a Construction Wagon. There are two of them: one is located under the Oil Wagon you've already dealt with, and the other is in the lower part of the map. For now, build a Frostbreak path to the Construction Wagon that's under the Oil Wagon. You can create a path from it. Once you have access, place an Extraction District on top of it to start extracting its materials. This objective will be completed once the construction is finished. While that's happening, you can start building your two Housing Districts.

Build 2 Housing Districts

Housing Districts are the first building you'll find under the 'Build Districts' section, right where you found the Extraction District. The best place to put them is near the Dreadnought, as it's your only source of Heat in the Prologue. When you're placing a District, you'll see a blue area of effect showing which tiles are covered by Heat. Place your first Housing District using three tiles that are within the blue area above the Dreadnought, and then place the next three tiles directly above those. For the second Housing District, build a Frostbreak path six tiles below the Dreadnought to the right, and place the District the same way as the first, with three tiles in the blue Heat area and three below them. Speed up time until they're complete, and you'll finish all your objectives, including the optional one. You're doing great!