![]() ![]() The first time the Generator stress level reaches 100% the game will not end immediately and will give the player a choice to either sacrifice a Steam Core or children, both of these will decrease stress level to around 75%. ![]() Dissipating 99% stress level takes 48.5 hours without Generator Safety Bypass, 39.5 hours with Generator Safety Bypass. You can use this window of time to upgrade generator power generation. You can overdrive for 24 hours without Generator Safety Bypass, 33 hours with Generator Safety Bypass. Heavy overdrive usage should be saved for when the temperature will drop. This will tend to be during the day when there are more steam hubs running. Overdrive is better used when there are more steam hubs operating and when the generator range is extended. Overdrive can be seen as a way to save coal and should be used whenever the stress is at 0% otherwise, usage time, or coal is being wasted. ![]() It simply increases the existing heat zone temperature by 1 level at the cost of stressing the Generator into failure. Overdrive doesn't consume any additional coal per hour. When the stress level reaches 100%, the Generator explodes and the game ends. It decreases by 2% per hour when the Generator is running normally, or when it is shut down. Generator stress level increases by 4% per hour when the overdrive is on. The following Events are associated with the Generator. The following tables details hourly and daily consumption for all generator levels and ranges (before efficiency techs are researched). Increasing the generator range also increases coal consumption. Stress builds up slower and falls quicker with the Generator Safety Bypass technology.Ĭhanging the heat level causes Steam Hubs to consume more coal, just like the Generator does. The Overdrive toggle makes the Generator run hotter (+1 heat level, or +2 if Overdrive Couplings has been researched), but this causes the Generator to accumulate stress, which can cause it to explode if it reaches maximum critical level. With each progressive steam level, more coal is required, but the heat level of all heat zones will increase. Many of these research outposts were equipped with Heat Generator Towers for long-term study to discover what caused this phenomenon. And if the Generator is destroyed… Then, everything is lost…Īccording to in-game Lore, when the Great Frost first was setting in, the United Kingdom and several other countries sent out expeditions to the North to find out what was going on. Keep it fed with Coal to stay on and keep your people warm. It also serves as a refuelling station for Automatons, unless there is any Steam Hubs closer by. The Generator also works in conjunction with Steam Hubs, when powered by the Generator, these contraptions create additional smaller Heat Zones around them. Buildings that are further away from the Generator require Roads, which hold steam pipes and electrical cables, in order to function. Many of your Buildings require heat and power to keep them operational. Eventually, you will be able to research into range settings, where you can further expand the area where heat is emitted.Īlways remember to switch off the generator when you aren’t using it, as you don’t want to power through all your resources straight away! If a cold day comes along, it could slowly kill some of your workers.The Heat Generator Tower, or Generator for short, is an enormous steam-powered furnace/engine that is the main source of Heat and Power in your City. Whilst not necessary during day time on most days, it’s usually required of a night. We wrote a guide here where you can find out how to gather coal and assign your workers.Ĭlick ‘Steam Level 1’ to begin providing heat. Generators will consume Coal each hour, with Level 1 (the lowest possible level) consuming 6 per hour. Each level offers more warmth than the previous, making workers more happy at the cost of higher Coal consumption. As you can see, on the left hand side is multiple Steam Levels. The image above shows the basic interface when selecting the generator. Workers will ignore buildings until you do so. When you begin to build structures, you will need to connect them with the generator with Streets. Quick tip, click the temperature at the top of the screen, this will give you an overview of how cold your workers are, and what areas need sorting out. Most nights, workers will request that you turn on the generator as they are scared of freezing to death during the night. Most of your works will congregate here and hang out due to the warmth. In essence, it sort of acts as the ‘city hall’. It’s required to keep all your workers warm. Your generator is arguably the most important feature of your city in Frostpunk.
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