How To Do Emergency Shifts In Frostpunk

Emergency shifts are a powerful tool in Frostpunk that allow you to maximize worker productivity during critical moments. This guide will walk you through accessing and activating emergency shifts to keep your facilities running around the clock when you need it most.

What Are Emergency Shifts?

Emergency shifts are a special ability that forces workers in any facility to work continuously for the next 24 hours without any breaks. To unlock this feature, you’ll need to access your Book of Laws and navigate to the Adaptation section where you’ll find the Emergency Shift law.

Once you select the Emergency Shift law, you’ll see the description: “You can force workers in any facility to work for the next 24 hours.” This means your workers will have literally no breaks during this period—they’ll work the full 24 hours straight.

However, it’s important to understand the trade-off: using emergency shifts will raise your city’s discontent. The discontent will rise slightly each time you activate this ability, so use it strategically rather than constantly.

How To Enable Emergency Shifts

Step 1: Access Your Book of Laws

First, open your Book of Laws to locate the Emergency Shift law in the Adaptation section.

Step 2: Select the Emergency Shift Law

Click on the Emergency Shift law to view its details and enact it.

Step 3: Choose Your Target Building

Once you’ve enacted the Emergency Shift law, select the building where you want to activate it. For example, you might want to enable emergency shift on an industrial hot house or any other facility that needs a productivity boost.

Step 4: Activate the Emergency Shift Button

Click on the building you’ve selected, and you’ll see an “Emergency Shift” button appear. Simply press this button to activate the emergency shift.

Step 5: Confirm the Action

After pressing the button, a confirmation message will appear stating: “This facility will work constantly for the next 24 hours.” Be aware that activating this will add approximately 5% to your overall discontent.

Important Considerations

Remember that emergency shifts apply to individual buildings—you’ll need to click on each facility separately if you want multiple buildings operating under emergency shift conditions. Additionally, always monitor your discontent levels, as repeated use of emergency shifts can accumulate discontent and potentially lead to unrest in your city.

Summary

Emergency shifts in Frostpunk are a valuable but costly resource. By accessing your Book of Laws, selecting the Emergency Shift law from the Adaptation section, and activating the emergency shift button on individual buildings, you can force workers to labor for 24 hours straight. Just remember to account for the approximately 5% increase in discontent each time you use this ability, and use it wisely during your city’s most critical moments.

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