How To Find The New Fuel Source In Frostpunk 2

In Frostpunk 2, discovering a permanent fuel source outside your city is crucial for long-term survival and expansion. This guide walks you through the exact steps needed to locate and unlock oil as a renewable fuel resource, including exploration mechanics and expedition requirements.

Getting Started: Unlocking Exploration

The first step is to navigate to Frostbreak and locate one of the areas marked with a compass icon.

Once you Frostbreak an area, this action unlocks the logistics district in that location. Head to your districts menu and construct a logistics district directly over the compass icon, making sure to include the surrounding hexes in your construction plan.

Launching Expeditions From The Map

Building the logistics district enables you to zoom out to the main map view where you can now see and interact with different exploration areas. From here, you have the ability to click on various locations and launch expeditions to search for resources.

Following The Oil Trail: Frozen Bay

Begin your search by selecting the Frozen Bay area on the map. When you investigate this location, you’ll discover a crucial clue: a cabin near the bay where “the others” have left evidence. The description reveals they found bodies in sturdy frostground with black oil markings over their closed eyes, along with a map suggesting they were heading toward an old machine somewhere in the desolate coast.

This evidence indicates that an old machine—likely requiring fuel to operate—exists in the Desolate Coast region.

The Desolate Coast Expedition

Click on the Desolate Coast location to launch your next expedition. This expedition requires 10 Frostland teams and takes 17 weeks and 2 days to complete.

Proceed with launching this expedition after ensuring you have the necessary resources and team capacity.

Discovering The Oil Source

Upon completion of the Desolate Coast expedition, your team discovers an old dreadnought—a ruined machine that lies across a crevice with wagon spills and various debris scattered around the site. Most importantly, this location contains oil, the permanent fuel source you’ve been searching for.

The discovery confirms that this site is indeed the fuel source your city needs for sustainable operations.

Establishing A New Colony

With the oil source located and verified, you now have the opportunity to build a new colony directly on this site, securing access to a permanent and renewable fuel supply for your expanding civilization.

Summary

Finding the new fuel source in Frostpunk 2 involves a multi-step exploration process: unlock the logistics district via Frostbreak, launch expeditions to the Frozen Bay for clues, follow the evidence to the Desolate Coast, and finally discover the oil at the old dreadnought site. Once located, you can establish a new colony to harvest this critical resource.

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