How To Use Automations In Frostpunk

Automations are powerful mechanical workers in Frostpunk that can dramatically improve your city’s productivity. This guide will walk you through researching, building, and deploying automations to streamline your operations and reduce your reliance on human workers.

Researching Automations

Before you can build any automations, you need to research them. Start by researching The Factory — this is the essential building where automations are manufactured.

Once you’ve unlocked the basic automation production, several upgrade technologies become available to enhance your automations:

Streamlined Automations — Reduces the build cost of automations

Automation Redesign — Lowers costs even further

Automation Integration — Increases the efficiency of your automations

Medical Automations — Allows automations to work at medical posts and infirmaries

Engineer Automations — Enables automations to work at workshops and factories

Building Automations

To construct automations, you’ll need to use your Factory building. Select the Factory and locate the automations production button.

Each automation requires the following resources to produce:

50 Steel

50 Wood

50 Coal

1 Steam Core

You can adjust production by using the plus or minus buttons to set a specific quantity, or select infinite production to keep building automations continuously. Production will take some time to complete.

Deploying Automations

Once an automation is built, it will appear in your city and begin wandering. Automations resemble mechanical constructs that look like something out of War of the Worlds.

To assign an automation to work at a specific location, simply click on the building where you want it to work. For example, select a coal mine and you’ll see the worker management options. Click “Add an Automation” and the automation will automatically travel to that location and begin working.

Managing Your Automations

Once deployed, you can monitor your automation’s performance and management options:

Efficiency Rating — View how effectively the automation is working

Upgrades Applied — See which automation upgrades are active

Workplace Assignment — Check which building it’s assigned to

Dismantle Option — Remove the automation and recover its resources if needed

Automations require fuel to operate. Your automations will automatically refuel with coal as needed, so make sure your coal supply is sufficient to support them.

Conclusion

Automations are fantastic machines that effectively automate your workforce, freeing up human workers for other critical tasks. By researching the appropriate technologies and deploying automations strategically across your coal mines, factories, and medical facilities, you can significantly boost your city’s efficiency and resilience. Master automation deployment and you’ll have the edge you need to survive the frozen apocalypse.

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