Keep Your People Busy
Frostpunk Beginner Tips
In the bottom right corner of your screen, you’ll see the total number of people you have in your city, along with the number of people who are currently unemployed. In Frostpunk, an unemployed civilian is basically a waste of space, and you’ll want to make sure you’re maximizing your resources at all times. Always make use of every single civilian you have and put them to work. Whether they’re out hunting for resources or shoveling coal, it doesn’t matter. Every single person should be contributing to the city in one way or other.
You need to learn the difference between workers and engineers as well. Workers will only provide manual labor, and they can take on almost every job in the city. Engineers are more specialized, and you can only employ them in medical posts, infirmaries, and the workshop. Workers can’t be placed in these facilities, but they can be used to form scout teams once you build a beacon.
