Hello Citizens, After receiving your feedback, we are coming back to you with improvements and bugfixes related to the latest patch. Below you will find the full patch notes: General: - Fixed titles for new Sandbox maps. - Crash Fixes: Resolved several boot, runtime, and subsystem crashes that could appear under specific conditions.  Visual and Audio: - Graphics & FX: Fixed flickering cartographic view - Cutscenes: Disabled motion blur during the volcano cutscene for better visual fidelity; ensured Frostland units are hidden during cinematics.  - Audio & Voiceovers: + Implemented audio feedback for big lenses and untangled voiceover levels from being incorrectly managed by three separate audio sliders simultaneously.  .  + SFXs for Tales selection (Utopia Builder Menu) + SFXs for Communities/Factions selection (Utopia Builder Menu) + SFXs for Maps selection (Utopia Builder Menu) + SFXs for base game Big Lenses (18 lenses) (Base Game) + SFXs for sandbox Big Lenses (2 lenses) (Base Game) Interface: - HUD & Navigation: + Added a dedicated tooltip over the deathmeter and enabled full button functionality for the predicted outcome bar.  + Restored proper controller focus to the trust bar on the bottom HUD.  - Text & Tutorials: + Added missing intro text for Twilight Waters and fixed incorrect faction portraits appearing on subsequent panel opens.  + Re-formatted overflowing text strings across German, Russian, and Turkish locales.  + Replaced placeholder screenshots, corrected black circle artifacts, and adjusted formatting for weapon and platoon tutorials.  + Updated Chinese Simplified subtitles for intro & outro cutscenes to match voiceover. -- Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Take care, ~ 11 bit studios team

Hello Citizens, After receiving your feedback, we are coming back to you with improvements and bugfixes related to the latest patch. Below you will find the full patch notes: -- General -- Free update content for Utopia Builder - New Utopia Builder map: Twilight waters - New Utopia Builder challenge: Volcanic night -- General Gameplay -- Fixed the issue in calculations which could cause sudden spike in population numbers up to millions ‘Rush Researches’ now lasts 20 weeks instead of 30 and will provide less research speed bonus Technocrats’ ‘Optimize Research’ now provides less research speed bonus Tweaks to multiple Research Institutes research speed boost bonus so the first two institutes provide less of it Slightly lowered base shelter demand of all communities Lowered shelter demand on Captain difficulty level Shelter area traits now provide less of it Decreased population growth speed Sickliness now increases more quicklyquicker for some time after temperature change Slightly tweaked the number of sick people generated by districts and different cold levels Optimized functions that calculate sick people number to reduce randomness and eliminate edge cases Outposts and settlements rebalance aimed to make Frostland gameplay more challenging: - Meagre Coal Mine Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Stockpile now lasts for 70 weeks down from 140 -Coal Mining Complex Coal output changed from 400 to 200 -Coal Mining Complex + Coal output changed from 500 to 300 Community upkeep changed from 800 to 1200 Food upkeep changed from 10 to 25 Materials upkeep changed from 30 to 50 - Coal Mining Complex ++ Coal output changed from 600 to 400 Food upkeep changed from 20 to 40 Materials upkeep changed from 60 to 110 - Tar Pits Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Stockpile now lasts for 120 weeks down from 240 -Old Derrick Oil output changed from 320 to 200 - Oil Rig Oil output changed from 150 to 100 - Oil Rig + Food upkeep changed from 40 to 25 - Oil Rig ++ Oil Output changed from 250 to 300 Materials upkeep changed from 60 to 110 -Buried Village Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Stockpile now lasts for 70 weeks down from 140 - Imperial Smelter Materials output changed from 250 to 200 - Imperial Smelter + Materials output changed from 400 to 300 Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Food upkeep changed from 10 to 25 - Imperial Smelter ++ Materials output changed from 600 to 400 Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Food upkeep changed from 20 to 40 - Imperial Manufactory Stockpile now lasts for 120 weeks down from 240 - Imperial Manufactory + Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Food upkeep changed from 10 to 25 - Imperial Manufactory ++ Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Fixed incorrect 300 community upkeep and set it to 2000 Food upkeep changed from 20 to 40 Oil upkeep changed from 60 to 30 - Frozen Whale Outpost Stockpile now lasts for 120 weeks down from 240 - Whaletown + Food output changed from 250 to 200 Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Community upkeep changed from 800 to 1200 Materials upkeep changed from 25 to 50 Oil upkeep changed from 10 to 20 - Whaletown ++ Food output changed from 400 to 300 Frostland team upkeep changed from 10 to 5 Community upkeep changed from 1400 to 2000 Materials upkeep changed from 40 to 110 Oil upkeep changed from 20 to 30 -- Interface -- New deaths count widget Construction panel improvements: - Radical buildings are now marked in the construction panel: - Building variants are always visible Quest objectives can now be expanded/collapsed -- Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Take care, ~ 11 bit studios team

Hello Citizens, After receiving your feedback, we are coming back to you with improvements and bugfixes related to the latest patch. Below you will find the full patch notes: General Gameplay - Survivalists’ Headquarters territory exploration threat decrease effect now stacks - 'Optimise Inputs' ability no longer lowers the Automaton Factory building output - It is no longer possible to research Criminal Reparation, Guard Immunity, Crime Elimination, Treatment and Housing Distribution policies without a built Council - Air Transport Hub now affects buildings inside the districts - Optimized performance during temperature change events in late game Interface - Major memory and object count optimizations to widgets - Pause game keybinding can now be changed - Improved Affinity emblems visibility on the construction radial - Area Effects for Hubs are now displayed in Research Topic panel - Improved Utopia tree visuals on lower screen resolutions to prevent overlapping - Production district will no longer reset output mode upon district expansion - Fixed Story Mode submenu chapter selection navigation issues on lower screen resolutions - Fixed camera position during negotiations when playing with a controller - Fixed camera rotation being possible on the faction formation screen when playing with a controller - Fixed a softblock when attempting to fulfill the Algorithm promise when playing with a controller - Fixed overlapping prompts in the Council when inspecting delegates - Fixed issues with city chat bubbles disappearing too quickly after The Council voting - Fixed Old Waystation deposit displaying Logistic units count on the tooltip Art - Optimizations to the shadow count aimed to improve gpu and memory performance - Various improvements and fixes to hubs VFX - Increased the size of the Insulated Districts outlines in the Heatmap overlay - Tweaks and improvements to road generation logic around hubs - Minor optimizations to texture compression Other - Fixed a few crashes related to threading and general under-the-hood memory handling operations - Fixed crashing Prologue save states created before 1.5.x patch - Memory optimizations - Localization fixes Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Take care, ~ 11 bit studios team

Hello Citizens, After receiving your feedback, we are coming back to you with improvements and bugfixes related to the latest patch. Below you will find the full patch notes: - Interface Fixed Deposit trackers not being visible in Colonies Fixed text wrapping in Idea Tree menu when using Controller Fixed parallax effect in Big Lens for Colony Ending Fixed warning modal interaction in Scenario Menu when using Skip Prologue option with Controller Fixed incorrect modifier information being displayed in Outpost tooltip when ‘Frontier Footholds’ Law is active Fixed ESC keybind not working after closing Heatmap mode Fixed Centrist Laws being incorrectly displayed when using save files created prior to 1.5 Update Improved navigation in Faction menus New maps have now distinguished marking in Utopia Builder menu - Gameplay ‘Heat Homes’ Community Action is no longer available to Icebloods Fixed ‘Depleted Cores’ Tale main quest not being occasionally completed when activating IEC Core Factory Site Fixed possibility of Faction not being fully dissolved after Faction War Proteans no longer come back after being banished from the City Added resource variants to Forsaken Valley and Jagged Bay maps Increased Legionnaires Ability prefabs production from 2 to 8 - Art Fixed snow flickering when rotating camera during Whiteout on Low Graphics Settings Fixed road visuals on Forsaken Valley map Fixed several issues with Buildings LOD Fixed machines not being visible during frostbreaking on Windswept Peaks Map - Other Fixed rare crash on changing District Efficiency Level Fixed issue game objects not being properly cleaned when loading save files multiple times during the same game session Credits update Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Take care, ~ 11 bit studios team

Hello Citizens, We have released a free update: - New 13 centrist policies - 1 new map (Doomsayers themed) Take care, ~ 11 bit studios team

Hello Citizens, After receiving your feedback, we are coming back to you with improvements and bugfixes related to the latest patch. Below you will find the full patch notes: Interface - Increased size of the construction cursor when playing with a controller - Fixed economy overlays not reacting to KBM - Fixed potential softlock on Covert Business city message - Fixed issues with navigating on Tales buttons if any options were selected as random - Fixed the workforce slider not showing the actual blocked state reason - Fixed the fervour tutorial being unlocked only by manual interaction with fervour in the faction panel - Fixed no tooltip about connecting skyways on the Settlement panel - Fixed [ESC] keyboard button not closing some of the panels, bringing up Menus instead - Fixed deactivated trackers remaining visible if the corresponding Building or District is reactivated when the camera is on the Carto level - Fixed a rare case of Council opening without UI Gameplay - Fixed issues with Chapter 5 startup - Fixed a possibility of the Main District spawning in Colony on the Prefabs deposit on the Hanging Rock map - Fixed population numbers sometimes turn into million values when calculating the people allocation Art - Fixed promised law highlight VFX being too strong - Tweaks to the side panel icons in Prologue Other - Fixed Deluxe Podium not working properly if playing in offline modes - Fixed screen resolution-related crash, which could occur on Laptop devices upon entering the graphics settings - Tweaks to how save system files are handled Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Take care, ~ 11 bit studios team

Hello Citizens, After receiving your feedback, we are coming back to you with improvements and bugfixes related to the latest patch. Below you will find the full patch notes: Interface - Improvements for Mouse&Keyboard and Controller input switching - Heat allocation tooltips on the Heat overlay now show failed reasons for both increasing and decreasing allocation - Fixed Hospital, Advanced sawmill and Composite factory buildings not being properly displayed on construction radial menus after changing district tabs - Fixed overlapping community icons on the bottom HUD, leading to issues with selecting them - Fixed pop-up tutorials sometimes enter an unresponsive state leading to softlock - Fixed community panels constantly refreshing, leading to issues with selecting tabs - Fixed blur being cut off abruptly on some of the law panels - Fixed no tooltip being shown when highlighting not available Laws in the Council - Fixed overlapping switches in the Generator Upgrade section of the Generator Panel - Fixed coal icon in the Stockpiling tutorial visibility when using Dark mode - Fixed the weather timeline decor line not matching the length of the Weather forecast widget - Fixed positivesemibold strings appearing in some tooltips - Fixed some of the Frostland site panels closing by themselves when hovering over choices - Fixed prompts in the Trust tutorial - Fixed available building slots persisting visually after upgrading a building - Fixed no tooltip about Settlement upgrade cost in Outpost panel - Fixed overlapping texts in Credits Gameplay - Fixed not being able to construct Generator upgrades after building the Council on the Hanging Rock and Broken Shore utopia maps - Fixed Generator not turning off when fuels are out during Overdrive Art - Tweaks to light setup for the Logistics district buildings - Tweaks to shadow visuals on some deposits - Minor improvements to roads visuals - Fixed some of the construction stage meshes persisting visually if the gameplay was paused at the very end of construction - Visual fixes to the Industrial district Other - Major improvements to LOD aimed to reduce triangle count by ~50% - Major memory handling optimisations - Fixed GPU crash related to Cinematic framerate cap setting when using a screen with a high refresh rate - Tweaks aimed towards the performance of UI navigation in the late game when playing with a controller - Localization fixes Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Take care, ~ 11 bit studios team

Citizens, this update introduces several changes and improvements to performance, interface and gameplay. Interface - Implemented full controller support, featuring supporting UI - Hospitals now display positive district notification when they heal people instead of the side notification - The number of homeless people is now displayed in the Main District and in the Heatmap overlay Gameplay - Homeless people now also get sick in addition to dying - Reduced and delayed the number of deaths among the homeless - Warm districts cure people directly instead of impacting disease statistics - Progress generator upgrades now unlock additional levels of heating in districts - Added a new research for increasing the capacity of Stockpile hubs - Fixed game freezes on automatic heat allocation Prologue - Rebalanced the number and rate of people getting sick from cold districts - Reduced the amount of heat needed to heat districts - Reduced the maximum number of heat allocation levels from 5 to 3 - Increased the Food in food deposits by 20% - Slightly reduced the Scraps generation rate - Increased Frostbreaking tile cost from 37 to 40 Art - District panel illustrations now have parallax animations - Other minor updates to 2D artwork - Other - Various community reported bug fixes Other - Performance fixes for Mac Take care!

Hello Citizens, Below you will find the full list of recent improvements in the latest update: Gameplay - It is no longer possible to make any Negotiation promise without getting votes as a reward - Fixed game freeze on weather change if heat auto allocation was enabled - Fixed Rail Hub not affecting Food District properly (fix will apply only to newly constructed hubs) - Fixed some max-upgraded Settlements being disabled during Whiteout - Fixed Surplus Heat narrative event appearing without Council having been built - Fixed Heat demand reduction from Adaptation Cornerstone being displayed in the tooltip as working for buildings - Fixed Secret Police affecting homeless numbers in the City - Fixed hubs range calculating issue after loading a save file - Fixed infinite heatstamps exploit on district reactivation - Fixed Catastrophic Cold objective of Depleted Cores Tale always failing the game if Cold reaches Catastrophic - Fixed District Insulation bonus not applying if upgrade was completed on turned-off district Interface - Added freezing animations for frozen district panels - Fixed Lily May being obscured by text on some occasions - Fixed Area Trait outlines remaining visible after deselecting the district for construction with the opened construction panel - Fixed proximity trackers flickering when hovering over - Fixed top HUD not showing proper information about fuels after changing the currently viewed city - Fixed the wrong tooltip on deactivated district after resolving the Protest - Fixed wrong modifier being displayed in Hospital research panel after choosing first or third option in "Give me your tired and poor" lens in Beacon of Hope challenge - Fixed visibility issues of Generator Panel in Dark mode - Fixed Generator sending critical overdrive warning on the UI at all times - Some minor UI fixes and tweaks Art - Citizens are now visible in the Heat Management overlay - Fixed rally props being visible on the heatmap - Fixed some minor Idea Tree visual issues - Fixed artwork for fallback policies - Fixed freezing postprocess not working properly for temperatures between -90C and -120C - Fixed faction portrait always displaying the default image during negotiations - Some minor art polish and tweaks - Main District will no longer be elevated during some playthroughs Other - Fixed the empty input issue - Added warning message about balance changes regarding pre-1.3 saves - Localization fixes - Fixed Survivor save sometimes not being created upon returning to the Main Menu - Fixed rare crash on demolishing a big number of districts at the same time Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Stay warm, ~ 11 bit studios team

Hello Citizens! Major Patch 1.3 Highlights: - AppStore fixes Saves should now be visible at all times, even when logged out of Game Center - New Map: The Pit Large map with distinctive "proto-crater" pit counted as mountain terrain. built around the remnants of a failed Generator project. Sandbox location available in Utopia Builder mode as a starting location or a Frostland colonization site, offering more variation to the gameplay. - Tales from the Frostland Narrative-driven optional challenges designed to deepen Utopia Builder’s replayability and storytelling. Take part in new challenges, each introducing a unique quest and storyline. Multiple Tales can be combined in a single playthrough. Complete a Tale to unlock a unique Monument Hub to “decorate” your city, but be careful: failure results in game over! Important: All Tales are designed to be easily expanded and modded by the community in the future! - Overhauled Heating System The biggest systemic change since launch: localized heat management bringing deeper strategy and consequences. Recognizing the legacy of Frostpunk, we've brought back a familiar yet improved approach to heat management in Frostpunk 2, starting with a redesigned Generator UI for better control and feedback. Now you can manage temperature by district, with unique local effects, and consequences when heat is lacking, such as sickness, injuries, or even death. Use the brand-new Heatmap View to visualize district temperature, insulation, heat sources, and proximity bonuses. The changes affect more than just temperature, they also impact your citizens. They now react to heating shortages through negotiations, protests, or praise. Deaths are now tied to specific factions and communities. - We’ve expanded the tech tree and laws, adding: 9 new research topics 2 new buildings 3 rebalanced technologies 1 new law 5 reworked laws - Serenity Mode A return of the beloved Frostpunk mode, offering a more relaxed playthrough. We’ve brought back a well-loved mode for those who want to explore the Frostlands without too much stress. Serenity Mode includes: - Gentler weather Abundant resources Shorter whiteouts No Fervour system (minimal protests, no faction conflict) This mode is fully compatible with other difficulty presets (e.g., Survivor, Extreme). - Core Game Improvements Subtle but impactful refinements across the board to improve playability and including hundreds of fixes! As we continue our commitment to developing Frostpunk 2, we’d like to turn up the heat a little and give you an overview of the new content update and what awaits you in New London—starting today. First of all, we’d like to thank you for all the feedback you’ve shared from the very beginning. It not only gives us valuable insights into what we can improve, but also sparks new ideas in our creative furnace every day. Without you, it would never have been possible to expand the Frostpunk universe as far as we have today. We remain committed to delivering all the DLCs and updates for Frostpunk 2, creating new opportunities for the franchise - just as we did with the Artbook & Anthology Kickstarter, and of course, with the recently announced Frostpunk 1886. Each of these projects has its own dedicated team, pouring heart and effort into every detail. So here’s a message from all of us to you: THANK YOU SO MUCH! We’re now reaching another milestone in Frostpunk 2’s journey with the release of Patch 1.3. Once you’ve played it, don’t forget to leave your review on AppStore! This update introduces a bunch of new content, including a new mode, map, and challenges.

Dear Citizens, A new Hotfix for Frostpunk 2 is out! The update introduces a number of visual and interface improvements, including new Zoom Stories related to the celebration of the Chinese New Year. - Interface Major Idea Tree panels adjustments and polish aimed towards improving readability and distinction of research outcomes in the Idea Tree to facilitate decision-making when comparing different option Other minor UI fixes and polish - Art New Zoom Stories related to the celebration of the Chinese New Year Idea Tree visual improvements District hubs are now producing different-looking smoke depending on district type Improved smoke visuals in extraction district New artworks for city messages related to consequence arcs and cornerstones Changed Winterhome cliff zoom story Fireflies polish Fixed automatons moving faster than intended - Other Localization fixes Take care, 11 bit studios

Dear Citizens, The latest Hotfix 1.2.2 for Frostpunk 2 is now live. The update contains a number of fixes and quality-of-life improvements. Don't miss the updated Christmas Zoom Stories in the Utopia Builder! Changes concern: - Gameplay & Balance - Interface - Art - Audio - Other Take care, 11 bit studios

Dear Citizens, Hotfix 1.2.1 for Frostpunk2 is now live. This update brings another batch of improvements, including a new message warning players about outdated or missing mods when attempting to load a save file that previously had mods applied. - Gameplay & Balance Fixed one of the fuel colony variant having only geothermal deposits - Interface Introduced warning about outdated or missing mods on the attempt to load a save file which had mods applied before the game update Emergency Council Session button is now hidden in the Council menus when it shouldn’t be present so it doesn’t lead to crash upon using Fixed Currently in Force widget being visible when it shouldn’t Fixed district wear trackers not being present after loading a save file Fixed negotiations not showing the proper outcome - Art Fixed prologue frostbreaking zoom stories not being available - Audio Fixed frostbreaking audio still playing upon cancelling the process - Other Fixed crash related to district visuals Fixed crash related to changed Utopia Maps layouts on some saves More updates are coming soon—stay tuned! Take care, 11 bit studios

Greetings, esteemed Stewards of Our Cities! We're pleased to announce that once again our engineers managed to deliver another batch of updates and improvements that will ensure the everlasting expansion of our glorious City! - Patch Highlights Adjustments to Utopia Builder maps New faction events Deep deposits are now truly infinite Infinite protests bug fix Idea Tree panels tweaks Resource transfer panel improvements Improved saving and loading times New pop-up tutorial panels Mere survival is not enough—our City must continue to expand. We have major plans for conquering the frostland. You might expect plenty happening in 2025 alone, and here are some of the highlights: Consoles Launch. We’re thrilled to bring New London to console players. DLCs. Each one will introduce something entirely new to the harsh world of Frostpunk 2. Free Major Content Updates. We’re committed to adding free content updates, which in many ways were inspired by your feedback. Take care, Your 11 bit studios Team

Greetings, esteemed Stewards of New London! We're proud to announce that our engineers have once again delivered various improvements to keep our city running seamlessly. Below you can find a list of our most recent work - Gameplay Fixed incorrect number of delegates on the gameplay startup on some occasions - Interface Current research will no longer be displayed after cancelling the research Tweaks to districts outlines Tweaks to proximity effects colours Tweaks to Idea Tree camera distance - Other Fixes to some rare crashes Take care and stay warm, 11 bit studios Team

Greetings, esteemed Stewards of New London! Your continued feedback and engagement with Frostpunk 2 have been invaluable in shaping the future of our frozen metropolis. We're pleased to present another round of improvements and fixes based on your reports, ensuring your cities can operate at peak efficiency. Key Improvements: - District Stability: Fixed several construction and modification issues - Interface Clarity: Enhanced visibility and functionality improvements - Performance Updates: Optimizations across multiple systems - Platform Support: Added Exclusive Fullscreen support for MacOS - Fixed multiple Gameplay, UI, Art and Audio bugs - Performance optimizations and multiple crash fixes Stay warm, and may your workshops buzz with activity! - The 11 bit studios Team

Greetings, esteemed Stewards of Our Cities! The winds of change are upon us, and they bring not just frost, but a flurry of improvements to our frozen world. We are thrilled to announce the release of our first major update since launch - PATCH 1.1.0 | QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS! This substantial update is a direct result of your invaluable feedback, for which we are immensely grateful. Your voices have been heard, and the city grows stronger for it. - Patch Highlights Stewards, your voices have been heard. We've been closely monitoring your feedback across social media, reviews and forums, and Reddit, and we are happy to present a host of improvements that directly address your concerns. Some of the key highlights include: Fix for audio crashes on MacOS and large-scale optimizations have improved game performance Add missing achievements to AppStore Edge scrolling is now available as a setting Construction and frostbreaking can now be cancelled District outline colours are not different depending on the district Nomads are now more visible in the Prologue, and frostbreaking is no longer performed by machines AutoSave can be disabled, and its frequency can be changed in the game settings Plenty of other changes target the balance, gameplay, UI, art, audio and other segments of our game. The frozen landscape of New London is now more navigable than ever. You asked for more control, and we delivered: edge scrolling, cursor lock, and enhanced camera responsiveness are now at your fingertips. The Frostbreaker, once limited, can now carve out desired swathes of land, giving you unprecedented freedom in shaping your city. For those who value precision in city planning, rejoice! You can now cancel constructions, allowing for quick adjustments to your grand designs. And to keep you informed of your city's progress, ongoing research is now prominently displayed in the Idea Tree. We've expanded your view of the frostland with an extended Cartography range, letting you plan your expansions with greater foresight. And for those unexpected situations, you now have more control over your game saves, with customizable AutoSave frequencies and the option to disable it entirely. The visual clarity of your city has been enhanced, with district outlines now color-coded for easy identification. In the Prologue, you'll notice the Nomads are more visible, adding to the immersive experience of your city's origins. Performance has been a key focus, with large-scale optimizations aimed at smoothing out your gameplay experience. Especially a fix for certain critical issues, including the pesky macOS audio crash that some of you reported. These highlights are just the tip of the iceberg. Your dedication to the survival of New London continues to inspire us, and we can't wait to see how you'll lead your cities with these new tools at your disposal. - Your voice matters! This update is yet another early testament to the power of community's feedback. We are committed to continually improving Frostpunk 2, and your input is crucial in shaping the future of New London. If you believe Frostpunk 2 is heading in the right direction with these changes, we would love for your voice to be heard. Please consider leaving your review. Your positive feedback not only motivates our team but also helps other potential Stewards discover our frozen world.

Greetings, esteemed Stewards of Our Cities! The winds of change are upon us, and they bring not just frost, but a flurry of improvements to our frozen world. We are thrilled to announce the release of our first major update since launch - PATCH 1.1.0 | QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS! This substantial update is a direct result of your invaluable feedback, for which we are immensely grateful. Your voices have been heard, and the city grows stronger for it. - Patch Highlights Stewards, your voices have been heard. We've been closely monitoring your feedback across social media, reviews and forums, and Reddit, and we are happy to present a host of improvements that directly address your concerns. Some of the key highlights include: Fix for audio crashes on MacOS and large-scale optimizations have improved game performance. Edge scrolling is now available as a setting, Construction and frostbreaking can now be cancelled District outline colours are not different depending on the district Nomads are now more visible in the Prologue, and frostbreaking is no longer performed by machines AutoSave can be disabled, and its frequency can be changed in the game settings Plenty of other changes target the balance, gameplay, UI, art, audio and other segments of our game. The frozen landscape of New London is now more navigable than ever. You asked for more control, and we delivered: edge scrolling, cursor lock, and enhanced camera responsiveness are now at your fingertips. The Frostbreaker, once limited, can now carve out desired swathes of land, giving you unprecedented freedom in shaping your city. For those who value precision in city planning, rejoice! You can now cancel constructions, allowing for quick adjustments to your grand designs. And to keep you informed of your city's progress, ongoing research is now prominently displayed in the Idea Tree. We've expanded your view of the frostland with an extended Cartography range, letting you plan your expansions with greater foresight. And for those unexpected situations, you now have more control over your game saves, with customizable AutoSave frequencies and the option to disable it entirely. The visual clarity of your city has been enhanced, with district outlines now color-coded for easy identification. In the Prologue, you'll notice the Nomads are more visible, adding to the immersive experience of your city's origins. Performance has been a key focus, with large-scale optimizations aimed at smoothing out your gameplay experience. Especially a fix for certain critical issues, including the pesky macOS audio crash that some of you reported. These highlights are just the tip of the iceberg. Your dedication to the survival of New London continues to inspire us, and we can't wait to see how you'll lead your cities with these new tools at your disposal. - Your voice matters! This update is yet another early testament to the power of community's feedback. We are committed to continually improving Frostpunk 2, and your input is crucial in shaping the future of New London. If you believe Frostpunk 2 is heading in the right direction with these changes, we would love for your voice to be heard. Please consider leaving your review. Your positive feedback not only motivates our team but also helps other potential Stewards discover our frozen world.

- Gameplay & Balance Districts will no longer remain blocked after the Protest has been resolved through increased relations with a protesting Faction Fixed softblock related to quests not starting at the beginning of Chapter 2 on some occasions. Restarting Chapter 2 may be required for the fix to be applied. Fixed softblock related to quest flow not starting at the beginning of Chapter 4 if the Player loaded a quick save right before the cutscene Fixed crashes which could occur upon using some abilities and loading a save file right after - Interface Player can now skip the Prologue in New Story submenu Mouse scroll can now be used to trigger zoom stories Implemented +1/-1 buttons on the people transfer panel Adjusted font size during cutscenes Survivor mode save will no longer show up in the Chapter Saves submenu Minor UI optimizations - Art Zoom stories are now available in Prologue Housing districts Fixed Faithkeeper Lily May from appearing in the Stalwart endlog on some occasions Improved districts and hubs colour coding Minor art optimizations - Other Introduced popup message on game startup about outdated GPU drivers Further tweaks to HP filter behaviour on macOS which could cause stability issues Disabled HP filter entirely on all game states for macOS Refactored crowd layer behaviour in Housing districts for macOS Slowed down visual effects on Razer and Logitech peripherals Fixed audio playing only in the left headset for some macOS users Fixed some achievement requirements not being applied properly Localization fixes Twitch integration fixes

Dear Citizens! We are happy to announce that we're back with another update bringing various fixes and improvements to Frostpunk 2. Your continued feedback and support are invaluable as we work tirelessly to enhance your experience in this frozen world. That includes resolving a critical issue affecting Apple Silicon - MacOS devices users. The audio-related crashes have been fixed, which should now allow players to run the game smoothly on these computers. This fix was also possible thanks to you who provided additional information about the issue. - Gameplay & Balance - Prologue Negative Squalor events will now trigger at a higher Squalor threshold Fixed issue where Squalor would cause much more Wear to districts than intended Food Hub Workforce cost decreased from 100 to 50 Food Hub Prefabs cost decreased from 80 to 40 Increased Prefabs deposit size on Citizen difficulty Reduced Cold growth by 20% on Citizen difficulty level Reduced Cold growth by 10% for Officer, Steward and Captain difficulty levels Cold events will now cause fewer deaths Changes to the Prologue aim to soften a few unnecessary bumps that increase difficulty in unwanted places, reinforcing the role of Prologue as a small-scale introduction to the challenges of the full complexity of the game. - Interface Added 'Load Chapter Start' button on the Chapter screen in Story mode to make it easier to replay specific chapters Improved exposition of Utopia Builder in the Main Menu - Other Fixed macOS audio crashes due to incorrect HP filter behaviour on time dilation actions Fixed rare crashes on changing any game setting Audio optimizations Minor UI optimizations Localization fixes Fixed some Outposts having Settlement pins on cartography view Fixed Disconnect Twitch button from not being visible on some occasions We're pleased to introduce these improvements, including Prologue balance adjustments and reduced Cold-related deaths, making the early game more manageable while maintaining the Frostpunk 2 level of challenge, and adding the ability to load specific chapters if your Steward career ends prematurely. As always, we're committed to continually improving our game. We're closely listening to your feedback and adding further enhancements, including performance optimisations and more quality-of-life features. Thank you for your ongoing support and patience. Together, we are building a better future for New London! Yours, 11 bit studios Team

Dear Citizens! We’re coming to you with yet another update of various fixes and optimization improvements - thank you for your continuous feedback and support, we’re hard at work to make your Frostpunk 2 experiences better and better. - Gameplay & Balance Tweaked Peace Accords requirements to remove a possible softblock encountered in specific circumstances Fixed Oil not being properly transferred between the city and colonies when specific conditions were met Fixed Squalor not being properly increased/decreased upon changing the activation state of Generator or Surplus Injectors - Other Audio tweaks to reduce CPU overload Localization fixes Twitch integration fixes Various minor optimisations to Art & UI Fixed ‘Thank you for your feedback’ achievement requirements Fixed ‘Ambitious’ achievement requirements Fixed language settings not being applied if the user cancelled the changes previously We also wanted to assure you we’re working on improving the performance on MacOS - will be sure to keep you updated in that regard as well. Yours, 11 bit studios Team

Stability and various performance fixes for MacOS builds - Gameplay & Balance Adjusted weather timeline for Steward and Captain difficulty levels Slightly reduced initial Trust across all difficulty levels Long harvesting sites last for 20% less time in Story mode 'Protect People' ability Guards cost changed from 16 to 24 First Faction War spread will now occur after 10 weeks, down from 15 'Enforce Peace' ability now requires a Prison and no longer removes Faction Fervor Legionnaires community action now properly provides Prefabs New Home quest will no longer autocomplete when certain conditions are met Addressed a possible softlock in one of the paths in Chapter 5 if Steward resorted to radical solutions before Chapter 5 start - Interface Removed Heatstamps references from Prologue Zeitgeist text will no longer leak outside of the tooltip Major dark mode improvements and polish Fixed game reacting to RMB input in the save menu Fixed leaking tooltips between districts and buildings during construction Fixed trust bar not changing to 'Captain's Authority' if it was force-passed by 'Stage Coup' ability Fixed cases where central notification could display a different law than the one offered by Grant Agenda community action Fixed territory names disappearing on some occasions after loading the save file - Art Toxic gases VFX will now be properly removed during Chapter 4 flow Improved roads generation logic Adjusted positioning of Logistics deposit in Utopia Builder Fixed issues with pipes spawning in Utopia Builder colonies Various art tweaks & polish - Other Local saves will now be properly recognized if the game is launched in offline mode (if the platform supports such functionality) Fixed keybindings resetting to default upon relaunching the game Fixed a very rare crash if the game was saved before city messages were opened Fixed a very rare crash upon using Automaton Swarm ability Fixed crash occurring when Steward abandoned a colony, reestablished it again, and attempted to trade with it Optimized 'Roundup' ability code so it no longer causes performance issues Fixed the ESC button not closing some of the panels Audio fixes and polish Localization fixes

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