Frostpunk 2 is a city-survival game where factions are one of the primary challenges that you will have to work your way around.
Each faction in the game has their own set of ideologies and principles, and keeping all of them happy at the same time can be a task.
So, here’s everything you need to know about all the factions in Frostpunk 2 and how you can improve your relations with them while playing the game.
All factions in Frostpunk 2
| Faction | Spawn Condition | Beliefs | Special Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frostlanders | Default Faction from Chapter 1 | Adaptation | Deradicalize – reduce the fervor and size of either the Evolvers or Pilgrims faction |
| New Londoners | Default Faction from Chapter 1 | Progress | Deradicalize – reduce the fervor and size of either the Stalwart or Faithkeeper faction (depending on which is currently active) |
| Faithkeepers | Choosing Faith in the Prologue (Mysterious Symbol Dialogue) | – Equality – Tradition | Prayers & Baptisms – Increase Trust & reduce Tension at the cost of growing the faction’s size |
| Stalwarts | Choosing Order in the Prologue (Mysterious Symbol Dialogue) | – Progress – Merit – Reason | Deploy Guards – Increase the available number of Guard Squadrons, lowering Crime temporarily |
| Pilgrims | Will appear at Chapter 1 end if Stalwarts faction is active | – Adaption – Equality – Tradition | Deploy Guides – increase Frostland Exploration Speed & building of Skyways or Trails |
| Evolvers | Will appear at Chapter 1 end if Faithkeepers faction is active | – Progress & Adaptation – Reason | Train Workers – increase workplace efficiency at the cost of possible injury |
| Wanderers | Default Faction in Prologue | Survival at all costs | Tighten Belts – reduce food scarity in return for slightly increased hunger |
| Colonists | Settle a Colony | No core beliefs | No ability |
| Prisoners | Build a Prison and round up Protesters | Favors Captain’s Rule Laws | Enlist Guards – prisoners serve as guards, increasing available guard squadrons (until their sentence is over) to decrease Crime temporarily |
While these are the factions that you will come across in the Frostpunk 2 campaign, you’ll come across some more in the Utopia mode.
| Faction | Spawn Condition | Beliefs | Special Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labourers | Available from starting choices | – Equality | N/A |
| Merchants | Available from starting choices | – Merit | N/A |
| Foragers | Available from starting choices | – Adaptation | Deradicalize – Reduce the size and Fervor of the Icebloods Faction |
| Machinists | Available from starting choices | – Progress | Deradicalize – Reduce the size and fervor of the Technocrat Faction |
| Thinkers | Available from starting choices | – Reason | N/A |
| Lords | Available from starting choices | – Tradition | N/A |
| Icebloods | Splinters from the Foragers (spawns faster when avoiding laws with preferred traits) | – Adaptation – Merit – Tradition | Hunting Trip – Greatly increases Food Income temporarily |
| Technocrats | Splinters from the Machinists (spawns faster when avoiding laws with preferred traits) | – Progress – Equality – Reason | Assist Researchers – Greatly Increases Research Speed temporarily |
When playing in the Utopia mode, you will always start off with two factions of your choice and a random one. This makes the mode more challenging and adds replayability once you’re done with the campaign.
How to improve relations with factions in Frostpunk 2
The only way to improve your relations with a faction in Frostpunk 2 is by making sure that they’re happy. To keep them happy, you need to take decisions and pass laws which fall in line with their world views.
Every faction believes in one of the six core values that are present in the game, with some believing in more than two at the same time. The values are mentioned below:
- Adaptation
- Progress
- Equality
- Merit
- Reason
- Tradition
Every action that you take in the game will fall in line with one of the six values mentioned above. You will be able to see the values it corresponds to when you’re hovering over the decision you’re about to make.
Alternatively, you can also improve your relationship with a particular faction temporarily by:
- Funding projects
- Make and keep a promise
- allow them to propose the next law, but you don’t necessarily need to approve it
It’s worth remembering that these three steps mentioned above are just temporary fixes, and your reputation with factions in Frostpunk 2 will decrease over time, if they see that you’re not running the city according to their beliefs.
