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Frostpunk 2 Preview and Q&A – Developers Explain Focus on Politics, Praise AMD FSR 3
02.10.2023 - 15:27 / wccftech.com
It's been over two years since Frostpunk 2 was announced by 11 bit Studios. Finally, the Polish developer invited Wccftech and other outlets for a press preview conducted remotely. The presentation began with a pre-recorded look at the new Utopia Builder.
The developers clarified the sequel takes place around thirty years after the events seen in the first game. Having survived the worst of the Great Storm, 11 bit Studios wanted to explore what came next. In Frostpunk 2, the scale will be much bigger, as what might have been the whole city after a successful playthrough of the previous installment is now just the central district of a burgeoning metropolis.
Not only will players get to build several districts, but the time scale is also going to be much wider, going up to years over the course of a long playthrough. As a result, the whole economy had to be adjusted to work on a supply and demand system.
That's not to say resources won't have to be well-managed. It is entirely possible to bungle it up and struggle with cold, hunger, and disease. However, the focus in Frostpunk 2 is more on the society side.
Since the Great Storm, two groups have risen with opposite mindsets: the Engineers, who value industrial and technical solutions to the city's problems, and the Foragers, who survived outside the cities and are skeptical of relying on technology to solve their problems. When players build the Research Institute, they'll be able to side with one or the other community in the so-called Idea Tree. For example, the Foragers would like to produce more food using human waste, while the Engineers want to use chemicals to make the soil more fertile.
Each community will have a reaction to the player's choices as a leader. Ultimately, players will build what 11 bit Studios described as the most important location in Frostpunk 2: City Hall. This is where laws are established, and the player will need to gather support from the various factions in the council. Needless to say, making a promise and breaking it will erode trust. Laws can also be changed over time if needed. The developer then fast-forwarded the playthrough to two years later, when two new factions of extremists emerged, the Icebloods and Technocrats. Dealing with social tensions will be critical to the city's long-term survival.
Following the presentation, 11 bit Studios answered a few questions about Frostpunk 2 in a press roundtable. The game still doesn't have a concrete release date.
[WCCFTECH] The game has been confirmed to support AMD FSR 3 on PC. If you're able to discuss it, I'd love to hear how long it took to implement and what level of performance you are seeing with it.
The implementation of FSR 3 was quite simple. It worked from the
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