#Frostpunk steam hub generator#

In Arks where you need to heat 4 distant buildings, steam hubs also provide more locations for Automaton's to recharge, reducing the time they spend away from the job. Read: Suggestion: Leviathan: The Last Dreadnought While you can't set a different heat level than the generator, temperatures rise and fall globally, so you're generally looking to adjust all of your buildings by the same heat level. Also, Steam Hubs create a radius of heat, so any workers passing through it, or building structures in it aren't exposed to cold. You could also build a 'work-district' Steam Hub that would only turn on during work hours to get the overnight coal savings from not running 24/7. As a critical difference, Steam Hubs can heat housing, while Heaters cannot.

#Frostpunk steam hub generator#

Steam Hubs use 3 coal per hour per heat level, and the heat level matches what the generator is set to (no additional research needed). Heaters use 1 coal per building per hour per heat level, and each heat level requires research time/resources. After considering the math behind it, I think that Steam Hubs are significantly better than Heaters, and Heaters should only be used when you need to survive colder temperatures than what a power maxed generator can survive. I've typically used it a lot as well, but I just finished up Arks without touching Heaters at all, and instead just used Steam Hubs. I have not completed Hard or Extreme, so maybe my understanding of the game and scenarios is incorrect.įrom guides I've read and videos I've watched it seems like a lot of people use Heaters.

I know that research takes a lot longer on higher difficulties, so I've been trying to figure out which techs I can live without. But, I'm trying to prepare for the transition to Hard and eventually Extreme difficulty. Full Disclosure: I've played through New Home, Ark and Refugees on Normal difficulty.