One of the most valuable and most powerful resources you can find in Frostpunk 2 is Cores. These help build some of the most important infrastructure for New London and beyond, and you’ll need as many as you can find. Here’s our handy guide on how to get all Cores in Frostpunk 2.
Where to find all Cores in Frostpunk 2
Kernels are an integral part of progression in Frostpunk 2, especially since you’ll need a lot of them fully upgrade the New London generator. They’re also used to help build some of the game’s more advanced machines, so the more Cores you can get, the better.
As for actually finding Cores, you’ll need to have access to the surrounding Frostlands by at least one Logistics Districtwhich is built on top of that of New London Old Way Stations. There are three in the entire city, and if you can build them all, they’ll give you plenty of Frostlander teams to start with.
Cores are located in certain regions throughout the Frostlands, and you need your Frostlander teams to explore those regions first, uncover them, and find out how many Cores there are. Once done, you’ll need some teams to bring the Cores back to New London as well. Once they arrive in town, the Cores will be available for you to use. You can check how many Cores you have available at any time at the top of your HUD screen, to the right of your Prefab counter.
Below we’ve provided a visual gallery of each region that contains a certain number of Cores that you can salvage. Remember that you can preview which regions will have Cores by clicking on a specific region to see its description. If the a blue Core icon is visible in ‘Potential Findings’there will be an undetermined number of Cores there. Also, once a region is fully explored, it often gets a new name, and we’ve taken care to indicate those in parentheses below.
Note: This guide is currently a work in progress as we continue to uncover the rest of the map to find where the rest of the Cores are located.
Foothills – Rusty Engine
- Location: Foothills (directly north of New London) at the Rusty Engine
- Number of Cores: 2
Desert Coast (Old Dreadnought) – Mangled Cart
- Location: Desert Coast that contains an Old Dreadnought colony (west of New London and Frozen Bay)
- Number of Cores: 3
The Meadow – Silver Automata
- Location: The Meadow (southwest of New London) at the Silver Vending Machines
- Number of Cores: 4
Highlands (Hag Hills) – Wise Women Camp
- Location: Highlands (just south of New London) at Wise Women Camp
- Number of Cores: 3 (will affect your relationships with Stalwarts so choose wisely)
Valley 1 (Fortitude Valley) – Fortitude Base
- Location: East Valley (east of New London and south of The Gorge) in Fortitude Base
- Number of Cores: 3 (if you take these, you give up the opportunity to easily rebuild a scout outpost)
Valley 2 (IEC Valley) – IEC Melter
- Location: South Valley (south of New London and south of Hag Hills) at IEC Smelter
- Number of Cores: 4 (if you take these you give up the chance to restart the smelter which can help produce materials)
High Pass – Hot Springs Refuge
- Location: High Pass (north of New London and north of the Foothills) at Hot Springs Refuge
- Number of Cores: 1 (if you take this, you give up the chance to rebuild the abandoned charging station)
Barren Plains – The Lovers
- Location: Barren Plains (east of New London and east of Fortitude Valley) at The Lovers vending machines
- Number of Cores: 2
Far Reach – Explorer’s Tomb
- Location: Far Reach (far east of New London and southeast of Barren Plains) at An Explorer’s Grave
- Number of Cores: 1
Cursed Circle
- Location: North of Old Dreadnought and north of Frozen Bay at the Cursed Circle
- Number of Cores: 2 (the scouts consider these Cores cursed, so taking and using them is risky)
Purification Pass – Ghost Town
- Location: Purification Pass (northeast of New London and directly east of Steam Valley) at the Ghost Town
- Number of Cores: 1
Dead End Crags – Place of Conflict
- Location: Dead End Crags (south of New London and southeast of IEC Valley) at the Site of Conflict
- Number of Cores: 2 (if you take these you give up the opportunity to repair the transports, which can significantly reduce the research time)
Whispering Valley – Wrecked Warehouse
- Location: Whispering Valley (far southwest of New London and west of IEC Valley) at the Wrecked Warehouse
- Number of Cores: 3
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