When it comes to ensuring the survivability of New London in Frostpunk 2, factions and politics are just as important as building infrastructure. If you’re wondering who to trust the most, here’s our handy guide to the best factions to earn trust with Frostpunk 2.
Best factions to gain faith in Frostpunk 2
While building enough Districts and producing enough necessities like food and goods are essential for New London to survive the worst of Frostpunk 2’s endless volcanic winter, earning and maintaining trust with Factions is just as important. After all, it’s incredibly difficult to rule over a population if more than half of them don’t trust you as a leader or worse, want to overthrow you.
Fractions are segmented communities of New London’s population, each with their own backstory, agendas, and worldviews. In Story Mode, they consist of Frostlanders, Pilgrims, Stalwarts, and New Londoners. Among those four, Pilgrims are by far the most idealistic and gravitate towards the “older ways” of survival and “embracing the frost” (a possible choice you make at the end of Chapter 1).
On the other side of the table are the Stalwarts and New Londoners, who prioritize technological innovation and optimized productivity, preferring to “beat the frost” (the other choice you can make at the end of Chapter 1). Frozenlanders fall somewhere in the middle in terms of their ideals.
Based on our experiences so far with the political aspects of the game, it is better to earn trust with Stalwarts and New Londoners. Their agendas often work in tandem with each other, and even better, Frostlanders are easy to persuade by proxy as well. This will mean driving out the Pilgrim faction almost entirely, but the odds will remain in your favor with three factions under your belt.
Working with the Stalwarts, New Londoners, and hopefully the Frostlanders as well, they will support and help push forward the establishment of things like Teaching Hospitals for the sick (will help heal and strengthen your workforce), teaching for children to help reduce crime, and more. Their worldviews also fit well with Frostpunk 2’s mantra of survival no matter the cost, so that’s probably why they’re the best choices.
Remember that you can check your Relationships with each faction at any time using the faction gauges at the bottom of your HUD (as seen above), just above the Trust Gauge.
Be sure to check out our other guides for Frostpunk 2 here at Pro Game Guides, such as How to get more manpower in Frostpunk 2.
