The Arks Scenario Walkthrough and Map Frostpunk Guide
Last update: 10 May 2018
The following map includes a list of locations that you can explore when completing The Arks scenario. Markings on the map have been divided into the three following categories:
- Red - survivors
- Blue and yellow - resources
- Green - outposts
Map legend
Number | Location Name | Things to be found there |
Broken Automaton | Automaton | |
Abandoned Supplies | Steam Core and Steel | |
Industrial Ruins | Steel and Coal | |
Mountainside Cave | Wood and Raw Food | |
Lost Dreadnought | Steel, Coal, Wood, Steam Cores and Tech | |
South Pass | Wood | |
Barren Hollow | Nothing | |
Isolated Shelter | Raw Food and Steam Cores | |
Steam Lorry | Steam Cores and Steel | |
Expedition Camp | Wood | |
Broken Vehicle | Steam Cores | |
Abandoned Sawmill | Wood | |
Observation Tower | Wood | |
Stone Ship | Nothing | |
Manchester Dreadnought | Steam Cores and Steel | |
Damaged Snowcat | Steel | |
Snow Dune | Nothing | |
Snow-Covered Supplies | Raw Food | |
Snow Crawler | Steam Cores | |
Torn Flats | Nothing | |
Icefall Mine | Steel and Coal | |
Snowy Hill | Nothing | |
Rock Formation | Nothing | |
Ruined Warehouse | Wood and Raw Food | |
Worker Outpost | Steam Cores and Coal | |
Wrecked Vehicle | Steel and Coal | |
Misty Valley | Steel and Coal | |
Frozen Pond | Nothing | |
Snowbound Dreadnought | Steel, Coal, and Steam Cores | |
Discarded Equipment | Steam Cores and Steel | |
New Manchester | City connected to the Shelter for New Manchester quest |
The Arks - walkthrough
This mission puts you against a great challenge. You only have a small group of survived engineers who are preparing giant constructions - The Arks that will give them shelter during a storm. Your task is to be sure that the constructions won't freeze.
Your population is limited which means that the majority of production should be done by Automatons. Sadly, this solution is expensive. You have to find Factory blueprints - they are in Lost Dreadnought location. You need a scouting team to get there. This method also requires a lot of build resources, including Steam Cores.
In this mission Steam Cores are priceless. Because of that you need a scouting group that will get them for you. Steam Cores can be found in various locations, e.g. Lost Dreadnought or Broken Vehicle. They are used not only in production of Automatons but also in producing raw food and excavating coal. Hunter's Huts aren't available in this mission which means that food should be gathered by using Heathouses. There is a good side of having such small number of citizens - you won't need huge amount of food. Two Heathouses are enough.
Sadly, getting coal is much more complicated. Keeping the Generator and Steam Hubs running to provide heat to The Arks, production of Automatons and the necessity of gathering enough coal before storm - all of this means that you will have to invest in all possible upgrades that increase coal excavation. Automatons should also be assigned to the process of getting coal. These robots have greater efficiency and are more resistant which means that they can mine more coal per a day.
Remember to keep an eye on The Arks. Their survival will allow you to succeed in this scenario. They are sensitive to temperature which means that you have to check their status constantly and see if they aren't starting to freeze. If that happens, you will have to raise temperature by using any means necessary.