How to make Trails and Skyways in Frostpunk 2

Trails and Skyways in Frostpunk 2 are an essential part of one's expansion plan in the game. As you discover Outposts and other points of interest, you'll be able to extract valuable resources from them. However, to carry them back to your township, you will need access to trade routes. This is where developing Trails and Skyways comes in.

This article will provide you with a detailed guide to building Trails and Skyways in Frostpunk 2. To know more about them, read below.

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What are Trails in Frostpunk 2?

Trails in Frostpunk 2 are routes that allow Frostland teams to operate Outposts and Settlements in the game. These routes allow the teams to secure resources and ship them back to your main colony, improving your economy and control of resources in the dominion.

Building Trails cost Heatstamps and Prefabs. Avoid wasting resources in building them until they are absolutely required.

Trails in FP2 (Image via 11-bit studios)

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How to make Trails in Frostpunk 2?

Building Trails in Frostpunk 2 is quite straightforward, and as stated above, it requires Heatstamps and Prefabs.

Here's a step-by-step guide to building Trails in the game:

• Go to the point of interest from where you want to build a Trail. Left-click on it to open up the information panel for the area. Locate the prompt for 'Connect Path/Trail' to begin the construction of a new Trail.
• You will now be greeted with a map and a line that originates from the POI that you clicked on.
• From here, you can now control this line to create a pathway to another POI of your choice. You can connect this line to a post that's located at the edge of a city, or another pre-existing Trail leading to your colony.

I recommend you make the Trail pathway to your desired location as straight and short as possible, as it allows you to save up on valuable counts of Prefab and Heatstamps. Minimizing the number of segments will also reduce the build time and make the Trail more efficient for use in the game.

In case you lack enough Frostland Teams to create a Trail, you can build a Logistics District in your City, providing you with the manpower needed to complete this build.

Building Trails in FP2 (Image via 11-bit studios)

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Why are Trails important in Frostpunk 2?

Trails are essential for trading and commuting. As stated above, these roads link cities and colonies to valuable outposts and POIs. You can assign Frostland teams to operate these POIs to extract essential resources and bring them back to the primary dominion. This ensures that you can spread the ambit of your colony to far-away regions while simultaneously improving its economic prospects.

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What are Skyways in Frostpunk 2?

Skyways in Frostpunk 2 are an elevated suspended railway system used primarily for transporting goods between regions, including Outposts, POIs, and Settlements.

It's an alternative to building Trails and offers numerous benefits when compared with the former. As a high-speed rail system, they provide faster travel times compared to Trails in the game.

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How to make Skyways in Frostpunk 2?

Before proceeding to make Skyways in Frostpunk 2, you have to get your hands on the blueprint for the item. Here's how you can research this in the game:

Researching Skyways

• You can go to the Idea Tree, and proceed to the Frostland Section.
• Locate the prompt for 'Skyways Construction' and research it.

Building Skyways

Here's a step-by-step guide to building these routes in the game:

• Go to the POI of your choice and open the Frostland map.
• Locate the option for 'Skyways Construction,' located on the bottom right of your screen.
• Click on this prompt to open the route creation screen. Similar to establishing Trails, you will now have to navigate a straight and least segmented path to a colony, or other interconnected Skyway of your choice.

This will begin the build process for the commuting route. Frostland Teams will automatically get assigned to help complete this project.

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Why are Skyways important in Frostpunk 2?

Skyways not only provide improved communication between Outposts, Settlements, and other Colonies, but they also significantly boost the production of these areas. Furthermore, the amount of resources that can be transferred and transported between regions also shoots up significantly.

Building these routes is time-consuming. However, if you want to boost your progress in the game, they are an essential extension of building and expanding your dominion.

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