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Scouting is one of the Game Mechanics in Frostpunk. See Scouts for the Class type.
Description
Upon creating a Beacon, the player can send scouts out into Frostland to various locations. Scouting is an integral part of the game, and is one of the most efficient ways to gather Wood, Coal, Steel, Raw Food, and Food Rations. Scouting is also the primary and often the only way to gather Steam Cores. Scouts combine with Outpost Depots for a much greater effect.
Scouting also serves as a way to advance the storyline in most of the Scenarios
A scouting party costs 40 Wood and 5 workers.
Upgrades
The following technologies improve scouting:
- Additional Scouts (Technology)
- Automaton Scouts (Technology) (only available in The Arks)
- Boosted Scout Sleds (Technology)
- Lighter Scout Sleds (Technology)
- More Scouts (Technology)
Tips
Utilizing the following strategies can increase the effectiveness of your scouts:
- Scouts travel faster to known locations. If a scout is being sent after returning to your city, it's often faster to send them to the nearest known location first.
- Outpost Teams travel faster than scouts. If you have an outpost team available, you can send them along with your scouts to make locations known, even if the Outpost Team itself cannot search the location. Once the Outpost Team finds the location, resend the scout to the location to cut down the amount of time it takes for your scouts to travel.
- Some locations trigger dilemmas that can cause you to lose a scouting party, such as Tesla City. The loss of your party is random, so you can save your game before searching the location and reload your game if your party ends up dying on the first attempt. This is known as "scum saving" and is sometimes considered cheating.
Scout locations 'A New Home'
| Location | Rewards | Discovers |
|---|---|---|
| New London | Your City | |
| Lost Expedition | Survivors (Children (4), Engineers (9), Workers (22)) / 2 Workers will die if leave them to go city | Crash Site, Sturdy Shelter |
| Gloomy Cave | Survivors (Children (4), Engineers (18), Workers (11), Risk (Scouts, RNG not seeded)) | |
| Sturdy Shelter | Food (102), Wood (216), Steam-cores(1) | Steel Bridge |
| Steel Bridge | Survivors(Automaton or Steel(85)/Steam-cores(2)) | Weather Station, Large Convoy |
| Weather Station | Coal(91)/Steam-cores(1) | Winterhome, Coal Mine |
| Winterhome | Quest objective / "We're On Our Own" Unlock Order/Faith and (Hope v/Discontent), Outpost (Wood) | Freshwater Springs, American Camp |
| Snow Cliff | Rations (98), Wood (61), Steam-core (1) | Shrouded Cave |
| Freshwater Springs | Survivors (Children (7), Workers (22)) | Frozen Grove, Snow Cliff |
| Shrouded Cave | Survivors (Children (34)) | |
| Frozen Grove | Wood (250) | |
| Large Convoy | Survivors (Engineers(18), Workers(26) | |
| Coal Mine | Leave intact (Coal (263), Outpost (Coal)) or dismantle (Wood (279), Steam-core (2), loss of Outpost) | |
| Crash Site | Wood (149), Raw-Food (45) | |
| American Camp | Steel (65), Steam-core(1) | Temporary Settlement |
| Observatory | Survivors (Children (4), Engineers (19), Workers (12) | Gloomy Cave |
| Temporary Settlement | Wood (216), Steam-core (1) | Walled Colony, Fishing Village |
| Walled Colony | Also Exile Colony; Survivors (Children (7), Engineers (18), Workers (36)) | |
| Fishing Village | Leave intact (Steam-core (2), Outpost (Food)) or dismantle(Wood (279), Steam-cores(2), loss of Outpost) | Tesla City |
| Tesla City | Risks Scouts on entry gain Outpost(Steam-core (1) daily) | Dreadnought Landing |
| Dreadnought Landing | Steel (128), Wood (116) Steam-core (1) | Research Station, Ice Corridor |
| Ice Corridor | Stepping stone (nothing) | Icebound Dreadnought |
| Research Station | Steel (72), Wood (140), Steam-cores (2) | Cave Hideout |
| Cave Hideout | Talk (Workers (35)) or Attack (Kills (35)) | Frozen Pond, Wrecked Vehicle |
| Frozen Pond | ||
| Wrecked Vehicle | Coal (137), Steel (86) | |
| Icebound Dreadnought | Steel (128), Wood (213), Steam-core (2), Outpost (Steel) | Abandoned Sawmill |
| Abandoned Sawmill | Wood (250) | Snow-Covered Supplies, Stone Ship |
| Snow-Covered Supplies | Raw-Food (56) | Ruined Warehouse |
| Stone Ship | Nothing to do here | |
| Ruined Warehouse | Wood (173), Food (53) | |
| Ice Crevasse | Survivors (Workers (12), Children (7)) | Camp Vulcan |
| Deep Hollow | Survivors (Workers (11), Children (7)) | Camp Compass |
| Snow Burrows | Survivors (Workers (12), Children (7) | Camp Meteor |
| Camp Vulcan | Survivors (Engineers (19), Risk (Survivors?)) | Jagged Rocks |
| Camp Meteor | Nothing to do here | Large Crater, Scattered Convoy |
| Large Crater | Free Technology | |
| Scattered Convoy | Nothing to do here | |
| Jagged Rocks | Free Technology | Nansen's Storm Watch |
| Nansen's Stormwatch | Free Technology | |
| Camp Compass | Survivors (Engineers (18)) | Fortified Hut, Ice Caves |
| Ice Caves | Nothing to do here | |
| Fortified Hut | Free Technology |
Notes
Free Technology
- Boosted Scouts - Large Crater
- Generator Safety Bypass - Jagged Rocks
- Advanced Coal Mine - Nansen's Storm Watch
- House Insulation - Fortified Hut
Scout locations 'The Arks'
| Location | Rewards | Discovers |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy | Your City | |
| Abandoned Supplies | steel (28), steam-cores (1) | Broken Automaton, Icefall Mine/Mountainside Cave |
| Broken Automaton | Automaton (1) | Lost Dreadnought, Icefall Mine/Industrial Ruins |
| Icefall Mine | Coal (201), Steel (88) | |
| Industrial Ruins | Coal (204), Steel (126) | |
| Lost Dreadnought | Coal (50), Steel (100), Wood (100), Steam-cores (3), Factory technology | Cracked Ice, Barren Hollow |
| Barren Hollow | Stepping stone (nothing) | Mountainside Cave |
| Cracked Ice | Stepping stone (nothing) | Abandoned Sawmill, Snow Crawler |
| Mountainside Cave | Wood (165), Raw-food (45) | |
| Abandoned Sawmill | Wood (193) | |
| Snow Crawler | Steam-cores (3) | |
| Misty Valley | Steel (73), Coal (116) | Broken Tree |
| South Pass | Wood (107) | Stone Ship, Frozen Pond |
| Frozen Pond | Stepping stone (nothing) | Damaged Snowcat, Snowbound Dreadnought |
| Stone Ship | Stepping stone (nothing) | Ruined Warehouse, Discarded Equipment |
| Broken Tree | Stepping stone (nothing) | Snowy Hill, Steam Lorry |
| Damaged Snowcat | Steel (125) | |
| Snowbound Dreadnought | Coal (171), Steel (128), Steam-cores (3) | |
| Ruined Warehouse | Raw-food (55), Wood (132) | |
| Discarded Equipment | Steel (129), Steam-cores (3) | |
| Snowy Hill | Stepping stone (nothing) | Isolated Shelter, Research Outpost |
| Steam Lorry | Steel (130), Steam-cores (3) | |
| Isolated Shelter | Raw-food (55), Steam-cores (3) | |
| Research Outpost | Coal (170), Steam-cores (3) | |
| Expedition Camp | Wood (108) | Broken Vehicle |
| Broken Vehicle | Steam-cores (1) | Observation Tower, Supply Depot |
| Observation Tower | Wood (134) | New Manchester, Snow Dune |
| New Manchester | Quest objective | |
| Snow Dune | Stepping stone (nothing) | Wrecked Vehicle, Manchester Dreadnought |
| Wrecked Vehicle | Coal (138), Steel (78) | |
| Manchester Dreadnought | Steel (108), Steam-cores (3) |
Information gathered from personal playthrough. Values may vary very slightly for each player.
Scout locations 'The Refugees'
| Location | Rewards | Discovers |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | Your City | |
| Abandoned Camp | Wood (49), Steel (23) | Hanged Man Hill, Lone Boulder / snow dune / Rock Formation/Barren Hollow |
| Hanged Man Hill | Bury the man OR bury the man + 1 steam-core (curse) | 2 of 5: Empty Shelter / Abandoned Sawmill / frozen pond / research outpost / Lone Boulder |
| Lone Boulder | Stepping stone (nothing) | Old Storehouse, Research Outpost |
| Snow Dune | ??? | Fishing Boat, Aircraft Wreck / Canning Workshop, Snowcat |
| Empty Shelter | Stepping stone (nothing) | 2 of 5: Frozen Forest / Iron Bank / Damaged Snowcat / Snow-covered Supplies / Supply Depot |
| Abandoned Sawmill | Wood (177-207) | |
| Frozen Pond | Stepping stone (nothing) | Frozen Forest, Iron Bank |
| Research Outpost | Coal (305), Steam-core (2) | Snowcat, Wrecked Vehicle |
| Old Storehouse | Raw-food (64), Wood (118) | Fishing Village, Fishing Boat |
| Fishing Boat | Steel (55), Raw-food (53) | Canning Workshop, Fishing Village |
| Aircraft Wreck | Coal (352), Steel (70), Steam-cores (2) | |
| Frozen Forest | Wood (121-139) ,Outpost (Wood) | |
| Iron Bank | Leave the treasure intact OR Steel (86), Steam-cores (2) | Rockslide |
| Barren Hollow | Stepping Stone (nothing) | Canning Workshop, Snowcat |
| Canning Workshop | Food Rations (500), Steel (45), Raw-food (36) | Fishing Boat, Fishing Village |
| Snowcat | Steel (70), Steam-cores (2) | Supply Depot, Abandoned Sawmill |
| Fishing Village | Raw-food (28) (Outpost) | |
| Supply Depot | Wood (169), Raw-food (53) | |
| Rockslide | Steel (87), Steam-cores (2) | |
| White Pass | Workers (37), Engineers (10) | Empty Shelter |
| Trail Bend | Engineers (4), Children (15) | Ruined Warehouse |
| Ruined Warehouse | Wood (136), Raw-food (64) | |
| Black Spire | Workers (38) | |
| Damaged Snowcat | Steel (86) | Steam Lorry, Wrecked Vehicle |
| Snow-covered Supplies | Raw-food (65-80) | |
| Wrecked Vehicle | Steel (64), Coal (248) | |
| Radio Mast | Steel (71), Steam-cores (2) | Red Flag Camp, Windswept Snowfield / Stone Ship |
| Stone Ship | Stepping stone (nothing) | Aircraft Wreck, Steam Lorry |
| Red Flag Camp | Honour Their Request (25 Workers, 15 Engineers, (!)) OR Save them against their will (25 Workers, 15 Engineers) | |
| Coal Mine | Take stored coal: Coal (821-940) OR Dismantle: Wood (85), Coal (940), Steam-cores (1) | |
| Steam Lorry | Steel (96), Steam-cores (2) | |
| Landing Site | Wood (236) | Ocean Liner, Icebound Hulks |
| Ocean Liner | Coal (407), Steam-cores (4) | |
| Icebound Hulks | Steel (94) | |
| Windswept Snowfield | Stepping stone (nothing) | Aircraft Wreck, Snowcat |
Information gathered from personal playthrough. Values may vary very slightly for each player.
Scout locations 'The Fall of Winterhome'
| Location | Rewards | Discovers |
|---|---|---|
| Winterhome | Your City | |
| Coal Mine | Possible Outpost (800 Coal/day) | |
| Dreadnought | Food Rations (40), Quest objective | Cracked Ice |
| Snow Dune | Stepping stone (nothing) | Rusting Hulk |
| Rusting Hulk | Steel (165), Steam-cores (1) | |
| Snow Cliff | Steam-cores(1) | Frozen Pond, Freshwater Spring |
| Weather Station | Bring back engineers (Engineers (20), no more weather forcast) OR leave them there (weather forcast) | Lone Boulder |
| Lone Boulder | Stepping stone (nothing) | Steel Bridge |
| Steel Bridge | Bring back automaton (Automaton (1), no more outpost at Iron Deposit) OR leave it there (possible outpost at Iron Deposit) | Barren Hallow, Iron Deosit |
| Iron Deposit | Steel (206), possible Outpost (200 Steel/day) (if Automaton is still at Steel Bridge) | |
| Barren Hallow | Stepping stone (nothing) | Storm Shelter |
| Storm Shelter | Bring back engineers (Engineers (20)) OR leave them there (discover a new city later) | |
| Frozen Pond | Stepping Stone (nothing) | Shrouded Cave |
| Shrouded Cave | Raw Food (115) | |
| Freshwater Spring | Raw Food (115) | Rock Formation |
| Rock Formation | Stepping Stone (nothing) | Frozen Forest |
| Frozen Forest | Wood (344) | |
| Cracked Ice | Stepping Stone | The Last Camp |
| The Last Camp | Steel (165), Steam-cores (1) | Mighty Wreck |
| Mighty Wreck | Steel (204), Steam-cores (1) | Stone Ship, Broken Tree |
| Stone Ship | Stepping stone (nothing) | Snowy Hill |
| Snowy Hill | Stepping stone (nothing) | Abandoned Trailer |
| Abandoned Trailer | Only take what's save to reach (Steel (204), Steam-cores (1)) OR take everything (Steel (394), Steam-cores (2), possible lose scout) OR leave intact | |
| Broken Tree | Stepping stone (nothing) | Mass Grave |
| Mass Grave | Steam-cores (2) |
Notes
You need to send your scout to visit engineers at Storm Shelter after day 25 to get the event of a new city.
Scout locations 'Endless Mode'
| Location | Rewards | Discovers |
|---|---|---|
| Insert City Name | Your City | |
| Abandoned Campsite | Coal, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Abandoned Sawmill | Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Abandoned Wreck | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Barren Hollow | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Blue Dunes | Engineers, Workers | Random Locations Chosen |
| Broken Tree | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Buried Dreadnought | Relics | Random Locations Chosen |
| Buried Hamlet | Engineers, Workers, Children | Random Locations Chosen |
| Cave of Lights | Engineers, Workers, Children | Random Locations Chosen |
| Circle of Stones | Engineers, Workers, Children | Random Locations Chosen |
| Cliff-Side Path | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Column of Crawlers | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Cracked Ice | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Damaged Snow Cat | Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Desolate Valley | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Destroyed Mine | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Draughty Shelter | Coal, Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Empty Campsite | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Empty Cave | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Empty Shelter | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Empty Snow Hut | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Fissured Rock | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Forlorn Camp | Engineers, Workers | Random Locations Chosen |
| Frozen Cave | Coal, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Frozen Excavation | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Frozen Hulk | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Frozen Lake | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Frozen Pond | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Frozen River | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Hilltop Base | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Huge Crate | Steam Core, Coal | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ice Boat | Wood, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ice Jaws | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ice Needles | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ice Obelisk | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Icefall Mine | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Icy Maze | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Industrial Ruins | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ingenious Vessel | Steel, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Isolated Shelter | Steam Core, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Large Crater | Engineers, Workers, Children | Random Locations Chosen |
| Large Pit | Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Lone Automaton | Steam Core, Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Lone Boulder | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Lone Nunatak | Coal, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Lonely Light | Coal, Steel, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Lost Vehicle | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Low Hill | Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Lying Rock | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Mace Rock | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Mountain Glacier | Coal, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Mountain Watchtower | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Mountainside Cave | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Narrow Valley | Wood, Raw Food, Coal | Random Locations Chosen |
| Old Shelter | Steel, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Overturned Sled | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Radio Station | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Research Outpost | Steam Core, Coal | Random Locations Chosen |
| Research Outpost | Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Research Station | Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Rock Formation | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Rock Gate | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Rock Spire | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Rocky Promontory | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Rocky Sloap | Coal, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Round Rock | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ruined Hut | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ruined Observatory | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Ruined Warehouse | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Scattered Sleds | Steam Core, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Signal Tower | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Small Airship | Steel, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Small Cairn | Coal, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Snow Covered Supplies | Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Snow Dune | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Snow Huts | Workers, Children | Random Locations Chosen |
| Snowbound Dreadnought | Steam Core, Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Snowy Hill | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Steam Lorry | Steam Core, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Stone Arch | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Stone Obelisk | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Stone Ship | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Storm Shelter | Engineers, Workers, Children | Random Locations Chosen |
| Supply Depot | Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Supply Trailer | Steam Core, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Supply Train | Workers, Children | Random Locations Chosen |
| Unfinished Construction | Steel, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Unfinished Salvage | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Upright Sled | Steam Core, Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
| Uprooted Tree | Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Whalers Cabin | Steam Core, Coal, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Windblown Forest | Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Windswept Snowfield | Nothing | Random Locations Chosen |
| Wrecked Steamer | Coal, Wood | Random Locations Chosen |
| Wrecked Vehicle | Coal, Steel | Random Locations Chosen |
| Yellow Flag | Steel, Wood, Raw Food | Random Locations Chosen |
Notes
- Unsure about amounts of resources in Endless mode, might deviate between difficulty levels. The Whalers Cabin has a large amount of Steam Cores, picked up 16 on Normal difficulty, Canyon map, very close to the City.