Steam Cores

[Gappac]

Ok, just got FROSTPUNK and its something different. Like it and hate it.
Questions:
*how can steam cores be found?
*what is the difference between Resource depot and gathering post?
* while doing research to get a thumper (which I thought would solve my coal problem) hardly any coal makes it way back to the base ((yes I have workers working) what am i doing wrong
* likewise with timber mill
*no coal no life fail, no food no life fail, no wood no research fail, no steel no research fail, whichever way i try i am failing anyone got a secret formula?

[Sulo Hayha]

Steam cores can be found by exploraion only, send out scouts to locations and bring them back home.

Depot stores one of selected resources, Gathering post serves as a shelter for people collecting resources in short range (so they don't freeze collecting the piles).

Thumper needs workers inside of it to create coal piles next to itself and then you need to gather that coal, preferably using Gathering posts (multiple, game suggests 2 for basic thumper and 4 for advanced).

Sawmill only collects from frozen trees in range, if it runds out that's it, you need to dismatle it and build a new one in a place that still has trees.


There's an option to play in easy mode, check scenario customization options when launching the game :)

[raztabarb]

Hello here's my experience hope it helps.
First, steam cores are find by your scouts in others locations , you can't make them.
Ressources depot are storages, gathering posts are for the ressources on the floor.
To run the coal thumper you have to make two gathering post near it.
For timber mill ( hope you mean sawmill, sorry i'm not english) you have to put them near frozen trees, highlighting them in green.

[Kotli]

You can get steam cores from telsa city via outpost in mission 1 (one core per day) otherwise your scouts have to find and bring them back.

Resource depot increases the amount of resources you can store (have to set what type of resource it is.
Gathering post collects resources from all resource piles in range. (it has full effect on every pile)
Coal Thumper creates a coal pile nearby. You need 2 gathering posts to collect the coal as fast as the thumper makes it.
Timber mill (saw mill) you need to build it in range of the frozen trees or it cant harvest them. TBH I prefer the drill mill.

[Gappac]

thankyou all that replied have altered my gameplay somewhat according to all your advice, and I am sure optimistic I am gonna beat this 40 day game :)