Frostrain 2 : 0.8.3 Update

0.8.3 Update

This update is primarily a breathing-room patch focused on balance adjustments, bug fixes, and small improvements.

Balance

Conductors

Choi Soonja

Choi Soonja became noticeably easier after the last patch. On the default difficulty, the win rate rose to the level we intended, but Extreme Cold also became too easy as a result. High difficulty should remain high difficulty. So we are making Extreme Cold harder again, closer to its previous level.

• Low Approval Ratings: Decision completion time +30%, Discontent +16% → Decision completion time +30%, Discontent +25%
• Irritable Passengers: Discontent +66% → Discontent +75%

Im Seokdae

• Endless Winter: Blizzard movement speed +5%, Discontent +25% → Blizzard movement speed +5%, Discontent +35%

Synergies

Shadow Traders Association

• Shadow Traders Association (4): Gain 200% more Mileage → Gain 300% more Mileage.
• Shadow Traders Association (6): Gain 500% more Mileage → Gain 600% more Mileage.

Children of Engine

• The Faith threshold increase when receiving a relic is reduced from 30 to 25.

Academy

• Ivory Tower Happiness production increased by about 15%.

Education

• University, Accounting Office, and Job School Happiness production increased by about 30%.

Fuel and Hammer Brotherhood

• Fuel and Hammer Brotherhood (7): Whenever you produce Happiness, produce it 5 additional times instead of 6 additional times.
• Fuel and Hammer Brotherhood (9): Whenever you produce Happiness, produce it 8 additional times instead of 10 additional times.

Security

• Central Intelligence Agency: Happiness +54 → Happiness +56
• Ministry of State Security: Happiness +136 → Happiness +112

Train Power

• Train Power (4): Increases by 3% each cycle, up to 35% → Increases by 3% each cycle, up to 30%
• Train Power (5): Increases by 5% each cycle, up to 55% → Increases by 5% each cycle, up to 45%

Artifacts

Gold

• Curious Spectacle: All Carriages produce 15% more Happiness → All Carriages produce 20% more Happiness.
• Hot Wallet: Happiness -60 to +120/cycle. This value changes every day → Happiness -50 to +100/cycle. This value changes every day.
• Priority Pass: Gold → moved to Platinum.
• Elitism: Gold → moved to Platinum. Your base number of passengers is halved. All Carriages produce 120% more Happiness → Your base number of passengers is halved. All Carriages’ final Happiness production increases by 20%.
• Virtue: All Carriages gain +0% Overachievement chance. This increases by 3% for every 2 passengers lost → All Carriages gain +0% Overachievement chance. This increases by 1% for every 1 passenger lost.
• Eyed Basket: Gain 1 random artifact whenever you gain 8 Supplies → Gain 1 random artifact whenever you gain 10 Supplies.

Silver

• Punching Machine: Silver → moved to Gold.

Prestige

• Prestige Level 4: The number of Drone Supply choices increases by 1. → The number of Drone Supply choices increases by 1. This bonus disappears after 600 seconds.

Events

Suspicious Job Posting

• Gain Backlash, EXP +4 → Gain Backlash, EXP +6

A Thunderclap in the Night

• The amount of Happiness lost increases by 30%.

A Blind Beggar

• The amount of Happiness gained increases by 50%.

A Quiet Night

• Gain 1 passenger, gain Backlash → Gain 1 passenger, gain Backlash x2
• The amount of Happiness gained increases by 50%.

Landmarks

• Empty Launchpad: Gain 5 Supplies → Gain 6 Supplies.
• Weeping Hole: Gain 4 random relics → Gain 5 random relics.
• The Abyss: Success chance adjusted from 60% → 50%.

Gameplay

• Landmark illustrations will be replaced.
• A Happiness particle on/off option will be added.
• The probability of obtaining artifacts based on level will be partially adjusted.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the General Supply Administration (6) effect was incorrectly applied as Cycle Time -5 seconds.
• Fixed an issue where the tutorial could progress abnormally due to Prestige effects.
• A bug where the effect of the “All or Nothing” relic was being applied incorrectly has been fixed.