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How to Unlock Deep Melting Drill

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Deep Melting Drill is a Extraction District Building in Frostpunk 2. Discover how to unlock Deep Melting Drill, what it does, and the required resources to build and maintain it!

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How to Unlock Deep Melting Drill

Research Melting Drill Deposits in the Idea Tree

The Deep Melting Drill can be researched in the Melting Drill Deposits branch in the Idea Tree. This will cost Heatstamps and will take a certain amount of time to finish researching the idea.

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Deep Melting Drill Resource Requirements

Resource Requirements

Deep Melting Drill
Requirements
WorkforceWorkforce x300
Construction Cost
WorkforceWorkforce x300
HeatstampsHeatstamps x80
PrefabsPrefabs x40
Demands
MaterialsMaterials x60

Deep Melting Drill Overview

Deep Melting Drill Basic Info

Deep Melting Drill Icon Deep Melting Drill
District ・Extraction
Output/Effect ・Increases Squalor
・Increases Production Efficiency
・Unlocks Access to Deep Deposits
Supporters ・Stalwarts
・New Londoners
Description
Unlocks Deep Deposits and access to deeper veins of resources.

All Buildings Within the Melting Drill Deposits Branch

All Buildings Within the Same Branch
Deep Melting Drill Icon Deep Melting Drill

These are all of the other buildings within the same branch as the Deep Melting Drill.

Resource Output

This building does not affect any resources.

Deep Melting Drill affects the output of resources as shown above.

Side Effects

Problem Effect on City
Efficiency
↑
Squalor
↑

Deep Melting Drill affects affects the city's productivity or problems as shown above.

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Extraction District Buildings

Deep Melting Drill Icon Deep Melting Drill
Dust Coal Mines
 Blasting Coal Mine Icon Blasting Coal Mine
Pyrolytic Charcoal Plant
 Charcoal Regeneration Plant Icon Charcoal Regeneration Plant
Untreated Sawmill
Mechanized Sawmill Icon Mechanized Sawmill
Unfiltered Geothermal Plant
Silica Foundry
Blast Foundry
Deep Geothermal Plant
Pumping Geothermal Plant
Advanced Pumpjack
Advanced Blast Foundry
Advanced Foundry
Hydraulic Pumpjack
Pumpjack
Geothermal Plant

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