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How to Unlock Patrol Watchtower

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Patrol Watchtower is a Housing District Building in Frostpunk 2. Discover how to unlock Patrol Watchtower, what it does, and the required resources to build and maintain it!

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How to Unlock Patrol Watchtower

Research Watchtower in the Idea Tree

The Patrol Watchtower can be researched in the Watchtower 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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Patrol Watchtower Resource Requirements

Resource Requirements

Patrol Watchtower
Requirements
WorkforceWorkforce x200
Construction Cost
WorkforceWorkforce x200
HeatstampsHeatstamps x80
PrefabsPrefabs x40
Demands
HeatHeat x0

Patrol Watchtower Overview

Patrol Watchtower Basic Info

Patrol Watchtower Icon Patrol Watchtower
District ・Housing
Output/Effect ・16 Guard Squads
・Slightly Decreases Crime
・Unlocks the "Random Searches" District Ability
Supporters ・Pilgrims
Description
Deploys guards who lessen crime in the city.

All Buildings Within the Watchtower Branch

All Buildings Within the Same Branch
Surveillance Watchtower
 Patrol Watchtower Icon Patrol Watchtower Watchtower Icon Watchtower

These are all of the other buildings within the same branch as the Patrol Watchtower.

Resource Output

Resource Effect on Output
Guard Squads Icon Guard Squads
Pos (+)

Patrol Watchtower affects the output of resources as shown above.

Side Effects

Problem Effect on City
Crime
↓

Patrol Watchtower affects affects the city's productivity or problems as shown above.

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Research Institute Icon Research Institute
Surveillance Watchtower
 Patrol Watchtower Icon Patrol Watchtower
Watchtower Icon Watchtower
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