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Frostpunk 2 Laws affect the city in a wide variety of ways, from resource production efficiency and population growth, to reducing problems and increasing trust. Laws often begin as researched 
Idea Tree concepts, and then laws can be proposed, negotiated, and voted upon. In order for a law to pass, the Steward will have to sway at least 51 delegates to their point of view. Depending on the 
Factions balance some laws might be harder to push than others.
The council itself is a building. It must be placed in the Central District (somewhere near the generator) for a nominal amount of 
Heatstamps and cannot be placed anywhere else. The council buildings consumes no resources after it is constructed and cannot be disabled or deconstructed. It also immediately gives the "Emergency Session" district ability to the district.
Laws may be explored at any time. If the council is in recess, text in the bottom left will allow exploration of the laws. Laws are organised into tabs based around aspects of the 
Zeitgeist such as Survival, Economy, and Society. Each tab is then subdivided into columns or sections around broad topic groups, like resource management or family values. Finally, there are specific issues which laws are designed to directly address. Each issue has laws designed to address it. Some laws must be researched before they will appear and can be voted on in order to apply it to an issue.
Selecting an issue will show the Laws available to address it. Likewise, hovering over an issue will show "alternative policies" for it. Issues generally start with "No common rules". Once approved by voting, one of the laws becomes "in force," and only one can be active at a time, but it is possible to vote on another law for that issue later on. If there is no law in force and at "no common rules" for too long there may be an event prompting the Steward and Council to address the issue.
Laws tend to have a name and individualised art, some flavour text about how it addresses the issue, and a list of effects on certain resources or city statistics. Next to the law, and an indicators about the general support or opposition to the law such as the Community or Faction that currently supports it (if any), a measure of the delegates current intentions before negotiations, and its impact on the Zeitgeist if successfully adopted.
After a law is passed, there may be additional events to amend the law or change its effects.
The council is made up of 100 council members, with each faction and community having representatives proportional to the number of members that faction or community has. To pass a proposed law, at least 51 votes must be achieved.
Each of the 100 members will either be For, Against, or Hesitant. For and Against voters will always vote as they say they do, and Hesitant voters will randomly choose whether to vote for or against the proposal.
Each faction or community will have a certain view towards each proposed law, depending on how it aligns with their ideology. Proposals that align with the ideology of a voting member will always vote in favor of the law, while proposals that align with the opposing ideology of the voting member will always vote against the law. Communities will often be hesitant, and will have split votes if a vote is made without negotiations.
Proposals can be done every 10 weeks between which council will be in recess and unavailable. While the council is in recess, laws can be explored by a button at the bottom left. The Emergency Session district action will immediately bring the council together for a vote while the council is in recess, at the cost of decreasing trust.
As the Steward, you can negotiate with the different factions and communities to persuade how they vote. By clicking Negotiate, you can see which factions and communities are open to negotiations. Factions cannot be negotiated with when their favored or disfavored laws are being proposed, and they will always vote in favor of their own ideologies and against their opposing ones.
To negotiate, you have to choose Your Terms and Their Terms. Your terms are either to vote for or against the proposal being voted on. Their terms is something you have to promise to the faction in return for their vote. These terms include, but are not limited to:
The game will randomly pick 3 terms the group wants, and you have to choose 1 of those 3 to promise. If you fulfill the promise, your relations with that group will increase, and trust will rise. If you fail to fulfill the promise, your relations with that group will decrease, and trust will fall.
You can only have 3 active promises at a time, so if you have 3 promises active you will not be able make any new negotiations.
If you have passed the Guided Voting law, you can guide the delegates to vote in favor or against any proposal without negotiations at the cost of decreased trust. This will result in a large portion of the council members following your guide and voting as you wish them to. You may still need to negotiate to get over the passing threshold.
In order to pass any of the laws in the Rule category, the threshold for passing increases to 67 members needed. Rule laws also are impacted by the amount of Tension in the city, with higher Tension making it easier to pass Rule laws.
The Survival tab contains the topics of Resources, Frostland, and Efficiency. It concerns itself primarily with amassing 
Resources such as 
Oil, 
Coal, 
Materials, and 
Food. The two opposing ideologies in this section are 
Adaptation and 
Progress.
Laws for this issue are available from the start.
There are no established standards for which additives can be put in food in times of need.
Effects:
Disease
Only natural, foraged ingredients may be added to food. We will train people to forage for these in the frostland.
Biowaste Drum Hothouse] ... Citizens will also gather inedible organic matter for use in Biowaste Hothouses.Effects:
AdaptationFood/Day per capita during Calm Weather
Biowaste Drum Hothouse and Advanced Biowaste Drum Hothouse buildings during Calm WeatherThe City will approve chemical additives with tested and tolerable risk levels.
Chemical Drum Hothouse] ... As production benefits from economies of scale, this will also improve the efficiency of Chemical Hothouses.Effects:
ProgressFood-producing 
Districts and 
Buildings
Chemical Drum Hothouse and Advanced Chemical Drum Hothouse buildings (Districts and other Buildings keep the previous modifier)DiseaseLaws for this issue are available from the start.
There are no defined standards for how goods are produced.
Effects:
In order to make best use of scarce resources, we will focus on producing sturdy and easily-repairable goods.
Effects:
Adaptation
Goods/Day Demand per capita (default is 0.01)In order to overcome scarcity, we will organize our production lines to increase goods production.
Effects:
Laws for this issue are unlocked by research.
Although our extraction industry generates considerable amounts of excess heat, no efforts are being made to reuse it.
Effects:
We will redirect excess heat from our extraction industry to neighbouring districts and infrastructure to increase their temperatures.
Effects:
AdaptationDisease
Extraction Districts increase Temperature Level in all neighboring Districts by 1/4 level per adjacent tile
Materials/Day Demand increased by 10 in all Extraction DistrictsThe excess heat produced by our extraction industry will be reinjected into neighbouring districts' machines, allowing them to operate at a higher capacity.
Effects:
ProgressExtraction Districts increase Efficiency in neighboring Extraction, Food, and Industrial Districts [TODO: How much?]Laws for this issue are unlocked by research.
Scouts will be trained as they have been for decades.
Effects:
We will select the fittest candidates and train them in elite survival skills, so they can remain adaptable.
Effects:
AdaptationWe will train scouts to use advanced technology and techniques in order to optimise exploration.
Effects:
ProgressLaws for this issue are unlocked by research.
We do not mandate any specific qualifications to operate outposts.
Effects:
Spearheads of our expansion to the frostland, our outposts will be operated by hardened pioneers capable of handling themselves.
Effects:
Adaptation
Frostland Teams upkeep cost reduced by 5Bastions of technology in a hostile environment, our outposts will be operated by highly trained crews capable of operating advanced machines.
Effects:
ProgressLaws for this issue unlocked by research.
Workplaces determine their own working hours depending on their specific needs.
Effects:
To put less pressure on workers, workplaces must keep machines powered around the clock and adjust working hours accordingly.
Effects:
Progress
Workforce requirement in Extraction Districts and 
Industrial Districts, and all Extraction and Industrial buildings except Automated Workforce Factories
SqualorTo protect worker health, workplaces must adapt working hours to the weather conditions.
Effects:
AdaptationDistricts and BuildingsLaws for this issue unlocked by research. Radical Idea.
The basic work model of the last decades remains unchanged.
Effects:
This harsh world has no place for weakness. We will solely rely on the fittest and strongest workers and push them to achieve their maximum potential.
Consequences:
Adaptation)Effects:
AdaptationDistricts and Buildings
Population (up to a maximum of 1,000) will die every 90-100 Weeks.Adaptation for 100 WeeksMachines will take over the burden of work from humans. Workplaces will be optimised for machines with workers relegated to maintenance roles.
Consequences:
Effects:
ProgressWorkforce requirement in all Districts and Buildings except Automated Workforce Factories
Population (up to a maximum of 1,000) will die every 25-40 Weeks (actual upper limit is 40 Weeks, 1 Day, & 21 Hours)Progress for 100 WeeksThe Economy tab contains the topics of Welfare, Citizenship, and Labour. It concerns itself primarily with addressing economic issues such as 
Shelter, Heatstamps, work and labor, and Population. The two opposing ideologies in this section are 
Equality and 
Merit.
Laws for this issue are available from the start.
Basic necessities, such as food rations and basic clothing, are customarily provided without compensation, but practices can differ from place to place.
Effects:
Tension
Based on availability, the City will ensure that all citizens are provided with what they need to survive for free, including basic rations and clothing.
Consequences:
Workforce)Effects:
To foster responsibility and reward work, citizens will be charged a small fee in exchange for essentials such as basic rations and clothing.
Consequences:
Heatstamps income)Effects: Effects:
MeritHeatstamps/Week per capita (default is +0.001)
Laws for this issue are available from the start.
We have no agreed-upon way to handle contagious people.
Effects:
Tension
Contagious people will be placed in quarantine and cared for by the City in dedicated accommodation.
Consequences:
Disease is above Minor)
Disease)Effects:
Laws for this issue are available from the start.
Surplus heat is used at each district's discretion, yielding no clear benefit.
Effects:
Heat is a luxury and, as such, surplus heat will be auctioned off to the highest bidders to fill the City's coffers.
Effects:
Merit
Housing Districts generate +1 Heatstamp eachLaws for this issue are unlocked by research.
Housing is distributed on a 'first come, first served' basis without any other considerations.
Effects:
Everyone is allocated the minimum living space required to meet their needs. People with more space are required to take in strangers.
Consequences:
Shelter Demand)Tension)Effects:
EqualityShelter provided by all Housing Districts and Buildings (calculation excludes District bonuses like Sheltered Crevasse; does not affect the Central District)
Tension
Equality for 100 WeeksEquality for 100 WeeksHousing is awarded based on how much one contributes to the City's coffers. People who cannot afford to contribute remain unhoused.
Consequences:
Shelter Demand but generates less Heatstamps)Effects:
MeritShelter provided by all Housing Districts and Buildings (calculation excludes District bonuses like Sheltered Crevasse; does not affect the Central District)
Heatstamps/Week per capita (default is +0.001)
Laws for this issue are unlocked by research.
Alcohol is distributed in small doses together with food rations.
Effects:
People wanting to supplement their alcohol rations will be able to buy more from the City. This will generate extra income that will benefit all.
Consequences:
Heatstamps income)Effects:
EqualityHeatstamps/Week per capita (default is +0.001)
Laws for this issue are available from the start (except in Story Mode).
There are no clear rules about who can settle in the City.
Effects:
CrimeWe will welcome all who wish to join our City and share in its benefits, regardless of their ability to contribute.
Effects:
EqualityWe will refuse entry to all who wish to join our City.
(Only unlocked by event [TODO: What event?]; unavailable when the Beacon of Hope Challenge is active)
Effects:
We will only let in outsiders who will contribute to the City's economy and turn away the unproductive.
Effects:
MeritHeatstamps/Week per capita (default is +0.001)Laws for this issue are available from the start.
Voluntary and unfocused communal effort does not yield any significant gain for the City.
Effects:
Tension
Everyone must aid expeditions by helping them prepare for their journeys.
Effects:
AdaptationEveryone must support the production of prefabs to help the expansion of the City.
Effects:
Progress
Prefabs/Week from the Central District (affected by production ratio)
Everyone must inspect the heatpipes in their places of residence, spotting and fixing minor heat leakages around the City.
Effects:
EqualityHousing Districts
TensionEveryone must volunteer their time outside of work as needed unless they purchase an exemption from the City.
Effects:
MeritHeatstamps/Week per capita (default is +0.001)No one will be required to perform community service, freeing more time for rest and leisure. [TODO: How is this unlocked?]
Effects:
Laws for this issue are unlocked by research.
No one is required to devote extra time to maintaining our districts' infrastructure and production machinery.
Effects:
Everyone must share the burden of maintaining the City's machinery and infrastructure.
Effects:
Workers who do not meet their quotas must stay after their shifts to perform machinery and infrastructure maintenance.
Effects:
MeritMaterials Demand in Extraction, Industrial, Food, and Logistics DistrictsHeatstamps/Week per capita (default is +0.001)Laws for this issue unlocked by research.
Work compensation is determined by individual workplaces. The CIty is uninvolved.
Effects:
Labour is labour and, thus, all will earn equally. This will eliminate discrepancies between the workers and the elite.
Effects:
EqualityHeatstamps/Week per capita (default is +0.001)To encourage competition, the City will allocate special bonuses to the people who work the most efficiently.
Effects:
MeritLaws for this issue unlocked by research.
Labour Organisation is determined by individual workplaces. The city is uninvolved.
Effects:
To ensure their well-being, workers will be required to join unions that will co-manage their workplaces.
Consequence Arc
Food Demand)Heatstamps)Goods Demand)Heatstamps)Heatstamps Income)Effects:
EqualityFood/Day Demand per capita [TODO: what is default?]Goods/Day Demand per capita [TODO: what is default?]Heatstamps/Week per capita [BUG: Should be decreased!]To ensure optimal functioning of workplaces, foremen are empowered to monitor workers and optimise for efficiency.
Effects:
MeritLaws for this issue unlocked by research.
The Society tab contains the topics of Care, Family, and Crime. It concerns itself primarily with the tending to social issues such as crime, sickness, order, and population. The two opposing ideologies in this section are Reason and Tradition.
Issues with laws available for voting at the start of the game include Funerals and Childhood.
Laws for this issue unlocked by research
"The city does not interfere with medical treatment. Doctors treat patients as they see fit."
"Doctors must abide with the traditional oath of 'first, do no harm.' To avoid errors, every procedure must first be approved by senior physicians."
"Doctors should always look to develop and put into practice cutting-edge, pioneering treatments."
Issue unlocked at the start of the game.
Crime.Heatstamps per capita (Event changes research speed to food, or increases the research speed)Workforce percentage upHeatstamps incomeHeatstamps income decreased per capita slightlyNote: Radical law. Increases tension and takes longer to research.
This section enables "The Captain's Authority" and is in an ominous grey color compared to the rest of the interface. It contains controversial laws such as Martial Law, Political Police, and Militia.
