Ice Comparison
Cryogen Station vs Frostfall
Comparing Cryogen Station and Frostfall, both Ice worlds in Starforge MMO. They share a planet class, so they compete for the same colony slot — the better target depends on resource yields and how hard each is to settle.
Resource Yields & Colonization
| Attribute | Cryogen Station | Frostfall |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | none | thin |
| Colonizable | Yes | Yes |
| Colonization difficulty | 2▼ | 3 |
| Crystal yield | 1.4× | 2.0×★ |
| Gas yield | 0.7× | — |
| Metal yield | — | 0.9× |
★ marks the higher resource yield multiplier; ▼ marks the lower (easier) colonization difficulty. A world without a needed resource shows “—”.
Cryogen Station
Ice
Cryogen Station is an artificial ice world — the result of a centuries-old terraforming project that went catastrophically over-budget and was subsequently abandoned, leaving a perfectly habitable frozen shell around a constructed metallic core. The pre-built subterranean infrastructure makes colonization deceptively straightforward, and the artificial crystal formations seeded during construction continue to grow and are ready for harvesting. Residual gas reserves from the original terraforming machinery supplement resource extraction.
Frostfall
Ice
Frostfall is a geologically restless ice world where subsurface heat vents fracture the surface into a labyrinth of crystal-encrusted ridges and frozen canyons. The harsh cold — averaging negative two hundred degrees on the surface — demands heavily insulated colony infrastructure, but the crystal deposits exposed by tectonic rifting are unusually pure and easy to extract once a foothold is established. Colonists report that the aurora-like crystal resonance visible on clear nights is worth enduring the conditions alone.
Which Planet Should You Colonize?
Frostfall carries the higher combined resource yield, making it the stronger long-term economy world. Cryogen Station is easier to settle (lower colonization difficulty), so it is the safer early pick when you cannot yet field a heavy colony fleet.