Tutorial:How to play

This page will serve as a basic how to play guide for . Feel free to edit this guide with any tips, tricks, and suggestions.

Basics
Satisfactory is a factory building game, centered about expansion, exploration and automation. Build and expand your factory to automate the resources required to progress through Milestones, culminating in a fully-upgraded Space Elevator for Project Assembly. As you complete each tier, more game contents are unlocked. The requirements for the next tier become increasingly complex and time-consuming to fulfill, so you are advised to expand your factory to produce the required parts automatically and efficiently.

Player controlled game character, the engineer lands on the alien planet named MASSAGE-2(A-B)b with only basic tools to build The HUB. The game narrator ADA provides guides throughout the Tier 0, while Tier 1 to Tier 7 are left for the player to explore. Game contents are mostly unlocked at Milestones and Researches. Milestones, in turn, are unlocked at Space Elevator. Additional contents are unlocked at AWESOME Shop.

There are collectibles scattered around the World which increases factory efficiency, such as Power Slugs and Hard Drives. There are hostile creatures guarding these resources. Combat and exploration are also part of the gameplay. There is no peace mode in the vanilla game.

= Guide = Satisfactory is an open-ended game. As there is no actual 'Win' condition, players are not required to strictly follow this guide. Spoiler warning: If you wish to explore the game mechanics by yourself, stop reading below.

Main menu

 * At the main menu, have a look at all the controls, video and audio settings. Adjust where necessary.
 * Tick 'Enable experimental subtitle', this allows easier detection of hostile creatures.
 * For continuous running without the need to hold down, un-tick 'Hold to sprint'.
 * Start a New Game.
 * There are 4 starting areas to choose from. They are all connected in the Same world. Free to choose any.
 * For the purpose of this guide, select the 4th - Rocky Desert.
 * Other than the visual difference of the biomes, all the starting area have about the same gameplay difficulty.
 * Enter the session name. Tick 'Friends Only' for hosting multiplayer or leave it as 'Private' for single player.
 * You are advised not tick 'Skip Intro' at the bottom right.
 * Tick only when you are already familiar with the early game, which can save you about tens of minutes of gameplay time.
 * A intro movie will play. Wait for it to end.
 * The intro movie can be skipped by pressing and click 'SKIP INTRO'.

Before you move

 * In the cut scene, the engineer picks up the Build Gun walks out of the drop-pod.
 * At the start, most of the control keys are locked. As you progress, they will be unlocked progressively.
 * Use to move. Use Mouse to look around.
 * The game narrator ADA will advise you the current objective. Pressing will skip her narrations.
 * Avoid skipping ADA's narrations.
 * Have a look at the game's HUD.
 * At the bottom right is the shortcut keys, they are updated according to your current keybindings.
 * In this guide, default keybindings will be referred.
 * At the lower left is the engineer's (the game character) health. The health is 100 HP and is divided into 10 segment.
 * You will soon encounter your first combat so keep an eye on it.
 * At the top left is the game version.
 * For multiplayer session, all clients must own the same version of the game as the host to be able to join the game.
 * At the middle left is the current objective as advised by ADA.
 * At the top is the compass.
 * There exist a Map but it is unlocked at much later game stage. Progress through Quartz Research to unlock it.
 * Look around with the mouse. The drop-pod is indicated on the compass.
 * Press to enter dismantle mode.
 * Aim at the drop-pod. It will be highlighted in orange. This means it is targeted to be dismantled.
 * At the center of the screen is the returned items upon dismantle. Usually it is equal to the building cost.
 * In this game, all buildings are 100% refundable.
 * Below the center of the screen is a list of additional control keys.
 * Hold down while aiming a building to dismantle.
 * Press or  or  to cancel dismantle.
 * During dismantle mode, the edge of the screen blinks in red.
 * After the drop-pod is dismantled, the HUB Parts are added to the engineer's inventory.
 * Open the engineer's inventory . Have a look at the UI.
 * There 2 items in the inventory slot: the HUB Parts, and the Xeno-Zapper, the starter melee weapon.
 * 16 inventory slots are available at the beginning. Additional slots can be unlocked later.
 * At the bottom left is the sort button.
 * At the bottom middle is the trash slot. Dragging items into it will delete the item permanently. Do not use it now.
 * At the right is the character equipment slot.
 * 1 body slot and 1 hand slot is available at the start.
 * Additional hand slots can be unlocked later. The body slot, however, is limited to 1 slot only.
 * + the Xeno-Zapper to equip it in hand. Alternatively, you can drag it, or double-click it to the hand slot.
 * You can click and drag the HUB Parts outside the inventory window to drop it onto the floor.
 * Dropped items never de-spawn. Useful when ran out of inventory space or when transferring items in multiplayer.
 * Close the inventory window by pressing or click at the 'X' at the top right.
 * Pick up the HUB Parts by looking at it and interact.
 * It displays '+1 HUB Parts (1)'. The +1 means the quantity of the item you have gained during the past moments.
 * The number in the parenthesis indicates the quantity of this item in the inventory.

First Iron Ore

 * You are advised to look for Iron Ore.
 * As you will soon face the danger, first use the ESC menu to save your game.
 * Autosaves are created at 5 minutes interval, up to 3 autosaves. The interval can be adjusted in 'Options'.
 * If somehow the engineer died, press ESC and reload the last save.
 * If you choose not to reload, you can use to respawn. Engineer respawns with 30% health and all items are dropped onto the floor, contained inside the Death Crate.
 * Sometime the engineer may get stuck, you can force-kill the engineer by clicking 'RESPAWN' in the Esc menu.
 * There is no limit on how many times can the engineer be killed. There is no Game Over in this game.
 * Resource Scanner: Press and hold down then release it to scan for Iron Ore.
 * A blue sphere propagates outwards, and 3 pings can be heard. A Resource Scanner always indicates 3 nearest patches of Resource nodes of the selected ore type.
 * 'Ore' refers to the ore item of the resource.
 * 'Node' refer to the disc-shaped terrain feature that produces unlimited amount of ore.
 * 'Deposit' refer to the rocky features that produces a limited amount of ore. Deposits can only be mined manually (default ).
 * 'Patch' refers to a group of similar resource nodes.
 * Their directions and distances are indicated on the compass.
 * Move towards the nearest Iron patch.
 * Use to toggle between run and walk.
 * Run is faster, however it scares Lizard Doggos away, take note when taming Lizard Doggos in the later game.
 * Press for jump,  to crouch.
 * Crouch before jump for higher and longer jump. Crouch while running downhill will perform a slide.
 * Later on there is a way to improve the engineer's mobility.
 * You will move across leaves and branches, press to pick them up as you move.
 * You will need a lot of them to produce power for your factory.
 * Generally, pick up anything you come across.
 * Before reaching the destination, one of the following hostile creatures may be encountered:
 * , or : Read this page for how to defeat it.
 * or You are not ready for killing this boss. Consider reload your last save and avoid passing the same area now.
 * You probably have reached your destination and might have killed the hostile creatures guarding it.
 * You can now start the mining to continue to progress the game, however,
 * For the purpose of the guide, continue move on to the location as indicated in the image.


 * You can use the Resource Scanner to pinpoint this location.
 * There are three iron nodes on the rocky steps in the 2nd image. We will reserve the space in front of it for factory buildings. We will build The HUB just a little bit right of it.
 * The build menu is currently locked until the first Iron Ore is mined.
 * Near the right side of the steps is the Beryl Nut. Pick it up. It is a type of Healing item.
 * Continue Reading: Beryl Nut
 * Go near to the Iron patch and prepare for the first combat, if you have not encounter any.
 * Read Hog to learn how to kill it.
 * Scan for Iron Ore again with.
 * Each Iron nodes is marked with a bright circle. The rocky part on top of that is the resource deposit, which must be manually-mined out before a miner can be built on them.
 * Portable Miners are not affected by these resource deposits.
 * Approach the resource deposit and press while looking at the deposit to start mining. Each will give about tenths up to hundreds of Iron Ore.
 * All resource deposits are 'pure'. They quickly ran out upon mining and never respawn.
 * Repeat until all three Iron deposits are mined out, which the rocky 'tips' are disappeared.
 * You can continue mining by aiming at the Iron node (the flat disk-shaped thing just below the iron deposit), but with a much slower rate.
 * Resource nodes are infinite. Continue reading: Resource Node.
 * At the center of the screen indicates the Iron Ore is 'normal'. This is the node purity which affects the mining speed.
 * About 80 Iron Ores should be enough.

Building the HUB

 * Build The HUB below and to the East of the rocky stage.
 * Open build menu . Click on 'The HUB' to select its hologram. Aim at a flat ground. Use wheel to rotate it.  again to confirm the build.
 * At the center is the building cost of the building. It displays '1 HUB Parts'.
 * As there is only 1 HUB Parts in a game, it is not possible to build more than 1 HUB in a game.
 * If you attempt to build more than one, it displays 'Can't Afford! You can only build one!'
 * The HUB - framing is built. Now there is series of objectives to accomplish to complete the HUB building.

HUB Upgrade 1

 * Go onto the HUB, at the center is a Craft Bench. Interact to use it.
 * Observe the various items that you can craft.
 * To close the Craft Bench UI, press.
 * At its opposite is the HUB Terminal. Interact to use it.
 * In its UI you can see a selection of Milestones available to unlock. Select 'Tier 0' then click at 'Hub Upgrade 1'. Click 'Select Milestone' to confirm.
 * Read Milestones for a complete list.
 * It prompt you to input 10 Iron Rods to complete the milestone. Close the UI by pressing.
 * Notice the milestone requirement is displayed at the top-right of the game screen.
 * Open the Craft Bench again and select the Iron Rod. Its option is greyed out, and displays 'Can't Afford Recipe'.
 * Mouse pointing the icon below the 'Cost'. This means an Iron Rod requires 1 Iron Ingot to craft.
 * Craft at least 10 Iron Ingots. Select it, click at the craft button and hold down to craft 10 of it.
 * You may also press for crafting. Find some heavy gadget such as a mobile phone to press on your keyboard space key. Useful for AFK crafting.
 * For convenience, craft all the Iron Ingot you can afford, consuming all the Iron Ores you own.
 * With the amount of Iron Ingots you have, divide half of the ingots to craft Iron Rods and Iron Plates.
 * At the end of the craft you should have slightly more Iron Rods than Iron Plates.
 * Open the HUB terminal to put 10 Iron Rods into it.
 * At the top right you will see 'Relevant Items'. + to transfer all the required Iron Rods into it.
 * You can also drag-click or shift-click to transfer the items.
 * Click the 'Upgrade HUB' button. You have completed HUB Upgrade 1.
 * Do not rush for HUB Upgrade 2 yet. Use the remaining resources to start some automation.

HUB Upgrade 2

 * There are total 6 upgrades to the HUB. We can preparing for the HUB Upgrade 2.
 * A small storage box is added beside the HUB terminal.
 * You can store items in it to free up some inventory space.
 * New unlocked HUB features are marked with exclamation ! mark.
 * Open your build menu and build an Equipment Workshop just outside and near The HUB.
 * Press to open. Select 'Production' then click on 'Equipment Workshop'.
 * New unlocked buildings are labelled with 'new'. Mouse hover it to clear the label.
 * If the hologram intersects with the existing buildings, you will not be able to build it. Observe the red color hit box and move the hologram away from it.
 * Observes the building cost of the Equipment Workshop. Items are directly consumed from your inventory.
 * If the ingredient is insufficient, go back to the Craft Bench to craft more.
 * You can dismantle a building any time to get back the full refund.
 * Use the Equipment Workshop to craft about 5 Portable Miners.
 * Equipment are only craft-able at the equipment workshop. Most other items can be crafted at the crafting table.
 * Place 5 Portable Miners at the Iron node.
 * Go back to the Iron node location and stand at the center of the nearest node.
 * Double to equip the Potable Miner in hand-slot.
 * on the ground to place it down.
 * Place them in an arc shape, centered at you.
 * Notice this will unequip the Xeno-Zapper from your hand-slot.
 * For your own safety, equip back the Xeno-Zapper after you have done.


 * After a few seconds, go thorough all of them and click 'Grab All' each to take the Iron Ores.
 * From now on you don't need to manually mine the ores.
 * A Portable Miner stop mining after the output slot is filled with a stack of ore, that is, 100.
 * With at least 100 Iron Ore in the inventory, go back to the HUB.
 * Use the Craft Bench to craft the necessary items required to complete the Milestone - HUB Upgrade 2.

HUB Upgrade 3

 * You have unlocked the Smelter. It automatically smelts Iron Ingot.
 * You need Wire to build it.
 * Scanner: Copper Ore unlocked. To be able to craft wires you are required to mine Copper Ores.
 * Press and Hold the scanner button, the scanning wheel appears. Use mouse to move around the wheel and select 'Copper'.
 * A quick tap of the Resource Scanner key re-scans the last selected resource type without popping up the resource wheel.
 * A resource scanner has a cooldown of 25 seconds.
 * The Copper node is not far away from your base. Bring along 3 Portable Miners.
 * Free up at least 5 inventory slots by moving some items (leaves, woods, Iron Ores) into the personal storage box beside HUB terminal.
 * There will be a Spitter guarding the Copper node, be prepared.
 * You will get a handful of Copper Ore from the copper deposit. Place 3 Portable Miners on the Copper node.
 * Just beside it is a Limestone node. Mine out its deposit.
 * You do not need to place portable miners there, as there is another Limestone node just in front of your base.
 * Find the Limestone node in front of your base by visually looking for it and place 3 Portable Miners there.
 * Behind the HUB is a Biomass Burner. Use + to transfer all the Leaves into it.
 * Its UI states that it generates 20 MW of Power. Each leaves will last for 0.8 seconds.
 * It displays 'NO CONNECTION' as we have yet to connect any power consumer building to it.
 * Build a Smelter nearby and connect to the Biomass Burner with a Power Line.
 * Craft necessary Wires, Cables and Iron Rods for the building material.
 * Build a Smelter only. Soon you will be able to build more.
 * In the Smelter UI, select 'Iron Ingot'.
 * If you wish to craft Copper Ingot, you can switch the recipe by clicking at the top left 'Select Recipe', then click 'Copper Ingot' to change it.
 * If you change a building's recipe, all its contents will be returned to your Inventory.
 * Put 100 Iron Ores into the Smelter. Have a look at its UI.
 * On the left is the input ingredient and the consumption rate.
 * On the right is the output product and the production rate.
 * In addition, this tells you how much Power this building is consuming and how much time is required to do a crafting cycle (in this case, an Iron Ingot).
 * After 100 Iron Ingots are produced, the Smelter stops. Use + to take out all the Iron Ingot. Put in another stack of Iron Ore.
 * A stack of Iron Ore is 100 Iron Ore. See individual item page to find out their stack size.
 * Take a look at the Biomass Burner again.
 * Notice how quickly the Leaves are being consumed. Although it displays '0.8 seconds', each Leaves item lasts for 4 seconds.
 * This is because all Power Generators, such as Biomass Burner, consumes Fuels proportionally to their power consumption.
 * Currently only 20% of the Power is being utilized (4MW of 20MW). So its fuel last 5 times longer (20 / 4 = 500%).
 * With all the Iron Ingots produced from the Smelter, complete the HUB Upgrade 3.
 * As manual crafting Ingots require a lot of crafting clicks, using Smelters instead can be effective.

HUB Upgrade 4

 * With the Limestones obtained from the Limestone deposit just now, craft them all into Concretes.
 * The Power Pole enable you to connect more Smelters to the Power Grid.
 * As 5 * 5 MW = 20 MW, 5 Smelters can fully utilize a Biomass Burner.
 * Open the build menu and add 4 Smelters, 3 Power Poles and 7 Power Lines to the To Do List.
 * Notice the ingredient required are displayed in the To Do List window at the right. Craft all necessary ingredients.
 * Go back to the respective resource node and grab the ores from the Portable Miner if required.
 * Below the screen is the building Hotbar. You can set up to 10 buildings hotkeys.
 * The hotkeys allows you to build without opening the build menu.
 * Open the build menu and mouse hover the 'Smelter'.
 * Press to set its hotkey to 5.
 * You can set it to other numbers as well, but avoid hot keys 1 to 4 as they are reserved for other buildings.
 * Build 4 additional Smelters, in-line with the first.
 * Press the hotkey for Smelter.
 * Have a look at the additional control keys as displayed below the screen.
 * Notice which keys are assigned to 'Building Eyedropper' and 'Snap to Guideline'. The eyedropper enables you to copy a building's hologram.
 * Press and hold the key assigned to 'Snap to Guideline' and aim the Smelter hologram at the existing Smelter side surface.
 * Use this method to build several buildings in-line.
 * While snapping, you can use wheel to rotate the hologram.
 * Dismantle the existing Power Line.
 * This is the tricky one. A Power Line is visually sagged down, but its hitbox is a straight line.
 * Aim the Power Line near the Biomass Burner and dismantle it.
 * Build 3 Power Poles and connect them all with Power Lines as in image.
 * Make use of the hot keys and feel free to customize them.
 * Ensure each Power Pole is connected to at most 2 buildings, leaving 2 connector slots to chain to the next Power Pole.
 * If you have connected it wrong, you can always dismantle the power line.
 * Better Power Poles can be unlocked later.
 * Set 4 Smelters smelting Iron Ingots and 1 Smelter for Copper Ingots.
 * If the Biomass Burner stops, collect more Leaves and feed into it (about 500 leaves).
 * Complete HUB Upgrade 4.

HUB Upgrade 5

 * The Conveyor Belt is unlocked, but we do not use it first.
 * Continue manually feed the Ores into the Smelters for Ingots.
 * Rush for HUB Upgrade 5.
 * Additional Limestones can be obtained from the Limestone node in front of your HUB, if you have not placed Portable Miners on it.

HUB Upgrade 6

 * The second Biomass Burner is added to The HUB. Connect it to the Power Grid.
 * Build a Power Line between it and the nearest Power Pole. Notice its Indicator Light is blinking Red.
 * Further reading: Indicator Light
 * Feed it with Leaves. Notice its indicator color turns green.
 * We are going to build 5 Constructors in front of the Smelters, and connect them one-to-one, which act as a temporary production area.
 * Add 5 Constructors to the TO DO List.
 * Estimate how many Power Poles you need for the constructors: $$Ceil (5/2) = 3$$, We need 3 Power Poles. Add them to To Do List.
 * Add another 10 Cables.
 * Add 50 Conveyor Belts.
 * The Constructors require Reinforced Iron Plates (a.k.a. RIP) which can be complex to craft at the moment. So we add its ingredient to the To Do List as well.
 * Open Codex, the in-game simplified encyclopedia.
 * Click Recipe -> Parts -> Reinforced Iron Plate, it displays 6 + 12  = 1
 * Mouse hover its recipe, then click 'Add to To Do List' until 10 RIP are added to the list. Hold down to add 10 groups at once.
 * Its ingredient, 60 Iron Plates and 120 Screws are automatically added to the list.
 * You can mouse-scroll the To Do List to see the items hidden below.
 * Alternatively, an item's recipe can be viewed by using a Craft Bench.
 * on the item's name will allows you to add it to the To Do List.


 * Manual craft all the material required to fulfill the To Do List.
 * It might seems more troublesome than just rushing for Hub Upgrade 6, but this is an investment, it benefits in the long run.
 * Set a hotkey for Constructor and make use of it.
 * Stand in front of the middle Smelter, press the 'Snap to Guideline' key and aim at the ground some distance away.
 * Build 2 Constructors each to the left and right of the existing Constructor, using the snap key.
 * Connect each with Conveyor Belt. If a Power Pole is in the way, deconstruct the Power Pole.
 * If the belt is too long, you might need additional Iron Plates.
 * Connect all buildings with Power Pole and Power Line.
 * Set the Constructor in front of the Copper Ingot Smelter to 'Wire'. The next for 'Iron Rod', and the remaining 3 for 'Iron Plate'.
 * Feed the Copper and Iron ores into the Smelter and watch the finished products come out from the Constructor.
 * You will need a lot of leaves to keep the Biomass Burners running.
 * When gathering the leaves you will run into more hostile creatures.
 * Your first bootstrap factory is completed, however they will soon be removed.
 * Open the build menu, then click at the right side 'Clear List' to remove the leftovers in the To Do List.
 * Complete HUB Upgrade 6.

Tier 1 and Tier 2

 * Immediately remove all the leaves from the Biomass Burners.
 * Craft them into Biomass, then insert the Biomass into the Biomass Burners. They lasts much longer.
 * When interacting with any of the Power Pole or Biomass Burner, pull down the lever at the left to reset the circuit breaker, to reset the power trip.
 * Take a look at the new buildings available:
 * Biomass Burner - we are going to build 12 of them, in addition to the 2 mini burners attached to The HUB.
 * Space Elevator - Used to unlock Milestones Tier 3 and above, the most important being Tier 3 - Coal Power.
 * Our next long-term target is to set up a proper Coal Power which will relieves us from the Biomass Power generation.

Logistics

 * Craft 100 Concrete with the Craft Bench.
 * Grab the produced items from your bootstrap factory and complete Tier 1 - Logistics.

Obstacle Clearing

 * We will set up a mid-term starter factory now.
 * Remove the Portable Miners on the Iron Node and put the ores into the Smelters.
 * Add 1 Miner Mk.1, 2 Splitters, 2 Smelters, 4 Constructors and 3 Storage Containers to the To Do List.
 * Estimate the amount of Power Poles, Power Lines and Conveyor Belt you will need.
 * Build a Miner at the right-most Iron node which is nearest to the HUB.
 * On the compass it is at the East among the 3 Iron nodes.
 * Rotate the Miner hologram to face the plain area outside then build it.
 * A building hologram aimed at non-foundation rotates at 10 degrees interval.
 * Build 2 Smelters in front of it with one of the a Smelter aligned with the Miner. Set both to smelt 'Iron Ingot'.
 * Connect the aligned Smelter and the Miner with belt.
 * Aim a Splitter at the middle of the belt and built it.
 * Connect the Splitter with the second Smelter.
 * The other output of the Splitter is unused. Leave it empty.
 * This is the basics of splitting a belt.
 * Continue reading: Splitter
 * Have a look at the Miner and Smelter's UI.
 * A Miner Mk.1 produces 60 Iron Ores per minute. Continue reading: Miner Mk.1
 * A Smelter requires 30 Iron Ores per minute. Continue reading: Smelter
 * As 60 / 30 = 2, a Miner Mk.1 output is sufficient for 2 Smelter.
 * In some cases you will get decimals. In that case, always round up (ceil) the numbers of building.
 * Build the constructors as per image below. Connect them with belts and power. Set recipes as shown in schematic.
 * For more complex production lines, see Online tools.
 * Troubleshooting:
 * Cannot connect buildings with belt - Make sure your building directions are aligned and are rotated properly. Buildings and belts has input (orange arrow) and output (green arrow).
 * Encroaching other's clearance - Moves your buildings around, ensure sufficient space in-between. Take note of the hitbox when the encroachment warning appears.
 * Estimate your power usage and expand the power infrastructure.
 * Build 4 additional Biomass Burners nearby the initial 2 Biomass Burners.
 * Link them all to the same Power Grid for easier management.
 * Have a storage container nearby, storing all the Leaves, Woods and Biomass for easier refill.
 * Plus if you make a Container - Constructor (Biomass-Leaves) - Container factory.
 * Once the Iron Rods, Iron Plates and Screws Storage Container starts to fill up, dismantle the bootstrap factory and replace it with 8 additional Biomass Burners.
 * Holding down while dismantling enables mass-dismantle, up to 50 buildings at once.
 * Items will be transferred to a Crate, if there are insufficient empty slots in the engineer's inventory during dismantle.


 * Use both the Limestone nodes nearby to produce Concrete.
 * Manually calculate many Contructors are needed for each node.
 * Remember the item flow rate is always limited by the belt speed, measured in item/min.
 * You will need lots of Concretes to make Foundations, start piling them up for Tier 3.
 * Your power grid might trip a few times. Remember to fuel the Biomass Burner regularly.
 * Try to split a stack of Biomass into halves by at it. Hold down  for custom splitting.
 * Complete Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing.

Part Assembly

 * Go to Equipment Workshop and craft a Chainsaw. Equip it.
 * Look the bottom left, a warning displays that Solid Biofuel is missing in the inventory.
 * Chainsaw needs Solid Biofuel to operate. Craft some Solid Biofuel at the Craft Bench.
 * Saw down all the nearby trees and craft them into Solid Biofuel, preferably with Constructors. Hand crafting it can take a long time.
 * Avoid cutting the Nut tree and Berry flower, as their fruits regrow over time.
 * Set up 2 individual lines: Leaves (storage container) - Constructor (Biomass - Leaves) - Constructor (Solid Biomass) - Storage Container. The other using Biomass - Wood.
 * Solid Biofuel can be feed into Biomass Burners. They are more energy efficient than Biomass.
 * Continue reading: Biomass_Burner
 * Complete Tier 2 - Part Assembly.

Base Building

 * Use the third Iron node to set up the production for RIP and Rotor:
 * To complete the Rotor setup, additional Iron node is needed. Use the Resource Scanner to find more iron nodes.
 * There are 4 Iron nodes located at the west from your base. Find them and use belts to bring the Iron Ores back.


 * Build another copy of the above RIP and Rotor setup, using the remaining available Iron nodes.
 * Combine them to produce Smart Plating.
 * Make a production line for Copper Sheet. They will be used in the Coal Power setup.
 * Add a Miner Mk.1 to the To Do List and have plenty of Iron Plates in inventory.
 * Go West until you see a river. Follow down the river to the far West.
 * Construct power lines as you move on.
 * There are plenty of copper nodes by the sea, use one of it for Copper Sheet production.
 * You could either build locally (close to the node) or centralize the production (bring the ores back to the base). But the storage container should be near to the base.
 * The key idea is, whenever a new recipe is unlocked, try to automate them ASAP, instead of repeatedly hand-crafting them.
 * Complete Tier 1 - Base Building to unlock Foundations.

Field Research

 * From Tier 1 and above, there is a cooldown after completing each milestone. The timer is displayed at the top right.
 * We are going to collect a Power Slug South-West of the HUB.
 * Save the game.
 * Walk towards the river and find it. It is located on the small island in the river.
 * Find the football-shaped stone and collect the Green Power Slug from the crack. Quickly pick it up before the Spore Flower starts to release the Poison Gas.
 * Store the power slug at the HUB's personal storage.
 * Complete Tier 2 - Field Research.

Logistics Mk.2

 * Build the M.A.M. somewhere near the HUB.
 * Research all the options currently available. Read more: M.A.M.
 * Start with the 3-seconds research, then progress to the longer research.
 * Try unlock overclocking, slug scanning, flower petals, color cartridges, Nuts scanning.
 * The second hand slot is unlocked. Drag and drop the Nuts to the 2nd hand slot to equip it.
 * Use scroll to cycle between hand items. This allows easier healing during combat.
 * Craft an Object Scanner in the Equipment Workshop and equip it.
 * Right-click until it displays 'Power Slugs' on its UI, or by looking at the bottom left.
 * Try to find at least 1 more power slug(s) with the Object Scanner, and craft them into Power Shards.
 * Look at your Concrete setup at the Limestone node.
 * You are probably using 1 Miner - 2 Constructor - 1 Storage setup.
 * If not, go back and read Obstacle Clearing.
 * To make the production ratio completely matches, there are 2 approaches:
 * Underclock the higher. (60 Iron Ore Production, 60 Iron Ore Consumption) Try underclock both Constructors to 67%, or,
 * Overclock the lower. (90 Iron Ore Production, 90 Iron Ore Consumption) Insert a Power Shard into the Miner Mk.1 then overclock it to 150%. Check if the production ratio matches.
 * As the belt speed is currently limited to 60 item/min, avoid overclocking now.
 * Where there are decimals, always ceil up the number instead of floor it down. For example, 66.6% -> 67%.
 * Overclocking a building will increase its power consumption, and vice versa.
 * Check your Rotor and Reinforced Iron Plate Assemblers and underclock them accordingly.
 * Further reading: Clock Speed


 * Complete Tier 2 - Logistics Mk.2

Project Assembly - Platform

 * Find a large empty space and build the Space Elevator, if you have not built it.
 * As you will only ever need to visit it 3 times, you may build it at some distances away.
 * It requires 50 Smart Platings.
 * Increase the production of Smart Plating to reduce the waiting time, either by overclocking or building more machines.
 * You could deliver the material manually (by interact) or using the belt connection.
 * Once the necessary material is delivered, pull down the lever (Load -> Seal -> Send) to the bottom to send the package.
 * It is not compulsory to complete all Tier 1 and Tier 2 milestones to unlock Tier 3. For now, we will skip the Jump Pads and Resource Sinks Bonus Program for later.

Coal Power

 * Deconstruct the Assemblers for Smart Plating. You won't need them for a while.
 * Connect the 2nd set of RIP and Rotor to Storage Containers to buffer their product.
 * Complete Tier 3 - Coal Power.
 * You need quite a number of RIP and Rotor to complete this milestone. Luckily we have automated their production to have the material ready to go.

Setting up coal power

 * This is not a milestone, rather it is an important step to fully automate the power production.
 * Once it is set up, we can get rid of all the Biomass Burners.
 * Scan for Coal. It is located at some distance, East from your base.
 * Add 8 Coal Generators, 3 Water Extractors and 2 Miner Mk.1 to the To Do List.
 * In addition to fulfill the To Do List requirement, bring plenty of Concrete, Cable and Copper Sheet.
 * Save the game.
 * Move towards the Coal patch. Keep left to avoid the Poison Gas. You will come across a Crash Site.
 * Loots the items laying around.
 * Use 9 Modular Frames, which you just looted, to unlock the crashed FICSIT Freighter and get the Hard Drive.
 * Build a M.A.M. there and research the Hard Drive. Continue reading: Hard Drive
 * You don't have to wait for the Research to complete, we will look at it later. Dismantle the M.A.M. and proceed to the Coal patch.
 * There are plenty of Coal nodes there. Tap the nearest two to the river delta.
 * There is an Alpha Hog on the island located middle in the river, approach with care and kill it.
 * Across the delta, use Foundations to build a 12 x 4 platform, near the sea level.
 * 'Foundation' refers to the individual tiles that you can build. 'Platform' refers to a group of foundations where you, or the factory stays on.
 * Ensure the long side is fully in contact with deep water.
 * Build a 'Pier'-like structure to link the platform to the land.
 * Whether to use Foundation 8m x 4m, 8m x 2m or 8m x 1m is up to your preference.
 * Place down 8 Coal Generators in a row. Connect them in Manifold style, 4 in each group.
 * Place down Splitters before connect them with belt. Align the Splitters in the same direction, the input side from the Miner.
 * The first 4 generators take coal from the first belt, the remaining take from the second.
 * Build Stackable Conveyor Pole near the 1st and 4th Splitter.
 * Stackable Conveyor Pole is unlocked at Tier 2 - Logistics Mk.2.
 * Lay the 2nd belt over the 1st belt, snapping on the Stackable Conveyor Pole, as shown in image below.


 * Once you reach the base, dismantle all the Biomass Burners there.
 * You cannot remove the 2 mini burners at the HUB. Just leave it unfueled.
 * Congratulations! From now on you are no longer required to cut down trees or bushes to fuel your Biomass Burners again. The Coal Power should be enough for a while.
 * Further reading: Tutorial:Setting_up_Coal_power - A guide to Coal Power and further expansions
 * Our next long-term target is to unlock Tier 5 and Tier 6. To do so we need to have a proper Steel Production.

Blade Runners

 * Check the M.A.M.. The research of Hard Drive should be completed, allowing you to pick 1 Alternate Recipe among 3 options.
 * Read Hard Drive to learn which recipe to pick.
 * We have to get a pair of Blade Runners for improved movement speed and jump.
 * From the HUB, look South and find the small cliff as shown in image below.
 * Get there and kill the Flying Crabs in your way.
 * Use the belt trick to climb up the cliff as mentioned above. You can use Foundations too.
 * Mine 210 Caterium Ore manually or with a Portable Miner.
 * Remove the Portable Miner then build a Miner there.
 * Use belt to bring the Caterium Ore down the cliff and connect it to a Smelter, then a Constructor, then a Storage Container.
 * If 'too steep' warning is displayed, use Conveyor Lift to transport items vertically.
 * Connect the Power Lines.


 * We are going to double the power production very soon. Until then, avoid overbuild.

Improved Melee Combat

 * Complete Tier 4 - Improved Melee Combat
 * Un-quip the Xeno-Zapper.
 * Craft a Xeno-Basher then equip it. It has longer range and higher damage.
 * Further Reading: Xeno-Basher

Map

 * Before proceed, it is advised to research all the possible researches in the M.A.M. with material available, particularly those increase inventory size.
 * Bring plenty of Beryl Nuts, you will need them to heal yourself later on.
 * Bring 100 Reinforced Iron Plates.
 * Read Stinger to learn how to kill them.
 * Go to where you set up Coal power. From the Coal nodes and look West, find the cave covered with vines as shown in the image below.


 * Open the flashlight then enter the cave.
 * You will see some reddish mushrooms on the cave floor, they are Mycelia. Use Chainsaw to cut them down for Mycelia Research.
 * While cutting, some stones will also be removed, transferring Limestones into the inventory. Drag the Limestone to the trash slot to free up some space.
 * Several s are guarding the cavern. If you move forward too fast you will aggro all of them at once. Try move slowly, aggro one at a time, kill them one by one.
 * After the cavern is a split-way. The smaller cave on the right goes underwater, there is a Green Power Slug.
 * Move to the left cave to advance.
 * Several Large Stingers guarding the Quartz node. Kill them.
 * Place 7 Portable Miners on the Quartz node to mine 700 Raw Quartz.
 * A fog might start to appear in the mean time, reducing the visibility.
 * You are advised to wait until the fog dissipates.
 * There are several Power Slugs at the ceiling of the cave. It is advised to get them after you have unlocked the Jetpack at Tier 6.
 * Alternatively, you can build ladders to reach them.
 * Continue moving West until you see the 2nd Quartz node. Place a Miner down, connect it with Power Lines all the way back to the cave entrance at the East.
 * You don't have to connect the belts as we will return here after unlocked the Conveyor Belt Mk.3.
 * As you pass by the first Quartz node, pick up all the Portable Miners. Keep the Raw Quartz and delete the excess Portable Miners.
 * Build a M.A.M. and look at the Quartz Research. Also build a Craft Bench nearby.
 * Try to unlock all the way down to Crystal Oscillator.
 * If you don't have sufficient RIP, skip this step.
 * Build a Miner on the first Quartz node and connect it with power.
 * Connect the Power Line to the main Power Grid nearby the cave entrance, as you already have 2 Coal Miners there.
 * Return to the base.
 * Build 3 temporary Constructors crafting Quartz Crystal then connect both their inputs and outputs to a Container.
 * Once it is done, remove them.
 * Use all the Quartz Crystal to craft Crystal Oscillator, then research Signal Technologies and Frequency Mapping. Wait for the research to complete.
 * Do not unlock Explorer yet. We do not have extra Quartz to do so.
 * Congratulations! You have now unlocked the Map. Press to open it.

Resource Sink Bonus Program

 * Complete Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program.
 * Near the HUB, build a Storage Container connected to an AWESOME Sink. Power the sink.
 * Using the Computer that you have looted earlier at the Crash Site, custom-split it and insert only 2 Computers to the container.
 * Items form the container will be transported to the Sink and get destroyed. Points are accumulated in the AWESOME Sink which are used to print coupons.
 * At the AWESOME Sink, click 'Print Coupons' and +  to take out the coupons.
 * Build an AWESOME Shop.
 * Unlock Double Ramp Pack, Foundations Expansion Pack and Walkways. The rest is up to your preference and availability of Coupons.
 * At the top right, click 'Cart' then 'Buy All'. New buildings are unlocked in the build menu.

Coal Power 2

 * Go back to where you set up the Coal power. There are 2 more untapped Coal nodes nearby.
 * Use them to double up the Power production to 1200 MW.
 * When building Power Lines from an existing building or Power Pole, and if you aimed at a ground, an additional Power Pole hologram is automatically included.
 * After click and confirm building, the Power Pole is built. You can then aim the Power Pole Mk.2 hologram at it to upgrade in-place.
 * You don't have to prime the 2nd set up, just hook the Power Line to your main power grid.
 * Same applies to all future power set up.
 * However, if your factory experiences a power trip, you might need to prime the entire system, using lots of Biomass Burners.
 * During priming, disconnect the Power Line between the Power Plant area and the main factory.
 * There is another Coal node opposite the river on the hill. We will leave it for Sulfur production chain later.

Basic Steel Production

 * Complete Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production.
 * Also complete Tier 2 - Jump Pads as well.

Advanced Steel Production

 * At the base, scan for Iron Ore, then quickly scan for Coal. Open the map and look there Iron and Coal are close together.
 * We are going to start the Steel production there, on a floating platform.
 * Proceed to the location as shown, position yourself in-between the Coal nodes and Iron nodes.
 * Pick any rock or cliff as a starting point, then build a rectangular floating platform (minimum 10 x 15 foundations) that would be housing our Steel production.
 * The platform is to be positioned lower than the Coal node, but higher than the Iron node.
 * Build walkways / ramps as to provide yourself an access to climb up.
 * The Coal node is on top of the grassy cliff. To reach the Coal node, build Double Ramp 8m x 8m towards it.
 * Tap all 3 Coal nodes and lay Conveyor Belts down the ramp.
 * You can build a conveyor belt on top of another conveyor belt, or even on top of other buildings.
 * Tap all 3 pure Iron nodes and provide them Power. Use Conveyor Lifts to transport the ores up.
 * Chain multiple conveyor lifts to span higher raise / drops.
 * You can snap a conveyor lift directly to a belt connector, whether it is machines, splitters, mergers or another conveyor lift.
 * Build a starter Steel Production as shown and connect all 6 belts input.


 * Although it may look complex, it is a method of splitting 3 * 60 belts into 4 * 45 belts.
 * Each belt segment is limited to 60 item/second.
 * Belts can be built intersect with each other without issue.
 * Once you have the sufficient Steel Pipes, complete Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production.
 * While waiting the Steel Pipes to pile up, search for more Power Slugs, until you have at least 12 Power Shards in hand.

Logistics Mk.3

 * As there is no cooldown for Advanced Steel Production milestone, proceed to unlock Tier 4 - Logistics Mk.3.
 * Overwrite your hotkey with Conveyor Belt Mk.3 for improved belt speed.
 * Notice that we have skipped Conveyor Belt Mk.2 as RIP is too expensive to mass-produce.
 * From now on, all belts will be built with Conveyor Belt Mk.3.
 * Go back to the starter Steel production area.
 * There are 4 Constructors producing Steel Pipes, change 1 of those into Steel Beam, then dismantle the one beside it.
 * Take note a Steel Beam Constructor takes 60 Steel Ingots/min.
 * There are 2 normal Limestone nodes nearby, use them to produce Concrete, then combined with Steel Beam to produce Encased Industrial Beam, a.k.a. EIB.
 * Adjust the Clock Speed of the EIB Assembler to 63% which is 3.75 EIB / min.

Nobelisk Detonator

 * Scan for Coal then proceed to the highlighted position in the map below. It is located opposite the river from the Coal power.
 * We will build a floating platform there and start our Sulfur production chain.
 * Tap the Pure Coal node, then move South East into the misty Northern Forest until you see two yellowish resource nodes. They are Sulfur nodes.
 * Manually mine 60 Sulfur Nodes.
 * Tap them and combine them into a single Mk.3 belt, then pull the belt back to the platform near the Coal node.
 * Build a M.A.M. then unlock Sulfur and Black Powder.
 * Build 6 Assemblers to produce 45 Black Powder/min and connect the output to a container.
 * Once you start producing Black Powders, unlock Nobelisk and Nobelisk Detonator.
 * Further reading: Nobelisk Detonator
 * There are researches in the Sulfur Research Tree that expands inventory slots and hand slots.

Vehicular Transport

 * Go ahead and unlock Tier 3 - Vehicular Transport, this unlocks Tractor and Truck Station.
 * We are not using these in this guide, feel free to try them out yourself.

Coal Power 3

 * We are going to further quadruple (actually, 4.5x) the existing Coal power to 5400 MW, allowing us to start some large-scale production.
 * Add 4 Miner Mk.2, 56 Coal Generators and 22 Water Extractors to the To Do List.
 * You probably need to travel a few times due to the sheer amount of material involved. Put some Personal Storage Box at the construction site for storage.
 * Upgrade all 4 Coal Miners to Mk.2. The cost of Mk.1 Miner will be refund to you.
 * Overclock all Miners to 225% for 270 Coal/min, which is the throughput of Mk.3 belt. Don't upgrade the belt yet.
 * As the water area of the bay is limited, if we continue to multiply the previous coal Power setup, the area will soon be fully covered.
 * To conserve water surface area, we will build some floating foundations to house the new Coal Generators above the new Water Extractors.
 * Alternatively, you can expand into the sea by repeating the same setup as the previous design. In that case, you can skip all the steps below. Remember to use belt Mk.3.
 * Build 2 rows of foundations, some Pipeline Junction Cross aligned with Water Extractors as shown below. Junctions should be 20 meters apart, each row 3 meters from the foundation center line.
 * Temporarily build a Lookout Tower and stand on top of it for easier placement of Water Extractors.
 * A Water Extractor is 17 meters high, so we need to build the floating floor at least 18 meters above the ground floor (17 meter clearance + 1 meter glass foundation thickness).
 * From ground foundation, stack nine Foundation 8m x 2m vertically as a temporary support. Build a 8 x 12 platform from there, then build a Jump Pad to go up.
 * Remove the temporary support and build a U-Jelly Landing Pad nearby. Power it and the Jump Pad.
 * When falling down from above, land on the green jelly part of the Landing Pad. Adjust the position of the Landing Pad where necessary.
 * Engineers receive no fall damage when fall onto U-Jelly Landing Pad or deep water.
 * Be creative, there are many ways for engineers to travel vertically.
 * Place 2 rows of 8 Coal Generators each on the floating platform as shown. Opposite generators should be aligned based their belt connector position.
 * Connect Pipelines and Coal Generators, 4 in each group.
 * Connect all Coal Generators with Conveyor Belt Mk.3.

Hyper Tubes

 * Complete Tier 4 - Hyper Tubes.

Steel Production 2

 * Go to the starter Steel production.
 * There is 1 unused normal Limestone node and 1 pure Copper node nearby. Tap them.
 * We have 3 Coal Miners, 3 Iron Miners, 3 Limestone Miners and 1 Copper Miner here.
 * Overclock all miners such that each of them produce 270 / min. Collect more Power Slugs to craft Power Shards.
 * You can collect Power Slugs after building the factory, there is no hurry to do it now.
 * Dismantle the current Steel production. Store excess material in Personal Storage Boxes. Expand the platform to 28 x 23.
 * If you run out of space while building, just build more foundations.
 * We will use Hyper Tube to move up and down the platform.
 * Build a Hyper Tube Support at the edge of the platform.
 * Build a Hyper Tube from the upper Hyper Tube Support and to the ground. Another Hyper Tube Support will be automatically added at the end.
 * Build a Hyper Tube Entrance at both ends of the Hyper Tube and Power both of them.
 * Optional: Build another long Hyper Tube, connecting your base and the Steel production area.
 * Use an online calculator, adjust your target production such that they are not exceeding your mining capability.
 * Based on the surrounding nodes, our mining rate are:- Coal: 810/min, Iron: 810/min, Copper: 270/min, Limestone: 810/min.
 * Further reading: Tools
 * Setup the improved Steel production area as shown.
 * If you have unlocked Alternate: Solid Steel Ingot from Hard Drive, go ahead and use the alternate recipe. They are more resource effective.
 * In this guide, we will use original recipe, at least until Tier 6.
 * You will notice some of the Limestone capacity is not fully utilized. In that case, remove the Power Shards from the miners for later use.
 * If a belt has to cross over a congested area, try building Conveyor Lifts at both side, to form an elevated 'bridge'.
 * You can also use Stackable Conveyor Pole.
 * Alternatively, you can bring it to a lower level. This require a lower platform to be built below.
 * Bring the Steel Pipe, Steel Beam, EIB, Stator and Automatic Wiring back to the base with belts. Build Storage Containers at the base, not at the Steel production area.
 * Bring the Black Powder back to base and automate the production of Nobelisk.

Project Assembly - Framework

 * To complete 'Project Assembly - Framework', we need more Smart Plating, Versatile Framework and Automated Wiring.
 * We have removed the Smart Plating production since Coal Power. Now we have to rebuild it but with a larger scale.
 * We have Steel Beams readily available for the Versatile Framework.
 * We have Automated Wiring ready, and it is even sufficient for the 3rd delivery: Project Assembly - Systems.
 * We have 4 pure and 3 normal Iron nodes at the base, upgrade them all to Miner Mk.2 and overclock all of them to 270 / min.
 * This means the Iron Ore mining rate is 1890 / min.
 * You can always collect Power Slugs after you have built the factory.
 * Using Daniel's calculator to generate the following diagram, and build accordingly.
 * If you have unlocked some Alternate Recipes, add those into the calculator, the result might differ from the image below.
 * We will overhaul the Iron production. Build a large platform (45 x 30) for the Iron factory.
 * Be creative. You don't have to lay everything on the same floor like the example below, you can make it more compact by splitting your factory into multiple floors, or even create 'mezzanine' floors in-between, as buildings have different heights.
 * Cut down any tree that penetrates the platform.
 * If Space Elevator is in the way, relocate it to somewhere else.
 * Before the new factory is up and running, don't dismantle the old factory. They are still producing slowly but steadily.
 * From now on, use Industrial Storage Container instead of Storage Container to store end products.
 * Do not expect this factory can be built in one go. Take it slowly, separate the construction into a few days.
 * When designing a compact factory layout, think about how to keep the belt length to minimum.
 * Main bus design may look cool, but modular layouts have shorter belt length.
 * 'Main bus' refers to parallel belts that act as a material highway. 'Modular' means small cluster of buildings that can be functional alone and easily expandable by repeating the layout.
 * Have a look at the few examples of modular factory below:
 * Screws and Iron Ingots are consumed in large amount. To minimize belt usage, we build the next factory that require them in close proximity. For Iron Ingot to Iron Rod, the Smelter to Constructor ratio is 1:2. For Iron Ingot to Iron Plate, the Smelter to Constructor ratio is 1:1.
 * Screws to Rotor building ratio is 2:5, hence build 5 Constructors in a group, then split to 2 Assemblers. For Screws to RIP, it is 3 Constructors to 2 Assemblers.
 * The advised building sequence is to build the factory building first, leave plenty of space between clusters. Set the building recipe immediately. Next, put Splitters and Mergers and connect the belts. Last step is to connect Power and flyover belts, then check if all the Indicator Light are green. You want to avoid Power Poles being in the way for more important structures.
 * When connecting infrastructures (such as belts, pipes and power), follow the sequence of crafting steps. For example, start form Miner, then Smelter, etc. That way, as you complete the current building connection, the input belt will be filled up by material from previous factory.
 * Produce Versatile Framework and Motor as shown below.
 * Centralize your storage area by putting them close together, with at least 1 Industrial Storage Container storing every kind of item. Then relocate your HUB there.
 * To 'label' your storage, pull a short pipe from its output. (image TODO)
 * While waiting for the Space Elevator's material, go ahead and collect more Power Slugs and craft them into Power Shards.

Tier 5 and Tier 6

 * Congratulations, you have unlocked Tier 5 and Tier 6!
 * Look at the Space Elevator to check what is needed for the next delivery: Project Assembly - Systems.
 * Our next long term target is to collect enough Hard Drives around the world to unlock all available Alternate Recipes before further expanding our factory.
 * Further reading: Alternate Recipes
 * Oil processing is essential for Tier 5 and 6. Without alternate recipes, we can set up a temporary, inefficient factory with a lot of wastage, but enough for bootstrapping our production. Later on, we will construct a fully functional Oil processing factory.
 * Getting Power Slugs has becoming more challenging as the Power Slugs around the starting area have exhausted, forcing you to travel further. Luckily, Power Slugs are renewable, provided you have tamed at least a Lizard Doggo.
 * Before move on, build a temporary Assembler crafting A.I. Limiter using Quickwire and Copper Sheet and underclock it to 30%.

Taming a Lizard Doggo

 * This step is optional.
 * Read to know how they look and how to tame them.
 * Unlock Fence at AWESOME Shop by sinking some Motor, Versatile Framework and Automated Wiring.
 * 'Sinking' refers to putting items onto a belt that feeds into AWESOME Sink, either directly from factory or via a Storage Container.
 * Do not sink Computers that you have looted from Crash Sites, they are need for some buildings.
 * Before taming a Lizard Doggo, build a Lizard Doggo pen near the HUB, using Railings and Foundations.
 * Bring a few Paleberry with you. Don't eat it.
 * Paleberries can be found around grassy biomes, such as near the Coal power area.
 * Look around until you find a Lizard Doggo. When they stares at you, stop moving.
 * If you are in running mode, press to toggle it to walking mode.
 * Unequip the Blade Runners.
 * If the engineer jumps too high or run too far from the Lizard Doggos, they will run away.
 * Open Inventory. Hold down on Paleberry to custom split 1 from its stack. Drag 1 Paleberry outside the Inventory window to drop it.
 * Wait until the Doggo to come over and eat the berry. Do not move. Just look at them.
 * After they ate the berry, look at them and interact to tame them. The taming probability is 100%.
 * Press again and its inventory UI will pop out, showing only 1 empty inventory slot at the left. The engineer's inventory is at the right.
 * Press to close the UI. Closing with the top right 'X' is glitchy, as it didn't close the UI properly.
 * Press to toggle back to running mode.
 * Bring the Lizard Doggo back to the pen, make sure they are following you.
 * Low-lying conveyor belts can block a Lizard Doggo's movement. Temporary dismantle it where required.
 * Lizard Doggo cannot jump. When facing cliffs or ravine, you may need to build walkways or ramps for Lizard Doggo to cross.
 * Lure the Lizard Doggo to the foundation above the pen, then dismantle it to trap them in the pen.
 * You may then safely equip back the Blade Runners.
 * From time to time, random items will be generated, including Power Slugs. Check them regularly.
 * Read Lizard Doggo for a list of generated items.
 * The best item they can generate is Purple Power Slugs.
 * Sometimes Lizard Doggo might forget their owner. Just re-tame them again.
 * There are lots of Lizard Doggo around the world, try to tame them all.

Oil Processing

 * Unlock Tier 5 - Oil Processing.

Alternative Fluid Transport

 * Most Tier 5 Milestones require Plastic and Rubber, both refined from Crude Oil.
 * Add 4 Oil Extractors and 2 Refineries to the To Do List.
 * Scan for Crude Oil. The scan results shows that they are nowhere near the base (the nearest is 1.7km away).
 * We are heading to the South West Crude Oil patch.
 * When going for exploration, recommended items to prepare, aside To Do List, are:
 * Iron Rod, Iron Plate, Concrete, Cable: min. 3 stacks each.
 * Wire, Quickwire, Solid Biofuel, RIP, Rotor, Motor, Modular Frame, Steel Beam, Steel Pipe, EIB, Nobelisk - min. 1 stack each
 * Blade Runner, Xeno-Basher, Beryl Nuts, Nobelisk Detonator, Chainsaw, Object Scanner
 * As we are extending a new power line there, so bring extra cables. Also bring plenty of Concrete.
 * There are Flying Crab Hatchers and Alpha Spitters guarding the Oil patch.
 * Save the game.
 * Head to the Southwest Oil patch. As the Resource Scanner search result only last for 25 seconds, re-scan if the Oil icon disappears from the compass.
 * Connect power lines as you moves.
 * The Oil nodes are located on the islands. Use foundations or walkways to build a path across the sea, as swimming is relatively slow.
 * Save the game once you reached the islands.
 * There are 4 Oil nodes there, kill all the guarding creatures. Build an Oil Extractor on top of each Oil nodes and power them.
 * Pick any Oil Extractor, connect it to 2 Refineries with pipes only, both crafting Plastic. You don't have to connect any output.
 * Remember to provide Power.
 * A Pipeline Junction Cross can be built at the middle of an existing pipeline by snapping the hologram at it.
 * Build an Equipment Workshop, craft a Beacon, equip it in hand slot then click to put it on the ground.
 * Interact with the Beacon and enter a name, let's say 'Oil'. Customize its color.
 * Open Map then switch to 'Beacon' tab at the top left. Change the compass view distance to 'infinite'.
 * If Spore Flowers are in your way, remove them with a Nobelisk Detonator.
 * Find an open space nearby, preferably on the open sea, then build a platform (size 38 x 14) close to the sea level.
 * There are some Power Slugs nearby. Use them to overclock all Oil Extractors to 250%.
 * Oil Extractors should not be overclocked more than 300m3/min due to the flow rate limit of a pipeline.
 * At the mainland east to the Oil islands is a large cave, try to explore it. There are Power Slugs, Computers and others available to loot.
 * Dismantle the 2 Refineries, you should now have 200 Plastics in Inventory.
 * Go back to the HUB and complete Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport.

Industrial Manufacturing

 * Add 33 Refineries, 4 Constructors and 1 AWESOME Sink to the To Do List. Bring extra Copper Sheet for constructing Pipelines.
 * It will take multiple trips to bring the necessary material there. If you have the Tractor unlocked, try using it.
 * Further reading: Tractor.
 * Using the Beacon labelled 'Oil' on the compass, go back to the Oil islands.
 * Following a built Power Line is another way to trace your destination, provided you have constructed it during the previous trip.
 * Build the setup as shown below.
 * Building tips:
 * Try to build Pipelines about the same level as the source building's (for example, Oil Extractor) pipe outlet. This eliminates the need for pipeline pumps.
 * No not exceed the flow rate limit of a pipeline, which is 300m3/min. Split the Pipeline into multiple lines where required. Similar applies to belts.
 * In a Constructor, when setting recipes such as Empty Canister, it can be difficult as it is at the bottom of the list. Try collapse the Constructor's 'Select Recipe' list and see how it works.
 * When placing Pipeline Junction Cross, place 1 first, then hop onto it. It is easier to build junctions when standing at higher elevation. Build the next junction, then hop onto it, and repeat. Same applies to Splitters and Mergers.
 * Buildings such as Refinery have multiple guidelines (the thick Turquoise line when you place another building nearby): Building center line, Belt connector line, Pipe connector line, etc. Be sure to distinguish them properly.
 * Build a Priority Splitter at the Packaged Fuel's output belt, with priority output connected to a local Industrial Storage Container and the overflow output connected to an AWESOME Sink.
 * Read Priority Splitter to learn how to build it.
 * A Refinery will stop working if any of its output slot gets full. Sinking excess Packaged Fuel will ensure the Heavy Oil Residue a.k.a. HOR will never clog up the Plastic and Rubber productions.
 * Once completed, pull the Plastic and Rubber belts back to the base.
 * Before return to base, take 300 Packaged Fuel with you.
 * When laying a long belt, it is advised to elevate them by extending the height of the Conveyor Poles. This will minimize potential obstruction for other works, such as bringing a Lizard Doggo home.
 * To build a tall Conveyor Pole, first click its hologram on the ground, then move up the mouse before clicking the second time.
 * Near the base, build Industrial Storage Containers at the end of the Plastic and Rubber belts.
 * Complete Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing.

Expanded Power Infrastructure

 * At 16 meters above the Iron production, build another floating platform (22 x 15).
 * Setup the bootstrap factory for Heavy Modular Frame followed by Computer as shown below.
 * You need Heavy Modular Frame a.k.a. HMF to build the Manufacturer. You can loot them from Crash Sites, or manual craft them.
 * HMF can be easily automated with materials in storage, as we have excess of each ingredient.
 * As you set up for Computer production, make a further step to revise the upstream Copper and Caterium productions as shown below. This also allows us to automate Supercomputers in the coming section.
 * We have excess 270 Screws/min from the Iron production. Split it to feed both HMF and Computer production lines.
 * The recipe for crafting High-Speed Connector is unlockable at M.A.M..
 * Underclock the Manufacturers as shown if you don't want them to suck up all the upstream material (Screws, Cables, etc).
 * Dismantle the old Copper and Caterium production lines after completing this setup. Their containers are probably full, in that case, leave the containers there.


 * Complete Tier 6 - Expanded Power Infrastructure.
 * Replace the hotkey 4 with Conveyor Belt Mk.4. From now on, build Mk.4 belts, as they have much higher capacity. Same applies to Conveyor Lift.

Jetpack

 * Complete Tier 6 - Jetpack.
 * Craft a Jetpack and try using it to fly around. Make sure you have Packaged Fuel in inventory. Useful for collecting Power Slugs and exploring Crash Sites.
 * Sink extra Computer and HMF to unlock more walls / foundations / special vehicles at the AWESOME Shop. Do not buy any Statues yet.
 * For a list of items and their Sink Points, read here.

Manufacturing 1

 * Unlock Supercomputer, Fabric, Rifle and Cartridge at the M.A.M..
 * Craft a Rifle and keep it for future use.
 * Automate the following items with Manufacturers:
 * Adaptive Control Unit, Modular Engine, Supercomputer, Beacon, [Rifle Cartridge]], in mentioned order.
 * For Supercomputer production, use a separate Copper Ore belt (the 2nd Copper Node that you have tapped from the West).
 * You only ever need 100 Adaptive Control Units (ACU), means only 2 stacks of it. To prevent overproduction, and thus eating up the Computers and HMFs, fill all slots in Storage Container except 1 with other items such as Concrete. You can split a stack of concrete to fill up many slots, as shown below.
 * Tips to build compact Manufacturer Manifold:
 * Build Manufacturers in a row, then stack several Splitters in a ladder-pattern, 1 foundations away from the Manufacturer. Splitters should face the same direction, either all-left or all-right.
 * Remove unused Splitters. Connect them with horizontal belt and from the item source.
 * Connect the Splitters and the Manufacturer with belts or Conveyor Lifts.
 * Check if all items are flowing into each Manufacturer.
 * If you found this method time consuming, you can use the 2D approach - place all Splitters on the same level similar to what we have did for Assemblers.
 * Don't afraid to build spaghetti, as they are all temporary.
 * Connect a belt between the Versatile Framework and the Space Elevator.
 * You don't have to belt the Modular Engine and Adaptive Control Unit, as they are only needed in small quantity.

Monorail Train Technology

 * Complete Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology.
 * Trains are used for effective long range transportation. However in this section, we are exploiting the properties of a train - it clips through terrain and can carry engineers. This allow us to clip through the ground, cutting a straight line to the Quartz nodes inside the cave. Our target is to reduce the travel distance and belt length to minimum, then bring the Raw Quartz back to the base.
 * Aside from trains and railways, belts, pipes and Hyper Tubes all can clip through terrain.
 * From the base, scan for Raw Quartz, then move to the slope in-between the 2 Quartzes, just beside the 3 Iron nodes as shown below.
 * Build foundations in diagonal zigzag shape as shown for Railways to snap on.
 * Build 2 straight segments of Railways at 90 degrees, then connect them both with another Railway. Make sure the curved Railway is clipped through the ground.
 * Build a Train Station at any end of the railway and power it.
 * Build an Electric Locomotive on the rail, facing West.
 * Bring some material for construction of Hyper Tubes, Hyper Tube Entrances, Power Poles and Foundations. Make sure a Jetpack is equipped.
 * Save the game and enter the Locomotive.
 * Drive the train into the slope. Once you are inside, exit the train . Engineers will always exit the train at the right side.
 * Be careful not to fall off from the railway. Build a foundation / ramp bridge connecting the slope and the cave as shown.
 * Use Jetpack to move around. When constructing, careful not to exit the earth surface.
 * Build 2 belts, Hyper Tube with Entrances at both sides and connect Power Lines as shown.
 * Split the Hyper Tube into two at the middle of the earth, leave some gap in between. The other 2 ends is to be placed outside the earth, connecting the base and the Quartz cave.
 * Now you can clip into the ground with Hyper Tube.
 * Dismantle the Locomotive, the Railway and the Train Station.
 * Deliver 2 belts of Raw Quartz from the cave to the base.
 * Go back to the cave, collect at least 2000 Mycelia from using Chainsaw then store it in an Industrial Storage Container.
 * Collect the Power Slugs in the cave with Jetpack, then overclock both Quartz Miners to 250%, but not more than 480/min.

GasMask

 * Automate the Biomass production by with Constructors, each crafting different item into Biomass: Leaves, Woods, Alien Carapace, Alien Organs.
 * You may need to reserve some Alien Carapace and Alien Organs for Research and Medicinal Inhaler.
 * Use Assembler to craft Fabric, then store it into an Industrial Storage Container.
 * While waiting for the Fabrics to pile up, automate the production of Crystal Oscillator with 2 Manufacturers.
 * Practice using an online calculator to figure out the production ratio.
 * Use the 2nd Copper belt for Crystal Oscillator's production.
 * Once you have enough Fabrics, complete Tier 5 - GasMask.
 * If you have excess Fabric, research Parachutes.
 * Automate the production of Filters with a Manufacturer.
 * Avoid using Coal from Steel production and Coal power. Split the Coal from Sulfur production.
 * Check M.A.M. and unlock more researches, whichever possible.
 * Equip the Gas Mask and bring some Filters, try to collect a few Power Slugs in the Poison Gas.
 * There are lots of caves / gas pillars hidden around the outskirts of your base.
 * Recall which Miners you have yet to overclock, then overclock them accordingly.

Explorer

 * At M.A.M., research Explorer.
 * Build the Explorer on the ground and fuel it with Packaged Fuel or Solid Biofuel.
 * To insert fuels, interact with the Explorer from behind. It will display 'Press [E] to Open Workbench'.
 * To drive the Explorer, interact with it from other direction. It will display 'Press [E] to drive Explorer'.
 * Test drive the Explorer. Avoid driving it into deep water. Shallow water is fine.
 * If stuck, get out of the vehicle and dismantle it.

Hard Drive hunting

 * This section may require between a few hours to a few days to complete. Take your time.
 * At M.A.M., research Radio Signal Scanning, Object Scanner Improvements and Hostile Organism Detection.
 * Radio Signal Scanning allows you to scan for nearby Crash Sites with Object Scanner.
 * Hostile Organism Detection allows the Object Scanner to scan for nearby enemies.
 * Use the Explorer, drive to Oil production area and bring back 20 stacks of Packaged Fuel. Keep only 3 stacks in Inventory and store the remaining at base.
 * Find an Online Map such as 'Satisfactory Interactive Map', and open the layer for Hard Drive.
 * Use the map to plan your journey. There are many Hard Drives available for collection, you may need to separate those into 3 or 4 trips.
 * Study the Crash Site requirements and bring the necessary items with you. For example, Rotors, Black Powders, etc. Some requires Power.
 * Some of the Hard Drives require Superposition Oscillators and Quantum Computers. As they are currently not available in game, ignore them.
 * Ignore Hard Drives involving Turbo Motor and Radio Control Unit, as they require Tier 7 items. Collect them after you get into Tier 7.
 * Be sure to loot the Heat Sink around the Crash Site, it can be used to unlock certain Hard Drives.
 * Use the online map together with the in-game map to pinpoint the Crash Sites location. You can also use the Object Scanner to search for Crash Sites.
 * Take note the elevation (z = number) in the online map. It indicates whether a Hard Drive is high above the cliff or hidden under the underground cave.
 * For rock climbing guide, see Rock Climbing Tutorial.
 * Before exploration, bring the following:
 * Rifle Cartridge: min. 7 stacks
 * Iron Rod, Iron Plate, Concrete, EIB, Packaged Fuel: 3 stacks each.
 * Wire, Cable, Quickwire, Solid Biofuel, RIP, Rotor, Stator, Motor, Modular Frame, Steel Beam, Steel Pipe, Nobelisk, Filter, HMF, Circuit Board, Computer, A.I. Limiter, HSC, Supercomputer, Black Powder, Quartz Crystal, Crystal Oscillator, Rubber - min. 1 stack each
 * Xeno-Basher, Beryl Nut, Paleberry, Chainsaw, Nobelisk Detonator, Object Scanner, Rifle, Blade Runners, Jetpack, Gas Mask.


 * In options, set the auto-save interval to 3 minutes. It is very easy to die during the Hard Drive hunting.
 * As you collect a Hard Drive, build a M.A.M. immediately then research it. Once you clicked 'research', dismantle the M.A.M. and go for the next Hard Drive.
 * Once the 10 minutes countdown timer ended, build the M.A.M. again and pick one of the options given.
 * Prioritize the following whenever possible: Inventory expansions, Compacted Coal, Turbofuel (not Turbo Heavy Fuel), Heavy Oil Residue, Diluted Packaged Fuel. We are going to use Turbofuel in the coming section.
 * If none of the above is available, then just pick any. You will be able to unlock all of the alternate recipes eventually so picking any of the three is fine.
 * Further reading: Hard Drive
 * Collect Power Slugs as you move. Craft them all into Power Shards to save inventory space.
 * Target to get at least 100 Power Shard each trip.
 * Delete items regularly such as Leaves, Woods, ores, etc to save inventory space.
 * When receiving Radiation damage, immediately back off and avoid the area. You need Tier 7 equipment - Hazmat Suit to safely enter that area.
 * Whether to equip Blade Runner, Jetpack or Gas Mask depends on the situation. You can only choose 1.
 * When you spot a Lizard Doggo, mark the location with a Beacon and come back later to tame them. Avoid taming Lizard Doggo and hunting Hard Drives at the same time.
 * Return to the base for restock, then plan for the next trip.
 * Repeat until all possible Hard Drives are collected.
 * By the time you have collected all the Hard Drives, you should have unlocked about 20 to 40 Alternate Recipes. (there are 70 in total).
 * Two of the Hard Drives result will not unlock Alternate Recipes, instead they expand Inventory size.

Concrete 2

 * Now you have collected a majority of the Hard Drive, and we are back to the base building.
 * We will not be using Gas Mask, Filter, Rifle, Cartridges, Nobelisk Detonator and Nobelisk for a long time, you may store them in a box. Keep the Jetpack and 2 Stacks of Packaged Fuel in inventory.
 * Keep track the 10 minutes timer and always research the next Hard Drive once the previous research is done.
 * Overclock both Limestone Miners nearby your base and scales up the Concrete production.
 * There is 1 normal and 1 pure Limestone nodes near your base. The Miner on a normal node is limited to 300 / min at 250% overclock. For pure node, it is 600/min, but as Mk.4 belt is limited to 480/min, so at the moment only overclock the miner on pure node to 480/min.
 * It is advised to use the original Concrete recipe (Limestone -> Concrete).
 * We will eventually switch to Wet Concrete at the later game.

Fuel power

 * Chances are you have yet to collect all these 4 Alternate Recipes: Compacted Coal, Turbofuel, Heavy Oil Residue, Diluted Packaged Fuel. Be sure to pick them when available.
 * You can check unlocked Alternate Recipes in the Codex.
 * While waiting for these Hard drive researches, we will build a temporary Fuel Power for us to prepare for the Turbofuel Power.
 * For fast travelling, build a Hyper Tube Cannon at the base, aimed at the Oil islands. Chain 15 Hyper Tube Entrances together.
 * Read Hyper Tube Cannon to learn how to build it.
 * There is a rock blocking our construction, we can use a Nobelisk Detonator to remove it.
 * Build another Hyper Tube Cannon at Oil islands aimed at the base, for efficient 2-way hyper tube transport. As each Entrance consumes 10 MW, this 2-way transport system consumes 300MW.


 * Overflow the excess Empty Canisters to an Industrial Storage Container with a Smart Splitter, we will use those for Turbofuel power later.
 * Go back to base and check AWESOME Sink and AWESOME Shop, you should be able to purchase more buildings.
 * Use extra Coupons to unlock Factory Cart and Cyber Wagon.

Project Assembly - Systems

 * Complete Project Assembly - Systems. We have sufficient resources to do so.
 * Congratulations! Now you have unlocked Tier 7.
 * Tier 8 and above is currently not available in Early Access. As such you may safely dismantle the Space Elevator or keep it as a visual beacon.

Tier 7

 * Our next long term target is to properly automate the production of Turbo Motors so we can double up all our existing productions.
 * There are also new Aluminum and Uranium production that we can look into. However it is better to expand the current power infrastructure before doing so: the worst thing can happen in a mega factory is a power trip.
 * First, as there is currently no Project Assembly to be worked on, dismantle all the production for Smart Plating, Versatile Framework, Automated Wiring, Modular Engine and Adaptive Control Unit.
 * You can sink all the excess material for extra Coupons.

Geo Thermal Power

 * Research Power Pole Mk.3 and Geothermal Generator. If you have excess Supercomputers, research Programmable Splitter as well.
 * Check the M.A.M., you should have unlocked all research except Radio Control Unit, which requires Tier 7 items.
 * Scan for Geysers. There are some geysers nearby the steel production.
 * Build 2 Geo Thermal Generators there and connect it to your main Power Grid.
 * Further Reading: Geo Thermal Generator
 * There are more geysers scattered around the world.

Radar Tower

 * This section is optional as you have probably uncovered a majority of the for of war during Hard Drive hunting.
 * At M.A.M., research Radar Technology.
 * A Radar Tower consumes Power and uncovers fog of war (the black area) in the Map.
 * It can only scan for the area below its antenna. Area above it will remain black after scanning.
 * Further reading: Radar Tower
 * Build a Radar Tower on a nearby high ground / rock pillar and see how it works.
 * Alternatively, you can build it on a high floating platform.
 * After it reaches the maximum scannable area, you can dismantle it.

Turbofuel Power

 * Turbofuel Power is another step-up from Fuel Power. It requires 4 components: Water, Crude Oil, Coal and Sulfur.
 * Look at the Online Map and search for location with all of these 4 are close together - there is only one place: North-east of the Bamboo Forest, between the Lake Forest and Titan Forest.
 * Using an Online Calculator and make use of the most efficient alternate recipes, it is shown that we are being limited by the amount of sulfur, which is only 2 normal nodes at the area. With our current tech, it is limited to 600 sulfur / min, which in turn limits the Turbofuel production to 750.
 * As both the fuel and Turbofuel involved are both in between 600 and 900, we will separate these production into 3 similar modules.
 * Turbofuel burns for at 4.5 at each Fuel Generator. 750 / 4.5 = 166.67 but the nearest multiple of 3 is 168, so we will build 168 Fuel Generators.
 * We will also need 42 Refineries for Turbofuel - as to round up to the nearest threes.
 * We will build a huge floating platform (57 x 48) to accommodate all of these. In this guide we will build only single floor, but you may choose to stack them into multiple floors.
 * It is recommended to build a 2-way Hyper Tube Cannon for fast transport.
 * Tap all of the 3 Oil nodes there and overclock each to 300, but we will only need 2 of them as the Crude Oil consumption is 337.5 / min.
 * Tap all the nearby Coal and Sulfur nodes and overclock each to 480/min (pure) or 300/min (normal).
 * You are advised to build sky bridges or sky ramps to access and belt the required resources.
 * As we will have 3 identical modules, first only work on 1 module. After everything is built and working properly, we can copy the design another 2 times to complete the whole setup.
 * One module consist of: 8 Assemblers, 33 Refineries and 56 Fuel Generators. The platform size is 57 x 16.
 * The belt and oil input will be shared across modules; we will leave that part later.

TODO - Separate power system: Main power grid vs essential power grid - color coding with paint gun, foundations, power poles and generators - snapping pipeline pump to walls

Advanced Aluminum Production
TODO

Tips and Tricks

 * In early game, pick up leaves as you walk. They are essential biomass as an early-game power source.
 * Almost every resource patch is guarded by creatures such as Fluffy-tailed Hogs. Approach with caution and kill it. Pay attention to the sound they make.
 * Remove the deposits that rest on the resource node so that you can place a Miner on it. You need to hand-mine it. The deposit give you 50-100+ ores.
 * Leave sufficient space between buildings so that you can connect them with belts later.
 * After placing a Constructor, buffer it with a Storage Container by placing after it to have a consistent supply of components ready to go.
 * Watch out for power demand. Make sure the power capacity is always higher than the peak power demand.
 * A Power Pole has 4 connections, 2 for buildings, 2 for chaining to other poles. Later in the game you will have better Power Poles.
 * You can align your buildings by looking for the thick green lines. Build Foundations for easier snapping.
 * Be creative. Use belts, ladders or foundations to reach hard-to-access areas.
 * The quickest route to coal power is Hub Upgrade 6 -> Part Assembly (Tier 2) -> Space Elevator first delivery -> Coal Power. After getting the coal power set up, come back and complete the Tier 1 Milestones.
 * You will still need Tier 1 - Logistics to effectively split the coals, though.
 * Use the Conveyor Pole Stackable & Conveyor Lifts for elevated conveyors combined with Splitter for the most efficient use of ground space.
 * While your factory is slowly crafting the parts, you could bring your weapon and explore the World.
 * Some collectibles are located on the high ground. Others are hidden inside caves.
 * When taking a screenshot in the photo mode (default ), the screenshot will be saved at . Un-equipping the handheld item before entering photo mode allows for an unobstructed screenshot.
 * You can use photo mode as binoculars by zooming in (use the to change the FOV).
 * Do not panic if you get yourself killed, you can always make your way back to the location of the death to get back your items. They are stored in the crate.
 * Red berries refills 1 hp bar, nuts refills half a hp bar, redish muchrooms also fill 2 hp, do not go nuts (pun intended) with eating them, you need them(all 3) to make the 'medicinal inhaler' later-on to restore your complete health back to 100% (see Health).