User:Hiusiam/Tips and Tricks

Overview
Are you new to Satisfactory, and are off to a bad start with your factory? Well then, check out all these tips and tricks to get working, and be effective. Remember, when building your factory to ship parts up the Space Elevator to assist in Project Assembly, "...efficiency first. Godspeed" - ADA

Choose a Start
When beginning your game, you should choose a starting biome that fits your needs. If you are building a factory, you may need a large area to build, so the Grass Plains is for you. but if you want resource abundance and close nodes for Mega-Factory development, then Dune Desert is the best. Choose an area that would be optimal for your factory. You can see the area statistics here.

Beginning to Automate
Early-game, it's okay to be sloppy when starting to automate. When building, you should place all fundamental buildings near The HUB (Habitat and Utility Base). You want to automate crafting of iron plates and rods, since they are most important at the beginning. Note that the Biomass Burners provided in The HUB (Upgrades 2 and 5) only provide 20 MWh per burner. At HUB Upgrade 6, you can get an additional biomass burner, producing 30 MWh and burning 1.5x the biomass. Don't automate mass production until after you unlock it.

Exploration
Before going to explore the map, it would be a good idea to unlock Field build the M.A.M. (Molecular Analysis Machine) and place it near your HUB.

Stackable Conveyor Poles
It's recommended that you use the Stackable Conveyor Pole, unlocked in Logistics to keep your conveyors tidy, especially when constructing massive factories for future manufacturing of items further into the game. This also helps to protect against any space issues that may occur when building compact factories.

Conveyor Lifts
Use conveyor lifts in factories with multiple floors, especially when making factories with dedicated levels for separate tiers. However, it is not recommended that you use them on the inside of the factory (Unless it's to make room for walkways) since it will begin to occupy a lot of space the more you add.

Placement
There are many ways to begin your factory's automation. You should start by

Starter Power
If making a Biomass Burner Power Plant, it would be a good idea to automate Biomass Production from wood and leaves, and Solid Biofuel from the biomass. Although fueling the generators can't be automated, it still makes power production and automation easier.