Tutorial:How to play

This page serves as a how to play guide / walkthrough for Satisfactory.

Overview
Satisfactory is a factory-building game, centered around expansion, exploration, and automation. Build a factory to automate the production of various resources required to progress through Milestones, culminating in a fully-upgraded Space Elevator for Project Assembly. As each Milestone tier is completed, more game content is unlocked. The requirements for the next tier become increasingly complex and time-consuming to fulfill, so it is advised to expand the factory to produce the required parts automatically and efficiently.

The player-controlled game character, the pioneer, lands on an alien planet named MASSAGE-2(A-B)b with only basic tools to build The HUB. The game narrator, ADA, provides guidance throughout Tier 0 while Tier 1 to Tier 7 are left for the player to explore. Game content is mostly unlocked via Milestones and Research. Higher tiers of Milestones, in turn, are unlocked at the Space Elevator. Additional content is unlocked at the AWESOME Shop.

There are collectibles scattered around the World which can be used to increase factory efficiency. These items include Power Slugs and Hard Drives. There are hostile creatures guarding these resources. Combat and exploration are also part of the gameplay. There is no peaceful 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 now.

Disclaimer: This guide is written by community members and does not represent the 'Official Guide' in any way.

Main menu

 * At the main menu, review the controls, video, and audio settings. Adjust where necessary.
 * Recommendations:
 * Tick 'Enable Directional Subtitles', which allows easier detection of hostile creatures.
 * For continuous running without holding down, un-tick 'Hold to sprint'.
 * Start a New Game.
 * Pick one of the four starting areas. They are all connected in the same world.
 * For this guide, select the 2nd - Rocky Desert.
 * Other than the visual differences between the biomes, all of the starting areas have about the same gameplay difficulty. There is enough foliage even in the Dune Desert to last until sustainable power becomes available.
 * Enter the session name. Tick 'Friends Only' for hosting a multiplayer session or leave it as 'Private' for a single player.
 * You are advised not to tick 'Skip Intro' at the bottom right.
 * Tick only when you are already familiar with the early game. Skipping the intro can save about 30 mins ~ one hour of gameplay time.
 * An intro movie will play. Wait for it to end.
 * It can be skipped by pressing and clicking 'SKIP INTRO'.

Before moving

 * In the cutscene, the pioneer (the game character) picks up the Build Gun and walks out of the drop-pod.
 * At first, most of the control keys are locked. As we progress, these functions will be unlocked progressively.
 * Use to move. Use the mouse to look around.
 * The game narrator, ADA, will advise you about each objective. Pressing will skip her narrations.
 * Avoid skipping ADA's narrations during your first playthrough.
 * Look at the game's Head-Up Display:
 * At the bottom right are the shortcut keys; they are updated according to the current keybindings.
 * In this guide, the default keybindings will be referenced.
 * At the lower left is the pioneer's health bar. You have 100 HP, divided into 10 segments.
 * We will soon encounter our first combat so keep an eye on it.
 * At the top left is the current game version.
 * For a multiplayer session, all clients must be running the same game version as the host to be able to join the game.
 * At the middle left is the current objective recommended by ADA.
 * At the top is the compass.
 * A Map is not currently available but will be unlocked at a much later game stage. Progress through the Quartz Research tree to unlock it.
 * Look around with the mouse. The direction of the drop-pod is indicated on the compass.
 * Press to enter dismantle mode:
 * Aim at the drop-pod until it is highlighted in orange. This means it is targeted to be dismantled.
 * At the center of the screen you will see the resources that will be returned to you when you dismantle the target. Usually, this will be equal to the building cost.
 * All buildings are 100% refundable.
 * Below the center of the screen is a list of additional control keys.
 * Hold down while aiming at a building to dismantle it.
 * Hold to select multiple buildings to dismantle at the same time.
 * Press or  or  to cancel dismantle.
 * While dismantle mode is active, the edge of the screen blinks red.
 * After the drop-pod is dismantled, the HUB Parts item is added to the pioneer's inventory.
 * ADA will advise you to open the Codex, the in-game encyclopedia.
 * Open the Codex and have a look at it.  Close it with the 'X' at the top right or by pressing.
 * ADA will advise you to equip the Xeno-Zapper.
 * Open the inventory and observe:
 * There are two items in your inventory slots: 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.
 * one body slot and one hand slot are available at the start.
 * Additional hand slots can be unlocked later. The body slot, however, is limited to one only.
 * + the Xeno-Zapper to equip it. Alternatively, you can double-click it or drag it to the hand slot.
 * Click and drag the HUB Parts to the outside the inventory window to drop it onto the ground.
 * Dropped items will never de-spawn. This is useful when running out of inventory space or when transferring items in multiplayer.
 * Close the inventory window or click at the 'X' at the top right.
 * Pick up the HUB Parts by looking at it and interacting.
 * It displays '+1 HUB Parts (1)'. The +1 represents the quantity of this item obtained in the recent past.
 * The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of this item in the inventory.

Loot for thought

 * This section is only for more experienced players. If this is your first time playing Satisfactory, skip this section to avoid getting yourself injured.
 * Remember high risk, high rewards.
 * Pick up plenty of s for healing.
 * For biomass, prioritize picking up Wood over Leaves since it can be converted into more Biomass.
 * Instead of going for Iron Ore, visit the marked Crash Sites in the image below and pick up their loot.
 * You won't have the in-game Map unlocked at the current moment. Use only the compass and terrain features to orientate yourself.
 * The Lizard Doggo cave east of Oil Islands has plenty of loot-able items on the cave floor.
 * Visiting other Crash Sites is not advised as they are guarded by Alpha creatures which can be difficult to kill with only the Xeno-Zapper, but not impossible if you can manage to stay under their hitboxes.
 * Unlock one of the Crash Sites with nine Modular Frames and keep the Hard Drive for researching Alternate Recipes later. Prioritize Casted Screw, then save the rest for after you unlock Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport.
 * At the end of the trip, you should have:
 * : 552
 * : 144
 * : 1056
 * : 57
 * : 40
 * : 114
 * : 12
 * : 30
 * : 15
 * : 30
 * : 7
 * Use the above items to rush for Coal Power. It is feasible to have the 600 MW Coal Power up and running before two hours.
 * Unlock Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program first.
 * Put the higher tier items into the AWESOME Sink and purchase Rotors, RIPs and Copper Sheets for bootstrapping the Coal Power.
 * Produce 50 Smart Platings ASAP with at least four Assemblers.

First Iron Ore

 * Look for Iron Ore.
 * As we will soon face the dangers, first use the ESC menu to save the game.
 * Autosaves are created at 5-minute intervals, and the last three autosaves will be kept in case you need to reload after a death or serious mistake. The interval can be adjusted in 'Options'.
 * If you die, you can press ESC and reload the last save.
 * Alternatively, click to respawn. The pioneer respawns in the HUB or starting area with 30% health, and all items are left back at the point of death (or the last solid ground if you fell into the Void) inside a Crate.
 * In multiplayer, pioneers can revive each other by interacting with the dead player.
 * If the pioneer gets stuck, such as on a tree, you can force-kill the pioneer by clicking 'RESPAWN' in the Esc menu.
 * There is no limit on how many times can the pioneer be killed as there is no Game Over in this game.
 * Use the Resource Scanner: Hold down then release it to scan for Iron Ore.
 * A blue sphere propagates outwards, and three pings can be heard. The Resource Scanner always indicates the three nearest resource patches of the selected type.
 * 'Ore' refers to the type of resource produced.
 * 'Node' refers to the disc-shaped terrain feature that produces unlimited amounts of the resource.
 * 'Deposit' refers to a rocky outcrop that provides a limited amount of a resource. Deposits can only be mined manually.
 * 'Patch' refers to a group of similar resource nodes.
 * Their directions and distances are indicated on the compass.
 * Ignore all the three results shown. Instead, move northeast about 450 meters, until you see a river. Then, scan again for Iron Ore.
 * Move towards the Iron patch located in the northeast direction.
 * Use to toggle between run and walk.
 * Run is faster, however, it scares Lizard Doggos away. Remember not to run when taming them in the later game.
 * Use to jump and  to crouch.
 * Crouch before jumping for a higher and longer jump. Crouch while running downhill to perform a slide.
 * Later on there is a piece of equipment that improves the pioneer's mobility.
 * Bunny-hopping is slightly faster than normal running. Hold down and tap the  when the character returns to the ground.
 * To find the location in the image, first look for the small river that divides the desert, then follow the river upstream to the east.
 * When you meet several poisonous Spore Flowers in the middle of the river, move north and you will reach the destination.
 * There are plenty of leaves and branches on the ground; pick them up while moving.
 * They are needed in large quantities to produce power for the factory.
 * Generally, pick up anything that you come across. For example, the s, which is a type of healing item.
 * Before reaching the destination, one of the following hostile creatures may be encountered:
 * , or : Read their pages to learn how to defeat them.
 * or : We are not ready to fight these yet. If one notices you, run away until it resets back to its spawn location and avoid passing through the same area.
 * Use the Resource Scanner to pinpoint this location as shown below:


 * There are three Iron nodes on the rocky steps in the 2nd image. We will reserve the space in front of them for factory buildings. We will build The HUB just a little bit right of the steps.
 * The build menu is currently locked until the first Iron Ore is mined.
 * Move towards the Iron patch and prepare for combat.
 * Read Hog to learn how to kill it.
 * Scan for Iron Ore again.
 * Each Iron node is marked with a bright circle. The rocky part on top of that is a resource deposit, which must be manually mined out before a miner can be built on the node.
 * Portable Miners are not blocked by these resource deposits.
 * Approach the resource deposit and hold while looking at it to start mining. Deposits can yield anywhere from a couple of dozen to a hundred of the resource.
 * All resource deposits are considered 'pure'. They quickly run out when mined and never regenerate.
 * Repeat until all three Iron deposits are mined out (once the rocky 'tips' have disappeared).
 * To continue mining, aim at the Iron node (the flat disk-shaped thing just below the iron deposit) and press . This however mines at a much slower rate.
 * All resource nodes are infinite. Continue reading: Resource Node.
 * The center of the screen indicates that the Iron Ore node is 'normal'. This is the node purity that affects mining speed.
 * Mine about 80 Iron Ore.

Building the HUB

 * Build The HUB below and to the east of the rocky stage.
 * In the build menu, click on 'The HUB' to select its hologram. Aim at a flat area of ground. Use the wheel to rotate it.  again to confirm the build.
 * At the center is the building cost. It displays '1 HUB Parts'.
 * As there is only one HUB Parts in a game, you can only build one HUB in a game.
 * If you attempt to build more than one HUB, it displays 'Can't Afford! You can only build one!'
 * The HUB - framing is built. We can now work toward completing the HUB.

HUB Upgrade 1

 * At the center of The HUB is a Craft Bench. Interact to use it.
 * Observe the various items that we can craft.
 * To close the Craft Bench UI, press.
 * Across from it is the HUB Terminal. Interact to use it.
 * In its UI there is a selection of Milestones available to unlock. Select 'Tier 0' then click 'Hub Upgrade 1'. Click 'Select Milestone' to confirm.
 * See Milestones for a complete list.
 * It prompts us to input 10 Iron Rods to complete the milestone. Close the UI.
 * Milestone requirements are displayed at the top-right of the game screen.
 * Use the Craft Bench and select Iron Rod. Its option is greyed out, and displays 'Can't Afford Recipe'.
 * Hover over the icon below the 'Cost'. It shows that an Iron Rod requires one Iron Ingot to craft.
 * Craft at least 10 Iron Ingots. Select the recipe, then click and hold the craft button.
 * Alternatively, hold to craft. You can also press + to make the game hold the craft button for you. It will stay held even if you click to another recipe. Press + again to toggle this off.
 * Craft all the Iron Ingots we can afford, consuming all the Iron Ore in the inventory.
 * Divide half of the Iron Ingots to craft Iron Rods and the other half to craft Iron Plates.
 * When done crafting there should be slightly more Iron Rods than Iron Plates.
 * Open the HUB terminal and put 10 Iron Rods into it.
 * At the top right the 'Relevant Items' are displayed. + to transfer all the required items into it.
 * Alternatively, drag-click or shift-click to transfer the items.
 * Click 'Upgrade HUB'. The HUB Upgrade 1 is now completed.
 * Do not rush for HUB Upgrade 2 yet. Use the remaining resources to begin basic automation.
 * As a rule of thumb, automation comes before progression.

HUB Upgrade 2

 * There are six HUB upgrades.
 * A small Personal Storage Box is added beside the HUB terminal.
 * We can store items in it to free up some inventory space.
 * New unlocked HUB features are marked with an exclamation ! mark.
 * Open the build menu and build an Equipment Workshop just outside and near the HUB.
 * Select 'Production' then click on 'Equipment Workshop'.
 * New unlocked buildings are highlighted with 'new'. Mouse hover over them to clear the highlight.
 * If the hologram intersects with an existing building, it means it cannot be built there. Observe the red-colored hitbox and move the hologram away from it.
 * Observe the building cost of the Equipment Workshop. Building materials are consumed from the inventory.
 * If the building materials are insufficient, use the Craft Bench to craft more.
 * You can dismantle a building at any time to get back a full refund.
 * You can also build additional Craft Benches anywhere.
 * Use the Equipment Workshop to craft five Portable Miners.
 * Equipment can only be crafted at the Equipment Workshop. Most other items can be crafted at the Crafting Bench.
 * Place five Portable Miners on the Iron node:
 * Go to the Iron nodes and stand at the center of the nearest node.
 * Double- to equip the Potable Miner in your hand slot.
 * Notice this will unequip the Xeno-Zapper from your hand slot.
 * Aim at the resource node until it displays 'Press E to mine Iron Ore (normal)', then click to place it down.
 * Place the Portable Miners in an arc shape, centered on you.
 * For safety, remember to re-equip the Xeno-Zapper.


 * After a few seconds, interact with each of them and click 'Grab All' to take out the Iron Ores.
 * From now on we do not have to manually mine ore from the node.
 * A Portable Miner stops mining after its output slot is filled with a stack of 100 ore.
 * Once you have 100 Iron Ore in your 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

 * The Smelter is unlocked. It smelts Iron Ingots automatically.
 * It needs Wire to be built, in addition to Iron Rods.
 * Scanner: Copper Ore unlocked. To craft Wires, we need to mine Copper Ore.
 * Use the Resource Scanner (hold ), and a scanning wheel appears. Use the mouse to move around the wheel and select 'Copper', then release.
 * A quick tap on the Resource Scanner key re-scans for the previously selected resource type without popping up the scanning wheel.
 * The nearest Copper node is about 200 meters northeast of the base. Bring three Portable Miners.
 * Free up at least five inventory slots by storing some items (leaves, wood, Iron Ore) into the Personal Storage Box beside the HUB Terminal.
 * There is a Spitter guarding the Copper node; be prepared and exterminate it.
 * Mine out the Copper deposit for a handful of Copper Ore, then place three Portable Miners on the Copper node.
 * Beside it is a Limestone node. Mine out its deposit too.
 * We do not have to place Portable Miners there as there is another Limestone node just in front of our base.
 * Find the Limestone node due south of our base by visually looking for it and place three Portable Miners there.
 * Behind the HUB is a Biomass Burner. Use + to put all of the Leaves in it.
 * Its UI indicates that it generates 20 MW of Power. Each pile of leaves lasts for 0.8 seconds at full operation, but none will be consumed yet.
 * 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 materials.
 * Build only one Smelter. We can build more of them later.
 * Interact with the Smelter, then 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 a building's recipe is changed, all its contents will be transferred to the Inventory.
 * Put 100 Iron Ore into the Smelter. Observe its UI:
 * On the left is the input ingredient and the consumption rate.
 * On the right is the output product and the production rate.
 * Below that is the Power consumption of this building and how much time is required to perform a crafting cycle (in this case, one Iron Ingot).
 * After 100 Iron Ingots are smelted, the Smelter stops. + to take out all the Iron Ingots. Put in another stack of Iron Ore.
 * Iron Ore has a stack size of 100. See individual item pages to find out their stack sizes.
 * Interact with the Biomass Burner:
 * Observe how quickly the Leaves are being consumed. Although it displays '0.8 seconds', each Leaves item lasts for four seconds.
 * This is because all Power Generators, including Biomass Burners, consume Fuels proportionally to their Power consumption.
 * Currently only 20% of the Power is being utilized (4 MW out of 20 MW). Thus its fuel last five times as long (20 / 4 = 500 %).
 * Using the Iron Ingots produced by the Smelter, complete the HUB Upgrade 3.
 * Using Smelters to craft Ingots is more effective compared to manual crafting as Ingots generally require multiple crafting clicks (3 each).

HUB Upgrade 4

 * Use the Limestone obtained from the Limestone deposit and craft it into Concrete.
 * The unlocked Power Pole enables us to connect more Smelters to the Power Grid.
 * As, five Smelters can fully utilize a Biomass Burner.
 * In the build menu, add four Smelters, three Power Poles and seven Power Lines to the To Do List.
 * Observe the building material required as displayed in the To Do List window at the right. Craft all necessary material.
 * Go back to the respective resource node and grab more of the resource from the Portable Miners if required.
 * Below the screen is the building Hotbar. You can set up to 10 building hotkeys per hotbar.
 * The hotkeys are shortcut keys to build without opening the build menu.
 * In the build menu, mouse hover over 'Smelter'.
 * Press to set its hotkey to 5.
 * You can set it to other numbers as well, but avoid hotkeys one to four as they are reserved for other buildings.
 * You can scroll between 10 different hotbars with +  scroll.
 * Build four additional Smelters, aligned side-by-side with the first:
 * Press the hotkey for Smelter.
 * Observe the additional control keys as displayed below the screen.
 * Notice which keys are assigned to 'Building Eyedropper' and 'Snap to Guideline'. The eyedropper enables us 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's side surface.
 * Use this method to build several buildings in line.
 * While snapping, you can use wheel to rotate the hologram.
 * Make sure all five Smelters have their belt output facing the front.
 * Belt input is indicated with orange dots, while the output is indicated with green brackets.
 * Dismantle the existing Power Line.
 * This is the tricky one. A Power Line may visually sag down, but its hitbox is a straight line.
 * Aim at the Power Line near the Biomass Burner and dismantle it.
 * Build three Power Poles and connect them all with Power Lines as shown below:
 * Make use of the hotkeys and customize them for your convenience.
 * Ensure each Power Pole is connected to at most two buildings, leaving two connector slots for chaining to other Power Poles.
 * Power Poles with more connectors can be unlocked later.
 * If a Power Line is connected incorrectly, you can always dismantle it and try again.
 * Set four Smelters for smelting Iron Ingots and one Smelter for Copper Ingots.
 * If the Biomass Burner stops, collect more Leaves to feed into it (up to 500 at once).
 * Complete HUB Upgrade 4.

HUB Upgrade 5

 * The Conveyor Belt is unlocked, however, it is not needed yet.
 * Continue manually feeding the ores into the Smelters for Ingots.
 * Rush for HUB Upgrade 5.
 * Additional Limestone can be obtained from the Limestone node in front of the HUB; remember to place 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. Observe its Indicator Light is showing Red.
 * Further reading: Indicator Light
 * Feed it with Leaves. Its indicator color turns green, meaning that it is running without any problems.
 * We will build five Constructors in front of the Smelters, and connect them one-to-one. This acts as a temporary production area.
 * Add five Constructors to the To Do List.
 * Estimate how many Power Poles are needed for the Constructors; we need a Power Pole for every two buildings.
 * . We need three Power Poles. Add them to the To Do List.
 * Add another 10 Cables.
 * Add 50 Conveyor Belts. A unit of Conveyor Belt is two meters long.
 * Constructors require Reinforced Iron Plates (a.k.a. RIP) which is quite complex to hand-craft at the moment. Thus we add their ingredients to the To Do List as well:
 * Open Codex, the in-game simplified encyclopedia.
 * Click Recipe -> Parts -> Reinforced Iron Plate, and it displays
 * Hover with the mouse its recipe, then click 'Add to To Do List' until 10 RIP are added to the list. Hold down to add 10 at once, or edit the number in the text box and press.
 * The ingredients (60 Iron Plates and 120 Screws) are automatically added to the list.
 * You can mouse-scroll the To Do List to see the additional rows of items hidden below.
 * Alternatively, an item's recipe can be viewed by using a Craft Bench.
 * on the item's name to add it to the To Do List.


 * Manually craft all the material required to fulfill the To Do List.
 * It might seem like a lot of work compared to manual crafting all the way to HUB Upgrade 6, but this is an investment that will benefit in the long run.
 * Set a hotkey for Constructor and make use of it.
 * Stand in front of the middle Smelter, hold the 'Snap to Guideline' key and aim at the ground some distance away.
 * Build two Constructors each to the left and the right of the middle Constructor, using the snap key.
 * Connect each Constructor with a Smelter using Conveyor Belts. If a Power Pole is in the way, dismantle the Power Pole.
 * If the belt is too long, additional Iron Plates will be required.
 * If you cannot connect the belts between them, check if the building belt input and output are rotated correctly.
 * Connect all buildings with Power Poles and Power Lines.
 * Set the Constructor in front of the Copper Ingot Smelter to 'Wire', the next for 'Iron Rod', and the remaining three for 'Iron Plate'.
 * Feed the Copper and Iron ores into the Smelter and observe the finished products to be produced in the Constructor.
 * Lots of leaves will be required to keep the Biomass Burners running.
 * When gathering the leaves you may run into more hostile creatures.
 * Our first bootstrap factory is completed, however, this setup is only temporary.
 * Open the build menu, then click 'Clear List' on the right side to remove any 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 burn much longer as they contain much higher fuel value.
 * Interact with any of the Power Poles or Biomass Burners and pull down the lever at the left to reset the power trip.
 * If the Power trips again, make sure there are a sufficient number of power generators and each generator has fuel in it.
 * Observe new buildings unlocked:
 * Biomass Burner - We will build 12 of them, in addition to the two mini burners attached to The HUB.
 * Space Elevator - Used to unlock Tier 3 Milestones and above, the most important being Tier 3 - Coal Power.
 * Our next long-term target is to set up proper Coal power which will relieve us from the Biomass power generation.

Speedrunning

 * This section is only for the players performing speedrunning up to 2nd Space Elevator delivery. Skip this section if you are playing for the first time.
 * This section is to be read in conjunction with the previous section:.
 * Start at Rocky Desert, immediately head for the Iron node at the West (below the rocky shade), and rush for HUB Upgrade 1, while avoiding Flying Crabs at all.
 * This will expands the inventory size from 16 to 19, which is important for Crash Site looting.
 * Don't forget to dismantle The HUB to get back the HUB Parts, as our actual starting location will be at the six pure Iron nodes in the Northern Forest.
 * Visit the Lizard Doggo cave below the Dangle Spires and loot the items on the ground.
 * Visit the Crash Sites at Rocky Desert and Lake Forest as well, as we move towards the actual starting location.
 * Avoid looting biomass during this stage, as they take away inventory slot and biomass is abundant in the Northern Forest.
 * Make sure not to miss out on any Crash Site containing RIPs and Modular Frames.
 * Automate the production of RIP and Rotor ASAP, 20 / min each is recommended. To do so you will need Conveyor Belt Mk.2 to fully utilize a pure miner.
 * Skip Coal Power as they take away a large chunk of RIP and Rotor, which should be dedicated to Smart Platings instead.
 * You will need a lot of Assemblers crafting Smart Platings, but don't forget Versatile Framework and Automated Wiring.
 * By sinking the loots of various Crash Sites you should be able to convert them into at least 35 coupons, sufficient for skipping the Steel chain completely.
 * Two Coupons for 200 Steel Pipes for unlocking Advanced Steel Production.
 * Three Coupons for 100 Stators.
 * 30 Coupons for 3000 Steel Beams.
 * Automate the production of Solid Biofuel as you will solely rely on Biomass Burners, and you will need to build a lot of them.
 * It is highly possible that the 2nd delivery can be completed in under four hours, as the writer of this page managed to perform it at 3h5min.
 * Practice makes perfect. Have fun!

Logistics

 * Craft 100 Concrete at the Craft Bench.
 * Grab the produced items (Iron Rod, Iron Plate, Wire) from the bootstrap factory and complete Tier 1 - Logistics.

Obstacle Clearing

 * We will now set up an improved starter factory.
 * Remove the Portable Miners on the Iron Node and put the ore into the Smelters.
 * Add one Miner Mk.1, two Splitters, two Smelters, four Constructors and three Storage Containers to the To Do List.
 * Estimate the amount of Power Poles, Power Lines, and Conveyor Belts required to connect the buildings.
 * Build a Miner Mk.1 at the right-most Iron node which is nearest to the HUB.
 * On the compass it is the easternmost Iron node.
 * Rotate the Miner hologram to face the open area to the South then build it.
 * A building hologram aimed at non-foundation can be rotated by 10-degree intervals.
 * Build two Smelters in front of it with one of the Smelters aligned with the Miner. Set both to smelt 'Iron Ingot'.
 * Connect the aligned Smelter and the Miner with a belt.
 * Aim a Splitter at the middle of the belt and build it.
 * Connect a side output of the Splitter to the second Smelter.
 * The other output of the Splitter will not be used. Leave it unconnected.
 * These are the basics of splitting a belt. Further reading: Splitter
 * Observe the UIs for the Miner and a Smelter.
 * A Miner Mk.1 produces 60 Iron Ore per minute. Continue reading: Miner Mk.1
 * A Smelter requires 30 Iron Ore per minute. Continue reading: Smelter
 * As, a Miner Mk.1's output is sufficient for two Smelters.
 * In some cases you may get decimals. In that case, always round up (ceil).
 * Build the Constructors as shown below. Connect them with belts and power. Set their recipes as shown in the schematic.
 * For more complex production lines, use Online tools to assist you.
 * Troubleshooting:
 * Cannot connect belts to buildings - Make sure the building is aligned and rotated properly. Buildings and belts have orange arrows for input and green arrows for output in their holograms.
 * Encroaching other's clearance - Move the buildings around and ensure there is sufficient space in-between. Take note of the hitbox highlighted in red when the encroachment warning appears.
 * Estimate the power usage and expand the power infrastructure accordingly:
 * Build an additional four Biomass Burners near the initial two Biomass Burners.
 * Link them all to the same Power Grid for easy management.
 * Have a Storage Container nearby for storing all the Leaves, Woods and Biomass for easier refill.
 * Optional: build a Constructor for converting Leaves to Biomass with a Container on each end.
 * Once the Iron Rods, Iron Plates, and Screws Storage Containers start to fill up, dismantle the old bootstrap factory and replace it with eight additional Biomass Burners.
 * The Power capacity should now be increased to 400 MW..
 * 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 pioneer's inventory during dismantle.


 * Use both of the Limestone nodes nearby to produce Concrete.
 * Manually calculate how many Contructors are needed for each node.
 * Open up the search function and type the following: , and observe the result.
 * Take note that the max item flow rate is limited by the belt speed, measured in items/min. The speed of a belt can be viewed in the build menu.
 * We will need lots of Concrete to make Foundations, so start piling them up for Tier 3.
 * The power grid might trip during this process. To avoid this, refuel the Biomass Burners regularly.
 * In the inventory, we can split a stack of Biomass in half. Hold down  for custom splitting.
 * Complete Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing.

Part Assembly

 * Craft a Chainsaw in the Equipment Workshop then equip it.
 * At the bottom left, a warning displays that Solid Biofuel is missing from the inventory.
 * A Chainsaw requires Solid Biofuel to operate. Craft some Solid Biofuel at the Craft Bench.
 * Saw down all the trees nearby and craft them into Solid Biofuel; automate this process with Constructors. Manual crafting can take a longer time.
 * Avoid cutting the Nut tree and Berry flower, as their fruits regrow every three days (150 minutes in real-time).
 * Set up two individual lines: Storage Container (Leaves) - Constructor (Leaves -> Biomass) - Constructor (Biomass -> Solid Biofuel) - Storage Container. The other using Biomass - Wood.
 * Replace the Biomass in your Biomass Burners with Solid Biofuel as it is more energy-efficient.
 * 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:
 * For the Rotor setup, additional Iron nodes are needed. Use the Resource Scanner to find more Iron nodes.
 * There are four Iron nodes located 500 meters west of the base. Find them and use belts to bring the Iron Ore back.


 * Build another copy of the above RIP and Rotor setup using the remaining available Iron nodes.
 * Combine them with an Assembler to produce Smart Plating.
 * Make a production line for Copper Sheet. They will be used in Coal Power later on.
 * Add a Miner Mk.1 to the To Do List and prepare plenty of Iron Plates in the inventory.
 * Go West until you see a river. Follow the river downstream to the far West.
 * Construct Power Lines as you move on.
 * There are plenty of Copper nodes by the sea; use one of them for Copper Sheet production.
 * Either build locally (close to the node) or centralize the production (bring the ore back to the base). Either way, the Storage Container for storing the Copper Sheets should be built near the base.
 * As a rule of thumb, whenever a new recipe is unlocked, try to automate its production ASAP. Keep manual crafting at a minimum.
 * Complete Tier 1 - Base Building to unlock Foundations.

Field Research

 * Starting from Tier 1, there is a cooldown after completing each milestone. Its timer is displayed at the top right.
 * While waiting for the cool down, we are going to collect a Power Slug southwest of the HUB. Save the game.
 * Move South towards the river and find the Power Slug. It is located on a 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 Poison Gas.
 * Store the Power Slug in the HUB's Personal Storage Box.
 * Complete Tier 1 - Field Research.

Logistics Mk.2

 * Build the MAM somewhere near the HUB.
 * Research all the options currently available. Read more: MAM
 * Start with the 3-second researches, then progress to the longer researches.
 * Prioritize unlocking Overclocking, Slug Scanning, Flower Petals, Color Cartridges, and Nuts Scanning.
 * A second-hand slot can be unlocked. Drag and drop the Nuts to the 2nd hand slot to equip them.
 * 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.
 * Find at least one more Power Slug using the Object Scanner, then craft them all into Power Shards at a Craft Bench.
 * Review our Concrete setup at the Limestone node:
 * You are probably using a one Miner - two Constructor - one Storage Container setup.
 * If not, go back and read Obstacle Clearing.
 * To match the consumption of Limestone in the Constructors with the production of Limestone in the Miner, there are a few approaches:
 * Underclock the higher (60 Limestone Production, 60 Limestone Consumption) by setting both Constructors to 67%.
 * Overclock the miner (90 Limestone Production, 90 Limestone Consumption). Insert a Power Shard into the Miner Mk.1 then overclock it to 150%. Check that the production ratio matches.
 * As the belt speed is currently limited to 60 items/min, avoid overclocking now.
 * Where there are decimals, always round up the number instead of rounding it down. For example,.
 * Overclocking a building will increase its power consumption, and vice versa.
 * Check the 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 open space and build the Space Elevator, if you have not yet built it.
 * Building sizes can be viewed on their individual wiki pages. For example, look at the infobox of Space Elevator and observe its Length, Width, and Height in meters.
 * A foundation is eight meters long x eight meters wide.
 * As the Space Elevator is not frequently used, we can build it some distance away.
 * The first space delivery requires 50 Smart Platings.
 * Increase the production of Smart Plating to reduce the waiting time, either by overclocking or building more machines.
 * Either deliver the material manually (by interacting) or use a belt connection.
 * Once the requirements are met, pull down the lever (Load -> Seal -> Send) and send the package. Observe the Space Elevator's delivery animation.
 * It is not compulsory to complete all Tier 1 and Tier 2 milestones before unlocking Tier 3. For now, we will skip the Jump Pads and Resource Sink Bonus Program for later.

Coal Power

 * Dismantle the Assemblers producing Smart Platings. We will not need them for a while.
 * Connect the 2nd set of RIP and Rotor outputs to Storage Containers to buffer their products.
 * Complete Tier 3 - Coal Power.
 * We need many RIP and Rotors to complete this milestone. Luckily, we have automated their production to have the material ready to go.

Setting up the Coal power

 * We are ready to set up a fully-automated power production with Coal Generators.
 * Once it is set up, we can get rid of all the Biomass Burners. Say goodbye to tree-cutting!
 * Scan for Coal. It is located at some distance East of the base.
 * Add eight Coal Generators, three Water Extractors and two Miner Mk.1 to the To Do List.
 * In addition, prepare plenty of Concrete, Cables and Copper Sheets.
 * Save the game.
 * Move towards the Coal patch. Keep left to avoid the Poison Gas. You will come across a Crash Site.
 * Loot the items laying around.
 * Use nine Modular Frames, which you just looted, to unlock the crashed FICSIT Freighter and retrieve the Hard Drive.
 * Build a MAM there and research the Hard Drive. Further reading: Hard Drive
 * You don't have to wait for the research to complete, we will look into it later. Dismantle the MAM and proceed to the Coal patch.
 * There are plenty of Coal nodes there. Tap the two nearest to the river delta.
 * There is an Alpha Hog guarding the island in the middle of the river, approach with care, and kill it.
 * Across the delta, use Foundations to build a 12 x 4 platform, near sea level.
 * 'Foundation' refers to the individual tiles that you can build. 'Platform' refers to a group of foundations on where you or the factory resides.
 * 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.
 * Build eight Coal Generators in a row. Connect them in Manifold style, four in each group.
 * Build Splitters before connecting them with belts. Align the Splitters in the same direction with the input side from the Miner.
 * The first four generators receive Coal from the first belt; the remaining take from the second belt.
 * Build Stackable Conveyor Pole near the 1st and 4th Splitter.
 * Stackable Conveyor Pole is unlocked at Tier 2 - Logistics Mk.2.
 * Build the 2nd belt above the 1st belt, snapping on the Stackable Conveyor Pole, as shown below.


 * Once you have returned to the base, dismantle all the Biomass Burners there.
 * The two mini burners at the HUB cannot be removed. Just leave them unfueled.
 * Congratulations! From now on we are no longer required to cut down trees or bushes to fuel the Biomass Burners again. The Coal Power (600MW) should last for a while.
 * Our next long-term target is to unlock Tier 5 and Tier 6. We will proceed to build Steel Production for that.
 * Further reading:

Blade Runners

 * Check the MAM. The research of Hard Drive should be completed by now, prompting you to pick one Alternate Recipe among 3.
 * Read here for more info.
 * We will now get a pair of Blade Runners for improved movement speed and jump.
 * From the HUB, look South and find the small cliff as shown below.
 * Get there and kill the Flying Crabs in your way.
 * Use the belt trick to climb up the cliff as mentioned before. You can use Ramps too.
 * Mine 210 Caterium Ore manually or with a Portable Miner.
 * Remove the Portable Miner, then build a Miner there.
 * Use a belt to bring the Caterium Ore down the cliff and connect it to a Smelter, then a Constructor, followed by a Storage Container.
 * If 'too steep' warning is displayed, use Conveyor Lift to transport items vertically.
 * Connect the Power Lines.
 * Look at the Caterium Research in the MAM. Unlock Caterium, Caterium Ingot and Quickwire.
 * You may need to craft some of the items manually.
 * You can pick up the items on a belt with.
 * Once the recipes for Caterium Ingot and Quickwire are unlocked, set the Smelter and Constructor that you just built to automate them.
 * 'Automate' refers to automated production, mostly using machines.
 * Now you have a steady production of Quickwire; continue researching down the Caterium Research tree until you unlock the Blade Runners.


 * We are going to double up the Power production very soon. Until then, avoid overbuilding.

Improved Melee Combat

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

Map

 * Complete all the possible researches in the MAM with material available, especially those that increase inventory size.
 * Bring plenty of Beryl Nuts, you will need them for healing later on, as well as several Portable Miners.
 * Read Stinger to learn how to kill them.
 * Go to where you have set up the Coal Power. From the Coal nodes and look West, find the cave entrance covered with vines as shown below.


 * Open the flashlight then enter the cave.
 * There are some reddish mushrooms on the cave floor, called Mycelia. Use a Chainsaw to cut them down for Mycelia Research.
 * While cutting, some stones will also be removed, transferring Limestones into the inventory. Drag the Limestones to the trash slot to delete them, this will free up inventory space.
 * There are s guarding the cavern. If you move in too fast you will aggro all of them at once. Move forward slowly, aggro one at a time to kill them one-by-one.
 * After the cavern is a fork. The smaller cave on the right leads underwater which contains a Yellow Power Slug.
 * Go to the left to advance.
 * There are several Large Stingers guarding the Quartz node. Kill them.
 * Place seven Portable Miners on the Quartz node and mine 700 Raw Quartz.
 * A fog might start to appear in the meantime, reducing visibility.
 * It is advised to wait until the fog dissipates.
 * There are several Power Slugs on the ceiling of the cave. It is advised to collect them after unlocking the Jetpack at Tier 6.
 * Alternatively, build ladders to reach them.
 * Continue moving West until you see the 2nd Quartz node. Place a Miner down and connect it with a Power Line.
 * Do not connect the belt yet; we will return here later after the Conveyor Belt Mk.3 is unlocked.
 * Return to the first Quartz node and pick up all the Portable Miners. Keep the Raw Quartz in the inventory and delete the excess Portable Miners.
 * Build a Miner on the first Quartz node and connect it with power. Extend the Power Line from both Miners to the cave entrance and connect them to the main Power grid.
 * Return to the base.
 * At the MAM, look at the Quartz Research.
 * Unlock all the way down to Crystal Oscillator.
 * Build three temporary Constructors crafting Quartz Crystals then connect both their inputs and outputs to Storage Containers.
 * Once it is done, remove them.
 * Use all the Quartz Crystals to craft Crystal Oscillators, then research Signal Technologies and Frequency Mapping. Wait for the research to complete.
 * Do not unlock Explorer yet. We do not have extra Quartz for that.
 * Congratulations! The Map is now unlocked. Press to use it.

Resource Sink Bonus Program

 * Complete Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program.
 * Near the HUB, build a Storage Container connected to an AWESOME Sink. Provide Power to the Sink.
 * Use the Computer that we have looted from the Crash Site earlier, custom-split it and insert only two Computers into the Container.
 * Items from the Container will be transported to the Sink and get destroyed. Points are rewarded according to the item's complexity. They are needed to print FICSIT Coupons.
 * At the AWESOME Sink, click 'Print Coupons' and + to take out the Coupons:
 * Build an AWESOME Shop.
 * Purchase 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 unlocked buildings can be found in the build menu.
 * Double Ramp snaps to each other without the need of building a Foundation in-between, which is much more convenient than a normal Ramp.

Coal Power 2

 * Revisit the Coal Power. There are two more untapped Coal nodes nearby.
 * Use them to double up the Power production to 1200 MW.
 * When constructing Power Line from an existing building or Power Pole, and if aimed at its endpoint on a ground, an additional Power Pole hologram is automatically included.
 * After click and confirm the building, a Power Pole will be built along with the Power Line. We can then aim the Power Pole Mk.2 hologram at it to upgrade it in-place.
 * You don't have to prime this setup, just hook the Power Line to the main power grid.
 * Same applies to all future Power extensions.
 * However, if your factory experiences a power trip, it might need to prime the entire system, using lots of Biomass Burners.
 * During the priming process, disconnect the Power Line between the Power generation area and the main factory.
 * There is another Coal node on the hill opposite the river. We will reserve it for Sulfur production chain later.
 * Further reading:

Basic Steel Production

 * Complete Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production.
 * Complete Tier 2 - Jump Pad.

Advanced Steel Production

 * From the base, scan for Iron Ore, then quickly scan for Coal. Open the Map and look where both the Iron and Coal are located close together.
 * We wisest put up the Steel production there, on a floating platform.
 * Proceed to the location as shown below, position yourself between the Coal and Iron nodes.
 * Pick any rock or cliff as the anchor point and build a rectangular floating platform (minimum 10 x 15 foundations) that will be supporting our Steel production.
 * The platform is to be positioned lower than the Coal node, but higher than the Iron node.
 * Build Walkways or Ramps as to provide access for climbing up.
 * The Coal nodes are on top of the grassy cliff. To reach them, build Double Ramp 8m x 8m towards it.
 * Tap all three Coal nodes and lay Conveyor Belts down the ramp.
 * Conveyor Belts can be built on top of each other or even on top of other buildings.
 * Tap all three pure Iron nodes. Use Conveyor Lifts to bring up the ores from the lower ground.
 * Chain multiple Conveyor Lifts to span over large vertical distances.
 * Conveyor Lift can be snapped directly to a belt connector, whether it is on a machine, belt, Splitter, Merger, or another Conveyor Lift.
 * Build the starter Steel production as shown and connect all six input belts to the Miners.


 * Although it may look complex at the first sight, this is just a method of splitting 3 * 60 belts into 4 * 45 belts.
 * Each belt segment is limited to 60 items/second.
 * Belts can be built intersect with each other without encroachment issue.
 * Once sufficient Steel Pipes are obtained, complete Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production.
 * While waiting for 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 the Advanced Steel Production milestone, proceed to unlock Tier 4 - Logistics Mk.3.
 * Overwrite the 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 be mass-produced.
 * Use Conveyor Belt Mk.3 from now onwards.
 * As we are limited by the amount of Steel Beam, do not hurry to upgrade all existing belts to Mk.3 until we have increased production of the Steel Beams.
 * Revisit Steel production area.
 * There are four Constructors producing Steel Pipes, change one of those into Steel Beam, then dismantle the one beside it.
 * Take note: a Steel Beam Constructor consumes 60 Steel Ingots/min.
 * There are two normal Limestone nodes nearby; use them to produce Concrete, then combine it with 15 Steel Beam / min to produce 3.75 Encased Industrial Beam / min.
 * Underclock the EIB Assembler to 63%.

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.
 * Build a floating platform there and start the Sulfur production chain.
 * Tap the pure Coal node, then move southeast into the misty Northern Forest until you see two yellowish, Sulfur nodes.
 * Manually mine 60 Sulfur.
 * Tap both nodes and combine them into a single Mk.3 belt, then pull the belt back to the platform near the Coal node.
 * Build a MAM then unlock Sulfur and Black Powder.
 * Build six Assemblers to produce 45 Black Powders/min and connect their output to a Storage Container.
 * With the Black Powder, unlock Nobelisk and Nobelisk Detonator.
 * Further reading: Nobelisk Detonator
 * Continue to research the Sulfur Research Tree; lookout for those that expand inventory and hand slots.

Vehicular Transport

 * Complete Milestone Tier 3 - Vehicular Transport, which unlocks Tractor and Truck Station.
 * We will not be using them 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. This will allow us to begin some large-scale production.
 * Add four Miner Mk.2, 56 Coal Generators, and 22 Water Extractors to the To Do List.
 * You may need to travel multiple times due to the sheer amount of building material involved. Build some Personal Storage Boxes at the construction site for storage.
 * Upgrade all four Coal Miners to Mk.2. The cost of the Mk.1 Miners will be refunded to you.
 * Overclock all Miners to 225% for 270 Coal/min, which is equal to the throughput of Conveyor Belt Mk.3. Don't upgrade the belt yet.
 * As the water area around is limited, if we continue to expand using the same method, the water surface will soon be fully covered.
 * This, in turn, reduces the number of Water Extractors we can build.
 * To conserve the water surface area, we will build a floating platform to house the new Coal Generators instead. We can then build Water Extractors below that.
 * Alternatively, you may expand into the sea by simply copying the previous design. In that case, you can skip all the steps below. Remember to use Mk.3 belts.
 * Build two rows of Foundations and some Pipeline Junction Crosses aligned with Water Extractors as shown below. Junctions should be 20 meters apart, each row positioned three meters from the Foundation centerline.
 * We will refer to these as the 'lower' platform. It should be positioned at least at the same height as the water level, or slightly above it; refer to the image below.
 * Temporarily build a Lookout Tower and stand on it for easier placement of Water Extractors.
 * As a Water Extractor is 17 meters high, we need to build the floating platform at least 18 meters above the lower floor (17-meter clearance + one meter Glass Foundation thickness).
 * If you wish to use Foundations with more than 1-meter thickness, you may need to raise them further to achieve the 17-meter vertical clearance.
 * From the ground foundation, stack nine Foundation 8m x 2m vertically as a temporary support/measurement. Build an 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 both the Jelly and the Jump Pad.
 * When falling from above, land on the green jelly part of the Landing Pad. Adjust the position of the Landing Pad where necessary.
 * Pioneers receive no fall damage when falling onto the U-Jelly Landing Pad or deep water.
 * Be creative as there are many options for vertical travel.
 * Place two rows of eight Coal Generators each on the floating platform as shown. Opposing generators should be aligned based on their belt connector's position.
 * Connect Pipelines in groups of four Coal Generators each.
 * Connect all Coal Generators with Conveyor Belt Mk.3.

Hyper Tubes

 * Complete Tier 4 - Hyper Tubes.

Steel Production 2

 * Revisit the Steel production area.
 * There is one unused normal Limestone node and one pure Copper node nearby. Tap them both.
 * We have three Coal Miners, three Iron Miners, three Limestone Miners, and one Copper Miner here.
 * Overclock all Miners such that each of them produces 270 / min. Collect more Power Slugs to craft Power Shards.
 * You can collect Power Slugs after building the factory—there is no rush to do it now.
 * Dismantle the current Steel production. Store the excess material in Personal Storage Boxes. Expand the platform to 28 x 23.
 * If you run out of building space, build more Foundations.
 * We will build a 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 click its endpoint at 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 the base and the Steel production area.
 * Use an Online Calculator to adjust the target production such that it does not exceed both the Coal and Iron mining capability.
 * Based on the surrounding nodes, the mining rates are Coal: 810/min, Iron Ore: 810/min, Copper Ore: 270/min, Limestone: 450/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. It is more resource-effective.
 * In this guide, we will stick to the original recipe, at least until Tier 6.
 * Observe that some of the Limestone capacity is not fully utilized. In that case, remove the Power Shards from the Miners for later use.
 * For crossing a belt over a congested area, build Conveyor Lifts at both sides to form an elevated 'bridge'.
 * You can also use Stackable Conveyor Pole.
 * Alternatively, you can bring it to a lower level. This requires a lower platform to be built below.
 * Bring the Steel Pipe, Steel Beam, EIB, Stator, and Automated Wiring back to the base with belts. Build Industrial Storage Containers at the base, not at the Steel production area.
 * Bring the Black Powder back to the 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 dismantled the Smart Plating production earlier. Now we have to rebuild it but on a larger scale.
 * We have Steel Beams readily available for Versatile Frameworks.
 * We have Automated Wiring automated, and its production rate is even sufficient for the subsequent delivery: Project Assembly - Systems.
 * There are four pure and three normal Iron nodes supplying the base; upgrade all of them to Miner Mk.2 and overclock all each of them to 270 / min.
 * This increases the Iron Ore mining rate to 1890 / min.
 * Build the factory first; Power Slugs can be collected later for the overclocking.
 * Use Daniel's Calculator to generate the below diagram, and build accordingly.
 * Add whatever Alternate Recipes you have unlocked into the calculator; the result might differ from below, but will definitely be more resource-efficient.
 * First, revamp the Iron production. Build a large platform (45 x 30).
 * Be creative. It is not necessary to build everything on the same floor like the example below; you can make it more compact by splitting and stacking the factory into multiple floors or even create 'mezzanine' floors in-between. Take note: different buildings have different hitbox heights.
 * Cut down any tree that penetrates the platform.
 * If the Space Elevator is in the way, relocate it to somewhere else.
 * Before the new factory is up and running, do not dismantle the old factory. It is still useful to produce the building material that we might require during the process.
 * From now on, use Industrial Storage Container instead of Storage Container to store end products.
 * Alternatively, multiple Storage Containers can be stacked on each other and be chained with Conveyor Lifts to act as larger storage.
 * Do not expect this setup to be completed in one go. Take it slowly and separate the construction into a few days.
 * When designing a compact factory layout, think about how to keep the belt length to a minimum.
 * Main bus designs may look cooler, but modular layouts have shorter belt lengths, which in turn saves building material and reduces the footprint.
 * 'Main bus' refers to the parallel belts that act as a material highway. 'Modular' refers to a small cluster of buildings that are functional as a module and they are easily expandable by repeating the layout.
 * Examples of a modular factory:
 * Screws and Iron Ingots are consumed in large amounts. To minimize belt usage, build the next factory that requires them nearby. 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; that means build five Constructors in a group, then split their output into two Assemblers. For Screws to RIP, it is three Constructors: two Assemblers.
 * The advised building sequence is:
 * Build a small module of buildings; put down some Splitters, Mergers, and Power Poles to test the building placement. Once you are satisfied with the modular design, proceed to mass-construction.
 * Build the factory buildings first; leave plenty of space between clusters.
 * Set the building recipes.
 * Build Splitters and Mergers and connect the belts. Construct flyover belts where necessary.
 * Build Power and Power Lines.
 * Check if all the Indicator Light are green and troubleshoot the faults.
 * When connecting infrastructure (such as belts, pipes, and power), follow the sequence of crafting steps.
 * For example, start from Miner, then Smelter, etc. That way, as you complete the current building connections, the input belt will be filled up with material from previous factories.
 * Produce Versatile Framework and Motor as shown below.
 * Centralize the storage area by putting them close together, with at least one Industrial Storage Container storing each kind of item. Relocate the HUB there.
 * Conveyor Lifts are used to bring down the items from higher floors to the ground.
 * To 'label' a storage building, build a short belt from its output, as shown in an image below.


 * While waiting for the Space Elevator's material, collect more Power Slugs and craft them into Power Shards, then overclock the Miners accordingly.

Tier 5 and Tier 6

 * Congratulations, you have unlocked Tier 5 and Tier 6!
 * Look at the Space Elevator to check the requirements for the next (and, currently, the final) 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 the key component for Tier 5 and 6. Before we unlock the alternate recipes, we will first set up a temporary, inefficient factory with a lot of wastage, but still enough for bootstrapping the Plastic and Rubber production. Later on, we will construct a more efficient Oil processing factory.
 * Getting more Power Slugs is becoming more challenging as the Power Slugs around the starting area have been exhausted, forcing you to travel further. Luckily, Power Slugs are renewable, provided you have tamed at least a Lizard Doggo.
 * Before moving on, build a temporary Assembler crafting A.I. Limiter using Quickwire and Copper Sheet, then underclock it to 30%.
 * Research Smart Splitter in the MAM.

Taming a Lizard Doggo

 * This section is optional, but it can be helpful for generating Power Slugs.
 * Unlock Fence at the AWESOME Shop by sinking some Motors, Versatile Frameworks, and Automated Wiring.
 * 'Sinking' refers to the act of putting items onto a belt that feeds into AWESOME Sink, either directly from factory buildings or via a Storage Container.
 * Take note: items cannot be directly dispensed onto a Conveyor Belt via manual interaction. Dropped items will simply remain stationary.
 * Do not sink Computers that you have looted from Crash Sites; they will be used later.
 * Before taming a, build a Lizard Doggo pen near the HUB using Fences and Foundations.
 * Bring some Paleberry with you. Do not eat them as they are the bait for Lizard Doggos.
 * Paleberries can be found around grassy biomes, such as near the Coal Power area.
 * Look around until you find a Lizard Doggo. When it stares at you, stop moving.
 * If you are in the running mode, press to toggle it to walking mode.
 * Un-equip the Blade Runners.
 * If the pioneer jumps too high or run too far from the Lizard Doggos, they will flee.
 * Open Inventory. Hold down on the Paleberry to custom split one of it from its stack. Drag one Paleberry outside the Inventory window to drop it.
 * Wait until the Lizard Doggo comes over and eats the berry. Do not move, just look at it.
 * After it eats the berry, look at it and interact to pet it; this will tame the Lizard Doggo.
 * As long as you pet the Lizard Doggo after it eats the Berry but before it leaves the spot, the taming probability is 100%.
 * Interact with Doggo again will open up its inventory window, displaying only one empty slot at the left. The pioneer's inventory is at the right.
 * When the Lizard Doggo finds something, the item generated will be displayed in this single slot.
 * Close its inventory window . Closing with the top-right 'X' is glitchy, as it will not close the UI properly.
 * Press to toggle back to running mode.
 * Bring the Lizard Doggo back to the pen, and make sure it is following you.
 * Low-lying Conveyor Belts and other structures can block Lizard Doggos' movement. Temporarily dismantle the obstructions where required.
 * Lizard Doggos cannot jump. When traversing cliffs or ravines, walkways or ramps might be required for Lizard Doggos to cross over.
 * Lure the Lizard Doggo to the floating foundation above the pen, then dismantle the floating foundation to trap it in the pen.
 * The Blade Runners can now be re-equipped.
 * From time to time, random items will be generated, including Power Slugs. Check them out regularly (by interacting with Lizard Doggo).
 * Read Lizard Doggo for a list of generated items.
 * The best item they can generate is Purple Power Slugs.
 * Sometimes the Lizard Doggos might forget their owner. Re-tame them if that happens.
 * There are lots of Lizard Doggos 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, which are both refined from Crude Oil.
 * Add four Oil Extractors and two Refineries to the To Do List.
 * Scan for Crude Oil. The scan results show that they are nowhere near the base; the nearest is 1.6 km away.
 * We will use the Oil nodes to the southwest.
 * Beyond the To Do List, prepare:
 * Iron Rod, Iron Plate, Concrete, Cable: minimum three stacks each.
 * Wire, Quickwire, Solid Biofuel, RIP, Rotor, Motor, Modular Frame, Steel Beam, Steel Pipe, EIB, Nobelisk: minimum one stack each
 * Blade Runners, Xeno-Basher, Beryl Nuts, Nobelisk Detonator, Chainsaw, Object Scanner
 * As we are extending the Power grid there, bring extra Cables and Concrete.
 * There are Flying Crab Hatchers and Alpha Spitters guarding the oilpatch; approach with care.
 * Save the game.
 * Head to the southwest Oil patch. As the Resource Scanner search result only lasts for 25 seconds, re-scan if the Oil icon disappears from the compass.
 * Build Power Lines as you move.
 * The Oil nodes are located on the islands. Use Foundations or Walkways to build a path across the sea, as swimming is relatively slow.
 * While swimming, make sure the Blade Runners are equipped and keep jumping on the water surface for optimum movement speed.
 * Save the game once you land on the islands.
 * There are four Oil nodes there; kill all the creatures guarding them. Build an Oil Extractor on top of each Oil node and Power them.
 * Pick any Oil Extractor and connect it to two Refineries with pipes and a Junction, both crafting Plastic. You don't have to connect the Refineries' outputs.
 * Provide Power to the Refineries as well.
 * A Pipeline Junction Cross can be built at the middle of an existing Pipeline by snapping its hologram at the pipe.


 * Build an Equipment Workshop, craft a Beacon, equip it, then to put it on the ground.
 * Interact with the Beacon and enter a name; let's name it 'Oil'. Customize its color.
 * Open Map and switch to the 'Beacon' tab at the top left. Change the compass view distance to 'infinite'.
 * Look around the Islands; if there are Spore Flowers in the 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) at sea level.
 * There are some Power Slugs nearby. Use them to overclock all Oil Extractors to 300.
 * Oil Extractors should not be overclocked beyond 300 as that is the maximum flow rate of a Pipeline.
 * Optional: At the mainland East of the Oil Islands is a large cave; scout the area and scavenge the Power Slugs, Computers and other material laying around.
 * Take out 200 Plastics from the Refineries and dismantle them.
 * Go back to the HUB and complete Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport.
 * Note: Heavy Modular Frame can be manually crafted at Craft Bench or looted from various Crash Sites.

Industrial Manufacturing

 * Add 28 Refineries, five Packagers four Constructors, and one AWESOME Sink to the To Do List. Bring extra Copper Sheets for constructing Pipelines.
 * It will take multiple trips to bring the necessary material there. If you have the Tractor unlocked, try to use it.
 * Further reading: Tractor
 * By referring to the Beacon labeled '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 at about the same level as the source building's (for example, Oil Extractor) pipe outlet. This eliminates the need for Pipeline Pumps.
 * Do not exceed the flow rate limit of a Pipeline, which is 300 . Split a Pipeline into multiple lines where required. A similar principle applies to belts.
 * In a Constructor, when setting recipes such as Empty Canister, it can be difficult as it is positioned at the bottom of the list. Collapse the Constructor's 'Select Recipe' list by clicking the '-' at the right side of each category.
 * When constructing Junctions, place one first, then hop onto it. It is easier to build Junctions when standing on a higher elevation. Build the next Junction, then hop onto it, and repeat the process. The same technique applies to Splitters and Mergers.
 * Buildings such as the Refinery have multiple guidelines (the Turquoise line when you place another building nearby): Building center line, Belt connector line, Pipe connector line, etc. Be sure to distinguish them properly.
 * Craft an A.I. Limiter and build a Smart Splitter at the Packaged Fuel's output belt, with an Any output connected to a local Industrial Storage Container and an Overflow output connected to an AWESOME Sink.
 * Read Smart Splitter for configuration details.
 * A Refinery stops working if any of its output slots are full. Sinking the excess Packaged Fuel will ensure the Heavy Oil Residue a.k.a. HOR will never have a chance to clog up the Plastic and Rubber production.
 * After the building is completed, pull the Plastic and Rubber belts back to the base.
 * Before returning to base, take 300 Packaged Fuel with you to use as fuel for Vehicles.
 * When laying a long belt, it is advised to elevate them by extending the height of the Conveyor Poles. This will minimize potential obstructions for other tasks 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 least 14 meters above the Iron production, build another floating platform (22 x 15).
 * This creates a 13-meter clearance which is sufficient for most of the buildings such as Constructors, Assemblers, and Manufacturers.
 * Setup the bootstrap factory for Heavy Modular Frame followed by Computer as shown below.
 * We need Heavy Modular Frame a.k.a. HMF to build Manufacturers. They can be looted from Crash Sites or crafted manually.
 * HMF can be easily automated with materials in storage, as we have an excess of each ingredient automated.
 * Once the Computer production is up, revamp the Copper and Caterium productions as shown below. This is for preparing for the Supercomputer production in the coming section.
 * We have 270 excess Screws/min from the Iron production. Split them to feed both the HMF and Computer production lines.
 * The recipe for crafting High-Speed Connector can be researched at the MAM.
 * Underclock the Manufacturers as shown to prevent them from consuming all the upstream material (Screws, Cables, etc).
 * Dismantle the old Copper and Caterium production lines after completing this setup. Their Containers are probably full; do not dismantle those Containers.
 * Observe the Copper Ore and Copper Ingot item flow rate is more than 270/min; this exceeds the Mk.3 belt's capacity. We will solve the problem by upgrading those belts to Mk.4 later.
 * Use a Smart Splitter to prioritize supplying the Computer and HSC Manufacturers by hooking up the Circuit Board storage to an Overflow output.


 * Complete Tier 6 - Expanded Power Infrastructure.
 * Replace the hotkey four with Conveyor Belt Mk.4. From now on, build with Mk.4 belts, as they have much higher capacity. The same applies to Conveyor Lift Mk.4.
 * Replace the Copper ore and Copper ingot belts with Mk.4 to increase the allowed item rate from 270/min to 480/min.

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 MAM.
 * Craft a Rifle for future use.
 * Automate the following items with Manufacturers:
 * Adaptive Control Unit, Modular Engine, Supercomputer, Beacon, Rifle Cartridge, in mentioned order.
 * For Rifle Cartridge production, use a separate Copper Ore belt (the 2nd Copper Node that you have tapped from the West).
 * We only ever need 100 Adaptive Control Units (ACU) - or two stacks of it. To prevent overproduction, and thus consuming the Computers and HMFs, fill all slots in its output Storage Container except one with other items such as Concrete. Split a stack of Concrete to fill up many slots, as shown below.
 * Tips to build a compact Manufacturer Manifold:
 * Build Manufacturers in a row, then stack several Splitters in a ladder-pattern, one Foundation away from the Manufacturer. Splitters should face the same direction, either all-left or all-right.
 * Dismantle unused Splitters. Connect them with horizontal belts.
 * Connect the Splitters and the Manufacturer with belts and Conveyor Lifts.
 * Check if all ingredients are flowing into each Manufacturer.
 * Alternatively, we can build all these in 2D - place all Splitters on the same level, similar to what we did for Assemblers.
 * Do not be afraid to build spaghetti as this setup is 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 required in small quantities.

Monorail Train Technology

 * Complete Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology.
 * Trains are effective for transporting large amounts of items over long distances.
 * In this section, we will first learn to exploit this property: Trains can clip through terrain and can carry pioneers. This allows us to clip through the mountain wall, cutting a straight-line path to the Quartz nodes in the cave. Our goal is to reduce the travel distance and belt length to a minimum. We will then bring the Raw Quartz back to the base using the shortcut path.
 * Aside from trains and Railways, belts, pipes, and Hyper Tubes all can clip through the terrain.
 * From the base, scan for Raw Quartz, then move to the slope in-between the two Quartz, as shown in the image below.
 * Build Foundations in a diagonal zigzag shape as shown for the Railways to build on.
 * Build two straight segments of Railways at 90 degrees, then connect them both with another curved Railway. Make sure the curved Railway is clipped through the ground.
 * Build a Train Station at one end of the Railway and Power it.
 * Build an Electric Locomotive on the Railway, facing West.
 * Bring some material for the construction of Hyper Tubes, Hyper Tube Entrances, Power Poles, and Foundations. Equip a Jetpack.
 * Save the game, then enter the Locomotive.
 * Drive the train into the slope. Once you are inside, exit the train . Pioneers will always depart a train from the right-hand side.
 * Be careful not to fall off the Railway. Build a Foundation / Double Ramp bridge connecting the slope and the cave as shown below.
 * Use the Jetpack to move around. When constructing the ramp, be careful not to exit the ground surface.
 * Build two belts and a Hyper Tube with Entrances at both sides and connect Power Lines as shown.
 * Split the Hyper Tube into two at the middle of the Ramp and leave some space in between; this allows us to return to the ramp in the future.
 * The other two ends are to be placed outside the ground, one at the base and the other in the cave.
 * We can now clip into the ground with the Hyper Tube.
 * Dismantle the Locomotive, the Railway, and the Train Station.
 * Deliver two belts of Raw Quartz from the cave back to the base.
 * Return to the cave, collect at least 2000 Mycelia by using Chainsaw, then store them in an Industrial Storage Container.
 * Collect all the Power Slugs in the cave with the Jetpack, then overclock both Quartz Miners to 480/min (or 300/min for a normal node).


 * Other than using the above method, building Conveyor Lifts to clip through the ceiling of the cave will also work.

GasMask

 * Automate Biomass production by using Constructors, each crafting a different raw item into Biomass: Leaves, Wood, Alien Carapace, Alien Organs.
 * Reserve some Alien Carapace and Alien Organs for MAM Research and for crafting Medicinal Inhaler.
 * Build an Assembler to craft Fabric, then store it in an Industrial Storage Container.
 * While waiting for the Fabric to pile up, automate the production of Crystal Oscillator with two Manufacturers.
 * Learn how to use an online calculator to figure out its production ratio.
 * Use the 2nd Copper belt for Crystal Oscillator production.
 * Once you have obtained enough Fabric, complete Tier 5 - GasMask.
 * If there is excess Fabric, research Parachute.
 * Automate the production of Filters with a Manufacturer.
 * Avoid using the Coal from Steel production and Coal power. Take the Coal by splitting it from the Sulfur production instead.
 * Unlock all possible research in MAM.
 * Equip the Gas mask and bring some Gas Filters; use them to collect a few Power Slugs in the surrounding Poison Gas.
 * More Power Slugs can be found in caves or Poison Gas around the base. Make use of the Object Scanner.
 * Recall which Miners you have yet to overclock, then overclock them accordingly.

Explorer

 * At the MAM, research Explorer.
 * Build an 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 the 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 you get stuck, get out of the vehicle and dismantle it.

Hard Drive hunting

 * This section may require from a few hours to a few days to complete. Take your time.
 * At the MAM, research Radio Signal Scanning, Object Scanner Improvements and Hostile Organism Detection.
 * Radio Signal Scanning allows the Object Scanner to scan for Crash Sites within a 300-meter radius.
 * Hostile Organism Detection allows the Object Scanner to scan for nearby enemies.
 * Use the Explorer to drive to the Oil Islands and bring back 20 stacks of Packaged Fuel. Keep only three stacks of them in Inventory and store the remaining at the base.
 * Find an Online Map such as 'Satisfactory Interactive Map', and enable the layer for Hard Drive.
 * Use the online map to plan your journey. There are many Hard Drives available for collection; separate the collection of those into three or four trips.
 * Observe each of the Crash Site requirements and prepare the necessary items. For example, Rotors, Black Powders, etc. Some require Power which can be fulfilled by using Biomass Burners.
 * Some of Crash Sites require Superposition Oscillators and Quantum Computers. As they are currently not available in-game, ignore them.
 * Ignore Crash Sites involving Tier 7 items such as Turbo Motor and Radio Control Unit. Revisit them after you get into Tier 7.
 * Be sure to loot the Heat Sinks around the Crash Sites; they can be used to unlock certain Hard Drives.
 * Use the online map in conjunction with the in-game map to orientate yourself with the Crash Sites' position. The Object Scanner can also be used to lead you to the Crash Sites.
 * Take note of their elevation (z = number in centimeters) in the online map. It indicates whether a Crash Site is located on high ground.
 * Before exploration, prepare the following in inventory:
 * Rifle Cartridge: min. seven stacks
 * Iron Rod, Iron Plate, Concrete, EIB, Packaged Fuel: three stacks each.
 * Wire, Cable, Quickwire, Solid Biofuel, RIP, Rotor, Stator, Motor, Modular Frame, Steel Beam, Steel Pipe, Nobelisk, Gas Filter, HMF, Circuit Board, Computer, A.I. Limiter, HSC, Supercomputer, Black Powder, Quartz Crystal, Crystal Oscillator, Rubber - min. one stack each
 * Xeno-Basher, Beryl Nut, Paleberry, Chainsaw, Nobelisk Detonator, Object Scanner, Rifle, Blade Runners, Jetpack, Gas Mask.


 * In the options, change the auto-save interval to three minutes. There is a high chance to die during the Hard Drive hunting.
 * As you retrieve a Hard Drive, build a MAM immediately and then research it. Once you click 'research', dismantle the MAM and move on to the next Hard Drive.
 * Once the 10-minute countdown timer ends, rebuild the MAM 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, Recycled Plastic, Recycled Rubber.
 * If none of the above is available, then just pick any. Eventually, we will unlock all of the alternate recipes, so the order of unlocking recipes is not really important.
 * Further reading: Hard Drive
 * Collect Power Slugs as you move. Craft them all into Power Shards to save on inventory space.
 * Aim to get at least 100 Power Shards each trip.
 * Delete unnecessary items regularly such as Leaves, Wood, ores, etc. to save inventory space.
 * If Radiation damage is received, immediately back off and avoid the area. We will need Tier 7 equipment - Hazmat Suit to protect ourselves from Radiation.
 * Whether to equip Blade Runners, Jetpack, or Gas Mask depends on the situation as you can only choose one of them.
 * When you spot a Lizard Doggo, mark the location with a Beacon and come back later to tame it. Avoid taming Lizard Doggos and hunting Hard Drives at the same time.
 * If you run out of ammo or Packaged Fuel, return to the base for restocking, then plan for the next trip.
 * Repeat until all possible Hard Drives are collected (min. 72 required).
 * By the time you have completed the Hard Drive hunting, you should have unlocked about 20 to 40 Alternate Recipes. (There is a total of 70 Alternate Recipes).
 * Two of the Hard Drives' results will not unlock Alternate Recipes; they will be used to expand the Inventory size instead.

Concrete 2

 * After the Hard Drive hunting, we can now resume the base building operation.
 * Organize the inventory; keep only what is needed and store the excess in the Personal Storage Box.
 * Build additional Storage Boxes near the HUB for convenience.
 * Keep track of the 10-minute timer; research the next Hard Drive once the previous is concluded. Repeat until you unlock all the Alternate Recipes.
 * Overclock both Limestone Miners nearby the base to 480 / min (or 300 / min for normal node) and scale up the Concrete production.
 * It is advised to use the original Concrete recipe (Limestone -> Concrete) instead of Wet Concrete, as the Limestone nodes are abundant.

Fuel Power

 * Chances are all four of these Alternate Recipes have yet to be unlocked: Compacted Coal, Turbofuel, Heavy Oil Residue, Diluted Packaged Fuel. Be sure to choose them when available.
 * A list of unlocked Alternate Recipes can be viewed in Codex.
 * While waiting for the Hard Drive research, build temporary Fuel Power to prepare for 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 construct it.
 * If there is a rock or boulder blocking the construction, we can use a Nobelisk Detonator to remove it.
 * Build another Hyper Tube Cannon at the Oil Islands, aimed at the base, for efficient 2-way Hyper Tube transport. As each Entrance consumes a flat 10 MW, this setup consumes 300 MW.


 * Overflow the excess Empty Canisters to an Industrial Storage Container with a Smart Splitter; we will use these for Turbofuel Power later.
 * Return to the base and check the AWESOME Sink and the AWESOME Shop; purchase more buildings/blueprints whenever possible.
 * Unlock Factory Cart and Cyber Wagon.

Project Assembly - Systems

 * Complete Project Assembly - Systems. We have sufficient resources to complete it by now.
 * Congratulations! Tier 7 is now unlocked.
 * Tier 8 and above is currently unavailable in Early Access. As such you may safely dismantle the Space Elevator or keep it as a visual beacon.
 * Increase the number of Industrial Storage Containers for Motor, EIB, Copper Sheet, and Steel Pipe to two for each of them, as we will use large quantities of them for the upcoming sections. We need sufficient buffers for that.

Geothermal Power

 * This section is optional.
 * Research Power Pole Mk.3, Geothermal Generator and Programmable Splitter in MAM.
 * Check the MAM; all research should be completed except Radio Control Unit, which requires Tier 7 items.
 * Scan for Geysers. Some of them are near the Steel production.
 * Build two Geothermal Generators there and connect them to the Power Grid.
 * Further Reading: Geothermal Generator
 * There are more geysers scattered around the World; if you happen to see one of those, be sure to exploit it.

Radar Tower

 * This section is optional as we have revealed the majority of the Map area during the hunt for Hard Drives.
 * At the MAM, research Radar Technology.
 * A Radar Tower consumes Power and reveals part of the Map.
 * It can only scan for the area below its antenna. Areas above it will remain unrevealed even after the scanning process.
 * Further reading: Radar Tower
 * Build a Radar Tower on a nearby high ground/rock pillar / floating platform and observe how it works.
 * After it reaches its maximum scannable area, dismantle it to save Power.

Tier 7

 * Our next target is to automate the production of Turbo Motors so we can double existing production with Miner Mk.3.
 * In Tier 7 there are Aluminum and Uranium production chains that we can dive into. But first, let's improve the Power capacity: the worst thing that can happen in a mega factory is a power trip.
 * As there is no next phase for Project Assembly, dismantle the production for Project Assembly parts: Smart Plating, Versatile Framework, Automated Wiring, Modular Engine, and Adaptive Control Unit.
 * Sink all the excess material for Coupons.

Turbofuel Power

 * Turbofuel Power is an upgrade from the Fuel Power. It requires four components: Water, Crude Oil, Coal, and Sulfur.
 * Use an Online Map and search for a location with all of these located nearby: such as the Lake Forest as shown below.
 * Use an Online Calculator and select a combination of the most efficient Alternate Recipes for crafting Turbofuel. Its production will be bottlenecked by the amount of Sulfur, as there are only two normal Sulfur nodes around for 600 Sulfur/min. This in turn limits the Turbofuel production to 750.
 * The maximum amount of fluid involved is in between 600 and 900 . By separating the setup into three smaller, repeatable modules, the fluid flow within each module will be under 300.
 * Turbofuel burns at a rate of 4.5 for each Fuel Generator.  ; round it up to the nearest multiple of 3, which is 168. We will then build 168 Fuel Generators.
 * We need 42 Refineries for Turbofuel - as we round up to the nearest multiple of 3.
 * Build a floating platform (57 x 48). You may use other designs according to your own creativity/preference.
 * Build Hyper Tube Cannons for fast transport between the base and the Turbofuel Power outpost. We will need to travel frequently between these two areas.
 * Tap all of the three nearby Oil nodes and overclock each of them to 300 . We only use two of them as the Crude Oil required is only 337.5 / min.
 * Tap all of the nearby Coal and Sulfur nodes and overclock each to 480/min (or 300/min for normal node).
 * Build floating Foundation bridges or Ramps to access and transport the required resources.
 * There will be three identical modules to be built. Focus on one module at a time. After a module is built and is up and running, repeat the design another two times to complete the full setup.
 * A module consists of: three Water Extractors, eight Assemblers, 33 Refineries, and 56 Fuel Generators. The platform size for a module is 57 x 16.
 * The belt and Crude Oil inputs will be shared among modules.
 * As the platform is located at a high elevation that exceeds the 10-meter head lift of an Oil Extractor, a series of Pipeline Pumps are required to pump up the Crude Oil.
 * Temporarily open a hole in the platform by removing a Foundation nearby a Junction, then build a stack of Walls downwards for the Pipeline Pump to be snapped on. Build one piece of the wall above the platform, then build the walls all the way down to the ground level where the Oil Extractors are located.
 * Delete the topmost wall that is above the platform.
 * Use a Color Gun loaded with some Color Cartridges, paint it with any color other than the first color theme.  to switch the color theme. In this example, the red color is chosen.
 * The Color Gun is unlocked at MAM. Further reading: Color Gun
 * From the ground and counting up, paint the 2nd wall. Then skip four walls and paint the 5th (the 7th wall from the ground). Repeat all the way up. If the highest wall is colored, paint the 2nd highest instead.
 * On the side of each colored wall, build a Pipeline Pump and make sure its arrow is pointed up. Place it in the same relative position of the wall for each colored wall.
 * Build a tall structure such as a Radar Tower or use a Jetpack to climb to a higher elevation. It is easier to build these Pipeline Pumps while standing on a higher elevation.
 * Connect the Pipelines and Power the Pumps using Wall Outlet Mk.2, which is unlockable at the AWESOME Shop.
 * To cover the hole in the platform, rebuild the Foundation and then join the last segment of the Pipeline between the topmost Pump and the Junction. Make sure the Pipeline Pump is not blocking the Foundation.
 * You may need to temporarily remove some adjacent Foundations during this process.
 * Check if the upper Pipes are receiving Crude Oil. If not, check the placement of the Pumps, the connectivity of the Pipe, and whether all the Pumps are Powered.
 * Merge the Water output from three Water Extractors into one Pipe, then bring the Water up using the same method.
 * Do not worry too much about the Water Extractors' placement; there is plenty of space in the lake and we only need to build 11 of them.
 * Optional: For the aesthetic and color-coding purpose, paint the Crude Oil pipes in black and the Water pipes in blue. Have fun with the colors!
 * Prime the setup by manually putting 15 stacks of Empty Canisters into five Packaged Water Refineries. As, we need to separate this action into three occurrences.
 * Use the Hyper Tube Cannon. Instead of flying back to the base, use the directional keys to divert the flight path to the Oil Islands. Take the Canisters and fly back to the Turbofuel outpost using the same method.
 * The Empty Canisters involved in the setup are fully reusable; this means neither input nor overflow is required. Form a closed loop with Splitters, Mergers, and a Storage Container as the buffer.
 * The buffer can be located either at the Empty Canister belt or the Packaged Water belt–both work.
 * The Heavy Oil Residue Refineries will produce Polymer Resin as a byproduct. Refine it into Polyester Fabric and store it in a Container. Sink the overflow Resin.


 * The entire setup should add 25000 MW (or 25 GW) to the Power capacity.
 * Allow some time for Power capacity to be stabilized; it takes time for Turbofuel to fill up the Pipe network.
 * , where 750 is Turbofuel produced per min, 4.5 is the consumption rate, and 150 is the Power capacity of each Fuel Generator.
 * Optional: disconnect the Coal belts supplying the Coal Power to free up the four Coal nodes.
 * Dismantle the Fabric Assembler at the base, which is using Biomass and Mycelia. We are now producing the Fabric with Polymer Resin instead.
 * As Fabric is consumed only in small amounts, you may choose to belt it to the base from the Turbofuel outpost or by manually carrying it back once in a while.

Bauxite Refinement

 * Complete Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement.
 * There are new Alternate Recipes that can be unlocked via Hard Drives. Pick Electrode Aluminum Scrap when completing its research.
 * Scan the Hard Drive again for Pure Aluminum Ingot; however, that recipe will not be used in this guide.
 * Scan for Bauxite. The nearest three patches are all located on the rocky cliffs near the Red Jungle.
 * Bauxite, Water, Coal, Raw Quartz, Copper Ore, and Limestone are required to produce Alclad Aluminum Sheet efficiently.
 * You may skip Raw Quartz and Limestone by sacrificing some of the resource efficiency, exchanging Coal with Petroleum Coke.
 * Use the online map to search for a suitable location for setting up the Aluminum production. As water is difficult to transport, build the production area near a large water body, preferably on the sea.
 * Use Trains for long-range transport (> 800m) from now on.
 * Trains are effective for distances of more than 800 meters. For shorter distances, it is advised to use belts instead, as Trains take time to accelerate and brake and thus have their throughput reduced at shorter distances.
 * Use an Online Map and plan the logistical layout:
 * Pick which Resource nodes you are going to use and claim all the necessary nodes by removing the hostile creatures and placing a Powered Miner on them.
 * Plan the location of Train Stations and the belt layout between the Miners and the Freight Platforms.
 * Build Foundation or Ramp bridges for the Railway. Avoid using Double Ramp 8m x 8m or Ramp 8m x 4m as they are too steep for the Railways and Trains.
 * A Railway has a minimum turning radius of 17 meters.
 * Laying Railways on the natural terrain can be challenging.
 * Plan where to build the Water Extractors and how to Pipe them to the production area. Minimize the head lift and distance when dealing with fluid transport.
 * Always build a Hyper Tube Cannon for every outpost.


 * Have all the resources ready at the Aluminum production area, then proceed to the next section.
 * Bauxite: Three belts (two pure + one normal), Coal: two belts (one pure + one normal), Quartz: two belts (pure), Copper Ore: one belt (normal).

Advanced Aluminum Production

 * Setup the Aluminum production as shown below.
 * Two products are being reused: Water and Silica.
 * The Water gets partially recycled in the process, thus a lower amount of 'fresh' Water from Water Extractors is required.
 * 'Fresh' refers to the Water that is not produced as a byproduct. 'Recycled' and 'Fresh' Water are both the same resources.
 * Silica is produced as a by-product which is then re-used in the next refining step, thus we require less 'fresh' Silica from the Raw Quartz.
 * Backlogged by-products can clog Refineries and stop their production.
 * To handle Water:
 * 96 of recycled Water is sufficient for 0.96 * Refinery producing Alumina Solution. Pipe the water to a single, dedicated Refinery, underclocked to 96 %. This Refinery should not be connected to the 'fresh' Water pipes (that is, from Water Extractors).
 * The clock speed of the remaining three Refineries should add up to 264%. Underclock one of them to 64%. Otherwise, they may consume too much Bauxite and cause the first Refinery handling the recycled Water to starve.
 * Optional: underclock the Water Extractors and Refineries crafting Electrode Aluminum Scraps. They will still work even if not underclocked.
 * To handle Silica:
 * A simple but inefficient way is to Sink the Silica by-products.
 * Avoid wastage by merging the recycled Silica with the fresh Silica belt after the Silica Constructors but before the Foundries.
 * Mergers always attempt to merge input belts equally regardless if the belts are saturated. The recycled Silica, being the lesser amount compared to the fresh, tends to be used up first, so there is no chance of clogging.
 * If you merge the recycled Silica belt before the Silica Constructors, it will clog.
 * Refer to the image below for byproduct handling. Observe the belts' and pipes' routing.
 * Test the setup by sinking all the Alclad Aluminum Sheets and check if any machine is not running properly. You can remove the AWESOME Sink once you are satisfied with the setup.
 * Transport the Alclad Aluminum Sheet back to base via a Train.
 * Optional: Lay the Railway on the natural terrain.
 * Complete Tier 7 - Advanced Aluminum Production.

Radio Control Unit

 * Radio Control Unit is one of the ingredients in Turbo Motor.
 * Research Radio Control Unit at the MAM.
 * Research Hard Drives for Alternate Recipes: Radio Control System, Heat Exchanger, and Turbo Rigour Motor.
 * Setup the Radio Control Unit a.k.a RCU production as below.
 * Do not be afraid to build spaghetti. These are all temporary.
 * Whenever we 'tap' an existing ingredient resource without a dedicated production line, make sure not to exceed its current production rate.
 * For example, tapping Supercomputers from their Container for RCU production. As the Supercomputer production rate is 0.5 / min, we must not exceed it or else the Supercomputers in the Container will be exhausted.
 * Make sure the RCU Manufacturer is underclocked appropriately; refer to the diagram below.
 * Update the hotkey and use Conveyor Belt Mk.5 and Conveyor Lift Mk.5 from now on.

Hazmat Suit

 * Complete Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit.
 * Automate the production of Iodine Infused Filters with a Manufacturer.
 * Make sure the upstream Gas Filter production is running.
 * Craft a Hazmat Suit. Equip it and bring a stack of Iodine Infused Filters, go back to the radioactive area at the Bauxite loading Station, and mine out all the Uranium deposits (the green-glowing rocks). They are the source of the radiation.
 * Either store the mined Uranium in a Container or delete it. We will be able to mass-produce them later on so it doesn't matter.

Turbo Motors - With AWESOME Shop

 * Build a bootstrap Turbo Motor production as shown below.
 * Once the factory is running, go to AWESOME Shop and buy Turbo Motors.
 * We have about 50 Miners so far. As each Miner Mk.3 requires five Turbo Motors to build, purchase at least 250 Turbo Motors.
 * After the purchase is made, the bought items are stored under the 'Purchases' tab. + to transfer them to the pioneer's inventory.
 * We should have generated a plenty of Coupons from the overflowing Packaged Fuel, Plastic, Rubber, and Polymer Resin.
 * Alternatively, we can wait for the Turbo Motors to be produced in the Manufacturer.


 * Replace all the Miners Mk.2 with Mk.3. This will double up the production of every Resource node we have tapped so far.
 * It is advised to start the Miner upgrade from the Aluminum production chain, as we have to increase the Turbo Motor production later.
 * From now on, all new Miners will be built with Miner Mk.3.
 * Always overclock pure Miners to 163% as to match the Mk.5 belt speed. Beyond that is just a waste of Power and Power Shards.
 * For normal and impure Miners, they are capped at 600/min and 300/min respectively at 250% clock speed.
 * Complete Tier 7 - Nuclear Power.
 * Research all remaining Alternate Recipes. There are three more to go, all related to the Uranium Chain.

Aluminum 2

 * As the highest tier of Miner and Conveyor Belt are now available, we are ready to start full-scale Aluminum production.
 * Upgrade all the Miners and belts. Color code the Freight Platforms to identify whether they are transporting 780/min or 600/min. (300/min for impure)
 * Any other method of identification is fine, as long as you can distinguish between belts of different item rates.
 * In the image below, 780/min is painted green, while 600/min is painted cyan.
 * Until the new production is running, do not dismantle the existing Aluminum production.
 * Use an Online Calculator and input the numbers for desired Alclad Aluminum Sheets per minute. Do not exceed the mining rate of Bauxite which is 2160 / min.
 * Optional: Use Cheap Silica to minimize the Quartz consumption.
 * Optional: Use Pure Copper Ingot in a Refinery to minimize the Copper Ore consumption.
 * Expand the platform. Be careful not to go too near to the edge of the World, as the pioneer will start to receive 'out of bound' damage. Also, some areas of the sea are not swimmable.
 * Water Extractors cannot be built on some areas of the sea, especially when located far away from the shoreline. Further reading: Water Extractor
 * In the schematic, observe that some of the items' flow rates have exceeded the Mk.5 belt capacity (divide the item rate by 780):
 * Aluminum Scrap: Six belts
 * Silica: Four belts
 * Bauxite: Three belts
 * Limestone, Coal, and Aluminum Ingot: Two belts each
 * Split the setup into six smaller modules, such that each module will not contain items with rates of more than 780/min.
 * By using the calculator, we can deduce that 120 Alclad Aluminum Sheet/min is a nice number for a single module.
 * The modules can be tiled in a 3 x 2 array. The resources using two belts will be fed from the longer side such that each belt serves three modules, while the resources using three belts will be fed from the shorter side.
 * The last module will be smaller with the leftovers, as  or.
 * Use the calculator and down-size the last module based on 85/min. This means some machines will have to be removed compared with the 120/min module.
 * Copper Ore and Raw Quartz are within one belt, so a single belt of each is sufficient to supply all six modules.
 * Below is an example layout of a module producing 120 Alclads/min.
 * From the module schematic, observe that there are some buildings with a production of less than 0.5; this means these buildings can be shared with an adjacent, mirrored module. If it is less than 0.25, it can be shared among the four modules.
 * When tiling the modules, observe all the tile-able elements and make use of mirroring/flipping to reduce the number of buildings required.
 * Once a module works, proceed to build the remaining modules.
 * To handle the 'leftover' material from a belt, use the Overflow Splitter–that is, Smart Splitter with the overflow settings. Use this to merge the leftovers from the 780 Bauxite belts to the 600 Bauxite belt.
 * As always, check the setup and make sure everything is running properly.
 * We will not be using the full 685 Alclad Aluminum Sheet/min at the moment, so there are two approaches:
 * To farm Sink points and to let the factory run at all times, use a Sink to handle the overflow.
 * To conserve Power, leave the factory to run on demand.
 * On some occasions the automated Trains might stop working for no reason. From time to time, use the Map to check if all trains are working properly.
 * To get an automated Train unstuck, enter the Train, disable its auto mode, manually drive the train backward for a short distance, then re-enable the Train's auto mode.

Nuclear Fuel Rod

 * We will have a few mega projects in the following sections, hence the 25 GW of Turbofuel Power may be insufficient.
 * Nuclear Power produces large amounts of Power from a relatively small amount of resources; however the refining process for Nuclear Fuel Rods (NFR) is complex and it consumes a lot of power.
 * The production of Nuclear Fuel Rods requires nine Raw Ingredients: Water, Iron Ore, Copper Ore, Limestone, Coal, Caterium Ore, Raw Quartz, Sulfur, and Uranium.
 * Using the Online Map, there is a location with all these packed close together, that is, right at our old Coal Power location. Uranium is the only resource that is far away, but we can bring it in with a Train.
 * As Nuclear Power Plants require lots of water to run, we will build the setup at the North sea as shown below.
 * Use an Online Calculator to calculate the schematic for 10 Nuclear Fuel Rods/min and utilize some of the Alternate Recipes.
 * 10 Nuclear Fuel Rods/min is chosen such that the item rate of each raw resource is less than one belt (780/min), which simplifies the setup.
 * These Rods can be fed into 50 Nuclear Power Plants which will produce 125 GW in total (125000 MW).
 * This setup can be expanded in the future, as there are plenty of resources around.
 * The only resource that is still in use by another production chain is Sulfur. Just use a Splitter to split its belt to the Nuclear Power.
 * Observe the NFR schematic is complex and difficult to read. We can simplify it by splitting its schematic so that each part only calculates a few ingredients. Customize the calculator and enable or disable certain recipes.
 * The tricky part is the handling of recycled Sulfuric Acid. We will use the same technique for Water-recycling that we learned in Aluminum production.
 * Wear a Hazmat Suit and bring along Iodine Infused Filters when handling radioactive products. However, when wearing it, you cannot run or fly, so it is advised to only connect the Uranium belt during the final steps.
 * When everything is built and Powered, let the factory run first without the Uranium input. Check if all buildings are working.
 * By uploading the save file to an Online Map, we can check the Power, Belt, and Pipe connections easily and verify which building(s) is not properly connected.
 * As the production scale is large, allow plenty of time for the resources to be delivered to all buildings. Buildings at the end of a Manifold have to wait for all the preceding buildings to be filled up first before receiving their ingredients.
 * Quiz: In the plan below (the last image in this section), there is one building not connected to Power. Try to spot it.
 * All Uranium-related buildings will show fault indicators, which is the Yellow Indicator Light due to lack of ingredient(s).
 * These buildings will be radioactive once they start running.
 * Build Walkways nearby these buildings. The Walkways should be positioned above the Belts / Pipes / Splitters, and when you stand on them, you should be able to interact with the aforementioned buildings.
 * Elevated Walkways should start and end with Walkway Ramps.
 * This allows us to wear a Hazmat Suit, stand on the walkway, and interact with these buildings easily, without the need to jump.
 * Build Walkway bridges for crossing parallel belts or buses.
 * Do not build any Storage Containers for storing the Nuclear Fuel Rods.
 * If you fall into the water while wearing a Hazmat Suit, switch to the Jetpack or Blade Runners to jump out of the water and onto a Foundation.
 * Connect the Uranium belt and unpause the Uranium Train. Let the factory run.

Nuclear Power

 * Add 50 Nuclear Power Plants and 125 Water Extractors to the To Do List.
 * Extend the platform into the open sea. For each pair of Nuclear Power Plant, use the modular layout as shown below.
 * Build five Water Extractors in a 'W' arrangement; allocate enough space for two additional Pipes to connect the outer Extractors.
 * The feed Pipe should be built from the Nuclear Power Plant to the Junction, not the other way round. Switch the build mode to 'Vertical' mode and build the Pipe as shown.
 * Connect the Water Extractors and the Junctions with '2D Conveyor' mode.
 * Repeat building the modules until 50 Nuclear Power Plants are built.
 * A Nuclear Power Plant produces five Nuclear Waste/min when running at 100 %.
 * The Nuclear Waste needs to be belted away from Power Plants to prevent them from jamming. Since the Waste cannot be deleted in any way and they are radioactive, it is advised to store it at the edge of the world.
 * Construct a long belt on a Foundation bridge and bring it to the North edge of the Map.
 * At the edge of the Map just before you start taking the "out of bound" damage, build Industrial Storage Containers and chain them together with belts and Conveyor Lifts.
 * When the storage of the last Container is full, the items will start filling up the second last Container, and so on.
 * Stack the Containers by building them on top of each other. The direction of the Container should be alternated for each layer.
 * Test the storage by inserting an item into the first Container and make sure it can flow to the last Container.
 * The maximum Nuclear Waste production rate is, and an Industrial Storage Container can store  . Each container adds 1.6 hours to the storage capacity. Build about 100 Containers.
 * There are myths about storing waste in vehicles, then dumping the vehicles into the void will remove the items. That method will not work.
 * Briefly connect the Nuclear Power to the main power grid to start the Water Extractors, then disconnect it again. This is to prime the Nuclear Power Plants.
 * Check if the Nuclear Power generates 125 GW. Allow plenty of time to let the Nuclear Fuel Rods fill up the buffers in each Nuclear Power Plant to reach the maximum capacity.
 * Alternatively, you may manually split the stacks and distribute the NFRs to each Power Plant.
 * Once it reaches 125 GW, you can reconnect the Nuclear Power to the main power grid. This is to ensure that there is no fault in the system. (check the setup if it never reaches 125 GW)
 * Congratulations! This 125 GW Nuclear Power should last for hundreds of hours before we have to revisit this area to expand it.
 * Optional: De-commission the Turbofuel Power. However, since we have no Oil shortage at the moment, we can leave it to operate for a long time.

Oil Processing 2

 * We have been using a simple but inefficient method to produce Plastic and Rubber. The existing production rates are 220 Plastic/min and 140 Rubber/min.
 * To prepare for scaling up the production of Computers and Supercomputers, we will need to bump up the production of Plastic and Rubber to at least 900/min each.
 * We will use a similar strategy as the Turbofuel Power, where Empty Canisters get recycled as part of the Diluted Packaged Fuel chain.
 * As the Empty Canister item rate is 800/min, which is more than 780/min, divide the loop into 2.
 * Prime each Empty Canister loop by inserting a sufficient amount of Empty Canisters into a Storage Container, built in-line with the loop. Ensure every Packaged Water Refinery is receiving Empty Canisters at all times.
 * In this example, 25 stacks of Empty Canister are provided to each loop.
 * We will also use the Recycled Plastic and Recycled Rubber recipes; they essentially produce one Plastic or one Rubber from 1 m³ of Fuel input.
 * All Polymer Resin will be converted to Rubber instead of Plastic for maximum efficiency.
 * We will build according to the schematic as shown below.
 * For Plastic production, route half of the Plastic output back to Recycled Rubber Refineries and send the overflowing Plastic to the output belt. A similar approach applies to Rubber production.
 * As the net output is 900 Plastic (or Rubber) / min, two belts are needed for each final product.
 * One belt will be carrying 780 / min, the other carrying 120 / min. We have to label each belt as to distinguish them, or,
 * To make parallel belts easier to manage, build a 2:2 belt balancer at the end of the production line, as shown below.

Trains and Ingot Refineries

 * This section introduces the idea of transitioning from a standard-scale base to a megabase.
 * Instead of simply following each step below, pause a moment after reading and comprehend each part, trying to figure out the meaning of performing each step.
 * As always, be creative. If you have different ideas, go ahead and try them out! There are infinite ways to play the game.
 * Use the Online Map to search for Pure and Normal nodes of Iron Ore, Copper Ore, Caterium Ore and Raw Quartz.
 * Impure nodes are fine too–simply combine two of them into one belt and treat them as a belt of 600/min.
 * We will build several mining outposts mainly in the northern part of the World such as at the Northern Forest, Desert Canyons, Titan Forest, and Swamp.
 * The locations of the selected resource nodes are just an example. You may pick any other locations according to your preference.
 * Transport the ore to the North Sea and process them into their respective ingots, using Alternate: Pure ingot recipe.
 * We will build a Train network consisting of several Trains moving between the mining outposts and the main Refinery area.
 * There is a large Oil patch at the North. Reserve some space for future Plastic and Rubber production.
 * For each type of resource, build arrays of Refineries and Water Extractors with the correct ratio. The refined ingots are to be transported away via Trains, which we will build later.
 * Use an Online Calculator to find out the ratio of Refineries to Water Extractors for each belt.
 * Build three platforms at different heights: The Refineries and Water Extractors on the sea level, the belt transfer platform above it, and the Train platform above the belt platform.
 * You can adjust the height of each platform to your preference, as long as they do not encroach each other.
 * The belt platform and Train platform need not be constructed at full size. Only build the necessary Foundations to provide support for the buildings.
 * For the Train setup, assign clusters of resource nodes to be grouped as a mining outpost. For each mining outpost, build a Train station with two Freight Platforms assigned for each resource belt.
 * This is because the Train's round-trip time is likely to fall between 4m 06s and 8m 12s. If the round trip time is beyond 8m 12s, you need three Freight Platforms for each resource belt.
 * Size the Train to match the Train Station. Add additional Locomotives at the end of the Train to increase the Train's traction if necessary.
 * An alternative approach is to increase the number of Trains instead of its length; in that way, each Train and Train Station will be shorter, but with more Trains running on each route.
 * Build a matching unloading Station at the Refinery area for each mining outpost. To simplify the setup, only use 1-way Trains. End-of-line loops are required for every train station. You can also combine all the loops and only construct a single, common Railway, as shown below.
 * For the Ingots produced from Refinery blocks, use Belt compressors shown below to manage belt overflows.
 * You may need to create an Excel calculation for this part.
 * Read Balancer for more details.


 * Allocate the usage of Copper Ingots according to the following ratios:
 * 1 / 3 for Steamed Copper Sheets: They require Water to be produced, and hence we will build the Copper Sheet production area nearby, on the sea level.
 * 2 / 3 for Wire and Fused Quickwires.
 * Trains will be used to transport out the Copper Ingots and Copper Sheets away from the Refinery area.

Steel Production 3

 * Revisit the Steel outpost and create a Pure Iron Ingot Refinery area over the small lake near the three Iron nodes.
 * 4.5 belts of Solid Steel Ingots can be produced from three belts of Iron Ores.
 * Export the following Steel products via Trains:
 * 20 Steel Beam / min and 2286 Steel Pipe / min.
 * Exporting Steel products instead of Steel Ingots can save the Train's bandwidth, because both Steel Pipes and Steel Beams have higher compression compared to Steel Ingot.
 * The intermediate steps will not be shown here as an exercise for the reader.

Silica

 * The last remaining ingredient for producing Turbo Motors is the Silica.
 * Use the online map to find a suitable location to set up the Silica outpost:
 * It turns out the void near the Grass Fields is a good candidate, as it has both Quartz and Limestone nodes nearby.
 * Construct a floating platform there, about the same height as the two Quartz nodes. The Limestone nodes are positioned on lower ground, but we can bring them up with Conveyor Lifts.
 * Extend the Railway from the Uranium mining outpost to the Silica outpost to reuse the existing Railway.
 * At the other end, connect the Uranium, Steel, and Refinery Railway to form a unified Train network.

Motors 2

 * In the Esc menu -> Options, increase the auto-save interval to 12 minutes to reduce waiting time (auto-save induces lag). You may need to turn down the graphic quality as the factory grows.
 * Minimize the use of Glass Foundations and Windows to reduce lag.
 * Our next goal is to mass-produce Turbo Motors, then construct a mall.
 * With our current production rate of various ingots, we can first aim to produce 40 Turbo Motors/min.
 * 'Mall' refers to a centralized Storage where various building materials produced by factories are stored.
 * By looking at the Map, observe that the Lake Forest is positioned just about at the center of the map, which is a good location for our late-game production hub.
 * We will also build a Train hub here to receive all the refined materials at various outposts.
 * Build production floors before constructing the unloading Train Stations. We need the Train Stations to unload the right material next to the factories that require them.
 * This will greatly reduce the belt spaghetti connecting the Train Stations and the factories.
 * There are many steps involved in producing the Turbo Motors entirely with alternate recipes, but let's start with the Stators and Motors.
 * Split the production of Stators into two groups: one for feeding Motors and the remaining feeding the Turbo Motors.
 * Build a 5-floor factory based on the schematic below. The 1st floor will be Motors, the 2nd floor will be Rotors, and the 3rd floor for Stators.
 * The 4th and 6th floors will be the belt-transfer floors. The 5th floor will be the Train unloading Station.
 * Separate the Motor setup into multiple smaller modules. Use trial and error to design a production module.
 * After the module is constructed, test it by feeding the ingredients via temporary Containers.
 * Make sure the module is working before building more copies of it.
 * Production facilities for other components will be built on the 6th floor and above.


 * Once the Motor production is up and running, sink the produced Motors to start farming the AWESOME points.

Supercomputer 2

 * In this section, aim to produce 22.22 Supercomputers/min.
 * Build additional floors above the Train Station floor.
 * The 6th floor is the belt transfer floor.
 * Start from the 7th floor and build the following setup according to your own preferences. As most items involve multiple belts, try to build in a modular fashion to avoid the need to build parallel belts.
 * In this example, the 7th floor is for High-Speed Connectors, 8th floor for Computers, and 9th floor for A.I. Limiters and Supercomputers.
 * Keep the belts involving Quickwire as short as possible:
 * Group seven Quickwire Assemblers and three High-Speed Connector Manufacturers. For the Computer, split the Quickwire belt in 2; each feeds into six Manufacturers.
 * By building one additional Assembler crafting A.I. Limiters, we can make the Quickwire-to-A.I. Limiter building ratio 1:1, simplifying the setup.
 * Use Conveyor Lifts to bring the High-Speed Connectors and Computers to the upper floor, feeding the Supercomputer production.
 * Dismantle some of the Foundations where the Lifts are positioned.
 * Walkway Crossings can be used to patch up the holes in the platform. Although not visually appealing, they reduce the chance of falling through the holes.
 * Build Train Stations to unload Plastic, Rubber, and Alclad Aluminum Sheet. Disconnect the Railway connecting their outpost to the old base and divert both Railways to unload here instead.
 * Modify the Train Stations and the Trains from 2-way to 1-way. Build end-of-line loops at the loading Train Stations at the Aluminum and Oil areas.
 * Avoid mixing 1-way and 2-way Trains in the same network.
 * Generally, in a rail network, 1-way Trains are more reliable than 2-way Trains.


 * Continue building upper floors for the final steps of automating Turbo Motors.

Turbo Motors 2

 * With most of the preparation work done, the Turbo Motors are ready to be produced.
 * Build another two floors above the Supercomputer production.
 * The 10th floor is for A.I. Limiters and Heat Sinks.
 * The 11th floor is for Radio Control Units and Turbo Motors.
 * Build a Sink at the Turbo Motor output belt–do not Power the Sink yet.
 * Let the entire factory run for a couple of hours to allow all ingredients to fill up the buffers of all machines, then Power the Sink. While the machines are running, search for bottlenecks or faults.
 * Using the Online map is a quick way to check on all the machines' status.
 * Check if all the Trains are working properly.
 * Currently there is a glitch where Trains may stop working or be unable to find the next stop for no reason. You may have to manually enter the Train and get it unstuck.
 * Our most important Train is the Uranium Train. Make sure it is running!
 * Some of our Train schedules have two or more Trains running on the same route. Make sure they are spaced out equally, otherwise the throughput will be reduced.
 * Refer to the previous section to recall how to time the Trains.
 * If you face difficulty timing the Trains, consider adding additional Trains to the same route.

A proper mall and warehouse

 * Before abandoning the old base, prepare to shift our main operation area to the Lake Forest by constructing a mall there.
 * Build the mall beside the Turbo Motor production.
 * Produce the following:
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 100 / min
 * : 100 / min
 * : 100 / min
 * : 100 / min
 * : 100 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
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 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 20 / min
 * : 10 / min
 * : 10 / min
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 * : 10 / min
 * : 10 / min
 * : 10 / min
 * : 10 / min
 * : 19 / min
 * : 10 / min
 * Another material is optional, as we only include material involved in construction or equipment crafting.
 * Expand the mining network to cope with the increased consumption.
 * Expand the various production outposts, particularly the Oil and Aluminum outposts since we have already maximized their usage.
 * When Power consumption exceeds 60% of the Power capacity, expand the Nuclear Power setup.
 * Re-visit the Nuclear Waste Storage area and increase the buffer size where required. Consider relocating the Storage to the North-East corner of the Map at 1.5km above sea level.
 * Build at least 1000 Industrial Storage Containers for that.
 * Build the mall storage at the topmost floor, with all the production factories on the lower floors.
 * Build at least two Industrial Storage Containers for storing each item. Building too much storage is not advised as it may create difficulties when future alterations are required.
 * Label each Container by building a 1-meter short belt out from its output.
 * Build a Hyper Tube Cannon Hub at the top floor as well, with eight cannons facing eight directions of the Map.
 * Re-align the Hyper Tube Cannon at each outpost to the new base.
 * Once the mall is up and running, de-commission the old base. Recycle or Sink the excess materials.
 * Add the resource nodes near the old base to the Train network as well.

Turbo Motors 3

 * Turbo Motor is the most efficient item for farming AWESOME Points.
 * The theoretical maximum production rate of Turbo Motor is 156 / min, which is bottle-necked by the number of Bauxite nodes on the Map.
 * As we have to keep a reserve of Alclad Aluminum Sheets for building Conveyor Belt Mk.5, aim for 153 Turbo Motors/min instead.

Golden Nut

 * Once a sufficient number of Coupons is obtained, buy all the Statues you can afford, including the.
 * Statues can be bought multiple times as long as you can afford them.
 * Other than building the factory, set your own custom objectives: Taming all the Lizard Doggos in the World, collecting 100% of the Power Slugs, Somersloops, and Mercer Spheres, etc.
 * There are currently some issues that disallow the collection of some items due to encroachment issues. Consider using the clipping trick that we have learned earlier.
 * There are many caves that we have yet to explore–each contains its own reward.
 * You may also start to consider building aesthetically, using various types of Foundations/Walls and touching up with the Color Gun.
 * Use the online map to create fancy Foundation shapes such as circular Foundations, etc.
 * There are also unofficial Mods that add fan-made content into the game. Try them out!

Tips and Tricks

 * In the 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 them. 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 gives 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 one 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 four connections: two for buildings and two 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 coal, 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 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.
 * Swimming is considerably slower than repeatedly jumping out of the water. Without Blade Runners, this method is approx. 1.5 - two times faster. With Blade Runners, this method is 2.5 - three times faster than regular swimming.
 * Search for waterfalls. Who knows what might be behind them.