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Featured Articles

1.0 Tutorial Series
1.0 Tutorial Series

Start Location: Rocky Desert

Hours: In progress

Vanilla Rating: 100%

This website is way out of date, a lot of the content needs updating to reflect the 1.0 release. 

Hence this playthrough is designed to take you through learning all aspects of the game while also using it to overhaul the content on this website.

1.0 Release
1.0 Release

Start Location: Grass Fields

Hours: 343

Vanilla Rating: 100%

With the 1.0 release I return to Twitch streaming and begin my 1.0 Satisfactory playthrough. This playthrough may not be as neat as other but it's going to take me a while to learn everything as I haven't played since Update 5.

100% Primed Power Start
100% Primed Power Start

This article shows you how to utilise a tripped power network to allow generators to become saturated before powering on.

Spreadsheet Production Planning
Spreadsheet Production Planning

I use a spreadsheet for planning my production lines in Satisfactory. I do this so I don't spend time during my streams doing maths and running around checking what machines are making what, I personally don't think it makes great viewing. However due to multiple viewer requests I did an impromptu crash course on how I use the spreadsheet and how it helps make decisions. 


Most Recent Articles

UFO
UFO

I noticed this floating object in my peripheral vision, I think it was a bug following the game freeze that happened.

THE VOMITRON 5000
THE VOMITRON 5000

Truly the best use for the Stackable Hypertube Support, fun for every Pioneer!

Upgrading Coal Power
Upgrading Coal Power

This guide follows on from the Coal Power 101 guide, the focus here is about expanding coal power, in particular using overclocking and underclocking.

The message I hope to convey is by planning your coal power builds from the start, you can easily upgrade their power output with minimal effort.

Coal Power Tutorial
Coal Power Tutorial

Coal power is the first time you use pipes to move fluids in the game. It is the simplest form of automated power (apart from Geothermal) however if you don't set it up correctly you can end up with power outage situations that can be frustrating to resolve.


Must See

Upgrading Coal Power
Upgrading Coal Power

This guide follows on from the Coal Power 101 guide, the focus here is about expanding coal power, in particular using overclocking and underclocking.

The message I hope to convey is by planning your coal power builds from the start, you can easily upgrade their power output with minimal effort.

Coal Power Tutorial
Coal Power Tutorial

Coal power is the first time you use pipes to move fluids in the game. It is the simplest form of automated power (apart from Geothermal) however if you don't set it up correctly you can end up with power outage situations that can be frustrating to resolve.

Pioneer First Method
Pioneer First Method

How many items per minute of "something" should I make? This is a question I get asked frequently and I respond by explaining my Pioneer First Method.

Keyboard and Mouse Mechanics
Keyboard and Mouse Mechanics

There's a lot of different keyboard and mouse mechanics that may not be obviously explained in the game, so lets group them together here.