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This website is way out of date, a lot of the content needs updating to reflect the 1.0 release.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

MAM - Nutrients
MAM - Nutrients

These edibles are found throughout the map and once collected they can be researched in the MAM, this artice covers all aspects of the Nutrients tree in the MAM.

Color Guide - Custom
Color Guide - Custom

Using the Customiser allows you select from custom color swatches to change the color of objects in Satisfactory.

Below is a library of colors chosen to match in-game colors like Water, Oil, Plastic etc.

See footer for notes on color.

Nuclear Series
Nuclear Series

In this Nuclear series I will show you how to setup a minimal waste nuclear power build using only base recipes in the game. We'll power 10 Nuclear Power Plants and take the 100 Uranium Waste generated from them to create Plutonium Fuel Rods and send them to the AWESOME Sink.

Battery Factory
Battery Factory

The Aeronautical Engineering milestone introduces the Battery production line. Batteries are primarily used by drones as their fuel source and hence why you need to create a battery factory.


Must See

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.

Overclocking Power Generators
Overclocking Power Generators

Overclocking power generators is a misunderstood concept, however if you're keen to go out and get slugs for the power shards then you can reduce the amount of generators required by 50% for the same amount of power output.

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.

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.