Hi Pioneers!

Hello once again everybody, this is a new experimental patch for us to continue working on the Dedicated Servers, as always, if you are having issues with his patch consider moving to the Early Access (default) version instead.

If the patch is working better or we introduced some new issues specific to it, please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

Merry FICS*MAS!, Hope you’re all having a fun time with the update, see you all again soon <3

DEDICATED SERVERS

• Improved stability of the packet router
  
• Improved CPU usage of the packet router
  
• Added a startup argument for disabling the packet router
  
• -DisablePacketRouting

KNOWN ISSUES

• Packet routing is incompatible with multihome, so we're automatically disabling the former when the latter is enabled

• A reminder for people who have been having issues with unexpected crashes on startup or weird behavior with the game, in that case please try to verify your game files.
  
  You can do this on Steam by Right Clicking the game in your Library > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files...
  
  And on Epic by clicking on the three dots (“...”) next to the title or at the right side, depending on your selected library view > Verify
  
  This may or may not redownload a large amount of files which might take a while depending on your internet connection or hard drive speeds so be wary of that.
  
  If you are using mods, they might need to be updated or uninstalled after updating so please keep this in mind too.

• If you are experiencing issues launching the game or loading a save and you have already verified your files, you might have some incompatibility with DX12 as the default renderer, you can try the following launch options to try to force DX11, DX12 or Vulkan to run respectively.
  
  • d3d11
    
  • DX11
    
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12
    
  • vulkan

• Dedicated Server Crash reports, Currently Crashes that happen on a Dedicated Server are automatically sent to us, this is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  
  • Go to the Server Install folder
    
  • Open “Engine.ini”
    
  • Add the following:
    
  • [CrashReportClient]
    
  • bImplicitSend=False
    
  • Save changes and restart the Server

• To Disable Seasonal Events on Dedicated Server, you need to enter this command from the server console and then reload the game or restart the server: (Save and Load from the Save Manager also works)
  
  • FG.DisableSeasonalEvents 1

• Using the following launch option should also work:
  
  • -DisableSeasonalEvents

Hi Pioneers!

Hello again everybody, just a few small FICS*MAS related fixes and a UI change to the Network Quality setting in the options menu.

Regarding the Network Quality setting, a while back we increased the default settings for it, so if you are having issues connecting in Multiplayer, switching it back to Medium (Default), Or Increasing it to a higher value might solve those issues, so we suggest trying out the settings to see if it helps.

If we’re forgetting about some important issue please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

Merry FICS*MAS!, Hope you’re all having a fun time with the update, see you all again soon <3

BUG FIXES

• Some minor FICS*MAS related bug fixes

UI

• Added a pop up when switching the Network Quality setting explaining that it requires a restart to be effective
  
• Updated the tooltip of the Network Quality setting explaining what it does

KNOWN ISSUES

• A reminder for people who have been having issues with unexpected crashes on startup or weird behavior with the game, in that case please try to verify your game files.
  
  You can do this on Steam by Right Clicking the game in your Library > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files...
  
  And on Epic by clicking on the three dots (“...”) next to the title or at the right side, depending on your selected library view > Verify
  
  This may or may not redownload a large amount of files which might take a while depending on your internet connection or hard drive speeds so be wary of that.
  
  If you are using mods, they might need to be updated or uninstalled after updating so please keep this in mind too.

• If you are experiencing issues launching the game or loading a save and you have already verified your files, you might have some incompatibility with DX12 as the default renderer, you can try the following launch options to try to force DX11, DX12 or Vulkan to run respectively.
  
  • d3d11
    
  • DX11
    
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12
    
  • vulkan

• Dedicated Server Crash reports, Currently Crashes that happen on a Dedicated Server are automatically sent to us, this is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  
  • Go to the Server Install folder
    
  • Open “Engine.ini”
    
  • Add the following:
    
  • [CrashReportClient]
    
  • bImplicitSend=False
    
  • Save changes and restart the Server

• To Disable Seasonal Events on Dedicated Server, you need to enter this command from the server console and then reload the game or restart the server: (Save and Load from the Save Manager also works)
  
  • FG.DisableSeasonalEvents 1

• Using the following launch option should also work:
  
  • -DisableSeasonalEvents

Hi Pioneers!

Here’s a small patch with some more bug fixes and some FICS*MAS related fixes, hope they help!

If we introduced any new issues please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

PS: Early Access and Experimental have temporarily been brought back to parity again, but we will continue releasing Experimental patches to test new changes or features in the future that are too unstable for Early Access, so if you don’t want to worry about unexpected issues you should switch to the Early Access (default) version.

Merry FICS*MAS!, Thanks for enjoying our game <3

BUG FIXES

• Fixed a bug where Trains docked at a Train Station could reserve Path Signals when Saving and Loading
  
• Fixed a case where Trains approaching Train Stations with a Path Signal right after the station would reserve the same Path Signal over and over
  
• Fixed holograms having the proper position for Client but the wrong one for Host/Server in some situations
  
• Fixed M.A.M. research tree “FICS*MAS Holiday Event” not unlocking in some scenarios
  
• Fixed game breaking typo on the FICS*MAS Calendar UI

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Added a launch option that Disables FICS*MAS and any other Seasonal Events
  
• -DisableSeasonalEvents
  (This does the same thing as ticking “Disable Seasonal Events” in the main menu or “FG.DisableSeasonalEvents 1” in console)

KNOWN ISSUES

• A reminder for people who have been having issues with unexpected crashes on startup or weird behavior with the game, in that case please try to verify your game files.
  
  You can do this on Steam by Right Clicking the game in your Library > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files...
  
  And on Epic by clicking on the three dots (“...”) next to the title or at the right side, depending on your selected library view > Verify
  
  This may or may not redownload a large amount of files which might take a while depending on your internet connection or hard drive speeds so be wary of that.
  
  If you are using mods, they might need to be updated or uninstalled after updating so please keep this in mind too.

• If you are experiencing issues launching the game or loading a save and you have already verified your files, you might have some incompatibility with DX12 as the default renderer, you can try the following launch options to try to force DX11, DX12 or Vulkan to run respectively.
  
  • d3d11
    
  • DX11
    
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12
    
  • vulkan

• Dedicated Server Crash reports, Currently Crashes that happen on a Dedicated Server are automatically sent to us, this is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  
  • Go to the Server Install folder
    
  • Open “Engine.ini”
    
  • Add the following:
    
  • [CrashReportClient]
    
  • bImplicitSend=False
    
  • Save changes and restart the Server

• To Disable Seasonal Events on Dedicated Server, you need to enter this command from the server console and then reload the game or restart the server: (Save and Load from the Save Manager also works)
  
  • FG.DisableSeasonalEvents 1

• Using the following launch option should also work:
  
  • -DisableSeasonalEvents

Hi Pioneers!

This December Holiday Content and Event were brought to you by the FICSIT Inc. internal marketing department.

The in-game Event is available in both Early Access & Experimental versions of the game until Jan 18th, 2022!

Any resemblance to external holidays, celebrations, events, traditions, historical or contemporary, and their products, is purely coincidental.

Patch Notes

It’s that time of the year once again so FICS*MAS is returning with all of the old content and some of it new, what is in there you wonder? Well that’s part of the fun as you have all of December to find out!, And if you don’t want to you can also opt out by clicking on Main Menu > Options > Gameplay > Disable Seasonal events.

You can get started with some of the FICS*MAS content by checking the FICS*MAS Calendar in the HUB and the M.A.M. “FICS*MAS Holiday Event” Research Tree.

Some of this content will only be available after certain dates, so we strongly recommend not skipping ahead, you will not be able to get some of these rewards if you do so.

However, If you’re worried about missing out on content, don’t worry, you can unlock all of the content retroactively after the dates have passed and will continue to be able to do so until January 18th 2022.

We broke something? Everything is nice? Let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

PS: Early Access and Experimental have temporarily been brought back to parity again, but we will continue releasing Experimental patches to test new changes or features in the future that are too unstable for Early Access, so if you don’t want to worry about unexpected issues you should switch to the Early Access (default) version.

Merry FICS*MAS!, See you all again soon <3

NEW

• FICS*MAS is officially back!
  • Check the FICS*MAS Calendar and the M.A.M. research tree “FICS*MAS Holiday Event” to get started

RENDERER

• Made it so when a game running on DX12 detects an incompatible Intel graphics card it will set the renderer to DX11 instead, this is to solve crashes on Start-up or Loading due to DX12 incompatibility.
  
• If you are on an Intel GPU and you’re running the game completely fine in DX12, you can still force it by adding the following launch options:
  
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12

BUG FIXES

• Fixed issue where dismantling all the Stations listed in a Train timetable would make the timetable show “Invalid Next Station” until you rebuilt the Train setup
  
• Fixed a bug where pause time on Vehicle Automation was not reset when manually overridden
  
• Automated vehicles will stay docked until their inventory is empty if unloading cargo

OPTIMISATION

• Changes to priority and replication periods for Conveyor base actors, Should help reduce initial loading when spawning in around conveyors

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Emotes can now be added to the Hotbar by holding the Emote Wheel key and pressing the desired Hotbar Slot key
  
• Moved positions of “Cancel” and “Start/Stop Recording” in the Vehicle Record Menu to avert accidental selections of “Stop Recording
  
• Removed “Snow Mittens”/“Snowball Pile”
  
  • “Snowball” is now considered alternative Nobelisk Ammo, Equip the Nobelisk Detonator and press “G” to Switch Ammo types

LOCALISATION

• Updated all languages with the latest translations
  
• Updated language completion rates

KNOWN ISSUES

• A reminder for people who have been having issues with unexpected crashes on startup or weird behavior with the game, in that case please try to verify your game files.
  
  You can do this on Steam by Right Clicking the game in your Library > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files...
  
  [And on Epic by clicking on the three dots (“...”) next to the title or at the right side, depending on your selected library view > Verify
  
  This may or may not redownload a large amount of files which might take a while depending on your internet connection or hard drive speeds so be wary of that.
  
  If you are using mods, they might need to be updated or uninstalled after updating so please keep this in mind too.

• If you are experiencing issues launching the game or loading a save and you have already verified your files, you might have some incompatibility with DX12 as the default renderer, you can try the following launch options to try to force DX11, DX12 or Vulkan to run respectively.
  • d3d11
    
  • DX11
    
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12
    
  • vulkan

• Dedicated Server Crash reports, Currently Crashes that happen on a Dedicated Server are automatically sent to us, this is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  
  • Go to the Server Install folder
    
  • Open “Engine.ini”
    
  • Add the following:
    
  • [CrashReportClient]
    
  • bImplicitSend=False
    
  • Save changes and restart the Server

• To Disable Seasonal Events on Dedicated Server, you need to enter this command from the server console and then reload the game or restart the server. (Save and Load from the Save Manager also works)
  • FG.DisableSeasonalEvents 1

Hi Pioneers!

Hello again everyone, It’s time for Experimental to be reopened once again.

We would like to remind everyone that Experimental is where we do some changes that might be too unstable to put in the Early Access (Default) version, So if you are having no issues with the game right now you might want switch to or stay in the Early Access version.

Today’s patch includes a potential fix for those who are crashing on startup on when loading a game due to DX12 incompatibilities after we made it the default renderer.

It also includes the first of many of the active developments for Dedicated Servers so we can keep on improving them.

Has this update fixed your issues when launching the game? Is the Dedicated Server change good? Did we introduce a bunch of new issues instead of fixing them? Please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

Hope you all have a great weekend and you get to enjoy more of Update 5, thanks for playing our game <3

RENDERER

• Made it so when a game running on DX12 detects an incompatible Intel graphics card it will set the renderer to DX11 instead, this is to solve crashes on Start-up or Loading due to DX12 incompatibility.
  If you are on an Intel GPU and you’re running the game completely fine in DX12, you can still force it by adding the following launch options:
  
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12

DEDICATED SERVERS

• Implemented a mechanism that routes all server packets through the query beacon, in effect reducing the number of ports that need to be open/forwarded to 1, simplifying setup.

KNOWN ISSUES

• A reminder for people who have been having issues with unexpected crashes on startup or weird behaviour with the game, in that case please try to verify your game files.
  
  You can do this on Steam by Right Clicking the game in your Library > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files...
  
  And on Epic by clicking on the three dots (“...”) next to the title or at the right side, depending on your selected library view > Verify
  
  This may or may not redownload a large amount of files which might take a while depending on your internet connection or hard drive speeds so be wary of that.
  
  If you are using mods, they might need to be updated or uninstalled after updating so please keep this in mind too.

• If you are experiencing issues launching the game or loading a save and you have already verified your files, you might have some incompatibility with DX12 as the default renderer, you can try the following launch options to try to force DX11, DX12 or Vulkan to run respectively.
  
  • d3d11
    
  • DX11
    
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12
    
  • vulkan

• Dedicated Server Crash reports, Currently Crashes that happen on a Dedicated Server are automatically sent to us, this is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  
  • Go to the Server Install folder
    
  • Open “Engine.ini”
    
  • Add the following:
    
  • [CrashReportClient]
    
  • bImplicitSend=False
    
  • Save changes and restart the Server

Hey everyone!

Hope you're enjoying Update 5 and everything with it! It's been amazing seeing all the builds that have been popping up everywhere! It's always nice to be reminded that no matter how much time we spend trying to make cool looking builds internally, we will never be as creative as our community!

There's a few more hotfixes on the way and we're also prepping something fun coming soon™ 👀 so stay tuned for that!

If you've enjoyed what we do then consider hitting us up with a nomination for the Steam Awards. Or don't, that's totally up to you! We'll appreciate you no matter what you do. 💜

That's it. Short and sweet. Stay awesome!

/Snutter

Hi Pioneers!

Hello again everyone, We hope you’re all having fun with the Update, We’ve noticed some issues still so here’s a small patch for you all.

Some of you are experiencing some common issues (Like corrupted game files) and the solutions to them might have been missed on the last patch notes due to them being so massive, so please take a look over at the “Known Issues” section in this patch notes and hopefully that will help!

If you’re still having issues or if we are forgetting something important or we introduced new issues after this patch, please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

Thanks for enjoying our game, see you soon <3

BUG FIXES

• Vehicle path arrows in UI now have the correct positions
  
• Fixed a possible exploit in Vehicle fuel calculations
  
• Fixed a bug where Trains colliding at low speed could spam particle effects, leading to poor performance and could cause the game to crash in some cases
  
• Made Vehicles take available fuel for as long as they are docked
  
• Fixed the fuel consumption metrics in the Truck Stations not accounting for pauses and docking times in the path time
  
• Fixed a bug where a vehicle might be blocked indefinitely when in long distance mode
  
• Tracks will now try to automatically re-connect when there is a connection where one side of the connection is lost, commonly a result from save game modifications

DEDICATED SERVERS

• Fixed a bug that made Clients spam poll the server, now we should poll much less
  
• Fixed some more issues with the Crash reporter integration

KNOWN ISSUES

• A reminder for people who have been having issues with unexpected crashes on startup or weird behaviour with the game, in that case please try to verify your game files.
  
  You can do this on Steam by Right Clicking the game in your Library > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files...
  
  And on Epic by clicking on the three dots (“...”) next to the title or at the right side, depending on your selected library view > Verify
  
  This may or may not redownload a large amount of files which might take a while depending on your internet connection or hard drive speeds so be wary of that.
  
  If you are using mods, they might need to be updated or uninstalled after updating so please keep this in mind too.

• If you are experiencing issues launching the game or loading a save and you have already verified your files, you might have some incompatibility with DX12 as the default renderer, you can try the following launch options to try to force DX11, DX12 or Vulkan to run respectively.
  
  • d3d11
    
  • DX11
    
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12
    
  • vulkan

• Dedicated Server Crash reports, Currently Crashes that happen on a Dedicated Server are automatically sent to us, this is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  
  • Go to the Server Install folder
    
  • Open “Engine.ini”
    
  • Add the following:
    
  • [CrashReportClient]
    
  • bImplicitSend=False
    
  • Save changes and restart the Server

Update 5 is available now on the good ol' Early Access branch! We've been absolutely blown away with all the creative constructions that have been made by our community since we launched the update on the experimental branch and we're super stoked to finally bring it over the stable branch for more people to enjoy it!

Let's take a look at what's new in this update! If you're looking for the full details then check the patch notes at the end of this post!




We love what you all have done with your factories with what little you had, but what if you had more? In Update 5 we’ve added new cosmetic buildings pieces and reworked existing ones: Beams, new Walls & Windows, more Pillars & Frames, the list goes on for a bit and you can find it in full in the detailed patch notes below.

We’ve also added new walkways and walkway stairs and one of the most requested features, Ramp Railings. All of this, in combination with the build system improvements, will significantly change what your factories can look like. We can’t wait to see what you all will create with all of this!

Better late than never but we’re finally adding Signs to the game! Signs come in various sizes, and you can customize them using a selection of layouts, icons, display text, and backgrounds depending on the Sign.

Signs can be placed by themselves on a height adjustable pole, or they can be snapped to Storage Containers, Walls, and even each other to create highly customized displays.

We’ve added new Materials for Foundations and Walls, and the newly added Roofs come with several Materials as well. While we had FICSIT and Steel Walls before, this changes how these buildings are unlocked and used. For example, new shapes of Foundations are still unlocked in the AWESOME Shop, and initially they only come in the standard FICSIT Material. But unlocking a new Material for Foundations, which you also do in the AWESOME Shop, will allow you to apply that Material to any of the Foundations you have available.

Once you’ve unlocked a new Material you just select it in the Customizer, click or hold and just paint away! Any material you select will only be applied to structures that are relevant. It’s a safe and easy way to quickly change the look of your existing factories.

You can also place build pieces with the material you want from the get-go. Simply select the material type you would like the buildable to have and build away! You can even bind the material type to your hotbar if you’re on the go.

Colors are now right there in the customizer too, since it fully replaces the Color Gun. This means painting your factory also benefits from hold to paint addition, which will make coloring faster than ever!

You can find all the standard FICSIT colors in there and create your own Swatches and save them. After that you can either select them from the Customizer or bind them to your hotbar.

Arrows, lines, symbols and many more Patterns can now be painted onto Foundations with the Customizer! There is a total of 58 Patterns that can be unlocked in the AWESOME Shop which will help you create clearer layouts for your factory floors.





Satisfactory’s build systems have received a major overhaul to make building factories and production setup faster and cleaner. These systems are a large part of Satisfactory and are applied to lots of different building interactions, so it can be difficult to have them perfect at Experimental launch. We’re confident they will be very helpful in their current state but let us know if you have any feedback on our Q&A site!

Previously (almost) all buildings had a building clearance that prevented you from building them into each other. We changed that now with the introduction of Soft and Hard Clearance!

Buildings with Hard Clearance are all buildings that have functionality such as Constructors, Assemblers, Power Poles, Splitter, the HUB, etc. They will function largely as before and cannot be built overlapping with each other.

Buildings with Soft Clearance are cosmetic and structural buildables as well as Conveyor Belts and Pipes, and they can now be built overlapping with any other buildings to give you more freedom when designing and building your factories, either for cosmetic purposes or to make even more compact factory floors.

Whether your build pieces clip through each other or not is entirely up to you and if this is something that bothers you, you will still be notified by the game when Soft Clearance clipping occurs via an on-screen build warning and a new hologram color signaling those buildings are overlapping.

Another addition to the Build System is that we’ve improved the Quick Switching system when constructing buildings.

Previously, when holding E while in the build mode, a radial menu would open and allow you to select other buildings of the same type as the building you were constructing. Now you can simply tap E to cycle through those selections quickly and swap between things such as different Foundation height, Conveyor Belt speed or machine types.

If you are tired of building one foundation block at a time, I know I am, you can just switch build modes and zooooop! This will make building much faster as you’re now able to place up to 10 build pieces at a time.

Zooping can be used for Foundations, Walls and most of the cosmetic build pieces by just dragging them horizontally or vertically, but it isn’t available for any buildings such as manufacturers and power generators.

Are you tired of using the overly simplistic Color Gun? Are you finding the process of setting the color for every single foundation or wall piece tedious? Wish there were more cosmetic options for foundations, walls and roofs?

Introducing the Customizer, a new way of adjusting your Walls, Foundations, and Roofs! After it is unlocked with the AWESOME Shop in Tier 2 you can find it as a new tab in the Build Menu. It replaces the Color Guns coloring ability and any Wall, Foundation, and Roof materials as well as Foundation patterns can be found here after you unlock them in the AWESOME Shop.




Ever since we introduced trains to the game back in the day, we’ve been wanting to add a Signaling System and we’re finally doing it! There now are two types of Train Signals: Block Signals and Path Signals. While a single Train on its own Track will continue to function just fine, shared Track setups will require the use of Signals to function.

Block Signals can be placed along the train tracks to create sections of a track that only one Train can occupy at a time. They are excellent at preventing your Trains from crashing into each other, but do not take different paths going through the same block into account, which can result in a deadlock between Trains coming from different directions.

Path Signals are used to reserve a path through one or more blocks so you can create safe, collision free, multi-directional intersections. Tracks that are reserved via path signals will only free up again once the Train that they were reserved for has passed through.

If you don’t make use of the signals your trains will now collide with each other and derail spectacularly depending on their speed! Fixing up the aftermath of a collision is easy; you just walk up to any part of a derailed Train and press E. Keep in mind that you will still have to add Signals or adjust how you built the Track in order to prevent future collisions!

There’s also been an update to how the Timetables work. You can now create some basic logic for what your Train should do when it stops at any given station, so you might have a Train only stop for a limited time or wait until it’s fully loaded, and you can also control what resources it should load or unload. This will open many options for customizing Train routes further.




There’s been a huge update to automated vehicle pathing and the systems surrounding it.

Previously, automated vehicles would drive blindly at their next waypoint without considering where they would be going next. Now vehicles will take upcoming waypoints into consideration when driving, making their pathing much more reliable.

We’ve also introduced a basic obstacle avoidance system to handle cases where vehicles might run into something in their path, vehicles won’t completely recalculate their route, but they will do their best to get going again.

And in the cases where vehicles do get completely stuck then as a last resort, vehicle ghosting will make sure that vehicles stay on track.

We’ve added the ability to save and load recorded vehicle paths between Vehicles of the same type. That means if you save a route for example in a Tractor, you will be able to load that route into another Tractor to scale up throughput without re-recording that whole route.

Another change is that a route now needs to be a closed loop, so it starts and ends at the same point. To make that clearer we changed the first node in a path to be easily recognizable.

Truck Stations now have a new model and another Input and Output slot so the throughput has doubled. Also fuel consumption in Truck Stations is now a lot smarter as Vehicles will only take the amount of fuel needed to complete a full loop.

We’ve updated the UI for Truck Stations with additional information such as average fuel consumption and delivery throughput to make integrating them into your factories easier.

And by the way, you can paint vehicles now! Even the Factory Cart!




This area gotten a major facelift in Update 5. There have been some reworks regarding lighting and fog, very minor changes in the landscape, but the foliage has changed significantly. If you’ve built something in Northern Forest expect some trees and bushes stick up in your factories, but that’s nothing your trusty old Chainsaw or some Nobelisks can’t fix.

Four new landmarks have been added, the northern cliff wall has gotten a lot of love and some additional smaller set dressing has been done. No major changes that should impact your factories, but some sweet improvements to this area.

We haven’t made any changes to the Resource Nodes there so they will all still be in the same place

You’re also going to see a change to some of the caves in the game, which have a much richer and more mystical vibe to them now. Only a few caves have changed in Update 5, but the goal is to give this kind of treatment to more caves in the game moving forward.

We’ve added some new music for the factory playlist as well. There is a total of 5 new intermission and 3 new full-length tracks. They’re great additions to the soundscape of Satisfactory, so keep your ears peeled while trying out all the new building options and let us know what you think!

We’re finally releasing an Experimental version of Dedicated Server support! And when we say Experimental, we mean EXPERIMENTAL. While we have been able to run them successfully and fix a lot of bugs, we expect more issues to appear as you all start using Dedicated Servers. You can help us getting the Dedicated Servers more stable by trying them out and sending us your feedback.

You can find information on Dedicated Servers and setting them up on the wiki: https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers


SIGNS

• Sign displays can be modified with Layouts, Icons, Text, Colour, Brightness, Surface, and Backgrounds
  
• Signs can be placed freely, or snapped to Walls, other Signs, Storage Container, and a small selection of other buildings
  
• The height of the Sign support can be adjusted by looking up or down
  
• Signs are available in the AWESOME Shop and come in different sizes:
  
  • 3 Label Signs: 2m, 3m, and 4m
    
  • 3 Square Signs: 0.5m, 1m, and 2m
    
  • Display Sign
    
  • Portrait Sign
    
  • Small Billboard
    
  • Large Billboard

CUSTOMIZER

• The Customizer is a new main tab in the Build Menu. The standard Build Menu tab is now named ‘Builder’
• Press X to open by default
  • While in the Build Menu, pressing Q/X will swap between the Builder and Customizer tabs
• Unlockable in Tier 2, “Resource Sink Bonus Program”, together with the AWESOME Shop and Colour Cartridges
• Materials and Patterns can be purchased in the new “Customizer” section of the AWESOME Shop
• Materials, Colours and Patterns can be selected from the Customizer menu, they can also be placed on the Hotbar for quick access
  • Selecting a Material, Colour, or Pattern allows them to be applied to a valid building, and the input can be held down for continuous application
• Materials are available for Walls, Foundations (including Ramps), and Roofs:
  • 3 Wall Materials: FICSIT, Concrete, and Steel
  • 5 Foundation Materials: FICSIT, Concrete, Grip Metal, Coated and Asphalt
  • 4 Roof Materials: FICSIT, Tar, Steel, and Glass
• Patterns can be painted on any building in the ‘Foundation’ category of the Build Menu.
• Patterns use the Secondary Colour slot of the Swatch applied to their Foundation.
• There are a total of 58 different Patterns available in the following bundles:
  • Arrow Patterns
  • Number Patterns
  • Factory Zone Patterns
  • Transportation Icon Patterns
  • Factory Icon Patterns
  • Pathway Patterns
  • Solid Line Patterns
  • Dotted Line Patterns
• The Colour section now features Default swatches for Factory, Pipes, FICSIT Foundations, and Concrete Walls & Foundations

COSMETIC BUILDABLES

• Beams
  • Metal Beam
  • Painted Beam
  • Beam Connectors
  • Beam Support
• Tilted walls
  • 2 Tilted Walls: 4m and 8m
  • 2 Tilted Corner Walls: 4m and 8m
• New Windows
  • Hex Frame Window
  • Full Frame Window
• New Frame Types
  • Frame Ramp
  • Inverted Frame Ramp
  • Frame Wall
  • Frame Floor
• New and reworked Pillars
  • Reworked Metal Pillars and Big Pillar Support
  • Removed the Pillar Top. The Pillar Support now covers both the Base and Top case
  • Small Metal Pillar and Small Pillar Support
  • Small and Big Frame Pillar
  • Small and Big Concrete Pillar
• Automated Gate
  • Automatically opens and closes
• Door rework
  • Now have actual doors in the frame that automatically open and close, and can be configured to different states
• Ramp Walls
  
  • 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-meter Ramp Walls
  • 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-meter Inverted Ramp Walls
• 1-meter Wall
• Roofs
  • Flat, 1-, 2-, and 4-meter versions
• New Railings
  • Angle automatically when snapped to Ramps
• New Catwalks
  • Straight, Corner, T-Crossing, Crossing, Ramp, and Stairs.

DEDICATED SERVERS

• First iteration of our Dedicated Server support (Still Experimental)
• How to setup dedicated servers: https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers

EMOTES

• Added 7 new emotes:
  • Facepalm
  • Rock
  • Paper
  • Scissors
  • Point
  • Wave
  • Heart

BUILD SYSTEM

• Zooping
  • You can now switch to the Zooping Build Mode by Tapping R to switch between build modes or by Holding R to bring up the selection wheel, this will allow you to build up to 10 pieces in any of the four cardinal directions.
  • There’s also a Vertical mode which is useful for certain buildings like foundations to build them on top of each other instead of in a direction.
• Soft and Hard Clearance
  • Buildings with functionality such as Constructors, Assemblers, Power Poles, Splitters, The HUB and others will have Hard Clearance, meaning they cannot be built on top or across each other
  • Cosmetic buildings, Conveyor Belts and Pipes will have Soft Clearance, meaning they can be built on top or across themselves or any building, but will show a “Overlapping other’s clearance, clipping may occur” message
• Quick Switching
  • You can now tap E to cycle between the available Quick Switch selections, You can still hold E to get the radial menu instead
• Foundations can now be rotated in 45º degree increments and you can hold CTRL to fine tune in even more angles

TRAINS

• You can now press A or D to choose between rails on an intersection while driving a Locomotive.
• Block Signals have been added
• Path Signals have been added
• Trains will now collide with each other and can be re-railed by pressing E
• Timetables have been reworked
• You can now assign some basic logic for what your Trains should do when they stop at a station
• Train Station Visuals have been updated
• New visuals for the Train Switches

VEHICLES

• Vehicles can now be painted
  
• Updated Truck visuals
  
• Updated Truck Station visuals
  
• Vehicle recording is now completed by driving back to the first created node
  
• Vehicle self-driving AI overhaul, will now consider more than just the next waypoint and avoid obstacles when moving to their destination
  
• A queue system between self-driving vehicles has been added so they don't run into each other at Truck Stations and on their routes
  
• Vehicle self-driving path behaviour has also been overhauled
  
• Vehicles will now try to unstuck themselves as a last resort, ensuring that they get back on their route
  
• You can now Save and Load recorded vehicle paths for vehicles of the same type
  
• Additional Input and Output slots have been added to the Truck Station
  
• Vehicles will now only take the proper amount of fuel from a Truck Station that is needed to complete a full trip and they will not run out of fuel even when getting stuck or lost
  
• Truck Station UI has been updated to show average fuel consumption and delivery throughput
  
• Saved Vehicle Paths can be previewed in the Map while on the Load Path Vehicle Menu

BALANCING

• The Colour Gun has been removed from the game
• The “Flower Petals” MAM Research tree has been removed from the game
• Colouring now no longer requires Colour Cartridges but is instead free, so no more Flower Petal grinding just to colour the factory
  • Instead, Patterns use the Colour Cartridges
  • The “Pattern Removal” option refunds the Colour Cartridges when used to remove a Pattern
• AWESOME Shop Schematics now use dependencies, which means that they are not available for purchase until the player has unlocked the right ingredients
  • I.E. The “Steel Wall Material” won’t show up in the Shop until “Basic Steel Production” has been unlocked
  • This applies for a bunch of items, such as Signs, Lights and many aesthetic build pieces and Materials that use more advanced resources, the common ones being Quartz Crystals, Quickwire, Silica and Steel Beams
• Signs require Quartz Crystals
  • Also note that the Crystal Oscillator and Advanced Steel Production need to be unlocked to be able to unlock the Billboards
• Colour Cartridges have now been moved to Tier 2 under the Resource Sink Bonus Program milestone, together with the AWESOME Shop and Customizer
• Glass Foundation has been renamed to Glass Frame Foundation, and was moved to the Architecture > Frames category
• Updated the fall off, dispersion, and projectile curve of the Rebar Gun and Rifle
• Added new Category to the Build Menu titled Architecture and the following building types have been added to it
  • Frames
  • Roofs
  • Beams
  • Pillars
  • Attachments
  • Catwalks
  • Walkways
• Reorganized the AWESOME Shop with the new Architecture and Customizer categories.
• Building Cost changes:
  • Lights now require Quickwire and no longer require Quartz Crystals
  • Lights Control Panel now requires AI Limiters and no longer requires Quartz Crystals
  • The Customizer Material partially determines the build cost for Walls, Foundations, and Roofs.
    • This cost is always 2 pieces of the part used by the specific Material
    • Changing Material refunds the cost of the previous Material
  • Foundation and Ramp cost has been changed to the consistent cost of 5 Concrete + Material Cost
  • Wall cost (excluding Windows) has been changed to the consistent cost of 2 Concrete + Material Cost
  • Windows now require Silica
  • Roofs cost 3 Concrete + Material Cost
  • Colouring no longer requires Colour Cartridges and is instead now free to use
  • Patterns always cost 1 Colour Cartridge
    • Using Pattern Removal refunds the Colour Cartridge
  • Frames now cost Steel Beams
  • Big Metal Pillar now costs 3 Concrete and 2 Iron Plates instead of 6 Concrete
  • Big Pillar Support now costs 5 Concrete instead of 6
  • Glass Frame Foundation now costs 2 Steel Beams and 5 Concrete
  • Some AWESOME Shop unlocks have receive a slight change in their Coupon cost
    
  • Increased Silica max stack size from 100 to 200, Updated Silica description
  • Increased the amount of wood that is obtained from chainsawing pine trees in Northern Forest

FACTORY

• Added two new variants for the Storage Box:
  • Medical Storage Box
  • Hazard Storage Box
• Conveyor Lift Floor Holes. Can be snapped to Foundations to allow Conveyor Lifts to pass through them
• Hyper Tube Floor Holes. Can be snapped to Foundations to allow Hyper Tubes to pass through them
• Pipeline Floor Holes. Can be snapped to Foundations to allow Pipelines to pass through them
• Updated mesh and textures for the Build Gun
• Updated textures on Pipeline Pumps

WORLD

• Northern Forest
  • Major overhaul of foliage
  • Reworks to lighting and fog
  • Minor landscape changes
• Dune Desert
  • Added 4 new landmarks
  • Added a crater
  • Polished the northern cliff wall
• Caves
  • Major overhaul for a few caves

SOUND

• Added 8 music tracks to the Factory playlist (only plays around factory buildings)
  • 5 new intermission tracks (around 2 minutes each)
  • 3 new full-length tracks (7-8 minutes each)

UI

• Updated keybinding information across all HUDs
  
• Updated existing icons across all UI
  
• Truck Station UI has been updated
  
• Train UI has been updated
  
• Vehicle Station UI has been updated
  
• Vehicle self-driving menu has been updated
  
• Reworked Fluid/Pipes UI
  
• Lots of optimisations across the board for all the UI
  
• Minor adjustments to naming and descriptions in the Build Menu
  
• Hotbar now shows numbers from 1 to 0 since there’s no “10” on a keyboard
  
• Overhauled Programmable Splitter and Smart Splitter UI
  
• Game progression is now shown on the HUD near the top right, can be turned off in the Options Menu
  
• Text under Icons in Radial Menus is now hidden by default, can be turned on in the Options Menu
  
• News feed (Main Menu) background is now darker and semi transparent for better readability
  
• Removed “Delete Path” option from the Vehicle wheel as you can now use “Cancel Recording” does the same thing

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Color and textures of the Power Slugs have been updated to me more easily distinguishable
  • Green Power Slugs are now Blue Power Slugs
• Tapping E now allows for Quick Switching of buildables within the same category, holding E opens a radial menu.
• You can now lock your FPS to a specific number in the Options menu
• You can now manually and individually adjust the volume of every Factory Building and player Equipment to your liking
• While in Mass Dismantle mode, holding ‘Mouse Button 4’ (side button) will only keep either the most common, or the first, building type selected for dismantle
  • This makes it easier to exclude accidental selections while Mass Dismantling a specific type of building
• Hotbars can now be switched while having the Build Gun out
• Walkways can now snap to Walls
• Shortcuts in the bottom right of the HUD have been updated to show all common actions
• Some default shortcuts have been changed:
  • Default Flashlight keybinding is now B
  • Default Map keybinding is now M
  • Default Codex keybinding is now O
• Added an option to disable Mouse Smoothing in the Options menu
• Vehicles can now be sampled the same way buildings can with the build gun/dismantle gun
• You can know hold CTRL when hovering over wall with a different buildable of the same category to replace it instead of snap to it (i.E. Aiming at a Wall while having a Window out will usually snap to it, but holding CTRL will place it in the same spot as the wall instead)
• Conveyor Lifts now have an alternate build mode titled Reversed which reverses the direction of the belt for the Input/Output
• You can now de-select buildings you’ve selected with Mass Dismantling by aiming at the specific building and tapping CTRL
• You can now individually change the colours for all holograms in the Options menu. (Hologram, Dismantle, Hard Clearance, Soft Clearance)
• Changed so the snap guidelines always appear (The Green line to align to inputs/outputs)
• Shopping List colours are now clearer to distinguish
• Implemented a generic world grid alignment for Foundations by holding CTRL when placing them
• Walls can now be rotated when upgrading them
• Added “Misophonia Mode” under Audio Options, this will replace “munching” sounds with sounds not generated or connected to human interactions
• Quite significantly increased network scalability options. This should help with excessive load times on larger saves and for players who have never modified their network settings. (Gameplay > Network Quality)
• Improved feedback when purchasing an item on the AWESOME Shop

RENDERER

• Made DX12 the default graphics renderer. When not supported the game should still default to DX11. Options Menu might show DX12 as selected even though DX11 is the one active in these cases. (Known Bug, will be changed soon)
  
• Vulkan now available again as experimental renderer in the options menu

OPTIMISATION

• Updates to a lot of LODs
  
• All walls and foundations are now more optimised
  
• Conveyor renderer optimisations
  
• Factory tick optimisations

LOCALISATION

• Updated all languages with the latest translations
  
• Updated language completion rates
  
• Fixed a bunch of text issues, typos, and inconsistencies
  
• Updated language completion rates in the language menu selection
  
• Changed the Arabic font to a more readable one
  
• Fixed a bunch of typos, spaces, and a bunch of inconsistencies
  
• Restructured formatting patterns to avoid excessive text optimisation, also using more complete phrases to make things easier to translate

BUG FIXES

• Fixed vehicles disappearing under the world
  
• Vehicles that have disappeared under the world but were still visible on the map have been brought back
  
• Blade Runners and the Medicinal Inhaler now display properly when equipped in all FOVs
  
• Many changes to the snapping for both holograms and buildings (Let us know if something doesn’t work anymore or worked better in the past)
  
• Fixed Clearance boxes getting stuck when exiting the Build Gun after having used Quick Switch
  
• Fixed up storage boxes in vehicles not being interactable sometimes
  
• Fixed a bunch of text and localization-related bugs

KNOWN ISSUES

• If you are experiencing issues launching the game or loading a save and you have already verified your files, you might have some incompatibility with DX12 as the default renderer, you can try the following launch options to try to force DX11, DX12 or Vulkan to run respectively.
  
  • d3d11
    
  • DX11
    
  • d3d12
    
  • DX12
    
  • vulkan

• Dedicated Server Crash reports, Currently Crashes that happen on a Dedicated Server are automatically sent to us, this is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  
  • Go to the Server Install folder
    
  • Open “Engine.ini”
    
  • Add the following:
    
  • [CrashReportClient]
    
  • bImplicitSend=False
    
  • Save changes and restart the Server

Hi Pioneers!

Hello again everyone, Just a quick round of fixes for you all some of these issues are pretty high impact for you so we hope this makes things better for you all :)

As always, for any issues new or old please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

See you again very very very soon, You’re all awesome <3

BUG FIXES

• Fixed Wires being completely stretched in certain scenarios
  
• Vehicles now try to stop ghosting as soon as possible when blocked
  
• Fixed a calculation error when fuel is added manually
  
• Added some preventions for Trains falling out of the world when derailing
  
• Fixed an issue with the Crash Reporter not working as intended for the Main game (not Server) after the last update

UI

• Directional arrows for the Vehicle in the Map preview when loading a Vehicle Path are now displayed from the centre of the Vehicle
  
• Fixed Double Ramp Asphalt Icons
  
• Added a tooltip for insufficient fuel

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Reduced Train Switch size

DEDICATED SERVERS

• Found an issue where threading was forced to be disabled for dedicated servers in some scenarios. Fixed it so now we should actually make use of multiple CPU cores
  
• Added tick rate information on the Server Status UI Menu
  
• Production Lights for all buildings should now be working again

LOCALISATION

• Updated all languages with the latest translations and published new content for translation
  
• Updated language completion rates in the language menu selection

Hi Pioneers!

Hello everyone, here’s a patch for a bunch of the remaining issues, including a fix for the Vehicle Station refueling issues from last week, Crash reporter integration for Dedicated servers and more.

If we’re forgetting something or we introduced some new issues please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your comments every day.

See you again very soon, Thanks for your support <3

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue where Vehicles would not receive fuel from a station if their fuel inventory was empty
  
• Fixed an issue where Vehicle Paths were not updated after a station was built over them
  
• Fixed issues with Vehicles getting out of sync with their Vehicle Stations after loading a game
  
• Fixed up LOD bias on Pillars
  
• Fixed Vehicles burning up fuel when standing still
  
• Fixed issue in the main foundation/wall material that caused secondary colours to affect the primary
  
• Fixed a rare crash that affected save edited saves
  
• Fixed Power Lines being able to be selected as a customizer target which would then result in them looking weird when a colour swatch was applied

UI

• Added directional arrows to the path in the Map preview when loading a Vehicle Path

DEDICATED SERVERS

• Added Crash Reporter integration for Dedicated Server for both Windows and Linux.
  o This is enabled by default, we plan on including a toggle for this in GUI but for the moment, if you want to disable automatically sending crash logs you can do this:
  o Go to “SatisfactoryDedicatedServer\FactoryGame\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\”
  o Open “Engine.ini”
  o Add the following:
  

  [CrashReportClient]
  bImplicitSend=False

  o Save changes