The biggest thing that draws people to Satisfactory is the in-depth automation that it features. It caters to the kind of players who don't mind spending hours optimizing the production of a single resource, just to redo it later once they unlock better equipment and buildings.

Like other games in the genre, Satisfactory features a robust upgrade system, which is necessary for anyone looking to progress in the game. Starting off with hundreds of craftable recipes and dozens of base resources can be quite overwhelming, so many things are locked behind this progression system in the game, known as milestones.

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What Are Milestones In Satisfactory

The Hub in Satisfactory

Satisfactory helps the players unlock more resources and manage their production better as they progress through the game. There are two ways the game does so: the MAM building and the Hub, the latter of which contains a terminal to unlock milestones in the game.

In total, there are 9 Tiers, each containing multiple milestones that help the player progress further into the game once unlocked. Unlocking milestones is crucial, as they unlock resources that players need in order to build advanced buildings and make the Space Elevator.

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How To Unlock Milestones In Satisfactory

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To unlock a milestone, players need to pay their cost. At the start, players will be able to manually craft these resources by hand, but as they progress through the tiers, they will start needing a truly ridiculous amount of resources, which will require them to automate the production.

The better you start your automation journey at the start, the longer you can go before feeling like you need to completely revamp your base to make it look neat and clean. Players can select the milestone they're trying to unlock in order to get a HUD element showing them how much of the cost they've already contributed — along with how much more they need before they can unlock the milestone. Once unlocked, players will get a mix of new equipment, buildings, and resources as reward.

After completing all the milestones in Tier 0, you'll gain access to Tier 1 and 2. To unlock Tier 3 and 4, players will need to start building the space elevator, which is a part of Project Assembly, the main objective that you have to clear in order to win the game. Phase 2 (Tier 5 and 6) will unlock phase 3 (Tier 7 and 8) of Project Assembly, while phase 4 will unlock Tier 9.

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All Milestones (Costs & Rewards) In Satisfactory

Tiers

Milestone

Cost

Reward

Unlock Requirement

Tier 0

HUB Upgrade 1

x10 Iron Rod

Equipment Workshop, Portable Miner, +1 Hand Equipment Slot

Start Onboarding (Skipped if Onboarding is Skipped)

HUB Upgrade 2

x20 Iron Rod, x10 Iron Plate

Smelter, Power Line, Copper Ingot, Wire, Cable, Scannable Resource: Copper Ore

HUB Upgrade 3

x20 Iron Plate, x20 Iron Rod, x20 Wire

Constructor, Power Pole Mk.1, Concrete, Screw, Reinforced Iron Plate, Scannable Resource: Limestone

HUB Upgrade 4

x75 Iron Plate, x20 Cable, x10 Concrete

Conveyor Pole, Conveyor Belt, +3 Inventory Slots

HUB Upgrade 5

x75 Iron Rod, x50 Cable, x20 Concrete

Miner Mk.1, Storage Container, +3 Inventory Slots

HUB Upgrade 6

x100 Iron Rod, x100 Iron Plate, x100 Wire, x50 Concrete

Space Elevator, Biomass, Biomass Burner, +3 Inventory Slots

Tier 1

Base Building

x200 Concrete, x100 Iron Plate, x100 Iron Rod

Lookout Tower, Foundation (1m), Foundation (2m), Foundation (4m), Ramp (1m), Ramp (2m), Ramp (4m), Basic Wall (4m), Basic Wall (1m)

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Logistics

x150 Iron Plate, x150 Iron Rod, x300 Wire

Conveyor Splitter, Conveyor Merger, Conveyor Lift Mk.1, Building Efficiency Stat

Field Research

x300 Wire, x300 Screw, x100 Iron Plate

Map, MAM, Object Scanner, Personal Storage Box, +3 Inventory Slots

Tier 2

Part Assembly

x200 Cable, x200 Iron Rod, x500 Screw, x300 Iron Plate

Assembler, Copper Sheet, Rotor, Modular Frame, Smart Plating

Obstacle Clearing

x500 Screw, x100 Cable, x100 Concrete

Chainsaw, Solid Biofuel, +3 Inventory Slots

Jump Pads

x50 Rotor, x300 Iron Plate, x150 Cable

Jump Pad, U-Jelly Landing Pad

Resource Sink Bonus Program

x400 Concrete, x500 Wire, x200 Iron Rod, x200 Iron Plate

AWESOME Sink, AWESOME Shop, Build Gun Upgrade: Customizer

Logistics Mk.2

x50 Reinforced Iron Plate, x200 Concrete, x300 Iron Rod, x300 Iron Plate

Conveyor Belt Mk.2, Stackable Conveyor Pole, Conveyor Lift Mk.2

Tier 3

Coal Power

x150 Reinforced Iron Plate, x50 Rotor, x500 Cable

Coal-Powered Generator, Water Extractor, Pipeline Mk.1, Pipeline Support, Pipeline Junction, Pipeline Pump Mk.1, Fluid Buffer, Scannable Resource: Coal

Complete Phase 1 of Project Assembly: Platform

Vehicular Transport

x25 Modular Frame, x100 Rotor, x200 Cable, x400 Iron Plate

Tractor, Truck Station, +3 Inventory Slots

Basic Steel Production

x50 Modular Frame, x150 Rotor, x500 Concrete, x1000 Wire

Foundry, Steel Ingot, Steel Beam, Steel Pipe, Versatile Framework, New Shop Products!

Enhanced Asset Security

x100 Reinforced Iron Plate, x600 Iron Rod, x1500 Wire

Xeno-Basher, +1 Hand Equipment Slot, +3 Inventory Slots

Tier 4

FISCSIT Blueprints

x100 Modular Frame, x200 Steam Beam, x500 Cable, x1000 Concrete

Build Gun Upgrade: Blueprints, Blueprint Designer Mk.1

Logistics Mk.3

x200 Steel Beam, x200 Steel Pipe, x400 Reinforced Iron Plate

Industrial Storage Container, Conveyor Belt Mk.3, Conveyor Lift Mk.3, Stackable Pipeline Support

Advanced Steel Production

x100 Steel Pipe, x100 Modular Frame, x200 Rotor, x500 Concrete

Miner Mk.2, Encased Industrial Beam, Stator, Motor, Automated Wiring

Expanded Power Infrastructure

x50 Encased Industrial Beam, x100 Steel Beam, x200 Modular Frame, x2000 Wire

Power Storage, Power Tower, Power Tower Platform

Hypertubes

x50 Encased Industrial Beam, x300 Steel Pipe, x500 Copper Sheet

Hypertube Entrance, Hypertube, Hypertube Support, Stackable Hypertube Support

Tier 5

Jetpack

x50 Motor, x1000 Cable, x1000 Iron Plate

Jetpack, +3 Inventory Slots

Complete Phase 2 of Project Assembly: Construction Dock

Oil Processing

x50 Motor, x100 Encased Industrial Beam, x500 Steel Pipe, x500 Copper Sheet

Scannable Resource: Crude Oil, Heavy Oil Residue, Polymer Resin, Petroleum Coke, Circuit Board, New Shop Products!, Oil Extractor, Refinery, Valve, Plastic, Rubber, Fuel

Logistics Mk.4

x200 Rubber, x300 Encased Industrial Beam, 400 Modular Frame

Conveyor Belt Mk.4, Conveyor Lift Mk.4, Truck

Fluid Packaging

x200 Plastic, x400 Steel Beam, x1000 Copper Sheet

Packager, Empty Canister, Packaged Water, Packaged Oil, Packaged Fuel, Packaged Heavy Oil Residue, Packaged Liquid Biofuel, Liquid Biofuel

Petroleum Power

x100 Motor, x100 Encased Industrial Beam, x200 Rubber, x200 Plastic

Fuel-Powered Generator, Industrial Fluid Buffer, Scannable Resource: Caterium Ore

Tier 6

Industrial Manufacturing

x200 Motor, x200 Modular Frame, x400 Plastic, x1000 Cable

Manufacturer, Computer, Heavy Modular Frame, Modular Engine, Adaptive Control Unit

Monorail Train Technology

x250 Motor, x500 Encased Industrial Beam, x1000 Steel Beam, x1000 Steel Pipe

Electric Locomotive, Freight Car, Railway, Train Station, Freight Platform, Fluid Freight Platform, Empty Platform, Empty Platform With Catwalk

Railway Signalling

x50 Computer, x500 Steel Pipe, x1000 Copper Sheet

Block Signal, Path Signal

Pipeline Engineering Mk.2

x50 Heavy Modular Frame, x1000 Plastic, x1000 Rubber

Pipeline Mk.2, Pipeline Pump Mk.2

FISCSIT Blueprints Mk.2

x100 Heavy Modular Frame, x100 Computer, x400 Rubber, x1500 Concrete

Blueprint Designer Mk.2

Tier 7

Bauxite Refinement

x100 Computer, x100 Heavy Modular Frame, x250 Motor, x500 Rubber

Alumina Solution, Packaged Alumina Solution, Aluminum Scrap, Aluminum Ingot, Alclad Aluminum Sheet, Aluminum Casing, Scannable Resource: Bauxite, Scannable Resource: Raw Quartz

Complete Phase 3 of Project Assembly: Main Body

Hoverpack

x100 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x100 Heavy Modular Frame, x100 Computer, x250 Motor

Hoverpack, +3 Inventory Slots

Logistics Mk.5

x200 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x400 Encased Industrial Beam, x600 Reinforced Iron Plate

Conveyor Belt Mk.5, Conveyor Lift Mk.5

Hazmat Suit

x50 Gas Filter, x100 Aluminum Casing, x500 Quickwire

Hazmat Suit, Iodine-Infused Filter, +3 Inventory Slots

Control System Development

x200 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x400 Aluminum Casing, x200 Computer, x1000 Plastic

Scannable Resource: Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Packaged Sulfuric Acid, Battery, Radio Control Unit, Supercomputer, Assembly Director System, Blender

Tier 8

Aeronautical Engineering

x50 Radio Control Unit, x100 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x200 Aluminum Casing, x300 Motor

Drone, Drone Port

Nuclear Power

x50 Supercomputer, x200 Heavy Modular Frame, x1000 Cable, x2000 Concrete

Scannable Resource: Uranium, Encased Uranium Cell, Electromagnetic Rod, Uranium Fuel Rod, Nuclear Power Plant, Magnetic Field Generator

Advanced Aluminum Production

x50 Radio Control Unit, x200 Aluminum Casing, x400 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x3000 Wire

Resource Well Pressurizer, Resource Well Extractor, Scannable Resource: Water, Scannable Resource: Crude Oil, Scannable Resource: Nitrogen Gas, Empty Fluid Tank, Packaged Nitrogen Gas, Heat Sink, Cooling System, Fused Modular Frame

Leading-Edge Production

x50 Fused Modular Frame, x100 Supercomputer, x1000 Steel Pipe

Turbo Motor, Miner Mk.3, Thermal Propulsion Rocket

Particle Enrichment

x50 Turbo Motor, x100 Fused Modular Frame, x200 Cooling System, x2500 Quickwire

Nitric Acid, Packaged Nitric Acid, Non-Fissile Uranium, Plutonium Pellet, Encased Plutonium Cell, Plutonium Fuel Rod, Particle Accelerator, Copper Powder, Pressure Conversion Cube, Nuclear Pasta

Tier 9

Matter Conversion

x100 Fused Modular Frame, x250 Radio Control Unit, x500 Cooling System

Converter, Ficsite Ingot, Ficsite Trigon, Diamonds, Time Crystal, Biochemical Sculptor, Scannable Resource: SAM, Reanimated SAM, SAM Fluctuator

Complete Phase 4 of Project Assembly: Propulsion Systems

Quantum Encoding

x50 Time Crystal, x100 Ficsite Trigon, x200 Turbo Motor, x400 Supercomputer

Quantum Encoder, Excited Plutonic Matter, Dark Matter Residue, Dark Matter Crystal, Superposition Oscillator, Neural-Quantum Processor, AI Expansion Server

FICSIT Blueprints Mk.3

x100 Neural-Quantum Processor, x250 Time Crystal, x500 Ficsite Trigon, x500 Fused Modular Frame

Blueprint Designer Mk.3

Spatial Energy Regulation

x100 Superposition Oscillator, x250 Turbo Motor, x500 Radio Control Unit, x1000 SAM Fluctuator

Main Portal, Satellite Portal, Singularity Cell, Ballistic Warp Drive

Peak Efficiency

x250 Time Crystal, x250 Ficsite Trigon, x5000 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x10000 Iron Plate

Conveyor Belt Mk.6, Conveyor Lift Mk.6, Ficsonium, Ficsonium Fuel Rod

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Released
September 10, 2024
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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ESRB
Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Coffee Stain Studios
Publisher(s)
Coffee Stain Publishing
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op
Genre(s)
Simulation, Sandbox, Base Building, Open-World, Management
How Long To Beat
105 Hours
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