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
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
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
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Tiers |
Milestone |
Cost |
Reward |
Unlock Requirement |
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Tier 0 |
HUB Upgrade 1 |
Equipment Workshop, Portable Miner, +1 Hand Equipment Slot |
Start Onboarding (Skipped if Onboarding is Skipped) |
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HUB Upgrade 2 |
x20 Iron Rod, x10 Iron Plate |
Smelter, Power Line, Copper Ingot, Wire, Cable, Scannable Resource: Copper Ore |
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HUB Upgrade 3 |
x20 Iron Plate, x20 Iron Rod, x20 Wire |
Constructor, Power Pole Mk.1, Concrete, Screw, Reinforced Iron Plate, Scannable Resource: Limestone |
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HUB Upgrade 4 |
x75 Iron Plate, x20 Cable, x10 Concrete |
Conveyor Pole, Conveyor Belt, +3 Inventory Slots |
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HUB Upgrade 5 |
x75 Iron Rod, x50 Cable, x20 Concrete |
Miner Mk.1, Storage Container, +3 Inventory Slots |
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HUB Upgrade 6 |
x100 Iron Rod, x100 Iron Plate, x100 Wire, x50 Concrete |
Space Elevator, Biomass, Biomass Burner, +3 Inventory Slots |
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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) |
Unlock All Tier 0 Milestones |
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Logistics |
x150 Iron Plate, x150 Iron Rod, x300 Wire |
Conveyor Splitter, Conveyor Merger, Conveyor Lift Mk.1, Building Efficiency Stat |
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Field Research |
x300 Wire, x300 Screw, x100 Iron Plate |
Map, MAM, Object Scanner, Personal Storage Box, +3 Inventory Slots |
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Tier 2 |
Part Assembly |
x200 Cable, x200 Iron Rod, x500 Screw, x300 Iron Plate |
Assembler, Copper Sheet, Rotor, Modular Frame, Smart Plating |
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Obstacle Clearing |
x500 Screw, x100 Cable, x100 Concrete |
Chainsaw, Solid Biofuel, +3 Inventory Slots |
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Jump Pads |
x50 Rotor, x300 Iron Plate, x150 Cable |
Jump Pad, U-Jelly Landing Pad |
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Resource Sink Bonus Program |
x400 Concrete, x500 Wire, x200 Iron Rod, x200 Iron Plate |
AWESOME Sink, AWESOME Shop, Build Gun Upgrade: Customizer |
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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 |
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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 |
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Vehicular Transport |
x25 Modular Frame, x100 Rotor, x200 Cable, x400 Iron Plate |
Tractor, Truck Station, +3 Inventory Slots |
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Basic Steel Production |
x50 Modular Frame, x150 Rotor, x500 Concrete, x1000 Wire |
Foundry, Steel Ingot, Steel Beam, Steel Pipe, Versatile Framework, New Shop Products! |
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Enhanced Asset Security |
x100 Reinforced Iron Plate, x600 Iron Rod, x1500 Wire |
Xeno-Basher, +1 Hand Equipment Slot, +3 Inventory Slots |
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Tier 4 |
FISCSIT Blueprints |
x100 Modular Frame, x200 Steam Beam, x500 Cable, x1000 Concrete |
Build Gun Upgrade: Blueprints, Blueprint Designer Mk.1 |
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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 |
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Advanced Steel Production |
x100 Steel Pipe, x100 Modular Frame, x200 Rotor, x500 Concrete |
Miner Mk.2, Encased Industrial Beam, Stator, Motor, Automated Wiring |
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Expanded Power Infrastructure |
x50 Encased Industrial Beam, x100 Steel Beam, x200 Modular Frame, x2000 Wire |
Power Storage, Power Tower, Power Tower Platform |
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Hypertubes |
x50 Encased Industrial Beam, x300 Steel Pipe, x500 Copper Sheet |
Hypertube Entrance, Hypertube, Hypertube Support, Stackable Hypertube Support |
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Tier 5 |
Jetpack |
x50 Motor, x1000 Cable, x1000 Iron Plate |
Jetpack, +3 Inventory Slots |
Complete Phase 2 of Project Assembly: Construction Dock |
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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 |
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Logistics Mk.4 |
x200 Rubber, x300 Encased Industrial Beam, 400 Modular Frame |
Conveyor Belt Mk.4, Conveyor Lift Mk.4, Truck |
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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 |
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Petroleum Power |
x100 Motor, x100 Encased Industrial Beam, x200 Rubber, x200 Plastic |
Fuel-Powered Generator, Industrial Fluid Buffer, Scannable Resource: Caterium Ore |
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Tier 6 |
Industrial Manufacturing |
x200 Motor, x200 Modular Frame, x400 Plastic, x1000 Cable |
Manufacturer, Computer, Heavy Modular Frame, Modular Engine, Adaptive Control Unit |
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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 |
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Railway Signalling |
x50 Computer, x500 Steel Pipe, x1000 Copper Sheet |
Block Signal, Path Signal |
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Pipeline Engineering Mk.2 |
x50 Heavy Modular Frame, x1000 Plastic, x1000 Rubber |
Pipeline Mk.2, Pipeline Pump Mk.2 |
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FISCSIT Blueprints Mk.2 |
x100 Heavy Modular Frame, x100 Computer, x400 Rubber, x1500 Concrete |
Blueprint Designer Mk.2 |
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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 |
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Hoverpack |
x100 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x100 Heavy Modular Frame, x100 Computer, x250 Motor |
Hoverpack, +3 Inventory Slots |
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Logistics Mk.5 |
x200 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x400 Encased Industrial Beam, x600 Reinforced Iron Plate |
Conveyor Belt Mk.5, Conveyor Lift Mk.5 |
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Hazmat Suit |
x50 Gas Filter, x100 Aluminum Casing, x500 Quickwire |
Hazmat Suit, Iodine-Infused Filter, +3 Inventory Slots |
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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 |
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Tier 8 |
Aeronautical Engineering |
x50 Radio Control Unit, x100 Alclad Aluminum Sheet, x200 Aluminum Casing, x300 Motor |
Drone, Drone Port |
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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 |
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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 |
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Leading-Edge Production |
x50 Fused Modular Frame, x100 Supercomputer, x1000 Steel Pipe |
Turbo Motor, Miner Mk.3, Thermal Propulsion Rocket |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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FICSIT Blueprints Mk.3 |
x100 Neural-Quantum Processor, x250 Time Crystal, x500 Ficsite Trigon, x500 Fused Modular Frame |
Blueprint Designer Mk.3 |
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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 |
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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 |
Satisfactory
- Released
- September 10, 2024
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Coffee Stain Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Coffee Stain Publishing
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Simulation, Sandbox, Base Building, Open-World, Management
- How Long To Beat
- 105 Hours