Satisfactory Releases New Update for May 2025

Summary

Coffee Stain Studios has rolled out Satisfactory’s 1.1 Experimental update v1.1.0.4.
The patch brings improvements for Steam Deck users, along with bug fixes and gameplay enhancements.
It also fine-tunes features like the Conveyor Throughput Monitor and narrative elements, based on player feedback.

Coffee Stain Studios has released Satisfactory’s 1.1 Experimental Update v1.1.0.4, introducing new features, including fixes for the Conveyor Throughput Monitor and key improvements for Steam Deck users, among others. Satisfactory's 1.1 update reached the experimental branch on April 1, adding many upgrades, logistics options, and more—and now Coffee Stain Studios is fine-tuning some of its aspects.

Satisfactory was tremendously successful during its early access phase, and its popularity continued through its full launch, with its Steam reviews currently sitting at “Overwhelmingly Positive.” Players have praised many aspects of this first-person, open-world factory-building simulation game, especially its automation systems and engaging gameplay loop, which offers an interesting blend of first-person survival elements and factory-building mechanics, where players must colonize an alien planet. The game is currently available for PC via Steam and is “Playable” on the Steam Deck—meaning it's still not in its best state on the handheld console, though the latest update brings some new improvements for players on this platform.

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In a Steam blog post, Coffee Stain Studios announced patch v1.1.0.4 following Satisfactory’s 1.1 Experimental update. As explained by the developer, the patch addresses issues related to the Conveyor Throughput Monitor breaking in certain scenarios, as many players saw it disappear when saving and loading the game. Some quality-of-life improvements have also been introduced, with the Personnel Elevator and Conveyor Wall Hole now both supporting Nudging.

Other important additions in update v1.1.0.4 include improvements to the Steam Deck version of the game. Those launching the game from the handheld console will now have Controller selected by default; moreover, the default Steam controller configuration has been changed to Gamepad with Camera Controls instead of Mouse and Keyboard. The developer also recommends that players experiencing issues with this setting switch to the suggested default config. The update also fixes a number of issues across several areas that affect Satisfactory's players while building their factories.

These bug fixes include solutions for cases where automatic blueprint connections would not copy customizations applied to the building they connect to, certain items displaying incorrectly, the Slide Jump height boost being incorrectly applied when jumping, and crashes related to building Railways and Train Stations/Platforms in multiplayer, among many other errors occurring during specific activities in Satisfactory. Coffee Stain Studios also made a small tweak based on player feedback to the narrative aspect, removing ADA commentary during regular building. Players can already experience the new changes, and the developer encourages them to report any potential issues that this new patch may introduce.

Satisfactory’s 1.1 Experimental Update v1.1.0.4 Patch Notes

BUG FIXES

Fixed automatic blueprint connections not copying customizations applied to the building they are connecting to
Fixed items on Conveyor belts visuals displaying incorrectly (Showing up in front of the exit instead of coming out of it) when attached to Conveyor Lifts that were built in reversed Conveyor Lifts mode
- Please note that Reversed Conveyor Lifts that are affected by this will have to be rebuilt in order to fix this, the issue is visual only however as it does not affect production of items
Fixed Conveyor Throughput Monitors displaying as 0 items/min after moving too far away from them in some scenarios
Fixed Conveyor Throughput Monitors displaying 0 items/min after using a Splitter or Merger on the belt they are connected to
Fixed Conveyor Throughput Monitors disappearing when saving and loading in some scenarios
- Upgrading/Downgrading Conveyor belts will now cause the Conveyor Throughput Monitors to be dismantled and refunded, so they have to be rebuilt after
Fixed a bug where Slide Jump height boost was always applied when jumping, even when not performing a Slide Jump
Fixed Pioneers falling through the world when Saving/Loading inside a moving Personnel Elevator
Fixed Helmets not displaying properly after using any customization
Fixed Power connection being offset in the Fuel Generator
Potential fixes for crashes related to Building Railways and Train Stations/Platforms in multiplayer
Fixed being unable to go through Conveyor Walls
Fixed a bug where Compass Icons would turn grey after using Decoupled Camera

QOL

Personnel Elevator now supports Nudging
Conveyor Wall Hole now supports Nudging

NARRATIVE

Removed ADA commentary during regular building (Set to play every ~30 mins) due to community feedback

VFX

Added Distance Field Collisions for the Smelter and Foundry Smoke when using High or Ultra VFX Quality in the Video Options menu

CONTROLLER

Controller should now default to the native controller implementation instead of Steam Input by default
- If Steam Input is necessary it can still be overridden by clicking on Library > Satisfactory > Properties > Controller > Override for Satisfactory > Enable Steam Input
- Please note that this mostly concerns PC, as on Steam Deck Steam Input is enabled by default
You can now Hide the HUD while riding a vehicle with LB/L1
Fixed Button prompts overlapping in the Character Customization HUD
When toggling Show Dolly Settings in Photo Mode, you now will return to the previously highlighted option in the Settings Menu instead of the top
Fixed not being able to properly move items within your inventory while using the Resource Sink
Fixed situations where holding Interact to close a menu would trigger the interaction of the object in view instead
You can now wipe the To-Do List by holding Y/Triangle in the To-Do List Menu
Added scrollbar to the Train Station UI
Fixed the Button Hints disappearing when putting down the Boombox and picking it back up
Fixed haptics from Host applying to other player’s controllers while using Equipment in Multiplayer.
Fixed Radial Hotbar for Buildables flickering if Dismantle is held at the same time
Fixed audio outputting from the DualSense™ speaker after reloading the game while having headphones connected
Changed picking up the Golf Cart to Holding the interact button instead of tap
Fixed focus loss issues when deleting Blueprints

STEAM DECK

Improved Controller support experience by making the default selection to be Controller when launching from a Steam deck
Changed default Steam controller Configuration to be Gamepad with Camera Controls instead of Mouse and Keyboard
- If you have previously changed your default Controller configuration and are running into issues or would like to try the default controls, You will need to switch to the default suggested config (Gamepad with Camera Controls)

MODDING

Removed FACTORYGAME_API import / export from FGBlueprintOpenConnectionManager

DEDICATED SERVER

Fixed infinite loading screen after server save/load cycle on Linux Dedicated Server
Potential fixes for Crashes when reloading a Save while the server is running and there are clients in the session

LOCALIZATION

Added Ukrainian language as one of our official languages. Thanks to our friends at UnlocTeam for the Ukrainian localization!
Updated community translated languages with the latest translations
Updated language completion rates

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