Getting Started With Satisfactory – A Walkthrough Tutorial

A beginner walkthrough for Satisfactory, current to 1.0: pick a starting area, build the HUB, work the Tier 0 upgrades, and get your first automated Iron line running.

A first Satisfactory factory at dusk - Miner, Smelter, and HUB linked by belts and power under a ringed planet

This is a complete beginner’s walkthrough of the opening of Satisfactory, broken into short guides you can follow in order. It runs from landing on the planet through completing the Space Elevator’s first phase, which opens Tiers 3 and 4. Everything is current to the 1.2 update.

The Guides

Starting out in Satisfactory

Part 1: Starting Out – Landing to Your First Iron

Picking a starting area, the opening objectives, and hand-mining your first Iron Ore.

Building the HUB

Part 2: Building the HUB and the Portable Miner

Placing the HUB, your first HUB Upgrade, and the Portable Miner, which auto-mines a node for you.

First automated factory

Part 3: Your First Automated Factory

The Smelter and Constructor, power, belts, and finishing Tier 0 with the Space Elevator.

Logistics and base building

Part 4: Logistics, the Chainsaw and Base Building

The first Milestone-tree upgrades: splitters and mergers, the Chainsaw, and foundations.

Building the Space Elevator

Part 5: Building the Space Elevator and Completing Phase 1

The Assembler and mass production, faster belts, and completing Space Elevator Phase 1.

The AWESOME Sink

Part 6: The AWESOME Sink, Ladders and Ramps

Turning surplus parts into Coupons, then spending them on the Factory Ladder and Double Ramp Set for vertical mobility.

Jump Pad and U-Jelly Landing Pad

Part 7: How to Use Jump Pads and the U-Jelly Landing Pad

Launching yourself around the factory with Jump Pads and landing safely on U-Jelly pads.

Quartz node

Part 8: Quartz, Silica and Blade Runners

The Quartz research tree, refining Silica, and the Blade Runners that speed you up and cushion falls.

Coal power plant running

Part 9: Coal Power and the End of Hand-Fed Fuel

The first fully automated power and the game’s first fluids: Coal Generators, Water Extractors and pipes.

Enhanced Asset Security milestone

Part 10: Enhanced Asset Security and the Xeno-Basher

The Tier 3 milestone that upgrades the pioneer: the Xeno-Basher melee weapon and extra equipment and inventory slots.

Basic Steel Production milestone

Part 11: Basic Steel Production and the Foundry

The Foundry, Steel Ingots and Steel Beams and Pipes, and the Versatile Framework for the Space Elevator.

Power Slug

Part 12: Power Slugs and Power Shards

Collecting Power Slugs, crafting Power Shards, and overclocking machines past 100%.

Vehicular Transport milestone

Part 13: Vehicular Transport – Tractors and Truck Stations

Recording vehicle paths and running Tractors on autopilot between Truck Stations for bulk hauling.

Hard Drive scanner

Part 14: How to Get Alternate Recipes from Hard Drives

Feeding Hard Drives into the MAM to unlock alternate recipes for parts you already make.

Follow them in order for a full run, or jump to the part you’re stuck on. The last part sets up your first automated production line. For what comes next, see the full Satisfactory tech tree.