Satisfactory
5.5 million pioneers. 118 Hard Drives scattered across an alien planet, each unlocking one of 113 alternate recipes. 10 game-changing recipes that will transform your factory from inefficient to industrial masterpiece.
Cast Screws
Iron Ingots directly to Screws — skip the Rod step. 20% faster output. Found in Crash Sites in Grass Fields and Rocky Desert.
Heavy Encased Frame
Best alternate in the game. Removes screws, adds Concrete. 40% more output. Tier 5-6 Crash Sites in Northern Forest.
Copper Alloy Ingot
Combine Copper + Iron Ore in Foundry. Triples output. Perfect for biomes with limited Copper nodes. Tier 3 unlock.
Diluted Fuel
Heavy Oil Residue + Water = massive Fuel yield. Pairs with Packaged Heavy Oil Residue. Tier 7. Oil processing game-changer.
Recycled Plastic & Rubber
Loop: Plastic → Rubber → Plastic with Fuel. Double output overall. Tier 5-6. Essential for late-game oil products.
Pure Ingots (Iron/Copper/Caterium)
Add Water in Refinery for 2x ore yield. Water is free. Tier 5 unlock. The most efficient ore processing method.
Silicon Circuit Board
Copper Sheets + Silica instead of Plastic. Eliminates Plastic dependency for Circuit Boards. Tier 7 MAM research.
Steel Screw
5 Steel Beams → 260 Screws/min. Best late-game screw production. Pairs with Heavy Encased Frame. Tier 3-4.
Stitched Iron Plate
Wire instead of Screws for Reinforced Iron Plates. Perfect if you have excess Wire from Fused Wire recipe. Tier 1-2.
Fused Wire & Quickwire
Copper + Caterium Ingots → triple Wire output, +50% Quickwire. Same inputs, dual production. Tier 5.