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I’ve been at this for months. I needed Rubber and Plastic. I needed Motors. I needed Heat Sinks and Aluminum Casings. I needed Silica. I needed Nitrogen Gas. I needed Quickwire and Copper Sheets. I needed Crystal Oscillators. And even though I made most of those things already, I needed enough production capacity that I could dedicate sufficient per-minute output to the task of making Radio Control Units, High-Speed Connectors, and Supercomputers plus Cooling Systems and Turbo Motors.

Turns out that lining up all your supplies properly before constructing the final production line is a very good idea. Who knew?

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See, that’s because it’s not March yet.

On the upside, I’m basically at the point of starting the Supercomputers (And Friends) factory build. I even know where I’m building it… as of, like, a couple of days ago. So it’s time for the weekly progress report!

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There’s a lot going on in my current save but no single thing notable enough to pull out for in-depth analysis so this will just be a general state-of-the-game catch-up post.

Day by day, project site by project site, I get closer to the Supercomputers (And Friends) factory goal. Let’s break down the week’s progress:

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My original goal for this week was simply to get the new dedicated 24-per-minute Crystal Oscillators factory running. I accomplished that yesterday, shortly before dinnertime. Then, of course, being me, I decided to go a bit extra. I decided that before starting in on writing the weekly post today I’d finish the Crystal O’s factory. Walls, roofing, ground supports. All of it.

On the upside, it’s done! And I’m moderately pleased with the results!

On the downside, that walling-and-roofing-and-supporting took nearly four hours out of my Sunday. Whoops.

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I became distracted by a distraction on the way to my Supercomputers (And Other Electronics) factory project.

Much as I love the FICSMAS snowballs, I decided that it’s time for a more point-and-click experience when it comes to clearing obstacles: Explosive Rebar. Sure, it doesn’t allow you to set up a big chain of explosions like you can with either Nobelisk or “Snow-belisk” but the Rebar Gun has considerably better aim and the explosive ammo takes effect instantly, making it one heck of a time-and-effort saver.

I just needed to slap down some equipment to generate a modest trickle of ammunition into “depotspace.” Easy peasy, the work of an afternoon… plus part of the next morning.

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One of the common questions new Satisfactory players ask is, “How much of [name an item] should I make?” Is one per minute enough? Five? Fifty? Five hundred?

This is also one of the common questions that veteran Satisfactory players wrestle with.

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