Everything New in Satisfactory Update 6

While most of the content in Update 6 was present in the Experimental branch, here is everything from the official patch notes for the full release on the Early Access branch. What's your favorite feature from this release?
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[@andre_601]

Unless they changed it, Node clusters are now grouped together in the compass when scanning for them. Like when 3 Iron ore nodes are close to each other will they be grouped together and separate once you're close enough.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Good point, I believe you're correct! It makes the compass less cluttered.

[@Wynn_Silver]

They've been clumped for me. I came back and started a new save and I noticed that the first time I scanned for anything.

[@Add_Infinitum]

I think that's been a thing for a while

[@andre_601]

@@Add_Infinitum only since the v6 builds.

[@wta1518]

It's been like that since at least update 3.

[@EmpireGaming100]

I have played this game for hundreds of hours, and now I still have a lot to do in it. The fun is unlimited. Beautiful presentation.

[@logix8969]

Thank you for a clear and concise overview of the update, I like this format the most because reading through patch notes just hurts my eyes, and I find it easier to be able to visualise what they mean.

[@FastDuDeJiunn]

The 2 fuel changes, and equipment changes, ammo, and char gear are my favs. I forgot about the radar changes i sure i enjoy that too

[@brodriguez11000]

Hopefully they fixed the ladder on the radar tower. Compared to the lookout tower it was always janky.

[@the_soggster3464]

This game is just too good

[@ultra.violet1097]

Am I right?

[@blaauweblaauw221]

why is this game so populair i dont have it but it feels that there is almost no threat like in factorio where the more you build the more creatures attack you

[@robopenguin5501]

@@blaauweblaauw221 it’s just a nice relaxing game, just feels very good in almost every aspect. The gameplay always leaves you wanting to do more when you’re done.

[@boofe7206]

@@blaauweblaauw221 it attracts autists and engineers because efficiency and perfection are very addicting.

[@craftcastings723]

@@boofe7206 brings out the worst in me. So painful to not be able to get things 100% perfect lol

[@thecrazypain9978]

Small thing: object scanner no longer tracks hard drives that you have already looted, so you no longer need to mark ones you have already gotten. Thank god, I always disliked this part of the object scanner.

[@isaacdalziel5772]

How can you scan for hard drives on the object scanner? I’ve been trying to work this out for ages

[@hanzplezable7991]

@@isaacdalziel5772 simple, you change what scanner is looking for. scrolling middle mous button

[@isaacdalziel5772]

@@hanzplezable7991 It's just not there for me. I've got iron, oil, quartz, everything... but not drop pods

[@pittaman]

I think this is a M.A.M. unlock

[@thalentkat7146]

Thanks for always helping my with satisfactory! Thank you Satfisfactory News

[@PoisionDragon]

My favorite part of the update: expansion of the codex for recipes. allowing us to see items per minute and set clock rates in them. (you can also set desired clockspeed on unpowered machines and see the target items per minute)

[@SatisfactoryNews]

It's so nice! We longer need to build a manufacturer just to see what a recipe would be like.

[@circeciernova1712]

Let us use the bed, the toilet, and the computer in the HUB. Please let me use the toilet, Coffee Stain Studios. It's been years, I've been holding it for _so long!_

[@SatisfactoryNews]

You can play a game on the computer!

[@lonelyPorterCH]

The changes may be small, but I still love the new features^^

[@knicklichtjedi]

Thanks, I noticed a few things I didn't catch while playing!

[@tsarrite]

Thanks for staying with this Devs! I did notice that my truck no longer has the workbench attached to it so I can't add fuel.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I thought the same thing but I just had to get REALLY close to it. I don't know if they moved the hit box for the workbench or what, but it's definitely still there!

[@hanskneesun123]

I was unaware of the changes and had built a pyramid that took weeks to complete and minutes to slide down, luckily the only area affected was inside dead centre at the base (they'd landscaped the terrain height) so It took a few seconds to fix.

[@KiIIBilI]

Didnt find it in your video, but you can now press Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V on tevery Building to copy and paste the settings, also on monitors. You dont have to go inside the settings

[@groslegros5619]

Excellent video, thanks a lot !

[@jeremyfusenliu3859]

i took a break with update 5, but dang there are alot of improvements. Am gonna wait abit longer before diving back with a complete new game with all the new features

[@mckens02]

The tape player with mega bass! Brilliant

[@XChadKlatz]

Great video, and i do really like the pacing its just satisfactory.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Thank you, I appreciate that!

[@Notllamalord]

I hope they fix the way flora is loaded, currently they are loaded then checked to see if they have been mined. This leads to other players seeing plants that arnt there and arnt mineable

[@Thoron_of_Neto]

Wow. I have been out of the Satisfactory loop for awhile now, and update 6 wasn't really sold as well as the other updates, because it was mostly QoL so I wasn't paying much attention. Should have known better, CSS never fails to overachieve with their updates and this video alone might be responsible for my revisitation of Satisfactory, when I get time!

[@SatisfactoryNews]

They always undersell it! The weapons additions on their own are a big deal but as usual there are so many treats hidden away. Have fun getting back into it!

[@RcAddict88]

Havent played since update 4 but i wanna get into it again

[@TheDutchActuary]

This is an excellent overview!

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Thank you!

[@DogBoy3019]

Dude you got a great narrators voice. Really enjoyed this video.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Thank you! I've been doing voice overs for videos like this for many years :)

[@Leif-Eriksson]

Good overview. Thanks

[@Eviltwin1]

Appreciate the info this vid was very helpful

[@anthonystahl8996]

Nice overview!

[@legion2k988]

Very cool! Just an idea but if would be nice if we could build habitats that gave us timmed buffs. In some other games I sort of enjoy having a seat at a fire or window at base.. and maybe some defences that will keep animals out of the area. Just food for thought, you have your own plans. Thanks for the updates.

[@tilmanr.3299]

There won't be anything like base defense or something like that. The devs stated that already.

[@kinderx16_38]

@@tilmanr.3299 I think they mean things like spike walls or electric fences. More for keeping things out but not directly killing.

[@kr4ftt]

I like the idea that you are there as an invasive creature disrupting the ecosystem... you can see how well that works in Subnautica and how it feel, like the world could not give an ounce of sh* about you, there are creatures messing with your things and you are screwing with their things, it's a nice dinamic

[@joshmartin2744]

This video that you commented on isn't by Coffee Stain Studios; this guy doesn't work on the game and can't implement your suggestion. (Except, perhaps, as a mod, but you could do that too.)

[@AcediaIX]

I like the idea of food, even if it wouldn't do anything, I sometimes just want to eat in a game

[@MagicMalte]

You can see the purity on the map aswell when you scan for them with v

[@pereparabol]

Also, map is now available almost instantly (comes with one of the tier 1-2 upgrades), instead of deep-branched MAM research

[@SatisfactoryNews]

It's such a nice change, I always hated how long it took to unlock!

[@Wbfuhn]

I'm glad for several changes to the game, some of which make sense while others made the game a bit easier. There's still an issue with build snapping with conveyors as well as accepting input with certain actions. I thought it was my mouse, a Logitech G502 Hero. Input, even with attacking, doesn't always register for some reason. It's frustrating in melee combat. I want to add that saving does briefly freeze the game depending on how much you have going on. I've always found that using conveyors is more efficient that using a vehicle because I run everything to one area, amassing a very large amount of resources for me to access for the sake of progression or just to get stuff made that otherwise need to be made for progression. If it can be automated, I set it up.

[@bobbythompson6017]

Love to get a more depth look on the new stuff be a good video to send a link to new people if they want to know more

[@MrMeshkis]

The spider scared the shit out of me when i though i was safe and i just saw it leap in the air and come for me

[@solitaryman6]

Can't wait for Josh to let's game it out this

[@realityveil6151]

The turbo base is a reference to that lonely island song.

[@magus104]

Equipment slots is nice... now if only they worked when in vehicles.

[@DasIllu]

Really cool video. Minor nitpick: add a little more bass to your voice in the final mixdown. It sounded a little thin and didn't really do justice to the overall high quality of your video.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I appreciate you pointing out the audio, I was unhappy with it but didn't have the time or energy to re-record it. I think I had my mic gain up too high when I recorded it. I spent a long time tweaking the audio and found that it needed more bass when using earbuds but had too much bass when using speakers or over-ear headphones. In the end, I wasn't happy and couldn't get the EQ to a point where I was happy, but just needed to get the video out.

[@DasIllu]

@@SatisfactoryNews As i said, minor nitpick. Audio is a beast. One always think it is easy stuff, the least of our concern etc... One suggestion tho: Your target audience is gamers. So maybe try just headphones as monitors, because that is what most people watching your videos will be using. If you were producing classical music i'd say monitor on some pretentious Teufel noise cubes. If it was HipHop try Beats. You get the idea.

[@brodriguez11000]

@@SatisfactoryNews Turn down to Barry White levels. 🙂

[@jerimyomary481]

Some recipes were changed as well. Trains no longer require beacons, and some personal gear recipes changed as well.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

True. Beacons now only exist for an alternate recipe but they will likely change that too at some point.

[@mhx47]

Or Fabric - due to change it clogged my battery factory. Do you know of other recipe change (change, not a new recipe)? And although moved nodes in Spiral Coast still have miners magically linked, some nodes (like bauxite in Titan Forest) seem to be in the exact spot, but my miners needed to be reinstalled to operate again.

[@jerimyomary481]

@@mhx47 not sure about all, but I remember that basic ammo changed. Uses smokeless powder instead of black powder, is made in an assembler vice a manufacturer. Smokeless powder can only be made from a refinery (needs heavy oil residue).

[@winchcable2282]

its dumb but so happy for working lights on trains. my map looks like a railroad tycoon game play anyway lol. thanks for the review!

[@mr.brightside8491]

I love how you can put multiple techs on your body now and that you now can unlock the compacted coal instead of needing a hard drive. Sad to see beacons gone, wonder what was wrong with it.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I think the devs determined it was too clunky. Having to physically go to a beacon when you already have an interactive map feels weird. If your character has access to a digital map why would they not be able to put pings on it?

[@mr.brightside8491]

@@SatisfactoryNews fair enough, would love to see a wrench to fix things. Maybe a shovel to terriform. Possibly be able to add vehicle attachments would be deeeecent, Like a top mount lazer cannon pewpew. Would be neat to add things like being able to sleep in the beds at night time till morning, and be able to flush the toilet after i take a dump. Would adore a Ficsit Auto-gyro

[@art200216]

You earned a new subscriber

[@burynice289]

Coming from update 5 to this, huge performance boost, which is awesome. 100+fps at 1440p, ultra, looks beautiful

[@Gardureth]

Oh i can play on my native resolution now? YESS!

[@bardo8155]

sick updated 🔥

[@TheGameLecturer]

Holster is a very simple addition but GOD do I like it !

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I kind of have to disagree with the notion that this is a small update. We are talking about an entirely new biome built almost from scratch. That takes a heck of a lot of work.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Oh I totally agree. I couldn't imagine crafting that all myself. There's just not as much hype around it because it doesn't fundamentally change the game like pipes did, for example.

[@claudiu_ivan]

I've played this game without watching any videos or tutorials. I was not using load and save and didn't discover there is a map until after more than 100 hours into the game. It was fun just exploring and gradually evolving my factory. Sometimes frustrating to return back where I was killed far away in a jungle to pick up the gear just to get killed again. Oh and I didn't figure out there was a flashlight until later, so I was waiting for the night to pass so I don't get killed by a creature. I think with these new updates where the map is available so early kills much of the charm of the game. But, anyways, you can only play a game once for the first time. I had my fun.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

That's a great point. You can never get back that first experience, but I think there is still plenty of stuff that is "hidden" unless the playey goes looking. Like the game doesn't tell you about the flashlight.

[@RandomBeefAR]

cant wait for josh to play with this

[@jackbrown6788]

Haven't played since update 4, does it still stutter when your factory gets big?

[@SatisfactoryNews]

They are always working on optimizations, but yes your frame rate will go down in a dense factory. The ideal way to play the game is to build a lot of outpost factories rather than having a single large factory.

[@jeankristein3238]

health regen fully overtime? what's the doggos for then? i like how you struggle with ,3 health all the time till you have some doggos to heal you with berries

[@Freezie1988]

question is, are trains still as buggy when it comes to multiplayer? Like when i drive noone sees the train moving?

[@kimsemoms]

has never been like that for me atleast

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I don't think they've announced any major changes to multi-player so it'll probably still be buggy

[@jonlee1112]

Did they change the overclocking to linear instead of exponential?

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I believe it is still exponential, but they did discuss changing it to linear.

[@bartsqautchdude8010]

dude thank you so much

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Thanks for watching!

[@madeofmandrake1748]

Aww, shame now that I learned the flying bugs were called flying crabs and not my name 'lavaflies' (they're like gooey aggressive fireflies!). I'm still calling them my name, I just felt kinda bad for not guessing the real name correctly after the land whale.

[@brodriguez11000]

Maybe the planet is in the...crab nebula?

[@SatisfactoryNews]

To be fair, they don't look much like crabs!

[@Thoron_of_Neto]

Well, I didn't know what to call them before now except "pain in the ass" but lavaflies is way better, so I'm taking that lol

[@maxim0953]

@@SatisfactoryNews It's because the gaint crab monster in the first trailer spawns them

[@jackmcfetridge]

First I’ve heard anything properly about the health bar at the end, I though my health was higher than it had been but I was never sure

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Yeah, they kind of buried it but it's honestly awesome. I'm too lazy to eat food most of the time, so I was always at 3 health bars. It'll be nice to have more health going forward.

[@Shizaho]

How much content does this game have? I'm kind of interested in it but would probably be a solo player. Does it still make sense to play it if you automated everything or does it get boring and stale?

[@SatisfactoryNews]

This is a game you could easily spend hundreds of hours in, but only if you like the things in the game.. The main progression will certainly take many hours, although beyond unlocking new tiers of technology there is no "point" to the game yet. Many players get satisfaction out of building huge factories, exploring more of the world, or using a variety of designs to get things working. I would say it's similar to Minecraft. In Minecraft you aren't required to make a huge base and automate things like food, and you don't need to explore the world, but doing all of those things makes the game more enjoyable especially if you enjoy those activities.

[@Shizaho]

@@SatisfactoryNews thank you a lot for explaining it! I think I'll look into a few more videos and then decide whether to buy it or not.

[@lofigaming1092]

add a survival mode where enemys try to destroy your machines so you have to build a factory around them to protect them. this will also give a good reason to change from belts to cars and trains if they get sentry turrets added to the vehicles

[@lofigaming1092]

just not a reason to use anything but belts atm.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Well they've lied to us before, but the devs have been pretty clear that base defense would not be part of this game. So I wouldn't hold your breath about that.

[@FizzleFX]

More ammo for the ever same 2 types of aliens.... fun 5:55 a new spider type huh...

[@Gardureth]

Personally i LOVED the christmas update, hope they make more events like it, maybe even to unlock items to use after the event. And map modding, to allow custom fanmade maps, revamped original maps and even if possible a steampunk version of the game :)

[@maxim0953]

The christmas update will be back this christmas most likely, since it was also used in 2020-2021

[@XIKaMuIX]

Oh Satisfactory has night as well. It's been a while since i played :D

[@SatisfactoryNews]

It has rain now too!

[@larrykelbaughjr.1831]

I wonder if truck stations will auto-repair trunks & small trucks! That would be very helpful!

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Is truck damage really an issue?

[@larrykelbaughjr.1831]

@@SatisfactoryNews Creature attacks do damage vehicles!!

[@zoscran]

thanks for the video I think their was a little missing thing about healt, didn't they say that when you are full life you'll survive from a falling?

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I don't think that is new. If you fall from any height with Blade Runners, you will survive if you started at full health. I'll have to check to see if there are any other changes to health, thanks for bringing it up.

[@zoscran]

I didn't know that with the blade runner maybe because i'm never full life when i fall XD, it looked like it was implemented for falling without the blade runner but mabe it was a reference to the blade runner falling controle that i ignored well their is one easy way to test it XD

[@Louis13XIII]

Amazing video

[@beeilve]

Was there any mention of when an Update 7 on the experimental branch will be created and what content they plan on working on next? I watched Snut's video where he said they are going to focus on things that will steer the game towards release, but if he gave specifics I missed them.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Yeah, there are no specifics yet. But they definitely did say that future updates will probably be small and more focused on details rather than major content updates. I don't think even they know when Update 7 will be.

[@TreyGregory]

I gotta start a new base!

[@codepwnedOG]

The body slots alone was worth the patch and quality of life (QoL). The boombox was a great unexpected bonus. The create AI is MUCH more aggressive and faster. It's fantastic.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Agreed, I think everyone would have been fine if Update 6 was just the Body Slot update.

[@eaaarts]

Creatures became way to easy in my opinion. I became nervous when comming across an alpha spitter before. Now i just stand next to it and hit it a few times without having to pay much attention.

[@brodriguez11000]

Spiders jump much higher.

[@hanzplezable7991]

yep, my almost whole oil production, electricity and plastics disapeared inside rock and cliffs :D

[@SatisfactoryNews]

rip

[@Tsathogguah]

I like most of these, but I think it was good having the map unlock later (nice to have the players use the old brain juice to navigate) and I think you don't need to heal up automatically like a modern FPS shooter because there's plenty of healing items around.

[@user-zf8fs9bl5f]

Игру сделали очень лёгкой.раньше выживать ещё приходилось а теперь просто конструктор .да ещё эти канкуляторы везде,думать самому уже совсем не надо.но в любом случае разрабы молодцы . P.S привет из Сибири

[@pcbuildersmischief9650]

You really should mention the mini game they slyly hid in the HUB... 😁

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I think that was in Update 5, but yes it's a fun addition :)

[@kevinm4701]

I can not play this game (no pc) but I can’t wait for letsgameitout next video and krackenfalls reaction

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I really wish he did Satisfactory videos more often!

[@jasonh6464]

Love the update over all but a few issues I noticed: Music is cutting in and out during game play, (did you add new music?) hyper-tubes still have your gear floating around, and the enemies while much more interesting are still too easy. You can use rails to take out bee nest with no danger to you, they should continually spawn while under attack and bee attack radius should be larger. Add a jumping ability so the giant walking whale things can get unstuck instead of being obnoxious for an hour. Also, can you please add a module that snaps onto a hyper-tube that speeds you up? I have miles of hyper tubes and it can take a long while to get there! Thank coffee stain, you guys rock.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

This is a fan channel, not Coffee Stain, but I appreciate the comment. You can send suggestions and bugs to questions.satisfactorygame.com I have the music bug too, actually, so I'd love to see that get fixed.

[@brodriguez11000]

@@SatisfactoryNews I've noticed the boombox goes quieter while in the hypertube. And yes if one looks closely boomboxes and other things float separately while in the hypertube. I think that's so they don't have to change the model or animation while in the tube.

[@Dr.AvenVon]

ah, satisfactory. I allways wanted to play this game more, but the confusing mechanics at some point, together with barely working coop, makes it very hard for me to enjoy. but, it is nice to see the game still thriving

[@SatisfactoryNews]

It definitely requires a math-oriented brain! And I do wish multiplayer was more stable, but there are so many strange issues for clients.

[@otaquid]

might consider returning to this world

[@ianjohngudia8263]

Let's game it out I can hear him saying "is there a limit"

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Turns out there iiiiis a limit!

[@TiGGer1098]

Not played since April, have they made improvements to how the game runs overall? Every time I added a new complex or turbofuel plant my average Frame Rate would take a significant dive which is getting to be quite frustrating.

[@SatisfactoryNews]

They are always working on optimizations. The only advice I can give is to make sure you're building bases spread out across the map in different biomes rather than building one giant base in a single spot.

[@TiGGer1098]

@@SatisfactoryNews Appreciate that, I deliberately put the 22GW turbo fuel setups miles apart, for this reason lol

[@kaydensawyers1557]

It was so awesome when I went to play some satisfactory when I see the new loading screen! I was freaking out and imidietly watched the trailer. I was so excited!

[@nathangates2342]

I really wish they would work on their story already!

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I believe that's the plan for the full 1.0 release but they obviously need to get the functionality of the game done first :)

[@nathangates2342]

@@SatisfactoryNews its been a long time and the game has more functionality than most... I don't care if its a finished story or partial, just cant build another factory without a point without getting bored even though I want to.

[@tombruner9634]

I was shocked to find my base infested with hostiles, but that's not too bad since they provide some easy alien parts . Hopefully they won't respawn though, pest control is annoying. Nature is best when it stays neutralized. My favorite bit is that you can have multiple gear, so gas mask and blade runners for quickly darting into poison areas.

[@11ash1]

no monsters in the spire coast atm :(

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I ran into some crab hatchers there!

[@cactus3051]

i am gonna build an america factory where i produce all the ammo types and guns

[@_T3rm1_]

ETA for Update 7?

[@SatisfactoryNews]

There isn't one as far as I know

[@PigeonIncorperated]

Neat

[@limpanskok]

110%

[@whyhellothere2008]

I didn't know that game devs took vacations, I just thought that they were ai making ai

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Hahaha. In all seriousness, they live in Sweden, where there is traditionally a long summer vacation, so it's pretty normal for most of the company to be gone all at once like this.

[@arthurlagneaux4447]

I saw a boar with on jetpack on him, he lauch himself into the air and then dive on me to explose on the ground, and die.

[@Krzeszny95]

They completely ignored telling us about the powerpole changes???

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Yeah I can't believe they didn't advertise that one more!

[@Tjup]

when is update 7?

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Lol

[@willemoranje]

This Update 6 made me play again and get rid of mods and play vanilla again and subscibe to this channel

[@SatisfactoryNews]

I love that! Enjoy your time!

[@FleyDragon]

M.A.M research Mammary search?

[@night3x]

You should have an infinite backpack, it so annoying organizing stuff. You spend half of your time searching for materials you need its not fun. Even if you use an easy cheat its annoing :D

[@SatisfactoryNews]

It's all about balancing. But yeah, mods can help with that. A "creative mode" would be nice.

[@anesia707]

Cool stuff. I hope they revert the health regeneration. The game is just TOO easy now. Make a batch of 10 inhalers and you're good to go for the ENTIRE game. Kind of silly. Also, the spitters seem to have had their damage nerfed significantly. They pose no threat anymore

[@SatisfactoryNews]

Yeah, I feel like they wanted to make exploration less risky, but also more varied and interesting.

[@craftcastings723]

Not true. You’ve just been playing for a longer time than most.

[@dover1129]

so have i missed something?, when you use the chainsaw you wont get limestone or silica anymore..

[@smarty265]

based

[@peterdavidowicz4374]

Excuse me ma'am!

[@friedrichfermi6559]

I fucking found the game I'll be nerd of

[@QuazarX2604]

Жаль, что ни слова по русски, но спасибо!

[@paft1196]

Есть переводы

[@dmitryvlasenko1028]

😊

[@ssstickman6183]

satisfactory update at a cheap price? satisfactory

[@brendan4855]

Best game on the Internet

[@gravitraxideen2876]

I think you cant slide anymore😢

[@SatisfactoryNews]

oh you definitely can

[@gravitraxideen2876]

@@SatisfactoryNews how? With c it doesnt work for me.

[@beerasaurus]

increbidle