Best Alternate Recipes In Satisfactory Satisfactory Guide

[@cainabel6356]

This game is so addictive. I can spend hours playing it and still have to take everything down and upgrade the way everything is organized to be more effcient for each level.

[@TotalXclipse]

You me both!

[@vanadyan1674]

Agreed, this game is borderline evil. It kidnapped my mind and is holding it for ransom, my famliy hasn't seen me in weeks since I got it.

[@BertMerlin57]

@@vanadyan1674 - Best OCD booster, I love it!!!

[@alexanderlanders6526]

Agreed. One of the few games where what feels like 1 hours actually turns out to be 5 hours and I curse my obligations to go to work.

[@Teurger]

People mentioned a lot of good recipies because they are more efficient. But my favorite is wet concrete. Not because it's super-good at producing, but because it uses a LOT of water, therefore it's THE BEST to remove clogging water from production lines like aluminium. Just turn all this annoying water into concrete bags and sink them! Other alternatives are sinking water canisters (which requires tons of empty canisters) or rerouting that water into essential production (which tends to cause problems).

[@Thebuird]

Great idea

[@Dohyden2]

i regret not picking up polyester fabric when I had the chance because now that i am later in the tiers I want it so badly but I can't get it. It's an amazing recipe for gas mask production which is crucial for exploring in gas but more importantly working with uranium!

[@kuddos]

Quick Tip I read somewhere: If you're looking for a particular recipe, save your game before scanning the hard drive, if you're not satisfied with any of the three options, cancel that, load the game and scan again, you'll get three new options.

[@bitfighterrosemoor797]

did the not patch this out?

[@Torgonius]

@@bitfighterrosemoor797 It used to be that you saved right before revealing the research. Now you need to save before you start the research.

[@kuddos]

@@bitfighterrosemoor797 As of yesterday, my last play, no.

[@bitfighterrosemoor797]

Torgonius a ok, so the did, but you need just to save it just before you start it. got it, thank you good sir

[@wta1518]

@@bitfighterrosemoor797 How? It's literally save-loading.

[@oreubens]

For steamed copper sheet, you forget to mention it's best reason... To save on copper usage. (at the cost of needing big footprints for copper sheets). Copper Alloy Ingot is also a very nice one to double copper ingots from copper ore (at the cost of iron ore which is abundant). And it can do this without access to water and in a very small number of fountries. Sure Pure Copper Ingots gets you even more copper ingots from ore, but you need 52 refineries to process an overclocked pure node. Fused Quickwire is also a must have. Caterium is rare, so making more quickwire from limited resources by adding copper is a really nice recipe to have. For aluminium production: Electrode aluminium Scrap (because coal is easier and more abundant than petroleum coke) and it pairs better with the alumina solution production.

[@TotalXclipse]

It didnt' occur to me that cateriums rarity would make the fused quickwire so useful but you're right!

[@kyleacampbell]

Im surprised the alternate rotor recipe didnt make the list. You can make motors with only steel and copper (no more iron ingots), they produce at the same speed as stators too which means 100% efficient motors.

[@yasgamer]

I love steel rotors, it makes a motor production line so much simpler

[@calebantle4325]

That's the one I used at my steel facility.

[@trojanboy88]

Just an fyi for anyone watching, you can reroll your hard drive options if you dont like what you got. First, disable auto save so you can manually save (please remember to manually save lol). Next, save your game BEFORE you start scanning the hard drive. After 10min you don't like the options the scan gave you, load up your save from 10min ago and do it again. Rinse and repeat. I did this to get recycled rubber/plastic, diluted packaged fuel, heavy oil residue, and polymer resin so I could try out the 300 oil to 900 rubber or plastic per minute factory Kibz did a vid on. But yea, just know you can technically reroll your hard drive options =)

[@nikelsad]

Though it takes quite a long time now that you need a save before you start scanning... Guide how to turn your Satisfactory into a browser farming game )

[@keineangabe8993]

You don't have to disable auto save. Just save before and load that save. The auto save doesn't override your manual saves.

[@Saurlok]

All of these are amazing, i would only add Wet Concrete same thing as pure iron basically, Coke Steel Ingot, as a nice way to deal with by products early and to get more steel, , which is amazing if you get it near when you are setting up your first oil., and lastly Fused Quickwire since the nodes are so limited and there are so many more uses for caterium now.

[@deilusi]

Electrode Circuit Board is a thing, as overflow, as this is made pure from oil materials, you can burn your overflow and get some meaningful material from it. its useful for 1 reason. Caterium Computer so oil + catherium = computers, just add power. I mostly look for replacements if I do alternate, to cut out an resource that is not around.

[@lingwisyer88]

I never have enough steel, so I don't bother with steel screws or rods. Upping iron production is sooo much easier. Pure Caterium, Pure Quartz and Cheap Silica are a must in my opinion as both nodes are quite limited.

[@JohnNaru2112]

Try getting steel made from petroleum coke and iron ore at a break neck 75/min each which makes 100 steel/min. At 600 oil making 16 plastic 4 rubber making 140 Heavy Oil. It makes 720 Coke and 900 steel ingots. You won’t even need coal for steel.

[@lingwisyer88]

Sure if you don't mind weaving the different production lines together. I prefer not to though as it makes it difficult to scale up.

[@JohnNaru2112]

@@lingwisyer88 I guess it would depend on your location. I have to bring the plastic and rubber to my factory to make stuff anyway so I just slap the coke next to it (above it) and run it back. It takes a little trip underground the factory floor and pops up next to my pure iron node, of which I have 4.

[@lingwisyer88]

I use the residual rubber and plastic recipes, so when scaling, I do not need to worry about any byproducts

[@nikelsad]

"I never have enough steel, so I don't bother with steel screws or rods. Upping iron production is sooo much easier." Agreed with steel screws & rods. But I like using steel pipes in cubes, rotors and encased pipes to get rid of the screws or to boost the productivity.

[@aidansmall8001]

You forgot the most legendary recipe. The crystal computer uses crystal occilattors and can be made an assembler, therefore saving power and more efficiency.

[@xellsunday]

especially in early game there is nothing to do with the crystal ocilators

[@wta1518]

@@xellsunday Well, you can make 50 million explorers.

[@nikelsad]

But... You still need manufacturers for the crystal occilattors that way. So why do you say "saving power"?..

[@wta1518]

@@nikelsad to make 1 computer per minute with the default recipe, you need 158 MWh. With just crystal computers you need 105 MWh. It can get down to 57 MWh using the insulated crystal oscillator recipe.

[@nikelsad]

@@wta1518 thanks for the explanation

[@Archermit]

I got one that allows me to make computers using those crystal oscillator, while it doesn't sound like a good deal. I was able to set up an inefficient farm that gives me a constant supply and allows me to pump out about 50 computers a minute with I think 3 manufacture's (over clocked). But great video and you've made me now want to hunt even more pods down to get some of steel screws which saves me a TON of space!!

[@user-if3em7wu8s]

Electrode circuit boards are very good. Not extremely efficient, but you can produce them only from oil, don't have to bring anything else. You also get heavy oil residues which you can burn to get additional power.

[@Arthzil]

I've been literally looking for this yesterday and here it is! Fantastic :)

[@drexzz23]

Satisfactory.

[@YodaIzChaos]

I will say that in my opinion, Fine Concrete is a good recipe for early game. Quartz doesnt have much use, so theres no harm in using it to make more efficient concrete until you replace it with Wet Concrete later on.

[@SavageDarknessGames]

I agree on the late game alt recipes, i also got the alt encased uranium fuel rods, water copper sheets, and pure ingots. Water is such an op free resource, so adding it to infinite ore nodes makes sense, just like the copper sheets, the more produce each minute, the better.

[@ashan_channel]

A lot of people seem to bash on it, and i understand those reasons, but I'm a bit of a fan of Steel Coated Plate. Simple reason being if you're already using steel screws and steel rod alternates, you can just pour all your iron into steel production and not have to worry about using iron ingots. Yes, it needs plastic, but i usually have that coming in anyway for other reasons at that point.

[@TotalXclipse]

Yeh, I think a lot of these Alts really depend on your goals - if you want maximum output of oil for something then obviously coated plate isn't great but if you have oil free then absolutely why not use it :)

[@emmettdja]

Caterium wire BROSKI! 1 caterium ingot for 8 wire. 120 wire per minute!

[@BabakFiFoo]

Using coke and iron ingot greatly increases steel production and using coal instead of coke for aluminium scraps is better for total aluminium production. Coal for aluminium is essential sine aluminium is the bottle neck for turbo motor production and without it you cannot reach maximum turbo motor production efficiency.

[@TotalXclipse]

You've put the work into the turbo motors! a good tip with saving the coal - it's never occurred to me before

[@BabakFiFoo]

@@TotalXclipse I can send you my excel file to see what combination produces the maximum for current update and future one which will include mk. 6 belts 😉

[@TotalXclipse]

@@BabakFiFoo That would be great, perhaps with your permission I could put it on the website once it's launched as I'm sure it'll be appreciated by a few others too :)

[@BabakFiFoo]

@@TotalXclipse i would be glad to help. Let me clean it up and make it nice this weekend. I am implementing it myself. I would suggest to not put on website until we are sure that it actually works and everything is right!

[@BabakFiFoo]

@@TotalXclipse File is ready, how can I send it to you?

[@OttoTheJebediah]

Me early game: Ew why compacted coal? Me end game: WHY I CAN'T UNLOCK COMPACTED COAL?!?! Edit: I finally got compacted coal...

[@TotalXclipse]

Soo true 😂😂😂

[@Felipehbr1]

where is the compacted coal? I can't find anywhere

[@lingwisyer88]

@@Felipehbr1 Hunt more hardrives.

[@zieg4life]

This was me on my last play thru. Hunted so long for it

[@Coldheart322]

Ok, I have to say something. Seeing you manually swapping berries and the gun at the end hurt. It took me ages before I realised how the hand slots work, so seeing someone manually swapping between held items... :-( Put the berries in a different "hand slot", then use the mouse wheel to swap between items. It means you can carry more around (gun, inhaler, beacons, scanner for example), and you can easily swap to inhaler/food to heal during a fight.

[@TotalXclipse]

Oh I know how the slots work :D - but I hate cluttering my screen so I always change to one item then will remove them from the slot so have a clean screen - I really want a holster option so that I don't walk around with something in my hands all the time :p

[@denpo7762]

great way to save save copper is mixing copper ore and iron ore (copper alloy ingont) to produse great amounts of copper ingots from just one machine

[@lingwisyer88]

Both are so abundant that I use them interchangeably. Need only copper while where's iron and copper nearby, use Copper Alloy. Need only iron in a similar situation, use Iron Alloy. Need both, mix and match.

[@D0A17599]

9:31 lmao what was that one frame picture?

[@TotalXclipse]

Appologies - it's the same as the end image unfortunately I didn't realise I didnt remove it and thus it squished to 1 frame. I totally missed it during the check

[@D0A17599]

@@TotalXclipse Its all good man ^^ Love your videos

[@TheXeioken]

Thanks for explaining!

[@FloydRinehart]

Subliminal messaging

[@christopherwolf2002]

Guessing you are in Europe with the way you pronounce Alternate. Asked Alexa, and it says Alter-Nate. Asked my Google phone (voice set to British accent) and google pronounced it the same way you do :). Thanks for the wonderful video. Keep it up.

[@TotalXclipse]

I am indeed :D

[@Aeonilluminated]

I think the pronunciation is dependent on whether the word "alternate" is used as a verb or as a noun.

[@onurzby]

9th one, Encased Industrial Pipes produces same amount of industrial beams with 60% less steel ingot. It is pretty great. Saving from space is true but just like an added bonus

[@t3hpwninat0r]

24. Polyester Fabric - Forgot to mention fabric is great for racking up points in the awesome sink. 140 points each, same as a rotor.

[@TotalXclipse]

really? I didn't know that! That's pretty cool!

[@fabianraynor4301]

Personally, I love to eliminate screws from production by using alternates for computers, rotors, heavy modular frames and reinforced iron plates. While this might not be the most efficient choice it simplyfies factories in my opinion

[@skyesfury8511]

Much as I love this game, I struggle keep interest right around when I need to set up production lines for computers. There's just SO MUCH that needs to be done that it becomes tedious instead of fun. :(

[@TotalXclipse]

Yes I know the problem, there's a point where it does become a little bit too much information and you have to work hard to get the product manufactured but I'm not sure how they can combat that.

[@skyesfury8511]

@@TotalXclipse I don't know either. And I hate that it becomes that way. Like I said, I love the game. I don't like burning out on it. I've never fully unlocked everything because of that burn out point, which is frustrating for me since that's extremely rare for my personality. I'm not really asking for them to change anything. More just expressing frustration on my part. I think the problem lies with me, not with the game.

[@brodriguez11000]

@@skyesfury8511 : I suspect the goal is as one works their way through the game one is gradually producing higher and higher level items so when one finally gets to computers it's a matter of throwing together a line. Not the best designed, or the most efficient, but one that works. Oil is kind of a bump in the road because it's kind of fiddly to getting the desired results, especially with fluid physics being what it is. With all that said, a distributed approach to factory design means one can tailor a factory to a site (availability), add capacity easily (lots of space), as well as play what-if easier (no need to tear anything down), at the cost of more complexity overall , and loss of some efficiency (transportation costs).

[@tobias-brandt]

I think they really should reconsider their decision on blueprints. For me it is fun to create a new line for a new product and its fun to improve my solution and possibly roll out the new design via blueprints (in factorio). But I have no wish to rebuild everything again because I have to do it all by hand without automation and its right from the start with the building of foundations one after another. Just tedious monotonous work. :(

[@TotalXclipse]

@@tobias-brandt I quite enjoy putting in the work, that being said there are some mods that are working ona blue print system, so I wouldn't worry too much

[@ryanmaris1917]

Wow I started a new play through for update 7 and I did all of tier 1 and 2 before I’ve started the production of even reinforced plates or the space elevator and will definitely need to put the alternative recipes for screws to use.

[@Praxden7120]

You can actually build all the way up without needing screws at all. Use stitched iron plate and steel rotors, so worth finding.

[@TotalXclipse]

Absolutely! The dream build - No screws

[@DavidGuild]

10:50 The pure recipes use *way* more power than normal smelting. The math is a bit tricky because of more purity, but in terms of ingots-per-MW I'm pretty sure it's more efficient to overclock your miners all the way to 250% than to use refineries. That's not even considering the extra space they use or the complication of getting water. In short, I don't think the pure recipes are very good at all. If you've mined out the whole map and still need more, then sure, but until that point I don't think they're worth using.

[@TotalXclipse]

Yep you raise a good point, I only think they're useful if you're trying to maximise production across all nodes, so ideally you would have overclocked all your miners prior so that you're producing the most ore and from there you would use pure nodes otherwise, like you said it's just not worth it

[@douglasfarris2553]

Someone added a thumbs down?! Dude amazing video. Definitely helped glad you classified the pure ingots and validation other choices I've wondered about!

[@TotalXclipse]

Someone always will, you can't please everyone! But I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@oreubens]

Concerning the alternatives for screws... Early on the alternate recipe to skip the step with iron rods makes a lot of sense. But long term... The goal is to just remove screws from all production chains entirely. The biggest issue with all the screw recipe is that for large production facilities, you will need so many screws that belt speed limits will hold you back or require extra work to handle multiple belts of screws.

[@silvioh9585]

i never use Belts for Screws. I only use Belts for the Iron Ingot which then Turns into Screws. Never every make a Belt for Screws who is trough your whole Factory but just my Opinion.

[@TotalXclipse]

This is generally my approach as well, creating the screws at the machine line as transporting XXX screws is a pain compared to XX ingots/ beams etc. But absolutely, where possible I go screwless

[@Rhapbus1]

@@silvioh9585 if you dont use belts for screws how are you feeding them into machines? do you just run around hand feeding machines?

[@TheFelmaster]

@@Rhapbus1 I believe what was meant was 'don't use a main bus line for screws.' My first megafactory tried main busing wire and screws. Got rid of the screws eventually, but no cure for the many belts running wire. Better to bus the ingots and make high volume items where they are needed.

[@anthonyboone6843]

Great video, thanks for the insights. Is there a way save a game to get a different recipes if you don't get a good choice? Thanks again.

[@loganwalker8537]

Ooh I've been waiting for this one

[@lonnierh0dgejr41]

i'm gonna set up a huge water supply somewhere then package it and send it far up in the air so i can use it extensively. i'm still on the fence on whether or not i'm going to do the same with oil. i've also got 14 steam power active. i can't seem to find the other 4.

[@c4li]

thats not a bad idea actually. Also: upload your savegame on satisfactory-calculator.com and have a look at which ones you missed.

[@keineangabe8993]

Are you sure packaging is better than using a train to bring it up?

[@lonnierh0dgejr41]

@@keineangabe8993 i found out that a train would be better. however, that save is long since gone.

[@skun406]

Sloppy Alumina + Pure Aluminium Ingots simplifies the production a lot.

[@Jackie89000]

I got caterium circuit boards and caterium computers and those recipes together greatly simplified computer production.

[@TechnoTone]

Hey Total - would you say this video is still mostly relevant, or do you think the changes to the game mean that the best recipes have also changed?

[@TotalXclipse]

Here's a more recent video on recipes for U4 onwards kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6ran4yEf82loZo

[@johnrtrucker]

I meanly use turbo fuel recipes and just found out about the plastic and rubber recipes that from 300 oil you get 900 some odd plastic/rubber which ill be adding shortly but other than that the iron ingots to screws i use everything else is the standard recipe though i do love having my options open lol

[@guty_18]

So I’m on tier 4, should I collect and research hard drive or just wait?

[@utkarshtyagi8716]

I have a question about building a factory. Do you make a particular resource in excess(like steel pipes) and then split it to go to other parts of your factory to be used or do you bring different lines of raw material for different resources(like Heavy modular frame) ?

[@Rhapbus1]

It depends on what you're going for, personally, i find it easier to produce the simpler stuff (rods, plates, reinforced plates, etc) near the ore node and then transport those items to the where the assemblers/manufacturers are going to be. It saves a lot of space over belting/trucking all the raw ore and smelting it on site. So for example, for heavy modular frames in my mega factory, I make the modular frames, encased beams, and concrete in their own areas and transport them to the manufacturer that makes the heavy frames i hope this makes sense You could always join the satisfactory discord too, they are always really helpful when I have questions like this.

[@TotalXclipse]

Yep this generally speaking the way I go about it but there's no one way that is best

[@clickplaygame2578]

this video is so underrated. thank you! I didn't think alt recipes has this huge of an impact

[@DoriKei]

Thanks a lot. This one is quite useful since Your opinion is respectable.

[@PaulAlford75]

Brilliant video, very useful, thankyou!

[@jamesgg9950]

Compact coal is the ideal vehicle fuel. It can power a round trip between any base location and the nearest resource node of any type.

[@TotalXclipse]

You could use nuclear fuel rods... :D

[@jamesgg9950]

@@TotalXclipse Shortly after unlocking vehicles in Tier 3?

[@TotalXclipse]

paint cartridges? :D

[@brodriguez11000]

Oddly solid biofuel does better than coal. Alien organs and carpace are much more prolific sources for solid biofuel.

[@Iocanthos]

'alternate' is typically an action of switching between states, while 'alternative' is another word for 'choice' or 'option'

[@TotalXclipse]

You're right but it's also another term for alternative.

[@gonalvarez]

I personally prefer alloy copper over pure copper

[@BertMerlin57]

Best give up at start, MOD unlock all Hard drives... I run around to start and get all the refinery, water and stuff recipes. Total waste of time at the start of the game. So, my chances was how much time you want to waste? And get a pod, use rotors or rubber to open it or black powder or 250 MHz power. I don't have that early game!

[@Archermit]

I unlocked the OC super computer today which seems to me to be a lot easier to produce. what's your opinion? To clarify, the OC super computer uses RAdio Control units and Cooling units. I've not gotten alt recepies for these yet but if they exist, it might make this recipe even better?

[@brohvakiindova4452]

man these alternate recipes are great but I barely can wrap my head around my standard recipe factories, no clue how I'm going to utilize combinations of recipes etc. and at which location the simplest things are probably the best like cast iron screws because you can simply eliminate one production step

[@Shywer]

DONT MISS THIS!

[@FizzleFX]

You are *KIDDING ME* !? D:< i just unlocked my first recipe about 2hrs ago!! and now you upload!! why ur too late :_((

[@capthavic]

What did you choose?

[@TotalXclipse]

Well the good news is that you've unlocked your first one, there's over 40... so you've got plenty more opportunities :)

[@lagunist1078]

But... what about charcoal? LUL! Nice job man!

[@TotalXclipse]

I actually scripted in charcoal as a joke to start off... but thought some might not appreciate it

[@Tremori_A]

Welp. I guess I'm sifting through drop pods today

[@jakethemasterjester1547]

Though screws may be a bane, there is an alt recipe that increases the need for iron sheets and screws, but pumps out three reinforced sheets a churn. Combo it with the iron cast screws and you'd be getting plenty of reinforced sheets.

[@rmstitanica3204]

Bolted frame + casted screw = best recipe for modular frame

[@GamerDanMor]

Very useful! I love the timestamps! Do you still make the FFF? How can I apply my map (started in Steam Launch ~140 hours)?

[@TotalXclipse]

Thanks! Yes I do, however I've closed applications for season 2, I'll be finishing this season and then ina few months we'll be starting again, but I want to concentrate on getting some guides out for the website I'm working on

[@GamerDanMor]

No problem! Will be tuned for the launch and for the season 3 (if it happen)

[@TotalXclipse]

@@GamerDanMor Oh don't worry I love the FFF series I'm pretty sure we'll be doing a third season of it!

[@matthewfussell9010]

With the right recipes u can cut out the need for iron ingots just need iron ore for copper and you wont need coal for steel ingots just use petroleum coke

[@BabakFiFoo]

Heavy turbo fuel and heavy oil residue are the most efficient production. Based on my calculation, portion of power produced by turbo fuel is used for its production. Using mentioned alternatives reduces the amount of energy used for producing turbo fuel at higher efficiency.

[@TotalXclipse]

Yep absolutely

[@lingwisyer88]

You get around double the effective power using the diluted to turbo combination. And as a bonus, you a little bit of resin which you can use/sink for something else.

[@BabakFiFoo]

@@lingwisyer88 oh. I need to calculate that. I thought since it uses 3 refineries it may not have the same efficiency.

[@lingwisyer88]

Effective power, so node efficiency not power efficiency. Sorry, slight tangent

[@BabakFiFoo]

@@lingwisyer88 No worries, we all make mistakes ;). I made some calculations. Net energy using diluted fuel is negative. meaning the process of producing turbo fuel for energy is consuming more energy than what it produces. This is mainly due to the use of water, packaging it, and production of fuel which takes water pump and plenty of refineries. at the same time, the conversion of fuel to the turbo fuel is not energy efficient as well.

[@bekahsmith1317]

Can alternate recipes show up on multiple hard drives if you don't pick them the first time or do you get one shot?

[@averagehumanbeing7932]

Steel rotors are love, steel rotors are life

[@hanswurst5109]

690 Views nice also Oil to HOR is probably my fav

[@TotalXclipse]

Yeh, great for your turbo heavy fuel plant ;)

[@karllund1422]

Wait, wait, wait... You mean you don't just have to get all of the alternative recipes just because they exist...

[@oreubens]

You need all recipe's because it gives you a huge epeen bonus. Which is usefull throughout the game AND even has splash effects on other games totally unrelated to Satisfactory. :-D

[@lewis-mindscrambler987]

@@oreubensTotally agree. Knows what he's talking about.

[@TotalXclipse]

:D Absolutely, but there are some you can take preference to first ;)

[@aimlessplays7894]

Is it possible to unlock all alternative recipes the game has to offer or will there always be some that you cant get during a single playthrough?

[@TotalXclipse]

There are.more hard drives than recipes currently so yes, you can unlock all recipes

[@Wolffeberhard]

Could you make this video once again but for Update 8?

[@noodlesnchill]

Question, are these recipes located in specific hard drives or is it random? (sorry if you mentioned in the video)

[@TotalXclipse]

Nope, they're all selected randomly according to your current tech/research level. So in theory as a few people have mentioned if you don't get the recipe you want you could reload the game just prior to researching the HDD's for a different recipe roll :)

[@kimilini4814]

Two years later, I would love to see if this has changed for you. :)

[@Miko_of_the_North]

Has this changed in update 8 and what is the best to get early I am in tier 2

[@dolgelk1987]

Is crystal comuter recipe recent? Because im surprised that this didnt make it into the list

[@TotalXclipse]

Crystal computer had it's uses but caterium computer is generally speaking better imo - sure you remove manufacturers with crystal comp, but you still use manufacturers to create the oscillators

[@auerroland9464]

Finally some1 seas screwws are a pain in the butt, and now I ont feal like a noob.

[@wta1518]

I don't have any issues with screws. 2 iron rod constructors to 3 screw constructors. Problem solved.

[@wolfpackflt670]

Oh Im currently in the process of building my mega factory and my first objective is to never have an issue with screws

[@od1401]

@@wta1518 think the problem is just how many of them are needed for certain higher level recipes, they add a ton of buildings to the chain

[@wta1518]

@@od1401 They're still better than dealing with concrete.

[@schylercarmine4010]

Here in 2023 oct 20th on experimental of ud8 if i hit esc i can reselect the same harddrive to rescan.

[@shawnbybee85]

WTF, there was a time when you didn't have power slugs, RESPECT. I have never mad a set-up without shards, RESPECT Wait, I'm confused, at 3:45 it does not show a place to add shards, but at 7:14 shards were available?

[@BuddahTech315]

Turbo Heavy Fuel. Best or worse? Apparently both.

[@England10168]

Why is this game brilliant and not actually the full release yet.

[@Heinz6432]

Are there enough hard drives to research all recipes?

[@YoutubeAccountMan]

"Can increase productivity" They are literally ALL more efficient than their counterparts. Literally every single one is either 33% or 50% better.

[@lewis-mindscrambler987]

Efficiency is less important to me than ease of use....

[@MoDlegion]

This is simply not true (nor accurate), just check: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TqO6DwlKZibUia8USbbV_UD63LSS1yE9hBU_d64f0X0/edit#gid=1234485472. I guess it depends on how you define efficient though. Most are more *productive*, but some some aren't, but those then to be more efficient in another area (like using a more common resource, or less power/space). And the ones that more productive, tend to be less efficient in power/space use.

[@michalsimanek6988]

some need oil which greatly increases complexity of your setup. For example there is an iron plate recipe that uses iron ingots and rubber. Idk about you, but oil is MUCH better used for other stuff than easing your consumption of iron. Also crude oil is extremely rare when compared to iron ore. But i suppose you are right with the efficiency, that recipe will not use as much iron when compared to the original AND this alternate is an anomaly as other alternates are a direct upgrade to the regular recipes

[@TotalXclipse]

Yes, and no, out of the 69 recipes, 65 can relate to productivity. of the those 65 if we consider their weighted productivity (considering the rarity of the resources required) then 17 of those recipes are equal to or less productive than the original, then a further 16 are less than 30% more productive, but I could have been more specific as to how much more productive they are.

[@TotalXclipse]

And now I'm really wishing I read through that document first! Thanks for tagging it @MoDlegion

[@trackex9783]

So you can actaully get all alternates? I had some good ones i could use but also had other alts that i thought were more important and i hope i can get the others some time again

[@MoDlegion]

There should be more hard drives available than alternative recipes. Its not that hard to find them all if you use this map: satisfactory-calculator.com/en/interactive-map

[@capthavic]

There are more drives than recipes so you can definitely get them all eventually. Of course when just starting out getting some of those recipes mentioned sooner rather than later can make your life that much easier.

[@TotalXclipse]

As cap says, you'll eventually be able to get them all if you hunt the hard drives as there are currently more HD's than recipes.

[@Whoareyoucalling]

Alternate encased uranium pellets by far the worst one out of all of them.

[@pedrogonzaleznunez2197]

Wait fused wire? With how scarce and highly demanded caterium is? That seems... controversial

[@angelsarah442]

*TotalXclipse* I looking for your next video

[@PearlRavyn]

9:31subliminal advert

[@hendersonhomestead1577]

Any tips for reducing mouse lag my game is currently unplayable

[@TotalXclipse]

Mouse lag? is that to do with FPS or just the mouse? I covered better frame rates a while back although it's a little out dated. I'm not sure what to do with mouse lag though

[@pandaparade64xrx83]

got one and it is 1 wood for 5 or 10 coal is that worth or just use miners? :p

[@TotalXclipse]

I wouldn't choose the wood for charcoal alt unless there were no other good alternatives

[@pandaparade64xrx83]

@@TotalXclipse cheers for the reply man

[@borasraven7584]

22k power from 1 normal oil node overclocked to 250%... Only doable with the alternate recipes...

[@keineangabe8993]

I am just building this right now, but I think you should mention the sulfur demand as I found it to be quite rare.

[@tartzonline9874]

9:31 was it a mistake to put your end screen image here?

[@TotalXclipse]

Yep. I thought I deleted it, but actually squished it accidentally to a single frame, I didn't even catch it when I checked the video I'm afraid and it's too late now :(

[@AtlasGaming4k]

Not true.. I got turbo fuel several days before compacted coal.

[@TotalXclipse]

hmmm maybe it's since update 4, originally that was the case

[@rocket2739]

9:31 why ? 😂😂

[@NarrowAscent]

Is there an update to this vid since it was don 3 years ago?

[@TotalXclipse]

Recipes haven't changed yet so nope

[@NarrowAscent]

Thanks @@TotalXclipse

[@DraconSteel]

​@@TotalXclipseAren't some recipes like compacted coal and turbo fuel now unlocked in the MAM?

[@mandasity]

turbo fuel vs turbo heavy fuel. go.

[@_zarp_3963]

I just asked a question you didn't need to make a whole video

[@TotalXclipse]

:D couldn't help it :p

[@btggamer4074]

And commented first

[@DemonsCrest1]

satisfy me! :D

[@yamijim]

Screws suck.

[@Another_Story_]

Unsatisfactory. Using steel for basic iron parts is very unsatisfactory. Mid game, coal will be in high demand between coal plants and steel items, you shouldn't waste any coal on iron parts. Iron is the most plentiful node, don't waste coal on iron parts thanks!

[@TotalXclipse]

I don't use massive factories so rarely use all the coal - if you're looking at the resource rarity vs resources produced, I think it works out better.

[@btggamer4074]

I liked first

[@davidmorley7495]

You were 10 seconds too late

[@davidmorley7495]

Ron Rodman was first

[@Rhapbus1]

Does anyone actually make computers with the vanilla recipe? That looks so annoying compared to caterium computers lmao by the time you have a need for computers, you will definitely have caterium at least researched.. seems like theres seriously 0 point in the vanilla recipe whatsoever

[@TotalXclipse]

Well in the 5x5 challenge I don't have the alt recipes yet so I'm using vanilla recipe, but you're absolutely right Caterium computers are too good.

[@JD_Mortal]

Cloth needs more uses... Fiberglass cloth can be used in MANY items, in reality. For cement strength and to make it light. (Should be the alternative instead of using silica.) Circuit-boards, same issue as just stated. It is mixed into plastic to make high-temp and super-rigid plastics for many industrial uses. Machines and conveyors should be using fiberglass, as that is the primary component in "belts" and an alternative to using metal for bodies and beams. There is so much oddness in these recipes that turns real science and physics on its head, after spinning it around 10,000 times and trying to get it to line-up with reality. They need to listen to people who have actual knowledge of production and science and logic and reality, when making this GAME, which defies all basic knowledge that most high-schoolers know, before entering high-school. What was once a beautiful game, is slowly becoming a cluster-F of horrible LODs and pop-ins and details that don't show until you kiss the items. Formulas seem like they are taken from minecraft, more and more, and less like they came from a science-room. Interactions are getting so construed that easy things are now a three click process, some are four and five and six... (Moving things that should be in basic items, into some special "customizer" page. Which is not easy to get into, or out of, or intuitive to locate.) By the time it's an actual game (V1.0), everyone who once enjoyed it, will be sick of it and those who never heard of it, will only hear how messed-up it actually is, and how much it lacks actual content. (Oh there is a lot to do, just to do it... But, to what end? Saving a few MWh or having to only make 3,000 machines, instead of 4,500, just to get faster machines at the end, to make THINGS YOU DON'T NEED, faster... Why?)

[@VirtualRonnie]

FIRST!

[@igors_lv]

What kind of 25th frame bs is that at 9:31? Subscribe.. makes me want to just the opposite! Better research rifle and nobelisks, killing big spitters with rebar gun..

[@TotalXclipse]

Hey, sorry I had no idea of that... I know what's happened that is the end screen frame but because I opened the file in an old save and editted over it, I didn't realise that I'd squished that element between two videos. - unfortunately unless I delete the element it will stay in it's smallest form. Honestly a mistake, appologies on that. I can't use the rifle or nobelisk much more fun with the rebar I've always preferred slow heavy hitting than rapid fire or explosives