Here are the pros and cons of each starting area in Satisfactory.

Generating Supply

The first step to automating your factory issupply.

The ratio of Miner to Smelterdepends on the production rate of the Miner.

A series of machines automatically processing resources in Satisfactory.

This is whereConveyor Splitterscome in handy.

The first Smelter in the line will fill up first, followed by the second, and so on.

Providing Power

Your factory needs power to function.

An early game factory in the Grass Plains, with a few machines producing materials.

While this may sound obvious, actually providing enough power is a constant battle with no set solution.

As long as this power generator is providedwater and coal, it will continue togenerate power indefinitely.

Of course, as you expand, your power grid will also need to expand.

A Miner Mk.2 producing iron ore in front of a mossy rock formation in Satisfactory.

The next step is to start placing down machines to turn your items into other items.

There are, however, a few points to keep in mind that apply in general.

Stacking machines on top of each other is a great way to save space.

Four Coal-Powered Generators generating power from coal near a waterfall.

Ratios

One of the most important aspects of automation ismaintaining your ratios.

Maintaining correct ratios means utilizing different belt speeds, Slpitters and Nergers, and Overclocking and Underclocking.

In these cases, it may be worthwhile tostore these items for later.

An Assembler taking in Screws and Iron Bars to produce Rotors in Satisfactory.

This is also where theAwesome Sinkcomes in handy.

Ultimately, what you do with the resources your factory produces depends on your current goals.

The Space Elevator towering above the surface of the planet, with a mountain in the background.

The Space Elevator from afar at dusk, with a planet partially obscured by clouds in the sky.

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