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After completing the onboarding process and starting your job on the planet inSatisfactory, you will unlock Tiers 1 and 2, both of which provide unique Milestones to strive for. Each Milestone completed unlocks new features and upgrades, helping you track your progress to the next Space Elevator Phase.
Tier 2 has a few Milestones that are essential for scaling up your factory; the Assembler and Chainsaw in particular are necessary for making progress in the game. Below, we’ll take a look at every Milestone in Tier 2, how to complete them, and what they unlock, as well as several tips for progressing through each Milestone.
Tier 2 Milestones
There arefive Milestonesavailable in Tier 2. While you may complete theseconcurrently with Tier 1 Milestones, it may be easier tocomplete Tier 1 Milestones first, as they have lower material costs and will help you set up a basic factory with automated supply lines.
Here are each of the Tier 2 Milestones and how to complete them.
Modular Frame
Smart Plating
ThePart AssemblyMilestone rewards you with access to theAssemblerand a few essential materials. The Assembler works similarly to the Constructor, but it takestwo material inputsto make complex parts like the Smart Plating, which is used in the first Space Elevator Phase.
Copper Sheetsaren’t used until you unlock Coal Power and Pipelines in Tier 3, butRotorsandModular Framesare used in quite a few recipes during this Phase, so you should try toset up your factory to start producing them.
Additionally, you need50 Smart Platingto complete the first Space Elevator Phase, so setting up machines to start producing these, even slowly, will help you in the long run.
Solid Biofuel
+3 Inventory Slots
Obstacle Clearingis perhaps themost important Milestone to complete in this Tier, and the one you should aim to finish first. This Milestone unlocks theChainsaw, which lets youcut down trees to get wood and leaves, which you may thenturn into Solid Biofuelto power your Biomass Burners.
Solid Biofuel is themost efficient fuel sourceuntil you unlock coal, and will power your factory through each of these Milestones, during completion of the first Phase, and well into Tier 2.
The Chainsaw itself is fueled by Solid Biofuel, so we recommend setting up a Constructor or two toconvert your leaves and wood into Biomassand then intoSolid Biofuel. you may also line up yourBiomass Burnerswith Conveyor Splitters anddeposit Biofuel directly into them, meaning you only have to gather the raw materials and put them into your machines to have a semi-automated fuel setup.
Jump Pad
U-Jelly Landing Pad
The Jump Pads Milestone unlocksJump PadsandLanding Pads, which can be used to quickly get around once you’ve set them up. Jump Pads are mainly useful for getting up steep surfaces, but they can be useful if you have large, open spaces in your factory.
Jump Pads are by no means essential, so you can leave this Milestone for later, if you want.
AWESOME Shop
Build Gun Upgrade: Customizer
The Awesome Sink unlocked by the Resource Sink Bonus Program Milestone is a way toexchange your excess materials for ticketsthat can then be used in theAwesome Shopto purchase a variety ofcosmetic rewardslike catwalks, wall power outlets, additional foundation options, and more.
If you have extra materials you aren’t using, the Awesome Sink is a great way to get a small bonus from them.
This Milestone also unlocks theCustomizer upgradefor the Build Gun, allowing you tochange the color palettes of any object in your factory. This means you’re able to color-code machines based on what they’re producing, change the color of your foundation tiles, and more.It doesn’t cost anything to use the Customizer, so you can go wild painting your factory!
Stackable Conveyor Pole
Conveyor Lift Mk.2
Logistics Mk.2 unlocks some very useful features, but you may not be able to take advantage of them right away.Mk.2 Belts are twice as fast as the Mk.1 versions, meaning they transfer items at double the speed. However, until you unlock Mk.2 Miners later, youmay not need this extra speed everywherein your factory.
Faster belts are great when producing resources that yield higher numbers at a time, like Screws, which then need to be loaded into Assemblers that take a high number of them, like when making Rotors. Mk.2 Belts are also quite expensive at this point, requiringReinforced Iron Plates, so fully replacing Mk.1 Belts might not be feasible just yet.
Still, eventually, you’ll want to upgrade all the belts in your factory to the highest speed they are capable of.
Goals And Tips For Tier 2
As you work through the Tier 2 Milestones, you’ll want to start thinking about how to complete thefirst Phase of the Space Elevator, which means you’ll first need tobuild your Space Elevator.
To build the Space Elevator, you’ll need to spend the following materials.
If you’ve been diligently optimizing your factory during Tiers 1 and 2, you should be close to having enough resources to build the Elevator. This structuretakes up quite a bit of space, so it might be a good idea to set it up a bit away from your base, but close enough to reach with belts so you can easily deliver Phase parts as you make them.
As mentioned above, to complete this Phase, you’ll need todeliver 50 Smart Plating to the Elevator. Thesecan’t be crafted by hand, so you’ll need to make machines toautomate the work for you.
One Smart Plating is made usingone Reinforced Iron Plateandone Rotor, and is made in theAssemblerunlocked through the Part Assembly Milestone. While unlocking the Tier 2 Milestones, start organizing your factory so that you canproduce Reinforced Iron Plates, Rotors, and every part in between, so that you can eventually make Smart Plating.
Smart Plating is entirelymade from iron-derived materials, so for now you canleave your copper machines to produce items to store for later. In particular,stocking up onCopper Sheetsis a good idea for when you unlock fluids in the next Tier, and Wire and Cables are always good to have on hand.
you’re able to alsouse your copper as a source of early-game ticketsby crafting it into Cables and then sending them into theAwesome Sink.
