Your main goal inSatisfactoryis to complete each Phase of the Space Elevator project, delivering materials of ever-increasing complexity to the Elevator to unlock new features, buildings, resources, and more.

There are five Phases of the Space Elevator project, the first being unlocked after you complete the onboarding process. Completing a Phase also unlocks new Tiers, which each have different Milestones to complete, unlocking necessary machines to make items needed for the next Tier. Below, we’ll take a look at how to complete Phase 1, including how to make Smart Plating.

How To Complete Phase 1 Of The Space Elevator

To complete Phase 1 of the Space Elevator, you need to deliver50 Smart Plating. These itemscan’t be handcrafted, and costone Reinforced Iron Plateandone Rotorto produce.

You only need 50 Smart Plating to complete this Phase, but you’ll needmuch more for future Space Elevator Tiers, so it’s a good idea to at least set up a small-scale factory to produce this item.

There are several ways to go about this, but the simplest is to haveone Constructor or Assembler for each steprequired to make the final product. Luckily,every component of Smart Plating derives from iron, making the process relatively simple. Here’s the breakdown starting from iron ore.

Make sure you alsohave enough powerto keep these machines running.

you’re able to definitely optimize this further throughOverlocking and Underclocking(if you’ve unlocked the necessary research in the MAM), or byadding additional machinesto deal with excess materials.

Another way to complete this step is to set upsmaller relays that produce Reinforced Iron Plates and Rotors, thenstoring them into a container. Then, once you have 50 of each, put them into an Assembler tomake all 50 Smart Plating in one go, which you can then deliver to the Space Elevator.

This saves you from having to optimize the entireiron-to-Smart Plating production line, instead focusing on its individual components. Plus, you’ll need tons ofReinforced Iron PlatesandRotorsfor many different recipes, so it’s always a good idea to stock up on these over time.

Keep in mind that Phase 2 requires you to deliver1,000 Smart Plating, in addition to other items, so getting a headstart on a Smart Plating-dedicated factory is definitely a good idea.

Either way, you’ll eventually produce enough Smart Plating to finish the first Phase of the Space Elevator. Once you’ve delivered them, interact with the Space Elevator’s menu andLoad and Seal the package, then watch the fruits of your labor.

Completing Phase 1 will unlockTiers 3 and 4, which provide very useful Milestones likeCoal Power,Steel Production, andBlueprints, among other things. This will also let you get started on Phase 2 of the project.