InSatisfactory, players build large-scale production lines to harvest materials on an alien planet and convert them to manufactured materials. Like most resource management simulators, efficiency is incredibly important for progression. Without a proper balance of supply and demand, even the most basic factories can begin to falter.
Using a facility shows several different metrics, including information such as how much power it consumes, and how long it takes to produce the next item. There is also aProductivity Displaythat shows what the current Productivityof the facility is, indicating how well the facility is functioning. Here are a few tips and tricks for managing the Productivityof your factory.
How Productivity Works In Satisfactory
The Ins & Outs Of Productivity
Productivity is measured asthepercentage of time a facility is spent using power(from different types of power generators) without stalling. All facilities have materials coming in and products going out, but a fine balance is needed to accomplish this well. Iftoo few materialsare being fed to the facility,it will stopand wait to receive new items.
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Similarly, facilities can only hold so many products before they need to be emptied.If the output is too slow, facilities will fill up and be unable to produce more until their storage is emptied. One of the best ways to avoid this is toconnect facilities to Storage Containers, which will automatically hold items produced by your facilities. UsingConveyor Mergers or Splittersallows multiple products to be fed to a single Storage Container.
Is Productivity Important?
Where To Find A Balance
While Productivity is important for your factories, achieving 100% efficiencyis not feasiblestarting around mid-game. In the early game, it will be somewhat normal to see the Productivity Display showing 100% on most of your facilities. However, once your factory reaches a certain size,there will be downtimedue to long-distance deliveries of materials or long processing times for different products. Especially when resources have to travel long distances to your facility, there will be waiting involved.
In the mid- to late-game, players can usetrucks, drones, and even trainstomore efficiently move materials across long distances.
However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t aim to improve Productivity. Carefully managing the inputs and outputs using conveyor belts can make improvements in even the largest of factories. Make sure to keep in mind the splitters, mergers, and multi-layered conveyor belts usingConveyor Liftsto allow stacking of material supply lines. With a bit of practice,Satisfactoryplayers should have no trouble maximizing their production output.
