FICSIT Coupons and the Awesome Shop

Discover the best early-game purchases from the Awesome Shop in Satisfactory, including the floor hole, conveyor ceiling mount, and factory ladder, and learn how to automate complex recipes.

The Awesome Shop functions like a typical online store. You add items to your cart and pay using FICSIT Coupons, which must be present in your inventory. Here are some highly recommended early purchases:

• Floor Hole (1 coupon): Simplifies vertical belt alignment.
• Conveyor Ceiling Mount (1 coupon): Allows belts to be hung from the ceiling.
• Factory Ladder (3 coupons): Provides vertical access without needing numerous ramps.
• Wall Outlet (3 coupons): Enables power connections to walls and ceilings.
• Modern Catwalk (5 coupons): Offers an improved solution for creating elegant factory ramps.

Assemblers are introduced, allowing the crafting of Rotors, Reinforced Iron Plates, and Modular Frames. Note that these recipes require other components that must also be crafted, highlighting the significant need for screws. Assemblers are the first machines with two inputs, and routing materials efficiently can be tricky. Using conveyor lifts over other belts is often necessary. A common technique involves using splitters for alignment, placing a conveyor lift, and then removing the temporary splitters.

The Space Elevator is a large structure requiring substantial resources. It is visited infrequently but serves as a constant visual reference point for your base. Building it unlocks your first delivery: 50 Smart Plating. Space Elevator parts cannot be crafted manually. A tip for delivery is to set up a storage container with a belt feeding the Space Elevator, though you'll still need to visit to pull the lever.

Automating Smart Plating requires Assemblers for both Rotors and Reinforced Iron Plates. It's recommended to automate the production of these components and feed them into the Smart Plating assembler, rather than automating Smart Plating directly and risking a shortage of its components for building more machines.

Manifold lines are an efficient method for producing parts, minimizing routing complexity and allowing for easy expansion. However, they can take time to fill completely, and belt upgrades may be necessary as production scales.

It's also advised to automate the production of Modular Frames, which require Iron Rods and Reinforced Iron Plates. This may necessitate finding additional iron resource nodes.

Once automation is established, focus on adventuring. Essential items to carry include building materials, crafting components, a chainsaw, a Xeno Zapper, and consumables. A dedicated adventuring hotbar with items like wire, power poles, biomass burners, foundations, workshops, and craft benches is highly recommended. Familiarize yourself with the map (M) for placing markers and tracking scanned resources. Be prepared for tougher enemies as you explore; while early weapons like the Xeno Zapper are available, more powerful options unlock later. Utilizing vehicles can offer a temporary reprieve from hostile creatures.