Satisfactory Tips & Tricks (experienced Pioneers need to know)

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1			Cosmetic, architectual and playstyle tips are not part of this list. A collection of stuff that's easy to miss even with a lot of hours. Not targeted at beginners.
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5	Must knows	1	The search bar can be used as a calculator
6		2	When equipped, the hover pack always consumes 100 MW, even while inactive
7		3	Press 'e' to quick switch between buildables of the same type
8		4	Select blueprint mode while building to snap to other blueprints. Dismantle whole blueprints with blueprint mode. (Change mode with "r")
9		5	Pipes and hypertubes have different placement modes (Change mode with "r")
10		6	Some buildables like foundations have "zoop" and "vertical" build modes (Change mode with "r")
11		7	Slide jumping is faster than regular sprinting
12		8	Feathering the jetpack boost can get you farther and higher
13	Advice	9	Get rid of poison pillars by exploding them
14		10	Use Satisfactory Tools to plan builds and resources
15		11	Use Satisfactory calculator to find nodes and collectibles
16		12	Use Satisfactory calculator to recover bugged out crates
17		13	If not handled carefully, recycled fluids may back up and clock your production line if fed back into the production line inputs. V.I.P. Junctions can fix this easily, follow the plumbing guide for more info (Guide correction: with recent patches you CAN actually throughput 600 m^3/min). Alternatively, the mergeless approach will spare you from any headaches
18		14	While placing pumps, they might snap to a blue hologram ring on the pipe representing the max headlift of the previous pump. This can cause flow issues, rather place the pumps slightly below the blue ring.
19		15	Copy and paste settings of signs/buildings without opening the menu, just hover over them
20		16	Trainstations stop outputting resources when a train docks. Use an intermediate (fluid) storage to keep the resource supply going.
21		17	You usually don't need screws or stators in your inventory
22	Nice to know	18	While choosing a recipe in the M.A.M., click escape to cancel and retry [Bug]
23		19	You can calculate production target rates in production buildings and codex recipies
24		20	The angle of the jump pad can be adjusted while building
25		21	Save and load preset colors in the customizer
26		22	Right click customizer swatches to select them as standards for certain buildables
27		23	Ground vehicles can be fueled with all kinds of fuel types: Batteries, packaged oil and even plutonium fuel rods
28		24	Trains always take the shortest path, you can't make a train use another track if its path is occupied
29		25	You can tame lizards doggos, it'll bring you cool stuff - (Video)
30		26	Get huge amounts of items from A to B by mass dismantling containers with the last item selected being at your preferred destination. A crate with all items will spawn there.
31		27	You can ride and pet the Giant Flying Manta
32		28	Conveyor lifts can reach higher if they snap to a floor hole
33		29	Save games and blueprints are located at C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames
34		30	You can climb vine ladders
35		31	You can snap power poles to existing power lines
36		32	Enemies react to noises. You can sneak up to them if you are quiet
37		33	Cut only one plant with the chainsaw by having a full inventory [Pre 1.0]
38		34	Clapping can turn your lightings on/off
39		35	Conveyor lifts have a "reversed" build mode to change input and output sides when placing them freely (Change mode with "r")
40		36	Metal and painted beams have freefrorm and diagonal build modes (Change mode with "r")
41		37	Using freeform beams allows for dangerous but fast terrain climbing in the early-midgame
42		38	Options > Gameplay > "Automatic Clearance Seperation" always puts buildables out of the clearance of existing buildings. It makes aligning buildings easy without holding "ctrl"
43		39	The M.A.M. research will continue even after dismantling the building, and can be accessed from any other M.A.M. placed
44		40	In audio settings, expand "Factory Volume" to change the volume of a specific production building type
45		41	Trains slow down if the reservation block (before the path signal) is not long enough	(new)
46		42	To add notes quickly, open the build menu ("q"), then hover and click over the shadow to the right	(new)
47		43	Sinking the "Employee of the Planet" Cup unlocks the Golden Factory Card in the Awesome Shop
48		44	Sinking a coupon unlocks the Cybertruck in the Awesome Shop
49	Keybinds	45	Tap spacebar to autocraft in the crafting bench
50		46	Select a buildable by pressing middle mouse button on an existing building
51		47	Select a blueprint by going into the "blueprint" delete mode and pressing middle mouse button on the object
52		48	"h" to lock a hologram and nudge it with the arrow keys
53		49	Hold "ctrl" while nudging to nudge in smaller increments
54		50	Hold "ctrl" to build foundations on the world grid (1m foundations won't align vertically!)
55		51	Hold 'ctrl' while placing buildings to align with other buildings
56		52	Replace walls and splitters by holding "ctrl" + left click
57		53	Hold "ctrl" to place signs down flat on foundation floors or ceilings
58		54	To rotate foundations at the smallest possible angle (5°), hold "ctrl" while building it on top of another foundation	(new)
59		55	Hold right click on a stack to split with specified amounts
60		56	Hold shift for single stack transfers, and "ctrl" for an all stack transfer
61		57	Bind a key for "dismantle filter", it allows you to mass dismantle and colour only specified buildables
62		58	In the menu of factory buildings, you can transfer the first item of the "relevant items" section from your inventory into the building by pressing "1", the second with "2" and so on. Works with power shards and input materials. Same thing applies when equipping equipment from the inventory	(new)
63		59	You have ten hotbars, navigate them with "alt" + mouse wheel
64		60	Ping and get distance of location with "alt" + left click
65		61	Add a stamp by pressing "alt" + right click
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