Satisfactory Tiers guide: Materials, rewards & best Milestones to unlock
Coffee Stain StudiosOnce you complete the tutorial for Satisfactory, you’ll be thrown into the daunting task of completing all Tiers and their respective Milestones.
After choosing the best starting location and creating a decent base layout, you’ll need to look towards the Milestones and Tiers to unlock more items and builds so you can eventually complete your Space Elevator.
Each Tier has a few Milestones to complete which have material costs, but the rewards are worth it. We’ll list out all the Tiers, how much they cost, what their rewards are, and which Milestones are best to unlock first in Satisfactory.
All Milestone and Tier costs and rewards
DexertoIn total, there are nine Tiers including Tier 0, which is the Onboarding process. This is essentially Satisfactory’s tutorial, but it still has its own costs and rewards for new players.
Let’s dive into each Tier and its many Milestones:
Tier 0 – Onboarding Milestones
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| HUB Upgrade 1 | x10 Iron Rod | – Equipment Workshop – Portable Miner – +3 Inventory slots – Personal Storage Box HUB upgrade |
| HUB Upgrade 2 | x20 Iron Rod x10 Iron Plate | – Smelter – Power Line – Copper Ingot recipe – Wire recipe – Cable recipe – Copper Ore Scanner – Biomass Burner HUB upgrade |
| HUB Upgrade 3 | x20 Iron Rod x20 Iron Plate x20 Wire | – Constructor – Power Pole – Concrete recipe – Screw recipe – Reinforced Iron Plate recipe, Limestone scanner |
| HUB Upgrade 4 | x75 Iron Plate x20 Cable x10 Concrete | – Conveyor Pole – Conveyor Belt – +3 Inventory slots |
| HUB Upgrade 5 | x75 Iron Rod x50 Cable x20 Concrete | – Miner Mk.1 – Storage Container – +3 Inventory slots – Second Biomass Burner HUB upgrade |
| HUB Upgrade 6 | x100 Iron Rod x100 Iron Plate x100 Wire x50 Concrete | – Space Elevator – Biomass Burner – Biomass recipe – FICSIT Freighter HUB upgrade |
Tier 1 Milestones
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Base Building | x200 Concrete x100 Iron Plate x100 Iron Rod | – Lookout Tower – Foundations (8mx1m, 8mx2m, 8mx4m) – Ramps (8mx1m, 8mx2m, 8mx4m) – Wall (8mx4m) |
| Logistics | x150 Iron Plate x150 Iron Rod x300 Wire | – Conveyor Splitter – Conveyor Merger – Conveyor Lift – Productivity Display |
| Field Research | x300 Wire x300 Screw x100 Iron Plate | – MAM – Personal Storage Box – Object Scanner – Beacon – Map – +3 Inventory slots – +1 Hand slot |
Tier 2 Milestones
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Part Assembly | x200 Cable x200 Iron Rod x500 Screw x300 Iron Plate | – Assembler – Copper Sheet recipe – Rotor recipe – Modular Frame recipe – Smart Plating recipe |
| Obstacle Clearing | x500 Screw x100 Cable x100 Concrete | – Solid Biofuel recipe – Chainsaw – +3 Inventory slots |
| Jump Pads | x50 Rotor x300 Iron Plate x150 Cable | – Jump Pad – U-Jelly Landing Pad |
| Resource Sink Bonus Program | x400 Concrete x500 Wire x200 Iron Rod x200 Iron Plate | – AWESOME Sink – AWESOME Shop – Color Cartridge recipe |
| Logistics Mk.2 | x50 Reinforced Iron Plate x200 Concrete x300 Iron Rod x300 Iron Plate | – Conveyor Belt Mk.2 – Stackable Conveyor Pole – Conveyor Lift Mk.2 |
Tier 3 Milestones
Requirement: Complete Phase 1 of Space Elevator.
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Power | x150 Reinforced Iron Plate x50 Rotor x300 Cable | -Coal Generator – Water Extractor – Pipeline – Pipeline Support – Pipeline Junction Cross – Pipeline Pump – Fluid Buffer – Coal Scanner |
| Vehicular Transport | x25 Modular Frame x100 Rotor x200 Cable x400 Iron Rod | – Truck Station – Tractor – +3 Inventory slots |
| Basic Steel Production | x50 Modular Frame x150 Rotor x300 Concrete x1,000 Wire | – Foundry – Steel Ingot recipe – Steel Beam recipe – Steal Pipe recipe – Versatile Framework recipe |
| Improved Melee Combat | x100 Reinforced Iron Plate x200 Cable x1,500 Wire | – Xeno-Basher – +1 Hand slot – +3 Inventory slots |
Tier 4 Milestones
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Steel Production | x200 Steel Pipe x200 Rotor x1,500 Wire x300 Concrete | – Miner Mk.2 – Encased Industrial Beam recipe – Stator recipe – Motor recipe – Automated Wiring recipe – Heavy Modular Frame recipe |
| Hypertubes | x300 Copper Sheet x300 Steel Pipe x50 Encased Industrial Beam | – Hypertube Entrance – Hypertube – Hypertube Support – Stackable Hypertube Support |
| Logistics Mk.3 | x200 Steel Beam x100 Steel Pipe x500 Concrete | – Power Storage – Industrial Storage Container – Conveyor Belt Mk.3 – Conveyor Lift Mk.3 – Stackable Pipeline Support |
| FICSIT Blueprints | x100 Modular Frame x200 Steel Beam x500 Cable x1,000 Concrete | – Blueprint Designer – Build Gun – Blueprints |
Tier 5 Milestones
Requirement: Complete Phase 2 of Space Elevator.
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Processing | x50 Motor x100 Encased Industrial Beam x500 Steel Pipe x500 Copper Sheet | – Oil Extractor – Refinery – Valve – Plastic recipe – Rubber recipe – Fuel recipe – Petroleum Coke recipe – Circuit Board recipe – Crude Oil scanner |
| Industrial Manufacturing | x100 Motor x200 Plastic x200 Rubber x1,000 Cable | – Manufacturer – Computer recipe – Modular Engine recipe – Adaptive Control Unit recipe – Truck |
| Alternative Fluid Transport | x25 Heavy Modular Frame x100 Motor x200 Plastic x3,000 Wire | – Packager – Industrial Buffer – Empty Canister recipe – Packaged Water recipe – Packaged Oil recipe – Packaged Fuel recipe – Packaged Heavy Oil Residue recipe – Packaged Liquid Biofuel recipe – Liquid Biofuel recipe. |
| Gas Mask | x200 Rubber x100 Plastic x50 Fabric | – Gas Mask – Gas Filter – +3 Inventory slots |
Tier 6 Milestones
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Logistics Mk.4 | x50 Heavy Modular Frame x100 Computer x200 Encased Industrial Beam x400 Rubber | – Fuel Generator – Conveyor Belt Mk.4 – Conveyor Lift Mk.4 – Caterium Ore scanner |
| Jetpack | x50 Motor x100 Plastic x100 Rubber x50 Packaged Fuel | – Jetpack – +3 Inventory slots |
| Monorail Train Technology | x50 Computer x100 Heavy Modular Frame x500 Steel Beam x600 Steel Pipe | – Railway – Train Station – Freight Platform – Fluid Freight Platform – Empty Platform – Block Signal – Path Signal – Electric Locomotive – Freight Car |
| Pipeline Engineering Mk.2 | x1,000 Copper Sheet x400 Plastic x400 Rubber x50 Heavy Modular Frame | – Pipeline Mk.2 – Pipeline Pump Mk.2 |
Tier 7 Milestones
Requirement: Complete Phase 3 of Space Elevator.
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Refinement | x50 Computer x100 Heavy Modular Frame x200 Motor x500 Rubber | – Blender – Alumina Solution recipe – Packaged Alumina Solution recipe – Alimunum Scrap recipe – Aluminum Ingot recipe – Alclad Aluminum Sheet recipe – Aluminum Casing recipe – Radio Control Unit recipe – Bauxite scanner – Raw Quartz scanner |
| Logistics Mk.5 | x100 Alclad Aluminum Sheet x200 Encased Industrial Beam x300 Reinforced Iron Plate | – Conveyor Belt Mk.5 – Conveyor Lift Mk.5 |
| Aeronautical Engineering | x50 Radio Control Unit x100 Alclad Aluminum Sheet x200 Aluminum Casing x300 Motor | – Drone Port – Sulfuric Acid recipe – Packaged Sulfuric Acid recipe – Battery recipe – Supercomputer recipe – Assembly Director System recipe – Drone – Sulfur scanner |
| Hazmat Suit | x50 Aluminum Casing x500 Quickwire x50 Gas Filter | – Iodine Infused Filter recipe – Hazmat Suit – +3 Inventory slots |
| Hover Pack | x200 Motor x100 Heavy Modular Frame x100 Computer x200 Alclad Aluminum Sheet | – Hover Pack – +3 Inventory slots |
Tier 8 Milestones
| Milestone | Costs | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Power | x50 Supercomputer x200 Heavy Modular Frame x1,000 Cable x2,000 Concrete | – Nuclear Power Plant – Encased Uranium Cell recipe – Electromagnetic Control Rod recipe – Uranium Fuel Rod recipe – Magnetic Field Generator recipe – Uranium scanner |
| Advanced Aluminum Production | x50 Radio Control Unit x200 Aluminum Casing x200 Alclad Aluminum Sheet x300 Wire | – Resource Well Pressurizer – Resource Well Extractor – Empty Fluid Tank recipe – Packaged Nitrogen Gas recipe – Heat Sink recipe – Cooling System recipe – Fused Modular Frame recipe – Water Well scanner – Crude Oil Well scanner – Nitrogen Gas Well scanner |
| Leading-edge Production | x50 Fused Modular Frame x100 Supercomputer x1,000 Steel Pipe | – Miner Mk.3 – Turbo Motor recipe – Thermal Propulsion Rocket recipe |
| Particle Enrichment | x400 Electromagnetic Control Rod x400 Cooling System x200 Fused Modular Frame x100 Turbo Motor | – Particle Accelerator – Nitric Acid recipe – Packaged Nitric Acid recipe – Non-fissile Uranium recipe – Plutonium – Pellet recipe – Encased Plutonium Cell recipe – Plutonium Fuel Rod recipe – Copper Powder recipe – Pressure Conversion Cube recipe – Nuclear Pasta recipe |
Best Milestones to unlock first
Coffee Stain StudiosWhen looking at the first few Tiers of the HUB in Satisfactory, there are a few stand-out Milestones that you should go for immediately after reaching its Tier. Here are all the best Milestones and why you should unlock them as soon as possible:
- Tier 1 Base Building: Foundations are crucial for having a flat, open space to place your machinery on, so unlock this as soon as you get to Tier 1.
- Tier 1 Logistics: I would get this one right after Foundations since it allows you to split and merge your Conveyor Belts. These will make production management a lot more clean and efficient.
- Tier 2 Part Assembly: A lot of items are only available to be put together using an Assembler, and this is one of the most crucial machines you can unlock.
- Tier 2 Resource Sink Bonus Program: Getting the AWESOME Shop is an exciting new building that allows you to spend coupons to unlock blueprints.
- Tier 3 Coal Power: Upgrading your power grid with Coal Generators is the next-best step to making a much-improved factory.
- Tier 5 Oil Processing: Extracting Oil and refining fluids with a Refinery is another crucial part of Satisfactory that you should start unlocking right away, and you can now create items like Rubber and Fuel.
Now that you’ve learned everything there is to know about Tiers and Milestones, you should learn all about how to make a train system and what the best Alternate Recipes are.