How to produce biofuel satisfactorily

After years of early access, satisfactory is finally released in version 1.0, which leads new players to discover the wonders of manufacturing on an alien planet. Early on, players will need To collect leaves While they are exploring to feed their generators, or else they will run out of power quickly. However, leaves and other biological matter can eventually be upgraded into a more stable version, called biomassAnd then finally in Solid biofuel.

There are Some research steps Which need to be unlocked in order to produce biofuel, but every bit of progression makes it easier to have plenty of fuel available. Use equipment like these Chainsaw It will also drastically speed up harvesting time, and different facilities can refine raw material into fuel automatically. Eventually, your plant will be mostly self-sufficient, with only a small amount of intervention needed to keep it running.

How to keep your generators running

Raw fuel options for early game

In the beginning, players will only be able to Collect resources manually Until they unlock tools to speed up the process. At first, the only available fuels were leaves and woodwhich can pick up from bushes or dead branches on the ground. These can be fed directly to these Biomass burners Attached to your HUB.

Unfortunately, the burning rate for the raw materials is very fast, so They run out quickly. The sooner you can unlock the biomass upgrade, the better. In the meantime, be sure to Harvest as much wood and leaves as possible As you can while exploring! I found that I sometimes had to do medium runs to find densely forested areas to keep my generators running at first.

Upgrading to biomass

The next level of consolidated fuel

After unlocking the HUB upgrade #6 in Tier 0, you can now connect leaves and wood in biomassWhich is one convenient, densely packed energy source. Moreover, you can also use Constructors (once you’ve unlocked them) to automatically create biomass for you. By adding raw materials directly to the constructor, it will constantly get biomass for you. Biomass burners consume 10 biomass per minute.

Leaves and wood produce a decent amount of biomass, but later resources, such as these Foreign protein Unlocked by MAM research, yield much more biomass per unit. however, Mycelia Is also a viable outcome early, if you can find it. While most mushrooms require a chainsaw to cut, there are some caves with small, harvestable mushrooms. If you manage to find one of these caves, keep an eye out for these Small blue stems And grab what you can.

Upgrading to solid biofuel

More power with less material

Once you unlock the obstacle clearing upgrade in Tier 2, keeping your factory fueled is even easier with the introduction of solid biofuel. Not only does it burn much slower in the biomass burners, but it also Needed to make several pieces of equipmentLike the chainsaw and jetpack.

biofuel Only burns four fuels per minutemaking it the slowest form of fuel that can be used in biomass burners. I recommend Converting Any remaining biomass into biofuel when you can. This can be done in a Crafting bench or in a Constructor facility.

Use the chainsaw

Once you have unlocked the chainsaw, you can now Harvest wood easily Without needing to find branches on the ground. You can also cut down large mushrooms for a large amount of mycelia. Not only that, but the chainsaw greatly increases your gathering speed by Harvesting the surrounding area All at once.

The chainsaw does require biofuel to useAnd it won’t work if you only have biomass or other fuels with you. This means you will still need to do a little manual harvesting before firing it up, but thankfully, the conversion of raw materials to biofuel is quite simple.

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Suggestions to optimize biofuel production

The best way to maintain a thriving biofuel farm is to start small and grow as you unlock more technology. The first thing to do is Build a constructor As soon as you have the materials, and regularly feed leaves or wood into it to produce biomass. Create a Storage Container Leading in the constructor allows you to passively collect a large amount of raw material, and then feed it to the constructor using a Conveyor belt.

Ideally, you will have space and materials to add another constructor and storage container, so both can Produce different types of biomass simultaneously. I recommend Only have twoAlthough you can use more if you want. Two are easy to maintain by adjusting the formulas if I need to swap the input to a different device. These can then be combined with a Conveyor merger To deliver to a single location for easy storage and accessibility.

Use conveyor belts

Once you unlock Biofuel, you should now be able to build a Third constructor Downstream from your biomass storage. All biomass can be fed to the constructor to upgrade it to biofuel, and finally deliver it to your (growing number of) biomass burners. With some fancy use of Conveyor mergers and splittersYou can have the ultimate constructor supply all the necessary fuel to your generators.

At this stage, your energy management should be much more manageable. The process is almost automated except for short resource runs. However, your facilities in satisfactory Will eventually reach a weight that even biofuel can not manage, but you will still always need it for fueling some equipment. Even after you switch to later technologies, make sure you always have some biomass burners in case your grid fails!

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September 10, 2024

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