The Milestone upgrades are the primary road of progression in Satisfactory, and progressing through the upgrades and tiers will award you with new upgrades and possibilities. To help you decide which upgrade to pick first, here are all the Milestone upgrades in the recommended order of completion.
Table of contents
- All Tier 0 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 1 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 2 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 3 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 4 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 5 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 6 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 7 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 8 Milestones in Satisfactory
- All Tier 9 Milestones in Satisfactory
All Tier 0 Milestones in Satisfactory
Tier 0 acts as a tutorial of sorts for Satisfactory, and can be skipped entirely if you skip onboarding. These Milestones must be completed in a set order as they are what builds up the HUB to begin your journey.
Here are all the Tier 0 Milestones is the only order of completion:
| Tier 0 Milestone | Milestone Resource Cost | Time of Completion | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUB Upgrade 1 | – 10x Iron Rods | Instant | Buildings: Equipment Workshop Equipment: Portable Miner Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots, Personal Storage Box added to the HUB |
| HUB Upgrade 2 | – 20x Iron Rods – 10x Iron Plates | Instant | Buildings: Smelter, Power Line Recipes: Copper Ingot, Wire, Cable Scanner Update: Copper Ore Upgrades: Biomass Burner added to HUB |
| HUB Upgrade 3 | – 20x Iron Plates – 20x Iron Rods – 20x Wires | Instant | Buildings: Constructor, Power Pole Recipes: Concrete, Screw, Reinforced Iron Plate Scanner Update: Limestone |
| HUB Upgrade 4 | – 75x Iron Plates – 20x Cables – 10x Concrete | Instant | Buildings: Conveyor Pole, Conveyor Belt Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots |
| HUB Upgrade 5 | – 75x Iron Rods – 50x Cables – 20x Concrete | Instant | Buildings: Miner Mk.1, Storage Container Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots, Biomass Burner added to HUB |
| HUB Upgrade 6 | – 100x Iron Rods – 100x Iron Plates – 100x Wires – 50x Concrete | Instant | Buildings: Space Elevator, Biomass Burner Recipes: Biomass Upgrades: FICSIT Freighter added to HUB |
Upon completing all of the following Milestones, you’ll complete Tier 0. This will unlock Tier 1 and Tier 2.
All Tier 1 Milestones in Satisfactory
Tier 1 is where your journey properly begins in Satisfactory. If you skipped onboarding, then this Tier will be available right away alongside Tier 2.
Here are all the Tier 1 Satisfactory Milestones in the recommended order of completion:
Tier 1 is concerned with getting your base and production lines up and running. It would be recommended to get Logistics completed first considering you’ll want the Conveyor parts to up your production game.
All Tier 2 Milestones in Satisfactory
Tier 2 is available at the same time as Tier 1, although offers more advanced and expensive Milestones. It’s worth only diving into Tier 2 properly after being done with Tier 1.
Here are all the Tier 2 Milestones in the recommended order of completion:
| Tier 2 Milestone | Milestone Resource Cost | Time of Completion | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstacle Clearing | – 500x Screws – 100x Cables – 100x Concrete | 03:00 | Recipes: Solid Biofuel Equipment: Chainsaw Upgrades: +3 Inventory slots |
| Logistics Mk.2 | – 50x Reinforced Iron Plate – 200x Concrete – 200x Iron Plates – 200 Iron Rods | 06:00 | Buildings: Conveyor Belt Mk.2, Stackable Conveyor Pole, Conveyor Lift Mk.2 |
| Part Assembly | – 200x Cables – 200x Iron Rods – 500x Screws – 300x Iron Plates | 060:00 | Buildings: Assembler Recipes: Copper Sheet, Rotor, Modular Frame, Smart Plating |
| Resource Sink Bonus Program | – 400x Concrete – 500x Wires – 200x Iron Rods – 200x Iron Plates | 05:00 | Buildings: AWESOME Sink, AWESOME Shop Recipes: Color Cartridge Upgrades: Build Gun Upgrade: Customizer |
| Jump Pads | – 50x Rotors – 300x Iron Plates – 150x Cables | 04:00 | Buildings: Jump Pad, U-Jelly Landing Pad |
Tier 2 focuses on unlocking more items to craft, as well as providing you with the infrastructure to build and process them. There are also some more recreational items on offer here.
All Tier 3 Milestones in Satisfactory
Tier 3, along with Tier 4, will unlock simultaneously upon completing Phase 1 of the Space Elevator. This will mark the beginning of the Space Elevator progress, which will become your primary objective.
Here is the recommended order of all the Tier 3 Milestones in Satisfactory:
Tier 3 introduces vehicles and advanced foundry recipes. It also deals with Pipelines, something you may want to get sooner rather than later.
All Tier 4 Milestones in Satisfactory
The Milestones of Tier 4 can be completed in conjunction with Tier 3, although you’ll only be able to tackle some of these Milestones after specific Tier 3 Milestones have been researched.
Here are all the Tier 4 Milestones, listed in the recommended order of completion:
Tier 4 in Satisfactory introduces the Hypertubes, which will dramatically help your operations. Things are getting pretty complicated here, but understanding everything is key for the future Tiers.
All Tier 5 Milestones in Satisfactory
The moment Phase 2 of the Space Elevator is finished, both Tier 5 and Tier 6 will become available. You know the drill.
Listed below are all the Milestones for Tier 5 in the recommended completion order:
| Tier 5 Milestone | Milestone Resource Cost | Time of Completion | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Pressing | – 50x Motors – 100x Encased Industrial Beams – 500x Steel Pipes – 500x Copper Sheets | 12:00 | Buildings: Oil Extractor, Refinery, Valve Recipes: Plastic, Rubber, Fuel, Petroleum Coke, Circuit Board Scanner Update: Crude Oil |
| Industrial Manufacturing | – 100x Motors – 200x Plastic – 200x Rubber – 1,000 Cables | 12:00 | Buildings: Manufacturer Recipes: Computer, Modular Engine, Adaptive Control Unit Vehicles: Truck |
| Gas Mask | – 200x Rubber – 100x Plastic – 50x Fabric | 05:00 | Equipment: Gas Mask, Gas Filter Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots |
| Alternative Fluid Transport | – 25x Heavy Modular Frames – 100x Motors – 200x Plastic – 3,000 Wires | 08:00 | Buildings: Packager, Industrial Fluid Buffer Recipes: Empty Canister, Packaged Water, Packaged Oil, Packaged Fuel, Packaged Heavy Oil Residue, Packaged Liquid Biofuel, Liquid Biofuel |
You’re dealing with oil now, valued employee. You’ll need for all the goodies in Tier 6.
All Tier 6 Milestones in Satisfactory
Tier 6 is unlocked with Tier 5 when Phase 2 of the Space Elevator has been completed. Tier 5’s Milestones set you up for these Milestones.
Here are all the Tier 6 Milestones in Satisfactory, ordered in the ideal completion order:
| Tier 6 Milestone | Milestone Resource Cost | Time of Completion | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics Mk.4 | – 50x Heavy Modular Frames – 100x Computers – 200x Encased Industrial Beams – 400x Rubber | 15:00 | Buildings: Fuel Generator, Conveyor Belt Mk.4, Conveyor Lift Mk.4 Scanner Update: Caterium Ore |
| Jetpack | – 50x Motors – 100x Plastic – 100x Rubber – 50x Packaged Fuel | 05:00 | Equipment: Jetpack Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots |
| Monorail Train Technology | – 50x Computers – 100x heavy Modular Frames – 500x Steel Beams – 600x Steel Pipes | 15:00 | Buildings: Railway, Train Station, Freight Platform, Fluid Freight Platform, Empty Platform, Block Signal, Path Signal Vehicles: Electric Locomotive, Freight Car |
| Pipeline Engineering Mk.2 | – 1,000x Copper Sheets – 400x Plastic – 50x heavy Modular Frames | 10:00 | Buildings: Pipeline Mk.2, Pipeline Pump Mk.2 |
This Tier introduces trains and railways to really get your goods mobilized. The jetpack, in turn, helps get you mobilized.
All Tier 7 Milestones in Satisfactory
Both Tier 7 and Tier 8 are unlocked in Satisfactory upon completion of Phase 3 of the Space Elevator. You’re nearing the end now, pioneer.
Below are all five Tier 7 Milestones in the recommended completion order:
| Tier 7 Milestone | Milestone Resource Cost | Time of Completion | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics Mk.5 | – 100x Alclad Aluminum Sheets – 200x Encased Industrial Beams – 300x Reinforced Iron Plates | 01:00 | Buildings: Conveyor Belt Mk.5, Conveyor Lift Mk.5 |
| Aeronautical Engineering | – 50x Radio Control Units – 100x Alclad Aluminum Sheets – 200x Aluminum Casings – 300x Motors | 15:00 | Buildings: Drone Port Recipes: Sulfuric Acid, Packaged Sulfuric Acid, Battery, Supercomputer, Assembly Director System Vehicles: Drone Scanner Update: Sulfur |
| Hover Pack | – 200x Motors – 100x Heavy Modular Frames – 100x Computers – 200x Alclad Aluminum Sheets | 05:00 | Equipment: Hover Pack Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots |
| Bauxite Refinement | – 50x Computers – 100x Heavy Modular Frames – 200x Motors – 500x Rubber | 10:00 | Buildings: Blender Recipes: Alumina Solution, Packaged Alumina Solution, Aluminum Scrap, Aluminum Ingot, Alclad Aluminum Sheet, Aluminum Casing, Radio Control Unit Scanner Update: Bauxite, Raw Quartz |
| Hazmat Suit | – 50x Aluminum Casings – 500x Quickwires – 50x Gas Filters | 05:00 | Recipes: Iodine Infused Filter Equipment: Hazmat Suit Upgrades: +3 Inventory slots |
Tier 7 introduces a lot of very advanced processes and systems, which will require knowledge of all previous systems to get up and running. The Drone Port introduced here will revolutionise your operation.
All Tier 8 Milestones in Satisfactory
The penultimate tier, Tier 8 becomes available with Tier 7, but as always, try to clear the previous tier first as this one’s a doozy.
Here is the recommended completion order of all Tier 8 Milestones in Satisfactory:
| Tier 8 Milestone | Milestone Resource Cost | Time of Completion | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leading-edge Production | – 50x Fused Modular Frames – 100x Supercomputers – 1,000 Steel Pipes | 05:00 | Buildings: Miner Mk.3 Recipes: Turbo Motor, Thermal Propulsion Rocket |
| Nuclear Power | – 50x Super Conductors – 200x Heavy Modular Frames – 1,000x Cables – 2,00x Concrete | 10:00 | Buildings: Nuclear Power Plant Recipes: Encased Uranium Cell, Electromagnetic Control Rod, Uranium Fuel Rod, Magnetic Field Generator Scanner Update: Uranium |
| Advanced Aluminum Production | – 50x Radio Control Units – 200x Aluminum Casings – 200x Alclad Aluminum Sheets – 300x Wires | 15:00 | Buildings: Resource Well Pressurizer, Resource Well Extractor Recipes: Empty Fluid Tank, Packaged Nitrogen Gas, Heat Sink, Cooling System, Fused Modular Frame Scanner Update: Water Well, Crude Oil Well, Nitrogen Gas Well |
| Particle Enrichment | – 400x Electromagnetic Control Rods – 400x Cooling Systems – 200x Fused Modular Frames – 100x Turbo Motors | 20:00 | Buildings: Particle Accelerator Recipes: Nitric Acid, Packaged Nitric Acid, Non-fissile Uranium, Plutonium Pellet, Encased Plutonium Cell, Plutonium Fuel Rod, Copper Powder, Pressure Conversion Cube, Nuclear Pasta |
The most significant takeaway from Tier 8 is Nuclear Power, which is an incredibly powerful and complex science to harness. Be very careful!
All Tier 9 Milestones in Satisfactory
Tier 9 was added to Satisfactory as part of the 1.0 release, although we have yet to gather its information. Please check back later as we’ll update this portion right away!
Now that you know all about the Milestone upgrades for Satisfactory, you can build up your dedicated server to progress together with your friends.
Published: Sep 13, 2024 12:12 pm