Factory Building Game Satisfactory’s biggest new update is now available to play. It adds a host of important new features, including hover packs, drones, lighting and a particle accelerator, along with dozens of other minor tweaks and quality-of-life updates.
The game’s community managers made the most important changes in this video:
There are also a number of feature fans on the game’s YouTube channel, but none of them can be compared to the update 3 trailer, which is the only trailer for video games that gives me chills.
Update 4 adds too many features to summarize neatly, even if I focus only on the flashiest. Let’s try anyway. Hoverpacks are designed to make it easier to move around on your base and explore your vast creations; drones help move small amounts of resources quickly; lighting brightens indoor and outdoor areas and can be customized if you want everything in purple bath; and particle accelerators are part of a reworking of level 7 and 8 technical upgrades and the core tools you can play with them.
You can find the full patch notes on Reddit, which also includes all the UI changes and quality of life adjustments. People seem very excited about the ability to copy and paste building settings. I haven’t played enough, but I have played enough games to know how small additions can make a big difference.
Satisfactory’s update 4 will be officially launched on April 13, but is now available to play in the Epic Games Store and on Steam via the game’s experimental branch.