Alternate Recipes are an optional, but important part of Satisfactory. T, since they let you craft your existing unlocked items things in different ways. This allows you to use the same existing infrastructure to make a wider variety of items, or gives you an excuse to make a more diverse factory.
There are over almost 100 Alternate Recipes in Satisfactory, and they all provide something a little different to the playing experience. They all unlock at different times throughout your play- through. These are the best based on tier.
Tier 1
Starting at the very beginning, you get a few alternate recipes. Now that you have access to the 3 basic resources (iron, copper, and limestone), you can work on automating their products.
In the early game, you won’t have any of the later transport technology. If you want to have more range with less space, these will be helpful.
- Iron Wire: 12.5 Iron Bars/minute make 22.5 Wire/minute
- Iron Alloy Ingot; 20 Iron Ore and 20 Copper Ore/minute make 50 Iron Bars/minute
- Copper Alloy Ingot: 20 Iron Ore and 20 Copper Ore/minute make 50 Copper Bars/minute
Tier 2
While you’re still in the early game, Tier 2 is where Satisfactory really kicks into gear. It’s generally still a simple time, so you’ll want to keep making the basics easier for yourself later.
A lot of these recipes are more complicated, but still not to the degree of the mid-game degree. These are different ways of making these mid-early components.
- Bolted Frame: 7.5 Reinforced Iron Plates and 140 Screws/minute make 5 Modular Frames/minute
- Copper Rotor: 22.5 Copper Sheet 195 Screws/minute make 11.3 Rotors/minute
- Cast Screw: 12.5 Iron Ingot/minute make 50 Screws/minute
Tier 3
Now you’re really getting into the meat of Satisfactory. You have access to automated power, steel alloy, and so much new tech! Now you’ll want to make this new time simpler for your infrastructure.
These recipes all allow you to allocate more of your iron into steel. You can use these 3 recipes to make iron products with steel.
- Steel Rod: 12 Steel Ingots/minute make 48 Iron Rods/minute
- Steel Rotor: 10 Steel Pipes and 30 Wire/minute make 5 rotors/min
- Steel Screw: 5 Steel Beams/minute make 260 Screws/minute
Tier 4
This is the last bit of transition before early-game becomes mid-game. Because ofyou that, you’ll want to start seriously be beefing up your infrastructure a fair bit.
A great way to make your infrastructure stronger is to diversify where you send the products you make. The best way of doing that is through these basic alternate recipes.
- Stitched Iron Plate: 18.75 Iron Plates and 37.5 Wire/minute make 5.625 Reinforced Iron Plates/minute
- Steel Cast Plate: 15 Iron Ingots and 15 Steel Ingots/minute make 45 Iron Plates/minute
- Steeled Frame: 2 Reinforced Iron Plates and 10 Steel Pipes/minute make 3 Modular Frames/minute
Tier 5
You did it! You made it to the mid-game, and now the game starts getting more complicated. You have to deal with fuel and its byproducts.
Tier 5 is an important moment, as it introduces plastic and rubber, which you’ll need a solid handle on. Here are some ways to make that, plus fuel, simpler.
- Steel Canister: 40 Steel Ingots/minute make 40 Canisters/minute
- Recycled Rubber: 30 Plastic and 30 Fuel/minute make 60 Rubber/minute
- Recycled Plastic: 30 Rubber and 30 Fuel/minute make 60 Plastic/minute
Tier 6
This is the time that smaller, more compact technology starts to come into play. You’ll want a way to make them simpler for your infrastructure.
Computers make their big debut around this time, and they’re going to continue being important. You should make sure to make a lot of them, and the same for their components.
- Caterium Computer: 15 Circuit Boards, 52.5 Quickwire, and 22.5 Rubber/minute make 3.75 Computers/minute
- Heavy Encased Frame: 7.5 Modular Frames, 9.375 Encased Industrial Beams, 33.75 Steel Pipes, and 20.625 Concrete/minute make 2.8125 Heavy Modular Frames/minute
- Electrode Circuit Board: 20 Rubber and 40 Petroleum Coke/minute make 5 Circuit Boards/minute
Tier 7
You’ve arrived in the late game! This is the time to really lock into the more complicated infrastructure.
Aluminum is the new base material for your buildings. Making the basic aluminum products more quickly is your primary goal at this point.
- Pure Aluminum Ingot: 60 Aluminum Scrap/minute make 30 Aluminum Ingots/minute
- Alclad Casing: 150 Aluminum Ingots and 75 Copper/minute make 112.5 Aluminum Casing/minute
- Electrode Aluminum Scrap: 180 Alumina Solution and 60 Petroleum Coke/minute make 300 Aluminum Scrap and 105 Water/minute
Tier 8
You’re so close to the end of progression. You’ve reached nuclear power! This is the moment where the game changes most.
Now that you have access to nuclear products you can do some fun things with them. These items are going to be much more helpful in Tier 9. Now it’s just time to prepare.
- Electric Motor: 3.75 Electromagnetic Control Rods and 7.5 Rotors/minute make 7.5 Motors/minute
- Cooling Device: 10 Heat Sinks, 2.5 Motors, and 60 Nitrogen Gas/minute make 5 Cooling Systems/minute
- Fertile Uranium: 25 Uranium, 25 Uranium Waste, 15 Nitric Acid, and 25 Sulfuric Acid/minute make 100 Non-Fissile Uranium and 40 Water
Tier 9
This is the brand new tier added by the brand new Update 1.0. Now that you need to dive into quantum tech, you can get into the most complicated recipes.
To make these easier, or more productive, you should try out some of these new alternate recipes. They were just introduced, and are already making the game more interesting. Get on top of them quick!
- Oil-Based Diamonds: 200 Crude Oil/minute make 40 Diamonds/minute
- Dark Matter Trap: 30 Time Crystals and 5 Dark Matter Residue/minute make 60 Dark Matter Crystal
- Turbo Diamonds: 600 Coal and 40 Turbofuel/minute make 60 Diamonds/minute
