Topics > Coffee Stainers > Ben
February 28th, 2025
February 18th, 2025
- Q&A: Was there an asset Hannah used too much and had to rein in their use? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWpR_hewJLA
February 4th, 2025
- Q&A: Will we ever be allowed to explore Underwater? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkKzg5UYTdw
January 28th, 2025
- Q&A: Can the reduction in Lumen quality since Update 8 be reverted? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV9FVzpC6JQ
January 14th, 2025
- Q&A: Will there be changes to the water with 1.1? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JDqEKXkfM0
August 27th, 2024
- Q&A: Is the glass bonk returning? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpfEI8NSoZs
August 13th, 2024
- Q&A: How many lines of code are there in the whole Satisfactory game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ylOPvYNM4
July 9th, 2024
- Q&A: Has the animation for water been improved? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rogQZwJ697k
May 28th, 2024
- Q&A: Will there be a video this week? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYicdTWhUEw
- Q&A: Gym stream? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYicdTWhUEw&t=37
- Q&A: Watch Mikael play? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYicdTWhUEw&t=124
May 7th, 2024
- Community FYI: Thanks for the video, sounds great- especially for Dedicated Servers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv4vdCswJr8
March 19th, 2024
- Q&A: Will the water physics for rivers be included in the final release? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOTkuCNTAqU
February 27th, 2024
- Q&A: Why was Mikael tied up to a chair & locked in a safe on Instagram? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxTgQjPzjI
January 26th, 2024
May 23rd, 2023
- Snutt & Jace Talk: Coffee Stain Studios currently looking for a Technical Artist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZfJCW16NY
- Intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZfJCW16NY
- Q&A: What does a Tech Artist mean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZfJCW16NY&t=60
April 18th, 2023
- Ben's Water changes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBgetrxtpw&t=2892
January 17th, 2023
- Q&A: Are you still adding Ben's Water changes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQywXXECQ6g
January 10th, 2023
- Q&A: I'm assuming the idea for Water Currents never came to be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgMZqItgUBQ
December 11th, 2022
- Creating the Update 7 Patch Notes Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSDRo9lGXe4&t=1090
- Blueprint Designer reveal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSDRo9lGXe4&t=4050
November 1st, 2022
- Q&A: Will we ever get that fancy water you showed off? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyrfm_MMOWQ
August 30th, 2022
- Q&A: New Water system? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwx8kD-fSr0
June 14th, 2022
- Ben, Dylan, Simon, & Snutt Talk: Nuke Nobelisks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6bo0pjYghk&t=7750
- Ben, Dylan, Simon, & Snutt Talk: Alpaca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6bo0pjYghk&t=8360
- Hannah, Anna, Torsten, & Snutt Talk: Ben is Coffee Stain's resident Wizard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6bo0pjYghk&t=9567
- Hannah, Anna, Torsten, & Snutt Talk: New Water textures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6bo0pjYghk&t=10190
June 7th, 2022
- Q&A: Are water reflections/ water physics coming with the Update? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww_ilqIoBjE
May 10th, 2022
- Hannah talks Spire Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY
- Intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY
- Introducing Hannah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=42
- Story release & testing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=126
- Mastermind behind the Spire Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=207
- How it started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=294
- Inspirations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=346
- Earliest Blockouts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=450
- The Layout overhaul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=495
- Second pass blockout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=584
- First foliage sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=671
- Approved & Refined Foliage Sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=714
- Asset work (disco coral) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=938
- Asset work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1027
- Q&A: I thought we said no Underwater shit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1072
- Asset work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1101
- Community FYI: Subnautica confirmed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1171
- Adding the coral plateaus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1182
- The big foliage blockout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1329
- First ‘80%’ island (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1391
- Q&A: This seems like a lot of work for one person? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1527
- First ‘80%’ island (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1628
- Basic Lighting tests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1654
- Desert spires blockout & big foliage (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1723
- Q&A: Is Hannah responsible for the Stinger? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1799
- Q&A: How do environmental puzzles come together? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1847
- Desert spires blockout & big foliage (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=1910
- Desert sprie foliage sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2008
- First full spire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2061
- Coral reef sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2178
- First coral reef https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2247
- Q&A: Do you use the trees as assets or foliage? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2270
- Q&A: When designing terrain, do you work with the World Grid turned on? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2299
- Overview for during production (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2345
- Q&A: How far does the water stretch out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2452
- Overview for during production (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2459
- Q&A: Small canyon to the Dune Desert? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2490
- Full production for segments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2498
- Comparison picture - Tuesday May 10th, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2518
- Setting up for insider tips (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2571
- Community FYI: Screwed but loving it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2579
- Q&A: Are floating rocks part of the 80%? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2595
- Setting up for insider tips (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2614
- Q&A: Are World tiles smaller/more optimised in these reworked spots? Or is that someone else’s job? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2651
- Live Editor View started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2662
- Community FYI: You need one willow in a cave somewhere to pay tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2681
- Q&A: Did the rework go to the top of the waterfall for Dune Desert as well? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2692
- Waterfalls are currently placeholders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2756
- Spire Coast / Northern Forest transition area + The Great Canyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2804
- Floating rocks, yo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2830
- Still working on The Great Canyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2838
- Q&A: How much of the Rocky Desert has been affected by the Spire Coast update? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=2957
- The Gates of Argonath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3030
- Still a work in progress, not all gameplay elements being added https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3071
- Oil nodes in Spire Coast have been moved (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3124
- Here's what we showed off earlier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3264
- Snutt got lost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3282
- Oil nodes in Spire Coast have been moved (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3312
- Q&A: Why are the Oil nodes invisible when floating? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3415
- Outro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3513
- Oil nodes in Spire Coast have been moved (Part 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3312
- Community reaction to waterfalls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhboAjAiYY&t=3596
May 6th, 2022
- Waterfalls are all placeholders https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxDazPdXZUVI3nANGO5Jcm_3cn3MWwFF52
April 22nd, 2022
- Snutt Talk: Ben's water changes https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxaD0rJKYKWGhXACEAijg16q-YhZ8Yv8Nt
March 29th, 2022
- Community FYI: Jace and Snutt go kayaking = Patch Notes video for Ben's river changes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7d6uwMRo0w
March 17th, 2022
- Ben's been working on a thing (still WIP). https://twitter.com/SatisfactoryAF/status/1504443280020631555
November 30th, 2021
- Snutt & Jace Talk: z-fighting with Cosmetics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5fNBV5Luk
October 12th, 2021
- Jace Talk: Shoutouts for Coffee Stainers implementing Update 5 features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfbGW1Nb-XI
June 15th, 2021
- Q&A: Will Ben's water system be included? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqnM4ASr440
June 8th, 2021
- Snutt & Jace Talk: Ben's dev vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vTjHhoQL7Q
May 28th, 2021
May 25th, 2021
- Q&A: Can you talk about multi-threading? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRvsgiDJRR8
- Q&A: Why are glass Foundations more optimised than solid Foundations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u30RKv4VEeI
May 11th, 2021
- Q&A: Technical presentation of Lights, Simulation, and Trains, etc. ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifM6AIYMw80
March 17th, 2021
- Snutt & Jace Talk: We didn't know we were going to have Lights in Update 4 until weeks ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMj_2tY7LFI
February 23rd, 2021
- Q&A: Did Ben bring up the missing stuff from the Modular Build this morning? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewC4sE7k7Uw
February 9th, 2021
- Q&A: Do you have any YouTube videos about the more technical side of Satisfactory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWU4c-MjLWE
February 2nd, 2021
- Q&A: Is the new Engine more heavy as my fps got worse after the Upgrade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQiqvCYQdw
November 10th, 2020
- Jace Talk: Ben is awesome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSEd3fDu6KE
November 5th, 2020
October 9th, 2020
- Q&A: Have Coffee Stain considered contributing the instanced spline mesh back to Unreal Engine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny4PdCAnT9Q
- Q&A: Unit Tests FTW? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MbgpOLyXyY
- Q&A: What do you use to test performance gains? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPWIkvRbeHI