Topics > Environment > Resources > Somersloop

April 22nd, 2025

• Intro / State of Dev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQSkh6AGXD0
• Q&A: Did you find something about the Somersloop issue? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpjz_00Y8qg

April 15th, 2025

• Q&A: Did you know there was a math error for Somersloops on Dedicated Servers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jh2Ij8zKQk

January 14th, 2025

• Q&A: Will the end-game be tweaked after 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emOBrA7FAEo

December 10th, 2024

• Q&A: With the Update coming, will the Mercer Spheres and Somersloops respawn? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi8KtcKzMuA

November 12th, 2024

• Q&A: What is the in-real-life science of Somersloops & Mercer Spheres? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfx3Mp_Yjo8

October 15th, 2024

• Q&A: Is it a Somer Sloop or a Somers Loop? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imYXwmleOn0

October 1st, 2024

• Q&A: Will the duplicated Somersloops be removed after the upcoming patches? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl6wP4YesM4

September 6th, 2024

• Power Augmenter https://youtube.com/embed/qtPseN3OyNU?autoplay=1&start=733&end=895
• Alien Production Amplification https://youtube.com/embed/qtPseN3OyNU?autoplay=1&start=894&end=951

September 3rd, 2024

• Q&A: Could S.A.M. Ore stand for Somersloop And Mercer sphere? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBcyaHunQF0

August 30th, 2024

• Blueprints tease https://youtube.com/embed/DkZ6CDH7Zss?autoplay=1&start=1137&end=1178

August 27th, 2024

• Q&A: Will this Friday's video tell us what Mercer Spheres and Somersloops are actually about? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVagtQ99HUk

August 16th, 2024

• Q&A: What about Somersloops and Mercer Spheres? https://youtube.com/embed/899Owtx-vz8?autoplay=1&start=230&end=250

August 13th, 2024

• Q&A: When are we going to hear about the Story/Mercer Sphere/Somersloop/S.A.M. ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpziZYLCv8

April 16th, 2024

• Q&A: What will happen to collected Mercer Spheres & Somersloops in 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXUKIZnqUSU

April 2nd, 2024

• Q&A: Will the Somersloop / Mercer Sphere be single-use items or reusable like the Power Shards? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIJi4t2Bbss
• Q&A: What single item do you see having more use in 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1alu4WjQ4

March 19th, 2024

• Q&A: Will the Mercer Spheres & Somersloops be useful items or just Story-related? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi5DXCm4kys

March 12th, 2024

• Q&A: What is to be done with the talking WIP items? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-NBJcmbkb0

February 20th, 2024

• Q&A: Will S.A.M. Ore & the artefacts be included in 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkFGbpiKDB4

February 6th, 2024

• Q&A: Will 1.0 reveal the Somersloops & Mercer Spheres were just an elaborate troll? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWzzSM3T-YE

December 12th, 2023

• Q&A: Can we get an update on the work-in-progress items like the Mercer Sphere & Somersloop? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25sD77rjBYQ

November 21st, 2023

• Q&A: When are the Work In Progress items going to be useful? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lGNc841Pnc

November 14th, 2023

• Updates of Creature Spawns, hazards, and collectibles https://youtube.com/embed/BIZieuScBmE?autoplay=1&start=610&end=624

November 7th, 2023

• Q&A: What are the plans for Somersloops & Mercer Spheres? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jH5202NVLQ

October 10th, 2023

• Q&A: If Farming gets added, will Mercer Spheres / Somersloops compel us to HARVEST (Moon) ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVeWwm2cyYU

September 29th, 2023

• Q&A: When can I use Mercer Sphere and Somersloops? https://youtube.com/embed/lK-kN8QOrJw?autoplay=1&start=197&end=247

August 29th, 2023

• Q&A: When will you release what happens with the collected Mercer Spheres & Somersloops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C848Hom0JNU

August 22nd, 2023

• Q&A: Can you remove Mercer Spheres and Somersloops from the game, do they actually have purpose? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LDTDzX7bMM

August 15th, 2023

• Q&A: When will the cool S & the orbs be used? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3YAT4POcoI

June 20th, 2023

• Q&A: How do I turn off the scary robot lady voice? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdZsDyBNRTA

May 9th, 2023

• Q&A: I found a Power Slug & a Somersloop that are constantly respawning, is that intended? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67xPyfHwXPo

May 2nd, 2023

• Q&A: Will S.A.M. Ore & the WIPs have a purpose in Update 8? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y_v6JBe8WU

April 7th, 2023

• Exploration Gameplay changes in Update 8 https://youtube.com/embed/6X4jqMUtCwI?autoplay=1&start=1021&end=1122

February 28th, 2023

• Q&A: When will S.A.M. Ore and the talking materials be used? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhP5QgB5Upk

January 10th, 2023

• Q&A: Will we get a deeper Story in Satisfactory relating to the Somersloop/Mercer Sphere dialogue? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIFwkhG1r-I

References

• Q&A: Any plans to make Exploration more rewarding? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0PPHXzy33Q

December 13th, 2022

• Q&A: How about S.A.M. Ore and those WIP things? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydIA6UbDqr8

December 6th, 2022

• Q&A: Will artefacts affect gameplay? https://youtube.com/embed/fVCw51TOHeA?autoplay=1&start=7359&end=7371

November 29th, 2022

• Q&A: The World President commanded me to harvest alien artefacts. Will there be more lore on them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPH14tfZa9o

November 22nd, 2022

• Q&A: When will you be tackling the Somersloop & S.A.M. stuff? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Jnwla58bw

November 8th, 2022

• Q&A: ADA talks when I come across S.A.M. Ore & the WIP artefacts, should those lines be muted? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iChXeNjbTg

October 21st, 2022

• 1.0 Mystery Box https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxGh7aDMpWg7vdSKhFfJfPhFpVsFGQI2_p

October 4th, 2022

• Q&A: When will Artefacts be usable for something? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdRDsK_DDG4

September 27th, 2022

• Q&A: Will the items related to Story be kept when Story is released? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2kQ1sGSUlc

July 12th, 2022

• Q&A: S.A.M. Ore / Somersloops still a 1.0 thing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcxNT6rHrG0
• Q&A: Am I supposed to harvest alien artefacts? The computer doesn't ask me often enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ux-M7xR4Q

May 13th, 2022

• Radar Towers in Update 5 vs. Update 6 https://youtube.com/embed/2vAUX3YLH-c?autoplay=1&start=507&end=602

March 1st, 2022

• Q&A: What's with the artefacts around the World? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5JsCEPWRu4

February 22nd, 2022

• Q&A: How can you have so many Story items in the game without having a solid plan about the story? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXbl9z0HuG0

January 18th, 2022

• Q&A: Somersloops, anything to do with them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTRtgWh6gmA

November 9th, 2021

• Q&A: Can you tell us the purpose of the Mercer Sphere and Somersloop? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZsSk1ftKZk
• Q&A: Why is [Paternal Figure] so insistent on us collecting those when we can't use them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aIHAk5luq8

October 5th, 2021

• Q&A: Are Mercer Spheres & Somersloops going to have any relevance before 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9gre_TGBH0

August 24th, 2021

• Q&A: What will the Work-In-Progress items do in the future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMtDQ0sZPAw

August 17th, 2021

• Q&A: Internally, do you know what the WIP items are planned to do, or is it up in the air? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH02SWIw8-A

July 20th, 2021

• Q&A: Will S.A.M. Ore, Somersloops, and Mercer Spheres have a function beyond Story stuff? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzMRZqpxaug

June 15th, 2021

• Q&A: Should we expect Somersloops & Mercer Spheres to not be useful until much later in development? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrmgbW2hPZA

March 23rd, 2021

• Q&A: Do you have plans for the WIP items? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPP6rcB8ROw
• Q&A: If the WIP items are for Story would you advise not collecting them yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhElJ-ySLD4

March 16th, 2021

• Q&A: What about Alien Artefact things? https://youtube.com/embed/Gdz6SUv9Om4?autoplay=1&start=8718&end=8723

March 2nd, 2021

• Q&A: Will Somersloops look the same when they become relevant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ocyvNwQL0
• Q&A: Will Somersloops & Mercer Spheres finally have a use? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CNL-nsOGUw

February 9th, 2021

• Q&A: When will all the collectables like Mercer Spheres be implemented? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_qy-PSFKO8

January 26th, 2021

• Q&A: Do Mercer Spheres and Somersloops get a place in Update 4? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N0atMiN9dM

January 12th, 2021

• Q&A: Mercer Spheres and Somersloops? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99pdUN5glzw

November 17th, 2020

• Q&A: Any idea when Somersloop, Mercer Sphere, S.A.M. Ore will actually be implemented? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccmgnLh1oO0

October 6th, 2020

• Q&A: When are these Work In Progress (WIP) items going to be used? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmRdzV3-wJI

September 29th, 2020

• Snutt Talk: WIP (Work In Progress) Items https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItHlbfIkVl4

September 22nd, 2020

• Jace & Snutt Talk: Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPWShxAn3io

August 25th, 2020

• Q&A: Do you have any clue on what the alien artefacts do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRe0QvJDjsg

May 15th, 2020

• Q&A: What did Simon really say about the sloops??? https://youtube.com/embed/NlIVwoRqjVk?autoplay=1&start=1134&end=1165

April 30th, 2020

• Simon & Jace Talk: VFX for collectable items https://youtube.com/embed/mci92Mhr7MM?autoplay=1&start=697&end=813
• Q&A: What does the Somersloop do? https://youtube.com/embed/mci92Mhr7MM?autoplay=1&start=711&end=727

December 19th, 2019

• Q&A: Will Mercer Spheres and Somersloops be useful soon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYWPIjbe_4Y

March 9th, 2019

• Snutt Talk: Somersloop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ALpZxsfl10