Topics > Features > Pioneer

April 2nd, 2024

• Q&A: Why did the Pioneer trash Pilgor's birthday invite? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y27LVIA-cY

March 19th, 2024

• Q&A: Where do Doggos carry the gifts they bring to the Pioneer, do they have a pocket or pouch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayauaBrtEvY
• Q&A: Will the new high-poly suit show wet spots on it when you can't use the toilet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co5JIGE3VKQ

March 12th, 2024

• Intro / State of Dev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzyHIctdVqA
• Q&A: Have you prototyped Character Customisation by adding the old Pioneer suit to the AWESOME Shop? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcqS1Ynh8xg
• Q&A: With the updated Pioneer model can we also expect updated models for the wearable equipment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfqH0HV3IOQ
• Q&A: If swimming will not be updated, how will we get our boxes if we die in deep water? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th9iyKs020w
• Q&A: Is any part of the Pioneer Suit made from Lizard Doggo / Bean / other Creature parts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiQBi_1ALDA
• Q&A: Will the double offline player bug be eliminated? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=armA8NHUAJQ
• Sweary Snutt Talk: Wallpaper of the new Pioneer suit available in the Press Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBOQwQvrtg4

March 5th, 2024

• Q&A: Did a replacement for the high-detail model for the Pioneer get made for 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8nwBIcRu2s

February 20th, 2024

• Q&A: Can you tell us if the Pioneer model will be fixed/remade in 1.0? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZOCBAOhJo

December 5th, 2023

• Q&A: Anyone else have the issue when loading the game where you auto-spawn in the HUB with no gear? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuYP1JInJDI

November 21st, 2023

• Q&A: Are there plans to address Zombie Pioneers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04LCALgcK6A

November 14th, 2023

• Zombie Pioneers https://youtube.com/embed/ToXUov_ylfo?autoplay=1&start=9053&end=9203

November 10th, 2023

• Zombie Pioneers https://youtube.com/embed/MfDPCzHzAJw?autoplay=1&start=294&end=479

October 31st, 2023

• Q&A: Thoughts on the ability to grab ledges? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfrO44hpTq4
• Q&A: Is there going to be a fix for saves where zombie characters have become invulnerable? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou_FmyVgomc
• Q&A: Are we ever going to get armor or other personal defense systems? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1luPvpuNg8
• Q&A: I remember hearing about the 3d model of the Pioneer got lost, is it redone yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZXi5esu-fM
• Q&A: If the Male character model gets added will Snutt do the mocap for it ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIUCeLrycdI

October 17th, 2023

• Q&A: Why can't I kill my previous player? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7hQdL9Hbk4
• Q&A: Zombie offline player, why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvFWvei_3GU

September 19th, 2023

• Intro / State of Dev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaY8B7wmt2g
• Q&A: Is it a known issue that you can keep swapping characters? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXVXbKgAaWY
• Q&A: Is there a fix for death crates spawning underground? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNvBIoobHPc

September 5th, 2023

• Q&A: What's the chances of the Kickstarter FICSMAS sweaters being added in-game for Bean/Pioneer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uon1kK0qG_M

August 22nd, 2023

• Snutt Talk: Pioneer shadow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbdLKpc-6OU

June 27th, 2023

• Q&A: Can there be a command to have Crates moved to the surface? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfnsqLKkyZU

June 20th, 2023

• Q&A: With the update to Unreal Engine 5, will the helmet bonking on glass return? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCuakIohZuw

May 26th, 2023

• First Person Trace https://youtube.com/embed/9jDBEpAlS2s?autoplay=1&start=498&end=584

May 9th, 2023

• Q&A: $1 Flush DLC? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkdUvv6s9KM

May 2nd, 2023

• Q&A: Do the Physics changes affect slide-jumping? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGma4e2q1zE

April 25th, 2023

References

• Q&A: Bean saddles? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBfFd2xJGuA
• Q&A: Are there going to be items worth more AWESOME Sink points than Thermal Propulsion Rockets? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGojiVAhfcI

April 1st, 2023

• Intro https://youtube.com/embed/9GjKn5KyAd0?autoplay=1&start=0&end=12
• Community Feedback https://youtube.com/embed/9GjKn5KyAd0?autoplay=1&start=11&end=23
• The FICSIT Checkmark™️ https://youtube.com/embed/9GjKn5KyAd0?autoplay=1&start=22&end=188
• Intro https://youtube.com/embed/9GjKn5KyAd0?autoplay=1&start=22&end=42
• Verified, Certified, Dipshit https://youtube.com/embed/9GjKn5KyAd0?autoplay=1&start=41&end=99
• Trust™️ https://youtube.com/embed/9GjKn5KyAd0?autoplay=1&start=98&end=158
• Outro https://youtube.com/embed/9GjKn5KyAd0?autoplay=1&start=157&end=188

March 21st, 2023

• Q&A: Any Updates on recreating the missing high-detail Pioneer model? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfVtt6M5PM8
• Q&A: What is the lore on the height of the Pioneer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRLvrcFDnA4

February 7th, 2023

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Player model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SkxYotzYfI
• Q&A: Will we be able to sleep? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjgJZAsYXQc
• Q&A: Wing-suit, when? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcfDlqQ4IY

January 31st, 2023

• Q&A: Why do player avatars hang out in the world after they log out, why don't they just disappear? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kh5Q-okBbE
• Q&A: Better swim system? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpC29nyXjxg

January 10th, 2023

• Q&A: Has anything been discussed about elevators for personal or Vehicle use? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5jjHydWeyA

November 29th, 2022

• Q&A: Engineer face-reveal, when? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeJ4XOsu8KI
• Q&A: Pioneer body pillow, when? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgNlu3il63U

November 22nd, 2022

• Q&A: Can we get more Inventory and Hand Slots for the Pioneer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRK6QfAO83w

October 25th, 2022

• Q&A: Zombie Pioneer bug fixed yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPjEh69Yaw8
• Q&A: Blade Runners while going in HyperTube bug getting fixed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctu7jicDo5c

October 18th, 2022

• Q&A: Will there ever be a way to spawn at different locations than the HUB? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8-Dx1rqNLQ

September 27th, 2022

• Q&A: Can sleeping be added? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57Lrnspk10
• Q&A: I often play offline, is there a way to avoid making a clone and losing my hotbar settings? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCZqU49CkIQ

September 20th, 2022

• Auto-regenerating Health https://youtube.com/embed/8WZYDHAVmio?autoplay=1&start=6709&end=6764

September 13th, 2022

• Q&A: Where can I buy the helmet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJNYYPCihY

August 30th, 2022

• Q&A: Any plans for letting players dive underwater? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sMDsApY6Bs
• Q&A: Any plans for environmental storytelling about the other Pioneers that came before? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzmiFF1KLEY

August 23rd, 2022

• Q&A: Will we be able to sleep in the HUB's bed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6UAVFjQvVo
• Q&A: Picking up a Lizard Doggo & putting it in inventory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK-x3KKUMrk

References

• Q&A: When you drive an Explorer and honk at a Train, it doesn't honk back? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD9PJenRqy4

July 5th, 2022

• Q&A: How do you think the Satisfactory trilogy will end? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mQ7p9GwJ7k
• Q&A: How is the Pioneer eating fruits through the helmet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8wIU88NUnc
• Q&A: Will there ever be a sleep option? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-wckc7yt1M

June 14th, 2022

• Mark & Snutt Talk: New VFX for the Pulse Nobelisk & health recovery https://youtube.com/embed/Z6bo0pjYghk?autoplay=1&start=5869&end=5927
• Etienne & Snutt Talk: First-person-view improvements https://youtube.com/embed/Z6bo0pjYghk?autoplay=1&start=7589&end=7643

June 7th, 2022

• Q&A: Will better swimming ever be a thing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvBaBLcN4zs

May 17th, 2022

• Q&A: Can we get a video of how the Pioneer is made? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ex8swSlNP4

April 15th, 2022

• Snutt & Stefan Talk: Vehicles in Sprint 12 https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxrqokJcKOHPc4eiTHXgc3iAnBBfotSV64
• Snutt & Stefan Talk: Third-person View in Sprint 20 https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxBN5lOz1DGFDrjtF92njJq8rTGb_SeLdl
• Snutt Talk: Third-person View toggle in Sprint 26 https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx_1fGehibbPlY_JwAxaIi00z7wGzmC87A

March 1st, 2022

• Q&A: Why don't Trains kill people or rag doll? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGwr-vvp3Nk

December 7th, 2021

• Community FYI: Make the Pioneer a furry, add paws button https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGD49HDWHdY

November 9th, 2021

• Q&A: Can I use the Customizer on myself? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Y_di8jDpY
• Q&A: Will there ever be lifts for Vehicles & Players? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSEbzReDRqc
• Community FYI: You don't get fall damage if you're in the Factory Cart (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qhAAvQoUKQ
• Community FYI: You don't get fall damage if you're in the Factory Cart (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgEhwpjcqw8
• Q&A: Two Pioneers in one car? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btds0y7oaoE

October 12th, 2021

• Q&A: What about Trains running over Players? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dXZLCMVuqY

September 28th, 2021

• Q&A: When are you putting ragdoll back in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-MzgqyOzAI
• Q&A: Is it possible to make the Pioneer pick up the Doggo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAJX0gy44Ss

September 21st, 2021

• Q&A: How old is the character you play as? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiNbMYVIqE0

September 14th, 2021

• Q&A: When will Jace become a playable character? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2RdeCYru9Q

September 7th, 2021

• Q&A: Main character of Satisfactory drinks so much Coffee, when do they pee? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvPwssa6lvw

August 31st, 2021

References

• Q&A: Can you make a single player offline map? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCj2azlD0yU
• Q&A: Housing-type items for the Pioneers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bX384CCivs

August 17th, 2021

• Q&A: When's the Pioneer face reveal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij10c9v0qGI
• Q&A: Sleep & Food? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfq5XpdNCnA

August 10th, 2021

References

• Q&A: Doggo as mount would be wonderful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4LsCK2Uq3M

July 13th, 2021

• Q&A: Is there plans to have a helmet-less Pioneer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2AePcCYNEI

June 29th, 2021

References

• Q&A: How about a male character model? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNnIzPtYBcs
• Q&A: What do you guys hope to see in end-game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6UlNwXqRCg

June 22nd, 2021

• Q&A: "Damage to FICSIT property detected" - who or what is the property, the suit or the player? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w5OogSI8Wo

June 1st, 2021

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Mystery surprise in Jace's factory HUB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F3OkVu4LnQ

May 4th, 2021

• Snutt Talk: QA Site feature request - Days without incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dx-cNdtNGA
• Snutt Talk: Taking radiation damage when there's no radioactive materials in your inventory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKh7fGk995o
• Q&A: Can we use beds to sleep overnight? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Mwit3dmQk
• Q&A: It would be cool if there was a hand equipment slot, you could put a light there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6mQ0qUrMX4
• Q&A: Will backpacks be added to the game later? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plp6VuXxdgc

April 20th, 2021

• Q&A: My corpse is in the dead zone, how do I retrieve it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZhQQ90M2eU
• Q&A: Is your character the Engineer or the Pioneer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUqrPtD8LF8
• Q&A: Vertical elevators for character and transport? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLe9eMpCxRg

March 30th, 2021

• Q&A: Is it possible that the Pioneer spawns in the Toilet after death? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Fg3LOjcBo
• Q&A: Can we finally sleep in the HUB? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB8Drt_Ybhw
• Q&A: Regain health? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SVPBlq4ORQ
• Q&A: How do I remove disconnected players?, they just sit there and block builds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDZ1Hu5vKzQ
• Snutt Talk: Death crates (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zepXMTSrvTA
• Snutt Talk: Death crates (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk7SGMcEm5M
• Q&A: What about the HyperTube launcher that doesn't spawn a crate when you die? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7qT_KwDsI8
• Q&A: Could you make a setting to disable the feet dragging sound? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfKtG1DjjFI

March 17th, 2021

• Snutt & Jace Talk: That shot of the dead Pioneer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbVGMO1Wm-g

March 16th, 2021

• Q&A: Does ADA's helmet contain Oil or something- there's a knob behind the Helmet? https://youtube.com/embed/Gdz6SUv9Om4?autoplay=1&start=5842&end=5868

March 2nd, 2021

• Q&A: Will the Blade Runners actually be attached to the body at some point? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-67fl8Fg48

February 16th, 2021

• Q&A: Can we sleep through nights? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uskbxtN069Q

February 9th, 2021

• Q&A: Is your character there of their own free will, or they an indentured servant or slave? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE2pNt1PlFU

February 2nd, 2021

• Q&A: Bug or feature, Zombie Pioneers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0g4FfDfncE

January 19th, 2021

• Q&A: Why doesn't the Pioneer Helmet integrate a Gas Mask if the atmosphere is unbreathable? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zz08zzXTCU

December 11th, 2020

• Magnetic Field Generator https://youtube.com/embed/njXBs_p2l1w?autoplay=1&start=443&end=537

November 10th, 2020

• Q&A: Does the Pioneer have any lore or is she just a random worker person? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_fsSPIEHA

October 13th, 2020

• Q&A: Is the Pioneer a human? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0al2jSp_Rk

October 1st, 2020

• Q&A: What was the thought process behind the design of the engineer, will we see character creation? https://youtube.com/embed/rATcozDE25c?autoplay=1&start=781&end=824

September 8th, 2020

• Q&A: Cosmetics for the Pioneer or even Lizard Doggo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFKmvfIOuCY

August 25th, 2020

• Q&A: I want to fire Nukes at my rival Pioneers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ0vc3uRaw8
• Q&A: She‽ Nani‽ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2qV7Kfbcac
• Q&A: Real-time reflections for the helmet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuQcbza7pVw
• Q&A: She!? Not me !? https://clips.twitch.tv/InexpensiveChillyWheelItsBoshyTime
• Q&A: Real-time reflections for the helmet? https://clips.twitch.tv/LivelyHeartlessRutabagaWholeWheat

August 18th, 2020

• Q&A: How did you make the character slide in Satisfactory? (part 1) https://clips.twitch.tv/WittyYawningSangJKanStyle
• Q&A: How did you make the character slide in Satisfactory? (part 2) https://clips.twitch.tv/BlueBadWeaselPMSTwin

August 11th, 2020

• Q&A: FICSIT Pioneer gender confirmed? https://clips.twitch.tv/TriangularLongOctopusOneHand

July 14th, 2020

• Trolling: Face Reveal https://clips.twitch.tv/EnjoyableStrangePenguinRitzMitz

June 8th, 2020

• Q&A: Will there be a cosy place for the Pioneer to live in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Lu47hMTD8

May 19th, 2020

• Snutt & Gafgar Talk: Zombie Pioneers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90rAQ31MQPI

December 19th, 2019

• Developer Highlight - Concept Art (August 2018) https://youtube.com/embed/52nYaN8imgo?autoplay=1&start=169&end=174

February 20th, 2019

• Q&A: Can I swim? https://youtube.com/embed/CB9bSigNYH8?autoplay=1&start=421&end=428
• Q&A: Can you pop down the player model? https://youtube.com/embed/CB9bSigNYH8?autoplay=1&start=1343&end=1364
• Hannah Talk: Scale of the player relative to the world https://youtube.com/embed/CB9bSigNYH8?autoplay=1&start=1376&end=1398
• Q&A: Aren't we the aliens when get to the planet? https://youtube.com/embed/CB9bSigNYH8?autoplay=1&start=4284&end=4302
• Q&A: Can you climb steep terrain? https://youtube.com/embed/CB9bSigNYH8?autoplay=1&start=4509&end=4517

February 6th, 2019

• Q&A: What happens when you die? https://youtube.com/embed/Dtm6xIj-wM4?autoplay=1&start=1663&end=1670
• Q&A: Besides the starting areas,will there be random spawns in the release? https://youtube.com/embed/Dtm6xIj-wM4?autoplay=1&start=2974&end=3017

November 8th, 2018

• Using Iron Ingots to make Iron Plates https://youtube.com/embed/J_Dznt1OG-0?autoplay=1&start=365&end=516

August 15th, 2018

• Sofi Talk: Pioneer Concept Art (Part 1) https://youtube.com/embed/PkozY8_q-LE?autoplay=1&start=55&end=115
• Sofi Talk: Character Concept Art https://youtube.com/embed/PkozY8_q-LE?autoplay=1&start=155&end=184
• Sofi Talk: Pioneer Concept Art (Part 2) https://youtube.com/embed/PkozY8_q-LE?autoplay=1&start=205&end=301