Topics > Features > Transportation > Vehicles > Drones

March 19th, 2024

• Q&A: Will we eventually be able to travel via Drone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an-XhwP4OV4

March 12th, 2024

• Q&A: Drone port alignment, when? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEEZJgIOxqs

March 5th, 2024

• Q&A: Will the UI behave uniformly, for instance naming Drone Stations & Train Stations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2IdGimJ3vw

December 5th, 2023

• Q&A: Any plans for improving Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGhQmL-kH-4

November 7th, 2023

• Q&A: Drones are a big performance killer if you have many of them, any idea when this will be fixed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6crmJi5KpI

October 31st, 2023

• Q&A: Will we get Drones that we can ride & drive? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8t5Vbm4ay0

August 29th, 2023

• Q&A: Will there ever be flying transports other than Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsNC3rV0qsk

May 2nd, 2023

• Q&A: Are you aware that Drones seem to suck the FPS out of the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_qJILGkRjs

March 21st, 2023

• Q&A: What takes more resources, Belts, Drones, or Trains? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWA8hx71lm8

February 14th, 2023

• Q&A: We need Green Tech, make solar panels? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dP0iAdf_g

January 10th, 2023

References

• Q&A: How do you feel about adding a VTOL Jet to the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlV8HEygHE0

November 29th, 2022

• Q&A: Will Pioneers ever be able to safely ride a Drone from Port to Port? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD9XfZcY7o0

November 22nd, 2022

References

• Q&A: You said we're never getting Pipes yet we got Pipes. When are we getting Base Defense? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYL4xlSiPpU

September 13th, 2022

• Q&A: Smart compartments so you can transfer the exact same amount of items each time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VklHPvEErYY

August 30th, 2022

• Q&A: Zip Line Mk.2 that lets us attach to Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW4a4777ba8

August 23rd, 2022

• Q&A: Are Drone Ports ever going to be as customisable as Train Stations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQUL70uAm38

July 12th, 2022

• Q&A: Can we use the Zipline to grab onto Drones & ride them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CDoTNiSV84
• Q&A: Any plans on Drone pathing/configurableness? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa35SkIoJdg

July 5th, 2022

• Q&A: Will Drone terrain avoidance be fixed in Update 6? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl76rNQbCAw
• Q&A: Rechargeable batteries? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KrBqNWxbJc

May 3rd, 2022

• Q&A: Any Updates for Drone Ports? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Snbc6nEMNI
• Q&A: A lasso to ride the Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgCSlfqot3U

April 15th, 2022

• Snutt & Stefan Talk: Mining Resources & Crafting in Sprint 6 https://youtube.com/embed/7I3NGAm3j_4?autoplay=1&start=782&end=1063

March 1st, 2022

References

• Q&A: I'd like to see a mini-helicopter for the late game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUeyipJT38A

January 18th, 2022

References

• Q&A: What has Snutt leaked? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z9tfylzDzA

November 16th, 2021

References

• Q&A: Have you ever completed the last-Tier challenge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_bCuUtXSqQ

November 9th, 2021

• Q&A: A bug from Update 4 where Drone Ports use too many batteries isn't fixed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ZPDghO130

October 29th, 2021

• Snutt Talk: You can Paint Vehicles, Trains, and Drones https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxQT6FAmy_kl7s_EIq8rcyio7u9zY3Sxi5

October 5th, 2021

• Q&A: Will you be adding collisions to Drones eventually? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9vl3IKPFWI

References

• Trolling: Rebalancing Water Extractors in Update 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjR-CAkE03w

September 28th, 2021

• Q&A: Why can't we have a rideable Drone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmndxzpLEwk

September 14th, 2021

• Community FYI: Vehicles + Jump Pads = Drone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgKdoinOVhc
• Q&A: Will the spline fix apply to Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ8F7j6KcqA

References

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Changes to Truck Station UI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAQDLsfK-Io
• Q&A: Will a Truck Station supply enough Fuel for a return journey? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bySSNawmTXc

September 3rd, 2021

• Jace Talk: Final shot in the teaser https://youtube.com/embed/yZGq-W7r2sk?autoplay=1&start=701&end=772

August 31st, 2021

• Trolling: Drones in the Teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFoTNxpSNmc

August 24th, 2021

References

• Q&A: Personal drone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCyaEmQLKs

August 10th, 2021

• Q&A: Will it be possible for us to set our own Drone paths in the future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAw5PGJH918

References

• Q&A: Could there ever be Drones or airplanes that we could fly or transport stuff with? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8KwSMf7_kk

August 3rd, 2021

References

• Jace Talk: People asking about "Are there going be a lot of these new things in Update 5?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYx_EfkpWms
• Q&A: Favourite addition from Update 4? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUURn7xPIto

July 23rd, 2021

• Q&A: What are Drones, what do they do? https://youtube.com/clip/UgwKDl1O95rewluahrl4AaABCQ
• Q&A: Can we pilot Drones? https://youtube.com/clip/UgwoWLQOb1xROLzSTph4AaABCQ
• Q&A: What was the basic development progression of Drones like? https://youtube.com/clip/Ugz8dzC2odh1-fyZXRx4AaABCQ
• Tobias & Jace Talk: Drone World Grid https://youtube.com/clip/UgxfrOUyYIU6_AoE4P94AaABCQ
• Q&A: How do Drones deal with things that might be above them? https://youtube.com/clip/UgycGV0nuTNRiyrlE8N4AaABCQ
• Q&A: Does the Drone World Grid take into account players' Buildings? https://youtube.com/clip/Ugy_LYnkg3Di19SfH-J4AaABCQ
• Tobias Talk: Battery consumption of Drones https://youtube.com/clip/UgxQF40-E2C7byyl9MN4AaABCQ
• Jace Math: Drones are more efficient the further they travel https://youtube.com/clip/UgwCeOry0Hy7Dg0QywB4AaABCQ
• Q&A: What if your Drone path changes? https://youtube.com/clip/Ugxf7KIoJwFAPoKFNa54AaABCQ
• Q&A: When are the Batteries used by Drones? https://youtube.com/clip/UgybX97cu8npyL1-ag94AaABCQ
• Q&A: Are there bugs with Drone's Battery consumption? https://youtube.com/clip/UgzrWEuR3Z4I1VXqEIx4AaABCQ
• Q&A: What are some of the biggest challenges you had when working on the Drones? https://youtube.com/embed/FyOHDcxtEUA?autoplay=1&start=383&end=455
• Q&A: Will people be able to ride on the Drones? https://youtube.com/clip/UgzwgTuR5a3hUzkUnX54AaABCQ
• Q&A: What future plans are there for Drones? https://youtube.com/clip/UgxSn7sZCo9cJTo0QTN4AaABCQ
• Tobias & Jace Talk: Drone WIP Footage - First implementation of Drones https://youtube.com/clip/UgyaHJbh1qj9vMOb5k94AaABCQ
• Tobias & Jace Talk: Drone WIP Footage - First implementation of the Drone World Grid https://youtube.com/clip/UgwYho04_UJK5gzjLJ14AaABCQ
• Tobias & Jace Talk: Drone WIP Footage - Drones using their World Grid to pathfind https://youtube.com/clip/UgxRV6hcvXyjD6YnjPl4AaABCQ
• Q&A: Drones fly through the center of their World Grid, they don't fly diagonally? https://youtube.com/clip/UgzIJfRBdlBhb2mEtSB4AaABCQ
• Tobias Talk: Drone WIP Footage - First implementation of docking & take-off animation https://youtube.com/clip/Ugx1wXZIIMeYwnzB5XV4AaABCQ
• Q&A: What's the timer for? https://youtube.com/clip/UgyYNv0yANrj0o9ti7h4AaABCQ
• Tobias & Jace Talk: Drone WIP Footage - Drone World Grid height updates https://youtube.com/clip/Ugw8x_S9XXS7RVhAK_N4AaABCQ

July 13th, 2021

• Q&A: Can Trains & cars have the same throughput that Drones have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrFS-sBw9U4
• Community FYI: You said flying Vehicles would never be a thing, and then we got Drones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqe4sfwWECk

June 29th, 2021

• Q&A: Will Drones ever be able to carry the Pioneer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-x7Htlj14

June 22nd, 2021

• Snutt & Jace & Torsten Talk: Concept Art - Drones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UL7wCflXdw
• Snutt & Jace & Torsten Talk: Concept Art - Drone Ports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV94qhEro3Y
• Q&A: Will the belts from the Drone hub change so they're aligned to the rest? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iBQzOBv4aI

June 8th, 2021

• Q&A: Drone ports use too many batteries when the player is far away, is there any fix in the works? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px6Cmk_amfI

June 1st, 2021

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Jace's Factory Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz5ubjKvQWg

May 18th, 2021

• Q&A: What are the biggest difficulties when implementing a new feature? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQWR7_55EEI

May 11th, 2021

• Q&A: Ride Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tHe5NBul6M

May 4th, 2021

• Q&A: Is that why you can't ride the Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38OwCUgGOjs

April 20th, 2021

• Q&A: Are you going to fix the issues with Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gfr5kJzcro

April 6th, 2021

• Q&A: Will the Drones get a buff, because they're a little too expensive against the Trains? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZHoy5xKB1c
• Q&A: Rechargeable Batteries? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wU1YvsAytE

March 30th, 2021

• Q&A: Is that the same as "No Drones" and "No Pipes" ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvY8_P-bxqY

March 23rd, 2021

• Q&A: When are Mk.2 Drones coming out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykbt3XMUIus
• Community FYI: Can't wait for Drones and Water Extractors in EA, this is a great Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnQrLUVfwuI
• Q&A: Will there be any improvements for Drone Ports? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMkdm7T3SDo
• Q&A: Why to Drones have jet thrusters when they only consume Batteries? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALrzPviod04
• Q&A: Swap Drones with Hover Pack? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_t6aUIA5Zk
• Q&A: You said "Never" for Pipes, Drones, and many other things too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xeg3Ljqen7M
• Community FYI: Yes you did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08O7dRyOYy0

March 17th, 2021

• Snutt Talk: The VFX shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTrCZR2Jsgo
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Drones reveal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XiAt3WbtDw
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Drones previs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXBVh7B5kxk
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Behind the scenes of Simon's mock-up (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNkrjHq_1Fw
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Behind the scenes of Simon's mock-up (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFI20UQsJAc
• Q&A: Do we have purpose for drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8osAjUGF1QM
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Behind the scenes of Simon's mock-up (Part 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKBOBV5pNFs
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Setting up the in-game Drone shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiFxBhKJuv4
• Q&A: Will the Drone fly through a mountain?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLe1_rdbPqM

March 16th, 2021

• Drones https://youtube.com/embed/Dp77ih_XmkY?autoplay=1&start=409&end=459
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Drone Fan Art https://youtube.com/embed/Gdz6SUv9Om4?autoplay=1&start=15258&end=15313

January 26th, 2021

• Q&A: Were you serious about the drones in the last YouTube video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbAGxhCSN8c
• Q&A: Will you add drones to Satisfactory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdppJAPp4yA

References

• Q&A: Please, Toilet DLC before Official DLC? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sqgxrPlcUI

December 17th, 2020

• Q&A: Any thoughts on adding drones to the game? https://youtube.com/embed/-JXPsTlJIiI?autoplay=1&start=979&end=1006

November 17th, 2020

• Trolling: Flying Vehicles in Update 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E666WdfoeP0

August 25th, 2020

• Q&A: How about a drone to fly around? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1msTsQksmbI
• Q&A: Add Planes as Vehicles and we can automate it to carry our resources? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds9NIPna9_4

August 11th, 2020

• Q&A: Will Drones be added to the game for aerial travel? https://clips.twitch.tv/CredulousWimpyMosquitoResidentSleeper

December 19th, 2019

• Q&A: Have you considerd Flying Drones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYox3m1mePU