Topics > Satisfactory Updates > Release Builds

May 17th, 2022 Livestream

• Q&A: What are the advantages and disadvantages of running the Experimental build? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R13FVZlFPw
• Snutt Talk: Update 6 may be released on Experimental without being feature-complete https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3sRYjiX1ik

May 13th, 2022 Video

• Justifying the changes + possible changes to come https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx5PpBrbmcGZ8DrBq5-RITdwjFLUr9z8Nv

May 10th, 2022 Livestream

• State of Dev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgDWsvm7ThE

May 3rd, 2022 Livestream

• State of Dev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBdLi32e74Q

March 29th, 2022 Livestream

• EOS Reset Account https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XczXasUwc0w

November 23rd, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: When does Update 4 come out? When does Update 5 come out? https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx0M7IL9HWyAOlW8R52zlg_2J-V7T2t6rI
• Q&A: Will there be updates on Experimental? https://youtube.com/embed/iVDRQg_aWpU?autoplay=1&start=5618&end=5734
• Q&A: Will there be a variable for SteamCMD for which version to choose? https://youtube.com/embed/iVDRQg_aWpU?autoplay=1&start=5908&end=6134
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Dedicated Servers https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZEMe6KgejftK_qlKahpnYSAprfHS9xsJ
• Q&A: Which app ids are there for the server branches on SteamCMD? https://youtube.com/embed/iVDRQg_aWpU?autoplay=1&start=7363&end=7452

November 16th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Can Experimental saves be moved over to Early Access without issue? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPj_soas-a8
• Q&A: Will most of the crashes and bugs be fixed with the Update 5 Early Access release? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce_ljLUkF3A
• Snutt & Jace Talk: Quick reminder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt9eBL8_VbU

November 12th, 2021 Video

• Q&A: When will the game be available on the Early Access branch? https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx2TwHrFg1Nx1AsL24SkaSA6X8a_hj0qav

November 9th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: When is the EA release? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvoyj5jezKI
• Q&A: When is Update 5 coming out of beta? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD5bj01dx4Q

November 2nd, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: When will Update 5 come out on Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE9_3gnBleg
• Q&A: Can you play the Experimental build? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr6AgBnJscw
• Q&A: When do you hope Update 5 will hit Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQWBOLYA60

October 27th, 2021 Video

• Jace Talk: Dedicated Servers are super experimental https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxhvmKEXivPEhbAqZRllU64BJ7am9U3IO5

October 26th, 2021 Update 5 Launch Stream and Patch Notes Video

• Q&A: What time is release? https://youtube.com/embed/Rumqu_lyapg?autoplay=1&start=12892&end=12905
• Snutt & Jace Talk: The Update should be live on Experimental branch now https://youtube.com/embed/Rumqu_lyapg?autoplay=1&start=16392&end=16426
• Q&A: When will Update 5 come to Early Access? https://youtube.com/embed/Rumqu_lyapg?autoplay=1&start=16820&end=16843

October 22nd, 2021 Video

• Jace Talk: Update 5 Experimental Release https://youtube.com/embed/cNBKEaJMLyM?autoplay=1&start=4&end=51
• Jace Talk: See you on Tuesday for the Update 5 Launch https://youtube.com/embed/cNBKEaJMLyM?autoplay=1&start=139

October 19th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: Update 5, bugs expected & working more on features before release on Early Access https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6_1Q5ck7go
• Q&A: How long will the Update be on Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AWq6YaQaw

October 12th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: 2 weeks until Update 5 lands on Experimental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyfO900mn3g

October 5th, 2021 Livestream

• Snutt & Jace Talk: Update 5 Experimental Release Date https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaXO7A8P370
• Q&A: Will Engine Upgrade be part of Update 5 for EA? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipvJ2BXWUM

September 28th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: Update 5 Release Date https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAfszSKXuYk
• Q&A: When will the Engine Update go to Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjv1OPjHBU
• Q&A: Any plans to release the Engine Upgrade to EA before Update 5 releases to Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfYa23IgdLw
• Q&A: Since the last Update to Early Access, the game doesn't shut down properly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unMf13aQnWo

September 24th, 2021 Video

• Jace Talk: Experimental vs. Early Access versions https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxpyi172YKZF-zc3dXhCidH_k2idgGgFh7
• Jace Talk: Back up your saves https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxRT_6nzgEfU7ffNARf4A2Sryn8R83sglP

September 21st, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Will the Engine Update push out to EA before the new content to Update 5? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFlqre9Sy3A
• Snutt & Jace Talk: If you're playing on Experimental, Mods will probably break https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPBT-gIzIPU
• Snutt & Jace Talk: How to access the Experimental version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzCveeXuWJE
• Community FYI: I'm willing to take the chance so I will back up my saves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68rRB7vKt70
• Q&A: Do you think 1.0 will release on Experimental before general release? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FazJegnOGqM

July 13th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: How do you get the source control version number embedded in the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7jnOWalyHM

July 6th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Does Experimental run with more detailed logging so performance would be worse? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtrCOtzx3Aw

June 22nd, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: When will Experimental come to EA? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PEBlRC4kU

June 1st, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Is this a Developer build? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6mvEOG0HLI

May 18th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: Issues with Update 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDmB6Zyrr1U

May 11th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: When's the next EA Update? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRZCBpRdFqE

May 4th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: Connectivity Issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=varBpNnpo7U
• State of Dev: Working on Update 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp2pVEkljB4
• Q&A: Any news about fix for Multiplayer, issues where some players cannot join? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aha078sVwGI

April 27th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: What gameplay stats/information do you wish you had more visibility on? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNtVgVEpOaw

April 20th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Why did the anti-spider mode went off? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd-VVREKHLE

April 13th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: Releasing Update 4 on Early Access today https://youtube.com/embed/cF3QleeEiJo?autoplay=1&start=606&end=622
• State of Dev: Early Access branch and the Experimental branch https://youtube.com/embed/cF3QleeEiJo?autoplay=1&start=827&end=1075
• Q&A: If I play it on Experimental, will I still be able to load it if I switch to Early Access? https://youtube.com/embed/cF3QleeEiJo?autoplay=1&start=1303&end=1387
• Snutt Talk: Update 4 being released on Early Access https://youtube.com/embed/cF3QleeEiJo?autoplay=1&start=4421&end=4465
• Q&A: Will Update 4 on Early Access break Mods? https://youtube.com/embed/cF3QleeEiJo?autoplay=1&start=4464&end=4520
• Q&A: Mods? https://youtube.com/embed/cF3QleeEiJo?autoplay=1&start=4551&end=4564
• Snutt Talk: No surprise content in the Early Access release of Update 4 https://youtube.com/embed/cF3QleeEiJo?autoplay=1&start=5100&end=5133

April 6th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: April Fools 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMPr_Y9bstc
• State of Dev: Preparing for Update 4 Early Access Launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmuP1OXfs80
• State of Dev: Cloud Sync on Experimental branch for Epic Store disabled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmIT8FuZdM
• Q&A: Is April 13th still the date for Update 4 on Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md41t3AMEX0
• Snutt Talk: Update 4 Early Access Launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQBgfpVy68

March 30th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Game full release on Thursday? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbYuuY2Qrlg
• Q&A: Is the release date for Update 4 on EA? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK4PYV5aWqU
• State of Dev: Update 4 on Experimental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL9Cpd23mH0
• Q&A: When will the Update come to the stable client? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPw6GNV42QI

March 26th, 2021 Video

• Snutt Talk: Accessing the Experimental Branch https://youtube.com/embed/jmrABq4cCzY?autoplay=1&start=67&end=93

March 23rd, 2021 Livestream

• Snutt Talk: Update 4 on Early Access https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy9BZZFyE4Y
• Q&A: Is Geforce Now going to get Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgaAp-f2AI4
• Community FYI: Switching branches on Geforce Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXI1g8RMERE
• 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: Do you plan to put Update 4 out earlier than April 13th? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aclI7pbRT3I
• Q&A: How to enroll for Experimental (in Steam) ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXRhlc6E1lg
• Snutt Talk: Back up your saves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3n60T9aA10
• Q&A: Did I miss the part about release to Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJNs01E4O8
• Q&A: Will the Engine Upgrade or Update 4 be first on Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v71dHxMtPzg
• Q&A: When you push World Updates, will those come to EA & Experimental at the same time or separate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mnVlMXrfyw
• Q&A: Why don't the saves from Experimental work on normal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRc1dgpRDrM
• Q&A: I played on Experimental, now I can't load my save on previous version, do I have to wait? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBoS-s9O_oU

March 16th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Can we pre-download it? https://youtube.com/embed/Gdz6SUv9Om4?autoplay=1&start=523&end=540
• Snutt Talk: How to access Update 4 on Steam & Epic https://youtube.com/embed/Gdz6SUv9Om4?autoplay=1&start=7169&end=7286
• Mod highlight part 2 Q&A: Will these mods work in Experimental? https://youtube.com/embed/Gdz6SUv9Om4?autoplay=1&start=12009&end=12048
• Q&A: When is it going to be on Early Access? https://youtube.com/embed/Gdz6SUv9Om4?autoplay=1&start=15312&end=15344

March 9th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Will Experimental & EA be the same version so we can swap? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m_-g6ELKsY
• Q&A: Reload Experimental Save into Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a66KD67ymLs

March 2nd, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Is playing on Experimental dangerous? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic1QshktIT4

February 26th, 2021 Videos

• Q&A: Why does it go to Experimental first? https://youtube.com/embed/F-q3vfj__M4?autoplay=1&start=31&end=81
• Q&A: When's it going to be on Early Access? https://youtube.com/embed/F-q3vfj__M4?autoplay=1&start=80&end=113
• Q&A: I'm on Early Access, how do I get in on this Experimental stuff? https://youtube.com/embed/F-q3vfj__M4?autoplay=1&start=112&end=183

February 23rd, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Is that March date for Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQTpG9Ws6EA
• Q&A: So are you packing Update 4 to the Engine Upgrade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QEf5938sPk

February 16th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: No Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cO89rhg6sQ
• Q&A: Still on track for March 9th or 16th? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDadUPxjUs
• Q&A: I think I missed a discussion around when it would be shifted to Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTafCP7eCB4
• Q&A: Are you expecting a more stable release of the Engine Upgrade due to increased QA for Update 4? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSo3tH9ZLR0
• Q&A: Have you considered some sort of free demo for the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy8mbOy0BJ0
• Q&A: Will 1.0 go to Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYBAKknb7WA
• Q&A: Have you fixed the gamma? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NIYN2OWrWs
• Q&A: Will there be a penultimate Early Access release for the Story? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9H2Xu_20UA

February 9th, 2021 Livestream

• State of Dev: Engine Upgrade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAnag5KJQcw
• State of Dev: Modular Build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSaAt5v9asM
• Q&A: Can you summarise the extent to which Update 4 will be released in terms of the Engine Upgrade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCaCXVVAtb0
• Q&A: How girthy will the Update 4 download be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdrTnF4-6ZQ
• Q&A: How's the Engine Upgrade and Update 4 merge going to be managed on Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dX8qNTbRvo
• Q&A: When does Experimental come to Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0KzZA300xo

February 2nd, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: How has feedback on the Engine Upgrade been going? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBNLO9T_VVk
• Q&A: Will Update 4 be on Experimental or main branch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePwT4AogKWY

January 26th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Had a save game from Early Access, spent time in Experimental, now back on EA it doesn't work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b586YMEHeRk
• Q&A: Did you know Satisfactory Experimental is running well on Linux Mint? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d5h-Okw-uU
• Q&A: Will Update 4 be rolled out to Experimental first? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ3zk3Yvav0
• Q&A: When will the code be optimised for the new engine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVT8_xB9V94

January 19th, 2021 Livestream

• Q&A: Will the Engine Upgrade work on Linux? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twjZc7ImIts
• Snutt Talk: Switching from Early Access to Experimental builds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnxaJP6wmnE
• Q&A: How long will you wait until the Engine Upgrade gets merged from Experimental to Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNh_mdTOijU

December 15th, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: Will Satisfactory have native support for Linux? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFUMhD3WGg

November 10th, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: Can you summarise the upcoming builds for the next months? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYyIETHuJ4
• Q&A: Can I switch between Experimental & Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs8oV_l9O-k
• Q&A: After the Update do I need to switch back to Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkk_HH5eFI
• Q&A: Do you ever get the feeling the game will be put aside and never leave Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSx6aBL0q3Q

November 3rd, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: What's the difference between Experimental and the other version? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zmq2rGoHU
• Q&A: What's the Modular Build? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKIeFeGPXJQ

October 27th, 2020 Patch Notes

• Snutt Talk: Fluids Update being released on the Experimental Branch https://youtube.com/embed/iahxEfLCFWU?autoplay=1&start=17&end=102

October 6th, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: Is Experimental only on Epic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G16NmLIwEk

August 25th, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: Will Satisfactory be updated to Unreal Engine 5 / Snutt Talk: Experimental Builds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr1UWnrs0d4
• Q&A: Plans for official Linux support? https://clips.twitch.tv/DiligentDeafMangoPogChamp

June 8th, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: What about the building the game Modular? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVv8qIBxHU
• Q&A: Will Epic & Steam get the same Updates? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t814f8sansw
• Q&A: Will I be able to play Experimental branches on Steam? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCCQ_JBIUg

May 29th, 2020 Video

• Jace Talk: Release date for bringing Experimental Branch to Early Access https://youtube.com/embed/loADR1sAjJ8?autoplay=1&start=18&end=39
• Jace Talk: Why we delay releases https://youtube.com/embed/loADR1sAjJ8?autoplay=1&start=47&end=424

March 24th, 2020 Livestream

• State of Dev: Update 3, Steam Release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y__cl6AcRzs

February 20th, 2020 Video

• Snutt Talk: Eventually moving Update 3 to the Early Access branch https://youtube.com/clip/UgzqC__DEmkN7QnKAVx4AaABCQ

February 11th, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: How big is the Update going to be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQe_yYHAwsQ
• Q&A: How long will it be on Experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiKHL4mgM40
• Q&A: Satisfactory on mobile? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb5nLTtDSpA
• Q&A: How do we install Experimental on Epic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWqTKTZB0S0
• Jace Talk: Update 3 launches on Experimental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljnrgop-8mo
• Q&A: Will you be able to preload the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY1OQ_CuQhQ
• Q&A: Is it worth to go to Experimental just to try Update 3? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKBhSfxAWGQ

January 22nd, 2020 Livestream

• Q&A: Linux support for Dedicated Servers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a34CUK1K3k
• Q&A: Any downsides to playing experimental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJEaT3SIv0U
• Q&A: How much time between Experimental and Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjn88-M1BbE

December 2nd, 2019 Patch Notes

• Jace Talk: We do see the bug reports and crash reports on the Experimental version of the game https://youtube.com/embed/JahYj98r0dQ?autoplay=1&start=18&end=73

March 9th, 2019 Livestream

• Q&A: You guys are planning a mobile port, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWgVKBPTtM
• Snutt, Simon, Jace Talk: Early Access Release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsI9XqjI0fk
• Q&A: Will I be able to play it on my Samsung fridge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pVI2F2Y7rs
• Q&A: How often will you release updates in Early Access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBkvqmyjADM
• Snutt Talk: Alpha Test Weekend Hard Drive M.A.M. bug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyUfBo2-gjw
• Q&A: Is the Early Access version the same version Alpha Testers have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnUTeUn6TA4
• Jace Talk: All saves should work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9kJj1Hd-cs