Satisfactory Secret Revealed: The Proven Way to Unlock the Elusive Space Elevator

Making progress in Satisfactory can be a thrilling experience, but certain items can be incredibly challenging to produce, and Smart Plating is one of them. If youre struggling to get your hands on this essential component, dont worry, were here to help. In this article, well walk you through the entire process of making Smart Plating, from unlocking the recipe to farming it efficiently, and finally, understanding its purpose in the game.

Unlocking the Recipe

To start making Smart Plating, you need to have the recipe unlocked in your Milestones. The Smart Plating recipe becomes available once you reach Milestone 4. At this point, you can unlock the Advanced Steel Production milestone, which contains the Smart Plating recipe, under the Engineering tree.

To unlock the Advanced Steel Production milestone, you need to have 10 parts and a total of 100,000 Research Points spent, as well as other milestones completed, including Steel Processing, Hub Upgrade 3, Advanced Materials, and Oil Processing. You can research the necessary parts and unlock the milestone through the Research tree.

Crafting and Farming Smart Plating

Once youve unlocked the Smart Plating recipe, you can craft it by following the steps below:

Every 40 seconds, you will produce 1 Smart Plating. As for the ingredients required to craft the Smart Plating, you need to combine:

Farming Steel Rods and Steel Beams

FarmSteel Rods can be created from Steel Ingots. Start by creating an Assembler that manufactures Steel Rods from Steel Ingots. One Steel Rod takes 6 seconds to produce, requiring 4 Steel Ingots. Steel Beam creation also uses Steel Rods, 3 rods produce 1 Steel Beam in 4 seconds.

Why is Smart Plating Needed?

Smart Plating serves a vital purpose in Satisfactory - it is one of the components required to build the Space Elevator. To be specific, it is a key component in the fifth tier of the Space Elevator. Once you complete the fifth stage of the Space Elevator construction, you are granted access to better items, increasing your resources and expanding your capabilities.