The developers at Coffee Stain Studios have taken a new approach to Update 6 for Satisfactory and have released a 12-minute video describing the entire update – as well as why they do it. In short, they tell you in advance that the update will not be huge, but that’s because they take the time to really drill down and get the game ready for its 1.0 release – which is likely to be this year. To that end, update 6, which releases for a while in early June, may be the last major update before it all rolls out.
You can watch the full update video on YouTube.
Update 6 itself will have a theme around exploration. To that end, it will focus on environmental changes, updated and new creatures, additions to equipment, and improvements to maps in the game. In addition, technical improvements are on the way, as well as a possible rebalancing of how overclocking your factory works – hopefully to make it just a little more intuitive and power-friendly.
Terrain changes will focus on the north coast and use it to add a new biome. Other creatures will also get updates, but the huge crab from the unveiling trailer back in 2018 will only come later.