Satisfactory players achieve absurd early-game speeds by building more ziplines to zipline on while ziplining

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Satisfactory builder with a tummy ache

In the hours I’ve spent stripping planet Massage-2(Ab)b of resources to pour down the poorly optimized maw of my wretchedSatisfactoryproduction lines, my movement has only ever been clumsy. Getting around my base is a barely-directed stumble across gnarled conveyor belts. When I venture beyond my tangled sprawl, I’m trudging along with slapdash platform staircases and ill-advised jump pads. But thanks to theSatisfactory subreddit, I’ve seen a better, faster, more graceful way to navigate the early game on my way towards higher-tier transit tech—one where my feet will never have to touch the ground. Provided my materials last, of course.

Farzher’s video makes it look simple, but contrary to what you might think, building the zipline you’re currently ziplining on takes some coordination. Here’s the steps involved, as farzher describes them:

3.Left-click while aiming at the power pole at the end of your current power line segment to extend that power line

4.Aim at a valid build location for another power pole

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5.Left click to begin building the next powerline segment

6.Press 2 again to exit build mode

7.Reattach to the zipline with right-click

8.Aim where the next pole is building, so you can extend it during your next jump

9.Repeat

Easy, right? Not so much, because every step after the first is happening in midair during the space of a single jump. Seems worth figuring out, though; because the player’s momentum is carried forward as they jump from the zipline and back, the technique provides a rapid means of travel across fairly level terrain. Farzher’s able to cross a much longer stretch of grassland in the 30 second clip than you’d be able to replicate without higher-tier Satisfactory technology.

The only downsides I can see are the material requirements—you need to be carrying the supplies to build each stretch of power line, after all—and the fact that you’ll be leaving a long, superfluous network of powerlines everywhere you go. Then again, Satisfactory isn’t exactly an endeavor in sustainable design to begin with.

If you’re getting your own production lines up and running and want more pointers, check out ourSatisfactory tips and tricksto ensure you’re having the finest factory experience possible.

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