Chainsaw
The Chainsaw is a tool used to cut down flora in a target area by consuming Solid Biofuel. It allows the pioneer to harvest things that can't be harvested by hand, such as trees, some shrubs, and small rocks, or to clear an area of these things.
Obtaining
Crafting
Recipe | Ingredients | Produced in | Products | Unlocked by |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chainsaw | Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing |
Usage
Equipment
With the Chainsaw equipped, approach some flora (valid flora will be highlighted with a white outline) and Use to cut it. After the animation finishes, all flora within a 5-meter radius is cut (centered on the targeted object).[1] All items produced by the destroyed flora will be transferred into the player's inventory. Several types of trees cannot be cut, usually large trees.
The Chainsaw can be toggled into Single Mode with the R key, in which mode it will cut down only the targeted object.
Damage
The Chainsaw cannot be used as a weapon; it does no damage to any creature.
Crafting
The Chainsaw is primarily used to collect Leaves, Wood, and Mycelia ingredients, which are all used to create Biomass.
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Fuel consumption
The Chainsaw uses Solid Biofuel as fuel. It consumes 75 MW and Solid Biofuel has 450 MJ of energy, therefore one Solid Biofuel is consumed every six seconds.
While changing the fuel type is a supported UI feature for Jetpacks, there isn't currently a way for the player to change which fuel the Chainsaw should consume.[2]
Achievements

Trivia
- In Closed Alpha the Chainsaw Graphic Mesh used a Blue Color.
- Despite being powered by a solid form of biomass, the chainsaw still sounds like it is powered by liquid fuel.[5]
- Snutt has prototyped different modes for the Chainsaw.[6]
- Even if Chainsaw is equipped, Pioneer can still opt to pick up small foliages manually. However, as foliage actual pickup hitbox is reduced to its base area while a Chainsaw is held, Holster H to allow foliages to be picked up more easily.
- Beryl Nut bushes and Paleberry plants within the Chainsaw's cutting radius will not be destroyed unless targeted with the Chainsaw directly. When targeted with the Chainsaw, any uncollected Beryl Nuts or Paleberries will be harvested, and the plants will drop no other items.
- The equip animation that plays the first time the player equips the chainsaw is a reference to the chainsaw in DOOM (2016).
See also
Gallery
- Chainsaw held in one hand during Alpha Test Weekend.
- Chainsaw held in two hands during Alpha Test Weekend.
History
- Patch 1.0.0.1
- Fixed a crash when chainsawing certain foliage
- Please note that some foliage cannot be removed with the chainsaw currently, but it is removable by the Nobelisk
- Patch 0.8.2.0: Fixed Chainsaw displaying and behaving incorrectly in Multiplayer
- Patch 0.7.0.6: Fixed an issue where icons would show up blank after Holstering equipment that uses fuel
- Patch 0.5.0.8: Increased the amount of Wood that is obtained from chainsawing pine trees in Northern Forest
- Patch 0.6.0.4: Fixed Chainsaw sounds
- Patch 0.6.0.0: Reworked Chainsaw audio
- Patch 0.5.0.6: Fixed Chainsaw custom volume settings not working properly
- Patch 0.3.4.0: Sound tweaked, reduced sound volume.
- Unknown patch before Alpha Test Weekend: Chainsaw AoE was added. Previously it only destroyed one object.
- Patch 2018-10-11: Introduced
References
- ↑ Q&A: How does the AoE on the Chainsaw work?
- ↑ Q&A: Why does the Chainsaw only run on Solid Biofuel?
- ↑ YouTube - Satisfactory - CHAINSAW #3 - Chainsaw One Hand Hold
- ↑ YouTube - Satisfactory - CHAINSAW #3 - Chainsaw Two Hand Hold
- ↑ YouTube - October 6th, 2020 Livestream - Q&A: Why is the Chainsaw a gasoline 2-stroke?
- ↑ YouTube - September 27th, 2022 Livestream - Q&A: Chainsaw modes?