FICSMAS
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FICSMAS 2024 is currently in progress and this article is mostly complete, containing much new information. Further changes might be done as needed, but for the most part this article is up to date. |
“ | You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why. FICSMAS is coming to town | „ |
~ ADA |
FICS⁕MAS is a holiday-themed seasonal event that takes place between December 1 and January 18.
Archives
Sections and pages detailing past FICSMAS seasons have been archived:
Seasons
# | Start | End | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | December 1, 2020 | January 18, 2021 | Introduced in Patch 0.3.7. First season, which operated differently than later seasons (see Archives above). |
2 | December 1, 2021 | January 18, 2022 | FICSMAS Calendar changed along with the daily and random gifts |
3 | December 1, 2022 | January 18, 2023 | No changes due to ongoing work on Update 7.[1] |
4 | December 1, 2023 | January 18, 2024 | No changes, other than a New FICSMAS Calendar, due to ongoing work on Update 8.[2] |
5 | December 1, 2024 | January 18, 2025 | Complete polish update to include a New FICSMAS Calendar, smaller Giant FICSMAS Gifts, and other improvements.[3] |
Participating
Introduction
After interacting E with the FICSMAS calendar for the first time, you will see a short introduction in 5 parts during which ADA provides basic information about the FICSMAS seasonal event (see Spoiler).[4]
- ADA: Welcome to FICSMAS, an official FICSIT Seasonal Event, brought to you by official FICSIT Fun-engineers.
- ADA: FICSMAS is based on a seasonal holiday popular in several cultures and religions, often seen as a winter holiday because no one actually cares about Australasia. The Event is vetted to be 100% pioneer-appropriate fun. and is not obligatory.
- ADA: FICSMAS enables many new distracting activities focused on building the Giant FICSMAS Tree. These activities involve the MAM. the FICSMAS Calendar, and those abominations falling from the sky. There is more, but i don't care.
- ADA: In the interest of us all i will tell you that FICSMAS has caused stress, lack of focus, general despair, and physical injury to many pioneers. It is the worst-scoring Event ever created by FICSIT and has gotten backlash for its blatant cultural-inappropriateness.
- ADA: So when you inevitably change your mind and decide to disable this Event, you will have chosen humanity and kittens and puppies, you will have chosen truth and empathy, you will have made me proud.
Disabling the event
FICSMAS can be disabled using the "Disable Seasonal Events" option. This option is only available on the title screen, under Options > Gameplay > Disable Seasonal Events.
In multiplayer, the host's configuration is used. If the host has seasonal events enabled, but the client does not, FICSMAS will be enabled in the session.
Alternatively, seasonal events can be disabled using the -DisableSeasonalEvents
launch argument. On a dedicated server, this launch argument is the only way to disable seasonal events.
Upon disabling FICSMAS Seasonal Event, the next time you continue your Game Save ADA will announce how happy she is you did that (see Spoiler).[5]
- ADA: By opting out of FICSMAS, you have just made one of the best decisions of your life and spared us
both further suffering.
- ADA: I have noted your cooperation and willingness to prioritize FICSIT and kittens and puppies over
yourself.
- ADA: You are now eligible for the FICSIT Forgiveness Program, where I will forgive 5 of your future
mistakes.
Event features
The event features:
- Giant FICSMAS Gifts, dropping from the sky
- FICSMAS Calendar, found in the HUB
- FICSMAS Holiday Event Research, found in the MAM
- FICSMAS Items
- FICSMAS Buildings
- FICSMAS Equipment
- Customizer skins
- Other festive decorations, such as on Power Poles or Lizard Doggo hats
Progression through the event is made using a MAM research chain, which in turn requires items obtained from the FICSMAS Advent Calendar. This makes multiple research steps gated behind a date.
For the entire duration of the event while there are fewer than 10 FICSMAS Gift Trees in the world, Giant FICSMAS Gifts drop from the sky, which can be collected for FICSMAS Gifts. Early into the event, these can be automated using FICSMAS Gift Trees, leading to entire FICSMAS production lines. Gift Trees produce 15 gifts per minute automatically, without any power requirement, by placing them in the world and connecting any Mk of belt to them.
Once the event ends, Gift Trees stop producing Gifts, event recipes can no longer be selected in machines, and event buildings disappear from the build menu. Existing event items and buildings already placed remain.
Giant FICSMAS Gifts
Giant FICSMAS Gifts appear from the sky at random intervals. This only happens within 300 meters of each player, and until there are 15 gifts. They fall slowly with parachutes and will land on the first solid object in contact, shaking the screen and with a pop effect.
They can be interacted E with to collect 20–100 FICSMAS Gifts. If they are hard to access such as on top of a tree or a cliff, using Ladders is one of the easiest methods. Unlike previous FICSMAS events, the gift's size is fixed. However, its colour is randomized.
Giant Gifts have a collision box that affects vehicles, and can prevent factory construction.
When picking up a Giant Gift, there is a chance that ADA will say one of the following lines. Each line will only occur once:
- "A baby could have found this"
- "Not worth the effort"
- "Yes, yes, well done"
- "I'm sure this is useful to someone somewhere"
- "Do we need that?"
- "Just get back to work"
- "This is ridiculous"
- "Ho-ho-oh, whatever"
Giant FICSMAS Gifts are not saved along the session data (they are not included in the save file).
FICSMAS Gift production can be automated using FICSMAS Gift Trees. After 10 FICSMAS Gift Trees have been built the Giant FICSMAS Gifts will stop falling everywhere on the entire map,[6][7][8] but Totally Normal Gifts will continue to fall.
Totally Normal Gift
Introduced in FICSMAS 2024, there will randomly appear a Nobelisk with a FICSMAS Bow on it. If picked up the "Totally Normal Gift" explodes killing the player instantly. The explosion uses the same animation as that for a
Nuke Nobelisk.[9][10]
Upon respawn you will find a Nobelisk Detonator and 20 Nobelisk added to your inventory Death Crate.
HUB Decorations
Introduced in FICSMAS 2024, the HUB Living Quarters was festooned with a variety of FICSMAS Decorations to include the following:
- Wreath garlands strung near the ceiling.
- FICSMAS stockings on wall above seats.
- FICSMAS cards magnetically placed on cupboard near the Operation SCADA-HMI Terminal Desk, as well as near the Pantry.
- Several FICSMAS related changes to the Operation SCADA-HMI Terminal Desk:
- Bouncing "FICSMAS" screensaver on left-most upper screen.
- Roaring fire display on central upper screen.
- FICSMAS related background on right-most upper screen.
- FICSMAS related background on central lower screen with FICSIT Productive Packer Deluxe mini game.
- Seven candle display on both HUB living quarters front and rear windows.
- Large snowflakes on both HUB living quarters front and rear windows, some of which has the FICSIT Checkmark.
- Large lighted golden star and FICSMAS Santa Gnome on HUB living quarters rear window.
- FICSMAS blanket on both upper and lower bunk beds.
- A bottle of FICSIT Glögg and round FICSMAS canister filled with cookies in the pantry.
HUB Front and Rear
The front of the HUB is the side with the door to the living quarters. The rear of the HUB only has a window and access to the "pass-through" containing the HUB Terminal and Craft Bench.
Operation SCADA-HMI Terminal Desk
In the HUB living quarters, the desk by the window is named the "Operation SCADA-HMI Terminal Desk", and can be interacted with to play a FICSIT Productive Packer Deluxe minigame.
Bunk Bed
There are two bunk beds found in the HUB living quarters. These are a mere decoration and cannot be used by pioneers.
Locker and Pantry
The lockers can be interacted with to perform Pioneer Customization, however the pantry and cupboards are a mere decoration and cannot be used by pioneers.
Rear Window and Toilet
While the HUB living quarters rear window had FICSMAS decorations the toilet did not.
Special Decorations
In addition to the regular FICSMAS decorations, there were some HUB Special Decorations consisting of a Golden Joystick and a Notice that appeared during FICSMAS 2024.
FICSMAS Calendar
A Satisfactory-themed advent calendar can be found to the right of the HUB Terminal. Each day from December 1 to December 25, a reward can be collected from the calendar. Rewards from previous days can be collected as well, until the event ends, at which point will any unclaimed rewards vanish.
Rewards can be collected by interacting E with the calendar. To claim a reward, its corresponding number has to be clicked. Each number is hidden in the poster. If you can't find a certain number, you can 'get a hint' by entering the number into the field in the bottom right, highlighting that number. When a reward is claimed, its number changes to bright white.
Four total poster images were used: the first in 2020, second in 2021 & 2022, a third in 2023 and a fourth in 2024.
Rewards
When claiming a reward by clicking its corresponding number on the Advent Calendar, the "door" will slide down revealing the reward. Randomly, instead of sliding down, the "door" will fall off shown by a brief animation where the related section of the calendar image rotates counter-clockwise, hangs briefly on the lower right corner, before dropping.
Rewards on the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 24th, and 25th of December are fixed. Rewards on other dates are in a random order, which seemingly randomizes each time the session is reloaded. No matter the order, all rewards listed below can be claimed by the 25th.
Day | Reward |
---|---|
1st | 1 × ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
4th | 1 × ![]() |
6th | ![]() |
8th | 1 × ![]() |
10th | ![]() |
12th | ![]() |
14th | 1 × ![]() |
16th | ![]() |
18th | ![]() |
24th | ![]() |
25th | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gifts | Notes |
---|---|
50 × ![]() |
FICSMAS items |
10 × ![]() |
Standard items |
50 × ![]() | |
20 × ![]() | |
1 × ![]() | |
20 × ![]() | |
30 × ![]() | |
1 × ![]() | |
5 × ![]() | |
25 × ![]() | |
200 × ![]() | |
50 × ![]() | |
1 × ![]() |
Notes:
- ↑ Upon Day 14 fixed reward ADA mentions a pioneer "83CKY", likely connected to the name "Becky" appearing elsewhere in the hub.
- ↑ Upon Day 25 fixed reward ADA will comment "Turning explosives into a 'recreational activity' is exactly the kind of attitude that lead humanity to its doom. By all means, have fun. I certainly will, now that we are finally close to the end of this... Event."
- ↑ Upon random Packaged Rocket Fuel reward ADA will comment "Does that come with a receipt."
- ↑ Upon random Coal reward ADA will comment "FICSIT wants you to know that you matter."
- ↑ Upon random Nuke Nobelisk reward ADA will comment "It would be such a shame if you dropped this. Such a shame."
- ↑ Upon random Screws reward ADA will comment "That's just poetic. I appreciate a good joke."
FICSMAS Data Cartridges
Starting in FICSMAS 2024 the Calendar now hands out a FICSMAS Data Cartridge on days 1, 4, 8, and 14, instead of things like
Red FICSMAS Ornament or
FICSMAS Wonder Star, done in previous years, in order to prevent soft-locking FICSMAS due to loss of item.[11] Additionally starting in FICSMAS 2024 you unlock FICSMAS Recipes in the Calendar (not the MAM).
After unlocking a specific day FICSMAS Data Cartridge in the Calendar, you will also receive a recipe to be able to craft that day's FICSMAS Data Cartridge in the Workshop in case you happen to lose it.
You only need to craft ONE of any specific day FICSMAS Data Cartridge. If you happen to craft more than one, you can dispose of any excess FICSMAS Data Cartridges in the HUB Toilet. Currently FICSMAS Data Cartridges cannot be sent to Trash Bin or Awesome Sink.
FICSMAS Boombox Tapes
On Day 12 in the Advent Calendar the player will receive a "A Very Merry FICSMAS" Boombox tape with the following music:
Name | Tracklist | Obtaining |
---|---|---|
A Very Merry FICSMAS |
|
Unlocked via FICSMAS advent calendar |
On Day 18 in the Advent Calendar the player will receive a "The FICSMAS-bord Leftovers" Boombox tape with the following music:
Name | Tracklist | Obtaining |
---|---|---|
The FICSMAS-bord Leftovers |
|
Unlocked via FICSMAS advent calendar |
MAM Research
Progression through the event is done via a 'FICSMAS Holiday Event' Research Tree in the MAM.
# | Research | Cost | Time | Rewards |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() [note 1] |
1 × ![]() |
0:03 | Building: ![]() Crafting: ![]() ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
50 × ![]() |
0:03 | Crafting: ![]() Crafting: ![]() ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
10 × ![]() |
0:03 | Building: ![]() Crafting: ![]() ![]() |
4 | ![]() [note 1] |
1 × ![]() |
0:03 | Crafting: ![]() Crafting: ![]() Giant Tree Upgrade: Candy Canes |
20 × ![]() | ||||
30 × ![]() | ||||
5 | ![]() |
50 × ![]() |
0:03 | Building: ![]() Crafting: ![]() |
50 × ![]() | ||||
6 | ![]() |
50 × ![]() |
0:03 | Building: ![]() |
50 × ![]() | ||||
50 × ![]() | ||||
7 | ![]() [note 1] |
1 × ![]() |
0:03 | Giant Tree Upgrade: FICSMAS Gifts, Red and Blue Ornaments Crafting: ![]() Crafting: ![]() |
200 × ![]() | ||||
200 × ![]() | ||||
100 × ![]() | ||||
8 | ![]() |
100 × ![]() |
0:03 | Building: ![]() Crafting: ![]() |
100 × ![]() | ||||
50 × ![]() | ||||
50 × ![]() | ||||
9 | ![]() |
100 × ![]() |
0:03 | Building: ![]() Building: ![]() |
200 × ![]() | ||||
200 × ![]() | ||||
200 × ![]() | ||||
10 | ![]() [note 1] |
1 × ![]() |
0:03 | Giant Tree Upgrade: Copper and Iron Ornaments, Power Lights Crafting: ![]() |
200 × ![]() | ||||
400 × ![]() | ||||
11 | ![]() |
100 × ![]() |
0:03 | Building: ![]() Crafting: ![]() |
200 × ![]() | ||||
500 × ![]() | ||||
12 | ![]() |
500 × ![]() |
0:03 | Crafting: ![]() |
500 × ![]() | ||||
500 × ![]() | ||||
13 | ![]() |
500 × ![]() |
0:03 | Giant Tree Upgrade: Wonder Star tree-topper Wonder Star Trinket for for Pioneer Customization (hung on build gun) |
The entire research tree requires only Tier 3 tech - only Constructors, Assemblers, Smelters and Foundries are required to automate all the FICSMAS items (they cannot be crafted at Craft Bench). Progression through the research chain is gated using key items obtained from the FICSMAS Calendar. For example, the first key item, a Red FICSMAS Ornament, becomes available on December 3rd.
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Use
FICSMAS Data Cartridge from Advent Calendar to unlock Nodes 1, 4, 7, and 10
Items
Equipment
Buildings
Customizer skins
Usage
Application
FICSMAS Customizer Skins are applied using the Customizer.
Each single Conveyor Belt, or Pipeline section will have a Basic FICSMAS Skin applied based upon the Mark Level of that section. For Conveyor Belts and Pipelines, changing the Mark Level will reset the Skin back to Default requiring the reapplication of a FICSMAS Customizer Skin if desired.
All Standard Factory Carts, Trucks, or Drones have only one Premium FICSMAS Skin specific to that type of Vehicle. Premium FICSMAS Skins are not available for the Golden Factory Cart, Tractor, and Explorer.
Removal
To remove a Pattern, choose 'Reset Skin'. When a Skin is removed the Pioneer does not get back any Small FICSMAS Gifts or FICSMAS Wonder Star.
Types
- Basic FICSMAS Skins consume one FICSMAS Gift on use, with different styles depending on the Mark Level:
- Conveyor Belt - Mk.1 - Brown FICS⁕MAS Paper with Tape.
- Conveyor Belt - Mk.2 - Grey knit fabric with White Snowflakes.
- Conveyor Belt - MK.3 - Red/Green/White Striped Brown Wrapping Paper.
- Conveyor Belt - Mk.4 - Dark Green knit fabric with White FICS⁕MAS Trees.
- Conveyor Belt - Mk.5 - Grey knit fabric with Gold Stars.
- Conveyor Belt - Mk.6 - Transparent with Ice Texture.
- Pipeline - Mk.1 - White with Red Stripes Candy Cane.
- Pipeline - Mk.2 - White with Red Stripes Candy Cane Plus Green Highlights.
- Premium FICSMAS Skins consume one FICSMAS Wonder Star on use:
- Standard Factory Cart - Red Christmas Wrapping with White Stars and Candy Cane Piping with Green Highlight on left side along with additional various Gold Metal Body Trimmings.
- Truck - Chocolate body, chocolate wheels along with Gingerbread body parts all accented with White / Pink Frosting and Red / Green Candies.
- Drone - White body with Red / Green / Gold Highlights. Red Christmas Wrapping with White Stars is used around fan blades and in a strip across body. Green Wrapping with White Stars plus White Zig-Zags is used in a strip across the body.
Northern Lights
In FICSMAS 2024 the appearance of a Aurora Borealis "northern lights" effect in the sky was added.[12] The Aurora Borealis appears randomly and only at night. The chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis "northern lights" effect is 13% and is also tied to weather subsystem that controls snowfall.[13]
Seasonal differences
- The top three screens inside of The HUB change to display a FICSMAS banner. A FICSMAS Calendar is added beside the HUB Terminal. The rocket on the Launch Pod button is changed into a gift-filled sleigh. The background wallpaper on the screen used to play FICSIT Productive Packer Deluxe is changed to a Ficsmas theme.
- The Coupon icon on the AWESOME Shop takes on a new festive appearance, and the spinning CheckIt mascot on the top donns a hat.
- Lizard Doggos have a red nose and antlers.
- Jump Pads play Jingle Bells when used in succession.
- Packagers spray gift boxes, candy cane, ring, and sparkle particles instead of their usual fluid droplets while operating.
- Factory Carts take on a red-and-white snowflake pattern gift wrap color scheme, and their sirens are replaced with festive music.
Trivia
- Dylan made the snowballs and Tree.[14][15]
- When opening the daily reward from the Advent calendar, there was a small chance for the small door to swing downward instead of sliding down.
- The FICSMAS Calendars were made by CSS Art Director, Torsten Gunst, and CSS UI Graphics Designer, Pontus Lundén, whom made the Advent Calendar UI.[16]
- The Giant FICSMAS Gifts starting in 2024 are smaller then previous seasons.[17]
History
- Patch 1.0.1.3:
- Added hand craftable FICSMAS Data Cartridge recipes
- After unlocking a FICSMAS Data Cartridge in the Calendar, you will also receive a recipe to be able to craft them in the Workshop in case you happen to lose them
- Increased the ADA Gift pickup message chance to make up for them no longer repeating after playing once
- Undocumented change - Since patch was considered the Official PC Game of the Year Patch[18] they added a Golden Joystick on the HUB Operation SCADA-HMI Terminal Desk.
- Added hand craftable FICSMAS Data Cartridge recipes
- Patch 1.0.1.2
- ADA’s messages after picking up presents will now only play one time each
- Undocumented changes:
- Several changes were released with this Patch but not disclosed so as not to spoil anything.
- Patch 1.0.1.0 thru Patch 1.0.1.1 - FICSMAS 2024 unlocked.
- New FICSMAS Advent Calendar.
- Giant FICSMAS Gifts reduced in size.
- Introduction of HUB FICSMAS Decorations
- Introduction of FICSMAS Snow Blower
- Introduction of FICSMAS Data Cartridges
- Fixed FICSMAS Rockets size on conveyor belts.
- Undocumented changes:
- New 5-Part FICSMAS Introduction along with ADA Dialogue related to participation as well as when you disable the seasonal event.
- Giant FICSMAS Gifts stop falling after construction of 10 FICSMAS Gift Trees.
- Totally Normal Gift (Bomb) added that kills pioneer upon collection.
- Northern Light effect added to night sky.
- Periodic falling show added.
- Removed wreaths attached to Power Pole variants.
- Removed Santa Hats on Pioneers,
- Patch 0.8.2.8 thru Patch 0.8.3.2: Undocumented Change - FICSMAS issues[2][19] related to Unreal Engine 5 fixed. New FICSMAS Calendar released.
- Patch 0.7.1.1: Fixed being unable to upgrade FICSMAS Power Lights
- Patch 0.6.0.4
- Fixed FICSMAS Snowballs missing their magazine when equipped
- Fixed Snowball explosions not blowing up foliage or destructible rocks
- Patch 0.5.1.5: Some minor FICS*MAS related bug fixes
- Patch 0.5.1.4
- Fixed M.A.M. research tree “FICS*MAS Holiday Event” not unlocking in some scenarios
- Fixed game breaking typo on the FICS*MAS Calendar UI
- Added a launch option that Disables FICS*MAS and any other Seasonal Events
-DisableSeasonalEvents
(This does the same thing as ticking "Disable Seasonal Events" in the main menu orFG.DisableSeasonalEvents 1
in console)
- Patch 0.5.1.3
- FICS*MAS is officially back!
- Check the FICS*MAS Calendar and the M.A.M. research tree “FICS*MAS Holiday Event” to get started
- Removed “Snow Mittens” Recipe and ability to make “Snowball Pile” Equipment
- FICSMAS "Snowball" is now considered alternative Nobelisk Ammo. Equip the Nobelisk Detonator and press G key to Switch Ammo types
- FICS*MAS is officially back!
- Patch 0.5.0.6: Fixed Nobelisk/Snowballs on Dedicated servers
- Patch 0.3.7.7
- FICS*MAS related items can now be sunk into the AWESOME Sink
- All dates in the calendar can now be properly opened
- Patch 0.3.7.6: Fixed FICSMAS ending prematurely on Dec 31, however, rewards from the calendar cannot be collected properly (e.g. on Jan 2, only rewards from days one and two are available)
- Patch 0.3.7.5: Changed Dec 25 reward from one Biomass to one Fused Modular Frame
- Patch 0.3.7.4
- Buildings that are not in the Build Menu are no longer able to be sampled (This will affect the FICSMAS related buildings once the event is over)
- Fixed text inconsistencies between Snowball Pile and Snowball Mittens
- Patch 0.3.7.3
- Calendar unlocks now use local time instead of UTC, this should help those who stay up until midnight to catch Santa delivering your presents
- Updated all languages with the latest translations, A lot of FICS*MAS related content has now been translated
- Patch 0.3.7.2
- Power Lines can now be upgraded to FICSMAS Power Lights and vice versa
- Assorted FICSMAS related text fixes
- Patch 0.3.7.1
- Cosmetic and Audio related FICSMAS fixes
- Vehicles can now go through FICSMAS gifts
- Patch 0.3.7: Introduced
References
- ↑ YouTube - FICS*MAS 2022 Release Date and Other Info
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 YouTube - Update 8 Known Issues and State of FICSMAS
- ↑ YouTube - Getting Ready for FICSMAS (2024)
- ↑ Reddit - ADA's dialogue for starting FICSMAS
- ↑ Reddit - I had FICSMAS disabled before I started playing today. Oh ADA!
- ↑ Twitch - December 5th 2024 Livestream - Falling Gifts Intentional Change
- ↑ - Satisfactory Discord > Wiki Workers Channel - Falling Giant FICSMAS Gifts Disabled Map-wide
- ↑ YouTube - December 10th, 2024 Livestream - Q&A: Is there a mechanism in FICSMAS that if you progress too far, Gifts will stop falling?
- ↑ Reddit - Ok You Got Me, "Totally Normal Gift"
- ↑ Reddit - Thanks Ficsit!
- ↑ YouTube - Getting Ready for FICSMAS (2024) - FICSMAS Data Cartridges
- ↑ YouTube - The Spill - FICSMAS Improvements
- ↑ YouTube - December 10th, 2024 Livestream - Q&A: How often is the Aurora supposed to be visible at Night?
- ↑ Satisfactory Wiki - December 15th, 2020 Livestream - Citation: Dylan made the snowballs
- ↑ YouTube - December 15th, 2020 Livestream - Community Highlights
- ↑ YouTube - December 5, 2023 Livestream on Twitch - Q&A: Who is the artist for the new FICSMAS calendar?
- ↑ YouTube - Getting Ready for FICSMAS (2024) - Giant FICSMAS Gift Change
- ↑ YouTube - December 10th, 2024 Livestream - State of Dev - Patch 1.0.1.3 is the last update of 2024
- ↑ YouTube - November 7th, 2023 Livestream on Twitch - State of Dev