Pioneer

Pioneer
Lifeform
Hitpoints	100

The Pioneer is the player character in Satisfactory. The Pioneer works for and is property of FICSIT, Inc.

Multiple Pioneers can play together in multiplayer. Pioneers can both hurt (PVP) and revive E each other without the dead Pioneer teleporting back to the HUB.

Points of view

The game is played from first-person unless driving a vehicle or traveling with the Hyper Tube, where the camera transitions to a third-person point of view.

Concept art of the Pioneer dressed in different colored jumpsuits.

Body size

The standing Pioneer has a hitbox size of about 0.8 m x 0.8 m x 1.8 m. While crouching, it is about 0.8 m x 0.8 m x 0.8 m. When sliding, the height is reduced to 0.8 m.

Inventory

Main article: Inventory

Each Pioneer has a inventory, accessed with Tab ↹. It has two parts:

• Storage (often referred to as "Pocket Dimension" in-game)
  • Can be used to carry solid items, but not fluids
  • Contained items can be used for building and manual crafting at the Craft Bench and Equipment Workshop
  • Its size increases through various unlocks
• Equipment slots
  • There are five types: hand, body, back, head, legs
  • Each equipment can each be worn in its respective slot
  • Additional hand slots can be unlocked, but other types are fixed at 1

Health

Main article: Health

Pioneers have 100 HP. Health depletes through attacks of other players, hostile creatures or the environment (Poison Gas, radiation, fall damage). It slowly regenerates, and can be rapidly regained by eating food or using Medicinal Inhalers.

Interaction

Pioneers can interact with E. The default interaction range is 3.5 m, which increases to 20 m while hovering using a Hover Pack or gliding with a Parachute.

Interacting performs a different action based on the target:

• Foliage and dropped items are picked up, yielding  Leaves,  Wood,  Mycelia, etc.
•  Power Slugs,  Somersloops and  Mercer Spheres are picked up, but they key must be held down
• Resource nodes of solid resources initiate manual mining
• Functional buildings opens their menu, through which they can be configured, such as by setting a recipe, clock speed, vehicle loading or routes, etc., also showing useful information, such as their operating status or contents
• Vehicles (except Drones) are entered, allowing them to be driven

Emote

The Pioneer can perform an emote by holding the emote T key, then picking one of the actions below. Emotes can also added to the Hotbar by holding the Emote Wheel key, picking an "action", and pressing the desired Hotbar Slot key.

Clap	Twirl	Facepalm	Rock	Paper
Clap the hands two times (contains Easter egg)	Twirl the Build Gun in hand

Scissors	Point	Wave	Heart	Finger Guns

The Finger Guns emote was originally a FICSMAS 2021, Day 24 Reward, but became available as standard in 1.0.

Model

New Pioneer Model as of Version 1.0.

The Pioneer's look (model) was developed prior to Closed Alpha and remained the same up through Update 8. In Version 1.0 the look of the Pioneer Model was dramatically changed and improved.

• Sometime during game development prior to Version 1.0, with the exception of the Pioneer's Helmet, the high-poly version of the Pioneers main body was lost leaving only a low-poly version that could be updated and as a result a new high-poly version was created.
• Some of the general changes in Version 1.0 were removal of wrinkles and addition of more detail. The overall color is not washed out like before, and the improvement of the suit reflectors will now appear more bright when illuminated by the Flashlight. The harness straps no longer clip into the body of the Pioneer.
• The pioneers model was remade in order to introduce character customization.

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  Pioneer Model Full (Front) side-by-side. New as of Version 1.0 (Left), Old as of Update 8 (Right).

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  Pioneer Model Closeup (Front) side-by-side. New as of Version 1.0 (Left), Old as of Update 8 (Right).

Helmet

The Pioneer's helmet (head) did not change in Version 1.0 and is the same as used in Update 8 (and earlier).

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  New Pioneer Model Helmet (Front) as of Version 1.0.

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  New Pioneer Model Helmet (Left Side) as of Version 1.0.

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  New Pioneer Model Helmet (Rear) as of Version 1.0.

Torso

The Pioneer's torso was changed in Version 1.0 to better show the pockets and included the addition the FICSIT Checkmark to the harness.

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  Old Pioneer Model Torso as of Update 8.

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  New Pioneer Model Torso as of Version 1.0.

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  Pioneer Model Torso side-by-side. Old as of Update 8 (Left), New as of Version 1.0 (Right).

Waist

The Pioneer's waist was changed in Version 1.0 to completely revise the harness belt, to include the addition of the FICSIT Incorporated Logo on the belt, as well as the FICSIT Checkmark on the buckle.

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  Old Pioneer Model Waist as of Update 8.

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  New Pioneer Model Waist as of Version 1.0.

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  Pioneer Model Waist side-by-side. Old as of Update 8 (Left), New as of Version 1.0 (Right).

Gloves

The Pioneer's gloves, which are mostly seen the most by the player, were dramatically changed in Version 1.0 from a "mechanical glove" type look to a "biker glove" look.

The mini display shown in the version for Update 8 and earlier may have been planned for something but was never used.

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  Old Pioneer Model Gloves as of Update 8.

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  New Pioneer Model Gloves as of Version 1.0.

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  Pioneer Model Gloves side-by-side. Old as of Update 8 (Left), New as of Version 1.0 (Right).

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  Pioneer Glove before and after shown in Version 1.0 Release Livestream.

Kneepads

The Pioneer's kneepads were changed in Version 1.0 from an "industrial" look with insertable "pads" to one with a hard protective shell look..

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  Old Pioneer Model Kneepads as of Update 8.

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  New Pioneer Model Kneepads as of Version 1.0.

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  Pioneer Model Kneepads side-by-side. Old as of Update 8 (Left), New as of Version 1.0 (Right).

Boots

The Pioneer's Boots were dramatically changed in Version 1.0 with a totally new look to include elastic straps, the FICSIT Incorporated Logo on the tongue of the boot, and the FICSIT Checkmark on the heel of the boot.

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  Old Pioneer Model Boots as of Update 8.

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  New Pioneer Model Boots as of Version 1.0.

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  Pioneer Model Boots side-by-side. Old as of Update 8 (Left), New as of Version 1.0 (Right).

Back

The Pioneer's back connector plate was improved in Version 1.0 with brighter colors, addition of lights, and to make it fit more flush with the body. Some noted the "connector" on the back connector plate is XLR. This explains how the Pioneer is able to control the Jetpack and Hover Pack during flight.

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  Old Pioneer Model Back as of Update 8.

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  New Pioneer Model Back as of Version 1.0.

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  Pioneer Model Back side-by-side. Old as of Update 8 (Left), New as of Version 1.0 (Right).

Butt

The Pioneer's butt was revamped in Version 1.0 to add the improved reflectors and FICSIT Incorporated Logo.

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  Old Pioneer Model Butt as of Update 8.

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  New Pioneer Model Butt as of Version 1.0.

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  Pioneer Model Butt side-by-side. Old as of Update 8 (Left), New as of Version 1.0 (Right).

Customization

The pioneer can be customized as desired to change the helmet, build gun, trinket (hung on build gun), as well as the colors used for helmet, body suit, and overalls.

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  Version 1.0 Character Customization

Helmets

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• The Golden FICSIT Helmet was made available to players whom played early access version of Satisfactory.
• An additional pioneer helmet can be found while exploring Map called B-374 Helmet found in cave near Western Beaches Biome.

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  Scout Helmet

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  Engineer Helmet

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  Gold Helmet

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  B-374 Helmet in its cave.

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  B-374 Helmet in HUB

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  FICSMAS Hat

Trivia

• The pioneer automatically sits down when the player disconnects. (Either in multiplayer mode, or even in singleplayer, due to offline mode).
• All the player controlled FICSIT pioneers are women.
• The pioneer's e-mail address and presumably the employee number can be seen in the Codex: "[email protected]". In a multiplayer game, the email doesn't change.
• The pioneer will never become hungry as there is no hunger system in the game, food is instead used to regain health.
• While the idea of customization was suggested as early as 2018, the ability to customize the Pioneer was not implemented until the 1.0 release, alongside the Pioneer model being remade.
• It is possible that the pioneer's name is either Becky or Monica.
• It is equally likely the pioneer's name or nickname is Bry based on the coffee cups that can be found in the HUB and Space Elevator, although this has not been confirmed.
• In order to work at FICSIT, Inc. you must prove your dedication to the job - all Pioneers have to legally change their name to "Pioneer".
• When running ⇧ Shift, the normal running animation will sometimes be replaced with Naruto Run, which is only visible to other players.
• When running ⇧ Shift, crouching C, and jumping Space as the pioneer hits the ground, a significant boost to the speed of the next jump is gained. This does not work on steep slopes. This technique is known as slide jumping.
• The warning shown after receiving damage reads "DAMAGE TO FICSIT PROPERTY DETECTED" when above 3 health segments, or "IMMINENT DESTRUCTION OF FICSIT PROPERTY DETECTED" when below.
  • This either means that FICSIT values the Pioneers' uniforms more than their lives, or that Pioneers are FICSIT property.
• When hostile fauna's AI starts aggravating on the Pioneer, there is a warning saying "Unauthorized Hostility Towards FICSIT Pioneer Detected"
• The Pioneer's age is not yet known.
• On April 1, 2021, the April Fools Special Event was introduced. This event was repeated on April 1, 2022 and April 1, 2023. During all three events, the Pioneer's Head / Helmet appeared larger.
• The 'Clap' emote can be used to toggle the nearby Lights on and off.
• The reflection on the helmet is most likely HDRI_Epic_Courtyard_Daylight, a default Unreal Engine Texture Cube used in reflective objects most of the time unless lumen is on.
  • The same texture is used in the Crude Oil Blob
• Switching to the Golden Helmet, closing the customizer, opening it again, and switching back to another helmet gives any helmet of your choice the golden finish. This is lost upon reloading and a possible bug.

Gallery

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  A team of pioneers.

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  An image from the y> == Trivia == * Pio invite email, showing that pioneers are actual humans.

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  April Fools Event 2021 and 2022 - Pioneer with Big Head / Helmet.

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  April Fools Event 2021 and 2022 - A group of Pioneer "Clones" with Big Heads / Helmets.

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  April Fools Event 2021 and 2022 - Big Head Pioneer Travel Through Hyper Tube.

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  The texture used on the Pioneer's helmet reflection

History

• Patch 0.8.3.2: You can now enter occupied Vehicles and kick out the driver if the driver is offline
• Patch 0.8.2.1: Made it so offline Players can now take damage regardless of any other conditions like God Mode enabled on Advanced Game Settings
• Patch 0.8.2.0:
  • Refactored player mapping contexts, reordered player mapping context priorities, so we have a clear hierarchy. This should potentially fix issues where certain actions like detonating Nobelisks cannot be done.
  • Fixed bug where player can fall through world as a ragdoll when falling to far, It's still possible to clip through the world when traveling really fast as a ragdoll, but it's much more difficult and won't happen under normal circumstances.
• Patch 0.8.0.0
  • The Pioneer now respawns with the equipment that was equipped on death still equipped
  • Reworked and improved the Pioneer's footstep sounds
• Patch 0.6.0.1: Fixed a crash when damaging a player inside a vehicle with explosive damage
• Patch 0.6.0.0
  • Added additional equipment slots for the Pioneer: Head, Back, and Legs in addition to Body for a total of four
  • Equipment tool tips have additional information such as slot type, compatible ammunition, and a damage indicator
  • Consumables now prioritize stacking with Hand Slots when picked up
  • Double clicking equipment in the inventory now equips it to the first empty slot if available and otherwise replaces the currently active equipment
  • Added an additional Hand Slot +1 unlock in the Mycelia research tree
  • Map Markers for inactive Pioneers are now hidden
  • Pioneer health now regenerates to full over time
• Patch 0.5.1.3: Emotes can now be added to the Hotbar by holding the Emote Wheel key and pressing the desired Hotbar Slot key
• Patch 0.5.0.0: Added 7 new emotes Facepalm, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Point, Wave, Heart
• Patch 0.4.0.7: Introduced that every April Fools, the pioneer's head appears larger

Early game development

Prior to Closed Alpha, the Pioneer model changed as the game developed.

• See also: Game Development - Pioneer