This pic adds SO much context for size to the OP image, I love it.

I know I’m literally saying this to the Satisfactory community, but I’m curious if anyone else feels the same - this is a game I’ve come back to time and time again for a couple of years now. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I always start a new save every time, and get though most of the tech teirs before slowly playing it less and less (around aluminum production seems to be where it happens).

So, in other words, I guess I’m reinstalling this again. I’m sure my next factory will be perfect on the first try this time. Updates to splitter and merger snaps for belts and elevators might be the next linear conveyor-level QoL I needed.

If I recall correctly it sorta changes over the course of the games. I think DS1 was primarily focused on character level, or souls spent on levels, while DS2 had a separate tracking system based on how many souls you have collected in total. Can’t speak too much on DS3 though.

For DS1 and DS2 at least, you definitely can climb those ranks to the point it’s difficult to find someone else that’s online and in your bracket, yeah.

My last 6 speed was a combo of 1 and 4 sorta. All the way right and down position, but only accessible by pulling the collar on the shifter up. Maybe that’s the same as the knob pull you’re mentioning though.

I liked it though. Kept 1-6 in places that made sense, and never had an “oh fuck” moment going from 5-6 since reverse required the collar pull. It was a 2006 Tiburon Tuscani trim (US if that matters). RIP good buddy.

This comment is how I always hope my info dumps go when someone asks me a technical question about something I have good experience in using. 10/10 comment, love it.