Satisfactory Update 1.2: Fluid Trucks, RAM Boosts, and the Console Launch Explained
Satisfactory Update 1.2 is out now, with long-awaited fluid trucks, the return of weather, a Game Modes menu, and RAM/player-collision optimizations. It is a separate release from the November 2025 console launch, and this guide clears up that common mix-up.
- Update 1.2 full stable release on June 2, 2026 (Experimental opened March 17, 2026), free for everyone
- Fluid trucks with direct loading, no more packaging
- Player collision rework and RAM improvements for large factories
Console launch vs Update 1.2: clearing up the mix-up
The console release and Update 1.2 are two different things. Satisfactory launched on consoles on November 4, 2025 with update 1.1, developed in cooperation with FishLabs. Update 1.2 came later, releasing in full on June 2, 2026 as a free update for all platforms. So 1.2 did not “launch with console”, consoles shipped on 1.1 first and received 1.2 as a later free update.
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S. No PS4/Xbox One support.
- Modes: Performance (60 FPS, lower visuals), Quality (30 FPS, higher visuals), Enhancement (PS5 Pro with better graphics).
- Crossplay: Xbox and PlayStation play together; console-to-PC crossplay is not supported.
- Update level: Consoles launched on update 1.1 (November 2025) and later got the free 1.2 update (June 2026).
Fluid trucks arrive (major QoL)
Fluid Truck Stations let trucks haul liquids directly, with no packaging required. You can connect multiple fluids (for example water plus crude oil) to the same station, and the update added fluid-capable truck models alongside reworked vehicle paths.
- What can move: Crude oil, water, nitrogen, and other fluids across the network.
- Why it matters: Ends tedious fluid packaging and streamlines remote oil and water transport without long pipe runs.
- Pairs with: The reworked vehicle path system, which makes truck automation more reliable.
Player collisions and RAM improvements
Coffee Stain reworked player collisions with world objects (belts, hypertubes, and similar), freeing significant RAM and improving performance. It is a behind-the-scenes boost that makes large factories smoother, and 1.2 also moved the game to Unreal Engine 5.6.1.
What else shipped in Update 1.2
- Weather returns to the game for the first time since Update 8, including rain.
- A full Game Modes menu with world (resource node) randomization.
- Shallow water extraction for Oil and Water Extractors.
Server owner notes for Update 1.2
- Stable was buggier than Experimental: Several operators reported the 1.2 stable build was rougher on launch than its Experimental branch. Pin to a known-good build and back up your save before updating.
- Check mod compatibility: Mods can hard-crash a 1.2 dedicated server. A swatch-slots mod was seen to SIGSEGV the server on build CL493833 with SML 3.12.0, and removing it fixed the crash. Re-validate every mod after updating.
- Dedicated Server API: The official HTTPS API lives at
POST https://host:7777/api/v1for automation and remote management. - FicsitRemoteMonitoring quirk: If you run the web UI, set
Web_Autostartas an integer (not a boolean) inFGUserSettings, or the web UI will not start.
Want stable co-op after updating to 1.2? Check our Satisfactory server hosting guide to keep multiplayer factories running smoothly on a pinned, backed-up build.