The holy grail of Satisfactory is having a perfectly balanced factory, where everything made is used, with your storage emptying at the same rate it’s being depleted. But that’s not going to happen–you’ll have extras. That’s what the Awesome Sink is for.
What is the Awesome Sink?
The Awesome Sink is a building that exists to get rid of all of your extra stuff, rewarding you with tickets based on the complexity of the items. This building is entirely optional, but those tickets can be used in the Awesome Shop to buy things like new cosmetic building parts, walkways, vehicles, and more. There’s some really useful stuff in there, so you’d be a fool not to put one up. See the official Satisfactory wiki page on the Awesome Shop for a complete list of available items and ticket values.
How does the Awesome Sink Work?
You can dump items into the Awesome Sink as quickly as conveyor belts can supply them, so if you have a production line that’s pumping out materials at ultra-high volume just for this purpose, the Awesome Sink is ready. You can build multiple Awesome Sinks around your factory, the points they generate are universal to all Sinks, and you can print out your tickets from any Sink at any time. So it’s smart to have a Sink in various areas of your megafactory, taking in extra items and turning them for profit. The higher complexity the item, the more points it will generate toward your next ticket. Further, tickets become more expensive with each one generatedFor example, an Iron Ingot generates just two points, while a Crystal Oscillator generates 3,072. A Thermal Propulsion Rocket will generate over 370,000 points.
How to get the most out of your Awesome Sink
Once you can get higher-speed conveyor belts attached to your Awesome Sink, it becomes a matter of finding the right ratio of highest points to lowest complexity. For example, Silica and Quickwire are two low-complexity options that can yield a lot of output fast. Later on, you’ll need that Silica for manufacturing, so you’ll need to shift to some of those higher-complexity items as you continue to progress.
There are certain items the Awesome Sink won’t accept, such as consumables or radioactive materials, but almost anything else you can produce can go in.
