Satisfactory Developer Q&A (04-21-2026)
The Livestream on both Twitch and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxdcC6LcQQ) was posted Tuesday, on April 21, 2026. While Twitch Livestreams will disappear after a short while, the [Coffee Stain Studio YouTube Livestreams](https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeStainStudios/streams) will be available for viewing in full in the future if desired.
TLDW - Well if you don't have time to view full 1 Hour, 51 Minute Video here is a **Video Quick Link List** to key Bookmarks for the relevant "Intro", "State of Dev", "Bug Talks", "Community Highlights", and "Q&A Questions and Answers" discussed by Community Manager Mikael Niazi and Jason Edwards, taken from the [Satisfactory Clips Archive](https://archive.satisfactory.video/2026-04-21/) and the [Satisfactory Community Highlights Archive](https://communityhighlights.satisfactory.video) created by u/SignpostMarv **(CREDIT)**
**⭑ NOTE:** *The Questions are the Video Title, and the Answers are a quick synopsis of what was said. The "order" of the Questions may or may not follow the original livestream. Some question are not shown as they are either repetitive and have been answered numerous times before, or have a response of "don't know, let me check on that", "post on Q&A Website", or simply Livestream Chat Joke Questions. If you have concerns about the accuracy of what I posted, view the Videos and listen for yourself. Often there is more discussion related to a Question than I could post without getting too verbose.*
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* [Intro - Start of Stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElzN9woI9Y) - Initial Comments by Mikael and Jason.
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**Start of State of Dev Portion**
* [State of Dev - EXP Patch Delayed - *AGAIN*](https://youtu.be/mElzN9woI9Y?t=30) - The Devs made a BIG MISTAKE. u/JulioUzu got sick and so the expected Patch for Experimental / Beta Branch planned for last week did not happen. Due to Uzu's sickness the EXP might be released next week, but realistically it might be week after next.
* [State of Dev - Scope creep is the "problem"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElzN9woI9Y&t=172s) - Mikael reiterates the issue is "scope creep" in that they only want to release one more Patch for EXP and that due to two separate development branches for the EXP Patch 2, they were not able to get the second branch fully QA tested due to Uzu being sick.
* View [State of Dev - Last Patch for EXP before 1.2 hits Live](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIxMvobj1EA&t=210s) *(April 14th, 2026 Livestream)* for more information.
* 🚩 [State of Dev - Other QA Staff is busy and waiting for Uzu to return](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElzN9woI9Y&t=306s) - The other QA staff is busy doing other things, and Uzu coordinates all QA efforts, so they are waiting for his return. Given this we can resonably expect the next EXP Patch to be released **early to mid-May 2026**.
* 🚩 [State of Dev - Q&A: 1.2 Live, when?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElzN9woI9Y&t=432s) - Mikael states the delay for EXP Patch 2 release **has had no delay on the date** when Version 1.2 will be released for Stable (Live) Branch and by extension even Consoles.
* [State of Dev - Community Highlights automation still broken](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElzN9woI9Y&t=633s) - Due to issues with their Community Highlights software, there will be no Community Highlights again this week.
* [State of Dev - Outro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElzN9woI9Y&t=708s) - While there was stream camera issues, Mikael kept talking and mentioned a "How the cake is made" segment instead of Community Highlights that shows behind the scenes of how the [Satisfactory 1.2 EXP Patch Notes Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdVTLGD4bbA) (Video) was made. Some more final comments by Mikael and Jason.
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**Start of 1.2 Patch Notes Video - Behind The Scenes Portion**
➔ *This portion ran for over one hour and feel free to view if interested.*
* [Behind the Scenes Look - Intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxdcC6LcQQ&t=1603s) - Mikael introduces the 1.2 Patch Notes Video - Behind The Scenes portion of the stream. The rest of the discussion when went on to talk about various topics.
* View [here](https://archive.satisfactory.video/2026-04-21/) and scroll down for links to the various topics.
* [Behind the Scenes Look - Outro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxdcC6LcQQ&t=5685s) - Final Comments by Mikael and Jason.
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**Community Highlights Portion**
* There was no Community Highlights this week. * View [Community Highlights](https://communityhighlights.satisfactory.video) shown during previous Livestreams to see some great things other Pioneers are doing. * ❓ **How to get featured on Community Highlights?** - Use the [Screenshot Flair](https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/?f=flair_name%3A%22Screenshot%22) on the Official Reddit.
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**Start Q&A Portion**
* 🚩 [Q&A: Will 1.2 release on Console at the same time as PC?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgbkdVRm36s) - ANSWER: The Version 1.2 Release for Consoles will be on the same date as that for the PC Release (Stable/Live Branch) and Experimental / Beta Branch will have the *same version*.
* [Q&A: Does CSS have an end-of-life plan for Satisfactory?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft4SXeEYFl8) - ANSWER: There are no current plans to end Satisfactory on a specific date, but ***if or when that does happen*** they will make it possible for players to continue to play game for however long they want. Satisfactory is not "server dependent" with exception of Dedicated Servers, and *in that specific case* Coffee Stain Studios will keep needed servers until their office also closes down.
* [Q&A: Can you share any plans for 2026 & beyond after 1.2 drops?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxdcC6LcQQ&t=6126s) - ANSWER: They have plans for **something bigger than a 1.x Patch** *but no specifics on what or how that is, or when that will happen.*
* [Q&A: Are you guys aware of the Coal Power generator missing the turbine animation?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWiq2TMSnUY&t=20s) - ANSWER: A lot of Machines are missing their "animation" since Version 1.0, in addition to the Coal-Powered Generators. They are aware of the issue and plan on fixing in the future *(but it won't be in Version 1.2).*
* [Q&A: Will purity settings also affect Geysers?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWiq2TMSnUY&t=10s) - ANSWER: Mikael stated that [Game Modes > World Randomization](https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/wiki/New_game#World_Randomization) (Wiki Link) *Resource Node Purity* settings don't affect [Geysers](https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/wiki/Geothermal_Generator#Geyser-0) (Wiki Link) upon which **Geothermal Power Generators** are placed upon.