While you can build on or around most obstacles inSatisfactoryby using foundations and ramps, there are some paths and secrets you can only open by exploding the rocks blocking your way. That’s when explosive charges (calledNobeliskin honor of Alfred Nobel) come in handy.
Nobelisk charges are also handy when you need to destroy toxic towers, and they’re incredibly useful against certain types of enemies. However,Satisfactoryisn’t completely clear when it comes to how you can unlock this useful tool, and it comes in several varieties that each has its own unique properties. Read on to learn where to start.
How to Unlock and Craft Every Nobelisk Charge
The first type of explosive you need to unlock inSatisfactoryis the basic Nobelisk charge. You’ll find this on the left side ofthe Sulfur research tree in the MAM. The research icon is a detonator, but this project also unlocks the basic (red) Nobelisk charge. You’ll need a steady supply of both sulfur and coal if you want to complete (and use) this research, because the required items are:
You can also find research projects that unlock other Nobelisk explosive types. Each one has its own effects, but you can’t complete any of them until you create the Nobelisk detonator project.
Allows you to equip, throw, and detonate Nobelisk charges
Nobelisk
Creates a small explosion that can damage allies and enemies and destroy obstacles
Mycelia
Creates a large toxic gas cloud that damages most enemy types
Quartz
Deals less damage, but affects a larger area (good for destroying obstacles, but not enemies)
Sulfur
After an initial explosion, creates a set of five smaller explosions that hit a larger area
Creates an explosion three times as powerful and three times as large as a standard charge, along with a lingering radiation aura
How and When to Use Nobelisk Charges
To use Nobelisk charges, you first need to equip the Nobelisk detonator in one of your hand slots. When the detonator is your active item, you can press the reload button (default R) to pull out a new Nobelisk charge, or you can hold the reload button downto switch between the Nobelisk ammo typesin your inventory.
With a charge ready to go, you can press the interaction button (default left mouse button) to throw the charge, or click and hold to throw the charge further. No matter which charge type you use, the Nobelisk will stick to whatever surface or creature it hits. You can then equip and throw more charges by pressing the interaction button again.
To detonate a charge, you need to press the right mouse button. One press will cause all the charges you throw to explode all at once, so verify you’re far from all of them before you hit the button. Charges may also explode when hit by a Spitter’s ranged attack, or by a pioneer’s weapon damage.
Black powder is a cheap resource once you find a reliable source of coal and sulfur, and you can combine coal and iron oreto craft the steel pipes you needto build a supply of Nobelisk charges. You can stack up to 50 Nobelisk charges in a single inventory space, which makes it a viable weapon to use against aggressive animals. However, the slow throwing windup makes Nobelisk more useful against slower enemies like Spitters and Hatchers. For Hogs and Stingers, you’re better off using other weapons.
