"I always see it kind of like a triangle": The surprising challenge of making the perfectly-sized cave in Satisfactory expansion Core Values

In Satisfactory's upcoming expansion Core Values, Coffee Stain must fit players' factories inside underground caves, making space a core constraint for both players and designers. Game director Emmet Burke says the team tests factory layouts across the biome to judge how much room players will need, while art director Torsten Gunst describes balancing cave shape, factory volume, recipe cost and building size as a triangle. Players who struggle to optimize are given roughly 25% extra cave space.