11:17 in, and I'm just like you on this topic. And Jace, I know those demons myself, but work on telling them to take a hike. You are dearly loved and missed in the Coffee Stain world. A whole bunch of people came over to your channel for a reason. So, yeah... I understand how how it is to believe in yourself sometimes, so let us help with that heavy lift sometimes. :-)
You guys are the gold standard of how community managers should be. I don't feel like satisfactory would be what it is to people without the community management team actually being apart of the actually community. It's a game and you guys kept it positive and laughed with us and at us along the way in the best ways. I have not seen a community like this in any other game and it's only like that because of you guys. To say you were awesome doesn't even begin to express how truly amazing you guys have been especially given the way the world is today. You guys were and are the escape we all needed, you felt like the friends we could turn to just to get away from it all and just have a good time. So thank you Jace, I'm going to continue to suport you in what ever small way I can even if it's just 20 min of watch time and a thumbs up on the vid. Keep on making "shit games" and I'll happily be there to check them out with you.
You might not be at Coffee Stain any longer, but a part of you is embedded in Satisfactory. I can not play it without thinking of your vids and how awesome it was to watch the game evolve and grow and you being one of the major faces to associate with it. I really think you set the bar for how an early access game should be handled and others should take note of what you guys have accomplished. Thanks Jace!!
Thanks Jace for all you've done for Satisfactory and congratulations for admitting your value. What a leap indeed and I hope you'll keep a clip to watch whenever your demons catch up
Pillar-chan! UWU In all seriousness though, you helped foster probably one of the best communities for a game. You earned so much respect and I hope you can feel a sense of pride and the level of love the community has for you. My friends and I looked forward to the CM videos from you and Snutt, and loved everything you guys did and we REALLY appreciated the straightforward and honest timeline expectations for the game. We were happy to wait for 1.0 because you kept us informed about what was going on, whats being worked on and what we can expect. So thank you, as someone who loves this game, you are amazing!
Your videos always feel like visiting a good friend at home, coming through the front door, and immediately starting a nice and cozy chat about everything and nothing. It's good to see you were able to quell those demons. I believe in you from the bottom of my heart.
As someone who struggles with my own demon that seems similar, I can say I intimately understand that struggle and how hard it can be. Especially in how it can undercut all logic and reason, which can make it even more frustrating to talk about. I say this because while all your contributions to Satisfactory and its community were great, and certainly worthy of praise and celebration, to some people like myself seeing you overcome that inner-voice - and be able and willing to talk about it, means quite a lot too. I know it isn't a war you can ever really "win", that alone makes it hard to fight it some days, however actually seeing someone else with similar problems stand back up, dust themselves off, and pitch themselves back into the fight is... powerful. That alone is worthy of respect. So when I say these words, I do hope it sinks in a little bit how much I mean them. Thanks Jace, helps a lot!
Jace, you are worth way more than you could ever think, seriously. What stands out for Satisfactory beyond any other game that ever existed, is the way the community managers were so open about how the game was progressing, even when thing were not quite right. How your personality got an entire player base behind you and watching that was truly amazing, and the time and effort that was obviously put into every video was and is truly appreciated by myself and I am sure all the other Satisfactory players. Often when watching one of your or Snuts vids I wondered how do they do that? Why aren't other developers doing the same? and then it came to me why other developers, especially the AAA developers, could not do it even if they used your videos as a template, it was your personality and sincere love for the game and its player base. I hope what ever you do in the future you will experience moments like this many more times. What you have achieved as a community manager and also as a developer of Satisfactory is in a single word priceless.
Jace, I've struggled with depression and self-worth issues for as far back as I can remember. You've never needed to state outright that you are familiar with these feelings for me to know you *get it*, so thank you. I've said before but this random internet stranger is so, so proud of you.
"building the satisfactory community", so much cheese, but accurate. My satisfactory experience was made to be a journey with having such support from a community, the developers, but honestly most influential were the community managers. URA pillar-chan!
Hey Jace. Thanks again for your contributions. You not only helped build a legendary game, but also built a community, and showed Satisfactory to the world. You took a path that you didn't know what the hell you were doing but despite that you persevered. and in a way became a leader. As I told you in Discord, You and Coffee stain wrote the book on Ethical game development and meshing with your player base. and I still stand by the idea that, The book you wrote is fucking great Jace, And is the gold standard for how Community managers NEED to be to help game devs reach and listen to your audience. Thank you so much for helping create a legendary Adventure. Now go out there and make another one!!!!
I don't comment on the videos I watch very often and when i do, it is usually a quip or attempt to be funny. In this case though, I will make an exception. I was drawn to Satisfactory because of the gameplay, core loop and my prior experience with Coffee Stain titles. I stayed because of the absolute amazing community. It was obvious from the first video I ever saw, which you did, that your passion and enjoyment was translating directly into helping make the game and community a better place. So thank you for everything you have done.
I've been following Satisfactory since November 2018, and you've been a huge driving force for building the community, especially in the beginning, the community wouldn't have grown so nicely without your help. I loved watching every single video about satisfactory or coffee stain, as you always made them funny, even if it was just a skit about not getting any work done. These videos made my day! I understand your reasons for moving on, but your impact really cannot be overstated. Thanks Jace, helps a lot! ❤
Honestly Jace, I have more than like 500+ hours in Satisfactory and it was picked up as I had seen some videos and it seemed like my style of game. At the time I was studying and had a lot of issues with routing and how it worked. I played satisfactory as a little brain exercise to help me stop seizing at problems that felt to big to calculate or work on. One of the main reasons I stayed playing this game was the amazing work with speaking to the community and actively making fun and engaging videos, respecting the players of the game and their input. This truly feels like a game where the developers and players built it together and its amazing to be a part of it and without your work I doubt so many people would have stuck around as we had a face to trust with the information given and taken. Be proud of what you have been a part of and Thank you for it all.
You were the beating heart and the face of Satisfactory for so long, Jace, that the project likely wouldn't have had the support it has now without you. You're seriously one of the best community managers I've ever seen, and that's not a slight on Snutt (who's also very good). Looking forward to seeing your own game out there and congrats on "winning" Satisfactory!
My big SF achievement was going from a 960 MW Solid Biofuel plant to a 24 GW Compacted Coal plant. A second fun thing was Global alluminum belted to a single factory and made to ingots using Sloppy Hos and An*l Electrodes... I forget the ALT names. A third almost achievement was nearly-global head-lift oil pumped to spire coast using only 2 Mk.2 pumps, a zero-set Valve, and a industrial fluid storage. A mini achieve was making enough copper powder to make the 4000 thingamabobs at the end, using a single constructor.
Jace, you are valued. Don't ever doubt that. Satisfactory may not have ever been finished without your contribution. Helping the community stay informed, stay engaged, and stay excited for what is coming. That, in turn motivates everyone to keep going and make satisfactory even better. Now, on the eve of 1.0, we have to take a moment, and look back, thanking every developer, every early access player, every person who shared their experiences, and especially, all the great community managers who kept everyone up to date on everything happening. You're awesome, Snutt is awesome, all the players are awesome. All the current and former employees at coffee stain are awesome, even Simon. Keep your head up, don't let the negativity win. Be the awesome person we all know you already are.
I would be so cool to have you around for the launch stream at coffee stain as a special guest given that you have been the game's 'face' for so long. Your intoxicating good mood, Snutt's semi-sarcasm, Mark calling everything's shit, Hannah being glad the map is finally done and Birk showing his epic beard again.
Between you taking a chance on me as a moderator for discord and creating the subreddit I can confidently say that you truly built the community from the ground up into something incredible and now it's evolving and changing with new people leading the way but your foundation will always be remembered and cherished. I remember thinking "How is this guy able to say these things?" thinking that you'd be called in by the big suits to tone it down, but instead they let you go wild and that's why we have one of the best gaming communities on the internet. Thanks Jace, helps a lot!
The power plant is BEAUTIFUL! Like, I'd walk by that building in real life and think "hm that's nice." But I think there'd be questions about using glass as the primary structural material in a nuclear reactor lmfao
I still remember, back in the days when a certain monster made his first Abominations and Early Access started. There was a community manager, who made videos that were unlike any official game updates I have ever seen. I thought, that guy is crazy, but funny. And he seems to really like the game he is working on. This was many years ago, and I am proud I have been along for the ride.
I believe you pioneered a new way of community management. Almost all companies just make a video once in a while with a dev who hasn't seen daylight in 20 years read from a script while not even looking at the camera. You always felt a LOT closer to the average player.
Thx for the Ride! Satisfactory Community and Game Development and your Update Videos about THE Game might be the greatest Gaming experience i ever had so far and i am gaming since Atari VCS 2600 Days... I even worked in a game shop through the Half Life years... but really, no game comes close to this one. Well done Coffee Stain! There is soooo much LOVE in this game. So many fantastic Ideas... so many incredible developments... insane!
Thanks Jace. Genuinely I don't think I'd have kept track of SF EA progress if it wasn't for you and Snutt. Like, genuinely you performed your ficsit assignment amazingly
I'm so proud and happy for you Jace. You did an awesome job as community manager and helped make an amazing game. I think it's also very brave and admirable of you to leave the game when you did and venture out on your own. You're an amazing person and I wish you the best in life.
My biggest EA achievement: a waste-less nuclear power plant using all the uranium on the map. Thanks for your influence in the best community team I've ever seen!
I'm so glad you keep up with satisfactory even after no longer being at coffee stain. You may not be there, but trust me when I say your legacy is apparent all throughout the game and it's fanbase. Thank you for building such a friendly and dedicated community, which I'm honored to be a part of!
Thanks Jace, helped a lot! What a journey it was from the beginnings of Early Access until now, and what cherries you all pulled out and put upon the cake time over time again. Also, right here, on this day, im not just here because i like Satisfactory, but you. You, your style, your jokes, your work.. you a cool guy. Thank you. ..and damn, still no mercer sphere golf, huh..
I have mad respect for anyone who is able to setup nuclear power and/or earn the employee of the month mug legitimately. Those are not easy, and I consider them my two biggest accomplishments in the game as well! A close third would be my giant steel tower, complete with a single power control room I can use to turn on/off any floor (this was created before priority power switches were a thing), a full packaging/unpackaging system, and a few other pretty cool features. 😊 But yeah.. I actually offered all my buddies in my Discord gaming group a $100 Steam gift card (no joke) if they created a fully automated nuclear power plant or finished the game. Not one person did it.
I remember when I first saw satisfactory when one of the content creators i watched reviewed it. I was immediately hooked the moment I played it and this was one of the first versions ever. Before quartz was useful and conveyor lifts were a thing. Especially after checking out the youtube channel and seeing the awesome and extensive community support you provided. I watched every single one of your videos because of this great communication and always kept up with every update unlike any other game before because of your great work. Thanks to you and all the awesome other devs, Satisfactoy became one of my favourite games of all time. I cant wait to see where it and you go from here. Thanks Jace, helps a lot!
You, and subsequently Snutt, set the bar for community managers. When I'm following a game in EA and they aren't as open and communicative as you guys were/are, I immediately go on alert. I KNEW Satisfactory would continue to grow and be great simply because YOU assured me it would. You worry that what you did might not have meant anything? Brother, it meant everything.
Thank you Jace, for your amazing content both as a creator now and a community manager. I only got into satisfactory a few months before you left i just fell in love with you snoot and the game in general. Seeing a game you worked on, you as a person improve I honestly can say this silly little building game is more than that. Thank you Jace, Coffee Stain and the community for making satisfactory what it is today
You have done so much for this community! Your update videos about satisfactory are what got me into the game and I always loved seeing what you put out. Wishing you luck on this new chapter, and I can’t wait to see what comes of your new game!
Many years ago, I started and loved this game, but fell off after the spaghetti got too disruptive and my outputs were too slow. Later, I started a new world and kept it more organized, and eventually, after falling off and coming back AGAIN, I kept up to reach 300 hours in my world and finally “finish” the last tier and was very proud of my world. Hopefully my friends and I find the time and motivation to start a new world in 1.0 and finish the full game! Thank you for all of your efforts for early access!
Thanks Jace, always fun and always helps a lot. I'm sure dropping through memory lane was enough challenge on its own. Very happy the community was able to help you a little bit through some challenges. You're awesome, don't ever let anyone (including yourself!) say otherwise. Each time you're ready... you've got this. 👊
In 65 years I've learned that the Journey is at least as important as the Destination... This Journey wouldn't have been near as great without you, Jace! Thanks for all you've done, and I look forward to seeing you in 1.0.
These words you shared in the video truly resonated with me. I just watched it again, and it's fascinating to hear your perspective-how you downplay compliments about your work and how people almost have to force them on you. It’s hard to grasp because not everyone has that humility, but it makes it all the more essential to emphasize how huge your contribution to Satisfactory has been. You’ve been an integral part of building this world, and now that it's reached version 1.0, it's like watching the factory you helped create run at full efficiency. Your role as a community manager might mean you get a lot of attention, and at times the feedback might seem too good to be true, but it’s a reflection of the profound impact you’ve had. The way you always acknowledge the rest of the team-it's endearing, and of course, we know it’s a team effort. But that doesn’t diminish how much you’ve personally touched this community. You’ve brought more than just a game to life; you’ve built a place where people feel connected, where they find purpose and joy. Your work has been the foundation that has given so many people an emotional anchor. Your videos and streams-where we get to see the person behind the scenes-have only deepened our admiration for you. Your kindness shines through in everything you do, and it’s that warmth that has made such a difference. You’ve been a beacon for this community, and we love you for it.
Jace, you're one of the kindest, most genuine and absolutely loveable people I have ever seen. Thank you for doing what you do, and contributing to Satisfactory being the best factory game on the market, bar none.
We've seen you grow a tad older and wiser, hope to see many more of your creative endevours. Once again thanks for making Satisfactory for what it is, and best of luck on your own journey and never stop counting your creative achievements
Jace, You and Snutt have set the high bar for what community management should be like for every game. You and Snutt could write a book on it and you have so much material for references I wish you well. It was nice to hear you do another video. Subscribed.
I remember starting up Satisfactory for the first time in 2020, played it for 15 minutes or so and uninstalled it not because I disliked it but because I knew instantly that it would be great. I checked back on it through the years and saw it grow and even though I was purposely avoiding playing it until it was done I still wound up putting in almost 200 hours. You and the rest of coffee stain studios should be proud of what you've accomplished with Satisfactory.
Thank you Jace! You and Snutt got me into Satisfactory and you helped create one of the greatest communities ive ever been a part of! Hope everythings well and you that succede on all you do! TACK SOM FAN MANNEN!!!!
The game itself is really good but you guys' openness to communication and general cool vibe made me love it even more, you're a big part of that. Thanks, helps a lot
When I found this game eons ago I did not anticipate the impact it would have on my life outside of simply playing a fun little factory building game. I own that to the community you started, how you communicated the development, but also the personal aspects you have brought throughout the years. So thank you. Also, hopefully I can one day be like Pillar-chan
Pillar-chan is the reason i keep moving forward in life, i'm soon getting a new job, i feel stable in my head, i feel somewhat happy in life, thank you Pillar-chan !
@@jembawls Thanks Jace ! i wish you all the best as well ! you've been one of the few persons i follow on twitch and actually watch their streams, you're such a positive influence and a good guy! Thank you for everything you've done for the game and the community, without you and all the people who worked on this game we wouldn't have it ! i wish you all the best for your game once again! =) see ya for 1.0 !
For me, it was Nuclear Power. I shyed away from it for the longest time, because dealing with radioactive waste was scary. But when early access gave us plutonium... and a way to sink uranium, I gave it a shot. I build the factory at the Waterfall Uranium location (you all know the one) and set up the manufacturers, an ungodly amount of water pumps, and far above them all, the Silos themselves. Along with blenders and a particle accelerator on the top level (to keep the radioactive section contained) I had a fleet of drones coming in from other factories to provide the necessary components for the Fuel Rods, as well as packaged fluid to process the waste into useful products. All of that, for 8 reactors running at 250% efficiency. I've seen other builds blow mine out of the water, but that was the first time I had to solve so many logistical problems at once to complete a singular goal. Nuclear power is HARD.
You actually got me into this game. Years ago the youtube algorithm kept recommending me your videos talking about update features. Everytime i thought "wow, they keep adding cool small things and a lot of quality of life" at some point i saw the Power Line zipline quality of life update and i still remember it, because it was such a smart thing to add to the game imo. I bought the game on sale a long while ago and never played, started this year on U8 and fell in love. We laid our Save to rest and will start into 1.0 heavy tomorrow. I have almost 1 month off of work, my girlfriend approves. I have a lot of weed. I will play the ever living shit out of 1.0
Thanks for all you contributed to Satisfactory and the community. I'm looking forward to the release, and excited for what comes next for you. Also, thanks for sharing honest emotions and for giving yourself credit.
Even tho you arent at coffeestain anymore i just wanted to thank you for making this game and your work as a cm aswell.Still a bit sad 1.0 isnt with you and snutt joking around launching into the next chapter but cant have it all. you made the updates with all your hilarious videos with snutt and without a way better experience to look foward to a new big update Nowadays feels different. ,Anyways, thanks jace helps alot
Really liked the way the turbo fuel power plant came out. The lighting helped a lot. But poor Pillar-chan, he needs a sign, like, "This is what FICSIT does with slackers." or something. 🙂 Hope you can be on some launch streams tomorrow. You deserve the recognition, 100%.
Thank you for being around and for everything that youve helped do. I think we always need more people willing to help others, and you are an amazing example of that!
❤ I totally relate to the taking compliments bit. Thanks Jace for the fun stream chill times, and what you brought to Satisfactory! Can't wait to see ya soon (tomorrow!?)
Definitely my nuclear plant was my favorite EA moment. It is perfectly load balanced for all radioactive components, makes full use of a Uranium node and fully process the waste. Most goods come in by train and there's an awesome sorter for distribution of all imports. The waste processing was "underground" in one of the giant holes in the grasslands. Edit: You and Snutt did an awesome job and built the best video game community on the internet.
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say this but you and the team are what makes the game what it is. Sure the game is great, but there are tons of great games. What makes Coffee Stain what it is, is the team. You guys are so amazing. The others are right. This is the gold standard of Games Dev. Thank you Jace. Its been a fun ride, cant wait to see what the next chapter has in store for you and your studio, and the coffee stain team.
I still remember the time you explained the Epic Store exclusivity window and the money it afforded the studio. You owned it, sympathized with those who were frustrated, and explained, in specific terms, what it meant to the studio. Most often those things are not told to us and not done so respectfully.
Awesome stuff Jace thanks for your passion and energy into the community. My greatest Satisfactory achievement to date was not quite achieving a 106 hour golden nut. I was trying for sub 100 hours but only missed by a small amount. Also I wasn't in the 128 session, but I was in one of the preceding 64 person sessions.
Wow man I didn't expect a rollercoaster ride. Very nice video, you have yourself to thank for your own community ;) tbh i followed you when you went your own way because of your presentation of yourself on screen, fun but serious and at a lot of times I can relate so I stuck by you man! Mad respect for what you are doing! I'm not going to be like Pillar-chan hontoni ittai dayo
Satisfactory is a huge success story. It's a great game continuously made better by a development team that cares about their game, their fans, and their staff. Coffee Stain doesn't miss
I finished a run for the Golden Nut in 945 hours, 45 minutes, ending in Update 7. I learned so much, including trains. But I look back in horror at the spaghetti.
Well, you made such an impression on me throughout my Satisfactory journey, and Snutt, that I was genuinely sad when you were leaving. Though it does show somnething that I follow you now as well, so there is that 👍
Super proud of you Jace ! Congrats for the great career path that you most likely didn't really plan like this at first, but there it is! Thanks to you I started Godot few months ago as I mentionned already, still waiting for my promotion, but now I got to apply one of my ideas and started a twitch channel, so I can stream my new save on Satisfactory, some Euro Truck Simulator, and maybe some Godot stuff as well ! So yeah, thanks jace, helps à lot !
one of the biggest of mine was getting to hear ada saying (somewhat like) "happy christmas" and it completely stunlocked me for somewhat like 5 seconds, then i replied the same back, still not knowing if it was real or a halucination
Thanks for everything you did for the game and community, Jace. I'm really excited for 1.0 but I honestly played way more of this in early access than I have any other automation game. You and everyone at Coffee Stain Studios have continuously done an awesome job!
I did a minimum factory build, which builds every item in the game with one 100% producing building. Everything else is 250% overclocked and optimized to the max. Massive factories are not my thing. Also i did my own spreadsheet, which can calculate everything you can produce in the game from 1% to 250% overclock.
AS I know how it is with those demons, let me tell you the one thing you might take to heart: you are not the expert on your own worth, so tell those demons that - unfortunately - they have no authority in that matter. They MIGHT think they are correct, but they are not. Your contributions are meaningful, have been and will be. You inspired me personally on the matter of community management and I am just but one of the people you touched. As you stated: remember Pillar-Chan. you can carry those demons... even with wet feet (poor Pillar-Chan)
I like that the game was ported to UE5, which because of the lighting system is nice because now there's true darkness. The world can be cast into darkness now but I'd rather have the sky light turned off because it would take hours to block the sky. My intention is placing a horror environment within the game. I would have to just utilize the caves and build paths to them.
Thanks Jace, you helped alot the industrie. I think you don´t know what you and snut and coffee stain created when it comes to get in touch with the players - now the most bestes community in the universe. That set a standard, which no other studio will reach in years, or even decades.
super proud of you jace!! i know the feelings you expressed all too well 😭 also couldn't be more excited for the 1.0 release tomorrow, i really can't remember the last time i've been this hyped for a game release/update in my life
Thanks for the wild ride, everyone! Be like Pillar-chan!
Pillar-chan Plushie When?
stand tall and strong?
I'm hoping CS invited you as well as any of the developers that worked on the game back for the 1.0 launch stream.
11:17 in, and I'm just like you on this topic. And Jace, I know those demons myself, but work on telling them to take a hike. You are dearly loved and missed in the Coffee Stain world. A whole bunch of people came over to your channel for a reason. So, yeah... I understand how how it is to believe in yourself sometimes, so let us help with that heavy lift sometimes. :-)
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You guys are the gold standard of how community managers should be. I don't feel like satisfactory would be what it is to people without the community management team actually being apart of the actually community. It's a game and you guys kept it positive and laughed with us and at us along the way in the best ways. I have not seen a community like this in any other game and it's only like that because of you guys. To say you were awesome doesn't even begin to express how truly amazing you guys have been especially given the way the world is today. You guys were and are the escape we all needed, you felt like the friends we could turn to just to get away from it all and just have a good time. So thank you Jace, I'm going to continue to suport you in what ever small way I can even if it's just 20 min of watch time and a thumbs up on the vid. Keep on making "shit games" and I'll happily be there to check them out with you.
You might not be at Coffee Stain any longer, but a part of you is embedded in Satisfactory. I can not play it without thinking of your vids and how awesome it was to watch the game evolve and grow and you being one of the major faces to associate with it. I really think you set the bar for how an early access game should be handled and others should take note of what you guys have accomplished. Thanks Jace!!
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Thanks Jace for all you've done for Satisfactory and congratulations for admitting your value. What a leap indeed and I hope you'll keep a clip to watch whenever your demons catch up
Pillar-chan! UWU
In all seriousness though, you helped foster probably one of the best communities for a game. You earned so much respect and I hope you can feel a sense of pride and the level of love the community has for you. My friends and I looked forward to the CM videos from you and Snutt, and loved everything you guys did and we REALLY appreciated the straightforward and honest timeline expectations for the game. We were happy to wait for 1.0 because you kept us informed about what was going on, whats being worked on and what we can expect. So thank you, as someone who loves this game, you are amazing!
Your videos always feel like visiting a good friend at home, coming through the front door, and immediately starting a nice and cozy chat about everything and nothing. It's good to see you were able to quell those demons. I believe in you from the bottom of my heart.
As someone who struggles with my own demon that seems similar, I can say I intimately understand that struggle and how hard it can be. Especially in how it can undercut all logic and reason, which can make it even more frustrating to talk about.
I say this because while all your contributions to Satisfactory and its community were great, and certainly worthy of praise and celebration, to some people like myself seeing you overcome that inner-voice - and be able and willing to talk about it, means quite a lot too. I know it isn't a war you can ever really "win", that alone makes it hard to fight it some days, however actually seeing someone else with similar problems stand back up, dust themselves off, and pitch themselves back into the fight is... powerful. That alone is worthy of respect. So when I say these words, I do hope it sinks in a little bit how much I mean them.
Thanks Jace, helps a lot!
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Your community management style sold a LOT of copies of this game, dude. You are a shining example of how it should be done.
Jace, you are worth way more than you could ever think, seriously. What stands out for Satisfactory beyond any other game that ever existed, is the way the community managers were so open about how the game was progressing, even when thing were not quite right. How your personality got an entire player base behind you and watching that was truly amazing, and the time and effort that was obviously put into every video was and is truly appreciated by myself and I am sure all the other Satisfactory players. Often when watching one of your or Snuts vids I wondered how do they do that? Why aren't other developers doing the same? and then it came to me why other developers, especially the AAA developers, could not do it even if they used your videos as a template, it was your personality and sincere love for the game and its player base.
I hope what ever you do in the future you will experience moments like this many more times. What you have achieved as a community manager and also as a developer of Satisfactory is in a single word priceless.
Jace, I've struggled with depression and self-worth issues for as far back as I can remember. You've never needed to state outright that you are familiar with these feelings for me to know you *get it*, so thank you. I've said before but this random internet stranger is so, so proud of you.
"building the satisfactory community", so much cheese, but accurate. My satisfactory experience was made to be a journey with having such support from a community, the developers, but honestly most influential were the community managers. URA pillar-chan!
Hey Jace. Thanks again for your contributions. You not only helped build a legendary game, but also built a community, and showed Satisfactory to the world. You took a path that you didn't know what the hell you were doing but despite that you persevered. and in a way became a leader. As I told you in Discord, You and Coffee stain wrote the book on Ethical game development and meshing with your player base. and I still stand by the idea that, The book you wrote is fucking great Jace, And is the gold standard for how Community managers NEED to be to help game devs reach and listen to your audience.
Thank you so much for helping create a legendary Adventure. Now go out there and make another one!!!!
Awesome work Jace, so glad to have had you as a Community Manager all those years. You made a huge contribution that I truly appreciate.
I don't comment on the videos I watch very often and when i do, it is usually a quip or attempt to be funny. In this case though, I will make an exception. I was drawn to Satisfactory because of the gameplay, core loop and my prior experience with Coffee Stain titles. I stayed because of the absolute amazing community. It was obvious from the first video I ever saw, which you did, that your passion and enjoyment was translating directly into helping make the game and community a better place. So thank you for everything you have done.
I've been following Satisfactory since November 2018, and you've been a huge driving force for building the community, especially in the beginning, the community wouldn't have grown so nicely without your help. I loved watching every single video about satisfactory or coffee stain, as you always made them funny, even if it was just a skit about not getting any work done. These videos made my day! I understand your reasons for moving on, but your impact really cannot be overstated.
Thanks Jace, helps a lot! ❤
Honestly Jace,
I have more than like 500+ hours in Satisfactory and it was picked up as I had seen some videos and it seemed like my style of game. At the time I was studying and had a lot of issues with routing and how it worked. I played satisfactory as a little brain exercise to help me stop seizing at problems that felt to big to calculate or work on. One of the main reasons I stayed playing this game was the amazing work with speaking to the community and actively making fun and engaging videos, respecting the players of the game and their input. This truly feels like a game where the developers and players built it together and its amazing to be a part of it and without your work I doubt so many people would have stuck around as we had a face to trust with the information given and taken.
Be proud of what you have been a part of and Thank you for it all.
Jace - you (and Snutt and the rest of the team) changed how I viewed early access games and gave us such a phenomenal community. Thank you so much!
You were the beating heart and the face of Satisfactory for so long, Jace, that the project likely wouldn't have had the support it has now without you. You're seriously one of the best community managers I've ever seen, and that's not a slight on Snutt (who's also very good). Looking forward to seeing your own game out there and congrats on "winning" Satisfactory!
My big SF achievement was going from a 960 MW Solid Biofuel plant to a 24 GW Compacted Coal plant. A second fun thing was Global alluminum belted to a single factory and made to ingots using Sloppy Hos and An*l Electrodes... I forget the ALT names. A third almost achievement was nearly-global head-lift oil pumped to spire coast using only 2 Mk.2 pumps, a zero-set Valve, and a industrial fluid storage. A mini achieve was making enough copper powder to make the 4000 thingamabobs at the end, using a single constructor.
Jace, you are valued. Don't ever doubt that. Satisfactory may not have ever been finished without your contribution. Helping the community stay informed, stay engaged, and stay excited for what is coming. That, in turn motivates everyone to keep going and make satisfactory even better.
Now, on the eve of 1.0, we have to take a moment, and look back, thanking every developer, every early access player, every person who shared their experiences, and especially, all the great community managers who kept everyone up to date on everything happening. You're awesome, Snutt is awesome, all the players are awesome. All the current and former employees at coffee stain are awesome, even Simon.
Keep your head up, don't let the negativity win. Be the awesome person we all know you already are.
I would be so cool to have you around for the launch stream at coffee stain as a special guest given that you have been the game's 'face' for so long. Your intoxicating good mood, Snutt's semi-sarcasm, Mark calling everything's shit, Hannah being glad the map is finally done and Birk showing his epic beard again.
Between you taking a chance on me as a moderator for discord and creating the subreddit I can confidently say that you truly built the community from the ground up into something incredible and now it's evolving and changing with new people leading the way but your foundation will always be remembered and cherished. I remember thinking "How is this guy able to say these things?" thinking that you'd be called in by the big suits to tone it down, but instead they let you go wild and that's why we have one of the best gaming communities on the internet.
Thanks Jace, helps a lot!
Thanks for everything you've done haigen!
9:25 Bro, I am not crying, I just have spitter in eye.
The power plant is BEAUTIFUL! Like, I'd walk by that building in real life and think "hm that's nice." But I think there'd be questions about using glass as the primary structural material in a nuclear reactor lmfao
I still remember, back in the days when a certain monster made his first Abominations and Early Access started. There was a community manager, who made videos that were unlike any official game updates I have ever seen. I thought, that guy is crazy, but funny. And he seems to really like the game he is working on.
This was many years ago, and I am proud I have been along for the ride.
I believe you pioneered a new way of community management. Almost all companies just make a video once in a while with a dev who hasn't seen daylight in 20 years read from a script while not even looking at the camera. You always felt a LOT closer to the average player.
Thx for the Ride! Satisfactory Community and Game Development and your Update Videos about THE Game might be the greatest Gaming experience i ever had so far and i am gaming since Atari VCS 2600 Days... I even worked in a game shop through the Half Life years... but really, no game comes close to this one. Well done Coffee Stain! There is soooo much LOVE in this game. So many fantastic Ideas... so many incredible developments... insane!
See you tomorrow @jembawls for the final Weekly Dev Stream! You better be there!
Yeah, I hope to see you there!
Thanks Jace. Genuinely I don't think I'd have kept track of SF EA progress if it wasn't for you and Snutt. Like, genuinely you performed your ficsit assignment amazingly
I'm so proud and happy for you Jace. You did an awesome job as community manager and helped make an amazing game. I think it's also very brave and admirable of you to leave the game when you did and venture out on your own. You're an amazing person and I wish you the best in life.
My biggest EA achievement: a waste-less nuclear power plant using all the uranium on the map. Thanks for your influence in the best community team I've ever seen!
I'm so glad you keep up with satisfactory even after no longer being at coffee stain. You may not be there, but trust me when I say your legacy is apparent all throughout the game and it's fanbase. Thank you for building such a friendly and dedicated community, which I'm honored to be a part of!
Thanks Jace, helped a lot!
What a journey it was from the beginnings of Early Access until now, and what cherries you all pulled out and put upon the cake time over time again.
Also, right here, on this day, im not just here because i like Satisfactory, but you. You, your style, your jokes, your work.. you a cool guy. Thank you.
..and damn, still no mercer sphere golf, huh..
I have mad respect for anyone who is able to setup nuclear power and/or earn the employee of the month mug legitimately. Those are not easy, and I consider them my two biggest accomplishments in the game as well! A close third would be my giant steel tower, complete with a single power control room I can use to turn on/off any floor (this was created before priority power switches were a thing), a full packaging/unpackaging system, and a few other pretty cool features. 😊
But yeah.. I actually offered all my buddies in my Discord gaming group a $100 Steam gift card (no joke) if they created a fully automated nuclear power plant or finished the game. Not one person did it.
I remember when I first saw satisfactory when one of the content creators i watched reviewed it. I was immediately hooked the moment I played it and this was one of the first versions ever. Before quartz was useful and conveyor lifts were a thing.
Especially after checking out the youtube channel and seeing the awesome and extensive community support you provided. I watched every single one of your videos because of this great communication and always kept up with every update unlike any other game before because of your great work.
Thanks to you and all the awesome other devs, Satisfactoy became one of my favourite games of all time. I cant wait to see where it and you go from here.
Thanks Jace, helps a lot!
You, and subsequently Snutt, set the bar for community managers. When I'm following a game in EA and they aren't as open and communicative as you guys were/are, I immediately go on alert. I KNEW Satisfactory would continue to grow and be great simply because YOU assured me it would. You worry that what you did might not have meant anything? Brother, it meant everything.
Thank you Jace, for your amazing content both as a creator now and a community manager. I only got into satisfactory a few months before you left i just fell in love with you snoot and the game in general. Seeing a game you worked on, you as a person improve I honestly can say this silly little building game is more than that. Thank you Jace, Coffee Stain and the community for making satisfactory what it is today
You have done so much for this community! Your update videos about satisfactory are what got me into the game and I always loved seeing what you put out. Wishing you luck on this new chapter, and I can’t wait to see what comes of your new game!
Many years ago, I started and loved this game, but fell off after the spaghetti got too disruptive and my outputs were too slow.
Later, I started a new world and kept it more organized, and eventually, after falling off and coming back AGAIN, I kept up to reach 300 hours in my world and finally “finish” the last tier and was very proud of my world.
Hopefully my friends and I find the time and motivation to start a new world in 1.0 and finish the full game! Thank you for all of your efforts for early access!
Thanks Jace, always fun and always helps a lot. I'm sure dropping through memory lane was enough challenge on its own. Very happy the community was able to help you a little bit through some challenges. You're awesome, don't ever let anyone (including yourself!) say otherwise. Each time you're ready... you've got this. 👊
In 65 years I've learned that the Journey is at least as important as the Destination... This Journey wouldn't have been near as great without you, Jace! Thanks for all you've done, and I look forward to seeing you in 1.0.
These words you shared in the video truly resonated with me. I just watched it again, and it's fascinating to hear your perspective-how you downplay compliments about your work and how people almost have to force them on you. It’s hard to grasp because not everyone has that humility, but it makes it all the more essential to emphasize how huge your contribution to Satisfactory has been.
You’ve been an integral part of building this world, and now that it's reached version 1.0, it's like watching the factory you helped create run at full efficiency. Your role as a community manager might mean you get a lot of attention, and at times the feedback might seem too good to be true, but it’s a reflection of the profound impact you’ve had. The way you always acknowledge the rest of the team-it's endearing, and of course, we know it’s a team effort. But that doesn’t diminish how much you’ve personally touched this community.
You’ve brought more than just a game to life; you’ve built a place where people feel connected, where they find purpose and joy. Your work has been the foundation that has given so many people an emotional anchor. Your videos and streams-where we get to see the person behind the scenes-have only deepened our admiration for you.
Your kindness shines through in everything you do, and it’s that warmth that has made such a difference. You’ve been a beacon for this community, and we love you for it.
Jace, you're one of the kindest, most genuine and absolutely loveable people I have ever seen. Thank you for doing what you do, and contributing to Satisfactory being the best factory game on the market, bar none.
We've seen you grow a tad older and wiser, hope to see many more of your creative endevours. Once again thanks for making Satisfactory for what it is, and best of luck on your own journey and never stop counting your creative achievements
Jace, You and Snutt have set the high bar for what community management should be like for every game. You and Snutt could write a book on it and you have so much material for references I wish you well. It was nice to hear you do another video. Subscribed.
I remember starting up Satisfactory for the first time in 2020, played it for 15 minutes or so and uninstalled it not because I disliked it but because I knew instantly that it would be great. I checked back on it through the years and saw it grow and even though I was purposely avoiding playing it until it was done I still wound up putting in almost 200 hours.
You and the rest of coffee stain studios should be proud of what you've accomplished with Satisfactory.
Thank you Jace! You and Snutt got me into Satisfactory and you helped create one of the greatest communities ive ever been a part of! Hope everythings well and you that succede on all you do! TACK SOM FAN MANNEN!!!!
tackar tackar!
@@jembawls du är grym som fan. Glöm inte det. Springer jag nånsin på dig så bjuder jag på kaffe och fika mannen. Tack för allt!
@@jembawls Jag skrek rätt ut när du kom på livestreamen!! Tårar i ögonen asså... FUCK YEAH!!!
At 7:21 : How come to think about a flower "garden" as a nuclear power plant xD
only in my brain i guess xD
The game itself is really good but you guys' openness to communication and general cool vibe made me love it even more, you're a big part of that. Thanks, helps a lot
When I found this game eons ago I did not anticipate the impact it would have on my life outside of simply playing a fun little factory building game. I own that to the community you started, how you communicated the development, but also the personal aspects you have brought throughout the years. So thank you.
Also, hopefully I can one day be like Pillar-chan
Pillar-chan is the reason i keep moving forward in life, i'm soon getting a new job, i feel stable in my head, i feel somewhat happy in life, thank you Pillar-chan !
Wishing you all the best!
@@jembawls Thanks Jace ! i wish you all the best as well ! you've been one of the few persons i follow on twitch and actually watch their streams, you're such a positive influence and a good guy!
Thank you for everything you've done for the game and the community, without you and all the people who worked on this game we wouldn't have it ! i wish you all the best for your game once again! =) see ya for 1.0 !
For me, it was Nuclear Power. I shyed away from it for the longest time, because dealing with radioactive waste was scary. But when early access gave us plutonium... and a way to sink uranium, I gave it a shot. I build the factory at the Waterfall Uranium location (you all know the one) and set up the manufacturers, an ungodly amount of water pumps, and far above them all, the Silos themselves. Along with blenders and a particle accelerator on the top level (to keep the radioactive section contained) I had a fleet of drones coming in from other factories to provide the necessary components for the Fuel Rods, as well as packaged fluid to process the waste into useful products. All of that, for 8 reactors running at 250% efficiency. I've seen other builds blow mine out of the water, but that was the first time I had to solve so many logistical problems at once to complete a singular goal.
Nuclear power is HARD.
You actually got me into this game. Years ago the youtube algorithm kept recommending me your videos talking about update features. Everytime i thought "wow, they keep adding cool small things and a lot of quality of life" at some point i saw the Power Line zipline quality of life update and i still remember it, because it was such a smart thing to add to the game imo. I bought the game on sale a long while ago and never played, started this year on U8 and fell in love. We laid our Save to rest and will start into 1.0 heavy tomorrow. I have almost 1 month off of work, my girlfriend approves. I have a lot of weed. I will play the ever living shit out of 1.0
Jace, glad you were a part of this. You deserve to feel proud.
Thanks for all you contributed to Satisfactory and the community. I'm looking forward to the release, and excited for what comes next for you. Also, thanks for sharing honest emotions and for giving yourself credit.
That head lift line Awkwardness 😂😂😂😂😂 It has been awesome to be part of the Satisfactory community since the Epic release. 1.0 HYPE! ❤🤘
Even tho you arent at coffeestain anymore i just wanted to thank you for making this game and your work as a cm aswell.Still a bit sad 1.0 isnt with you and snutt joking around launching into the next chapter but cant have it all. you made the updates with all your hilarious videos with snutt and without a way better experience to look foward to a new big update Nowadays feels different. ,Anyways, thanks jace helps alot
Thank you for fostering such an awesome community and dev/consumer engagement. Be very proud.
Your Videos about Satisfactory as the community manager were the main reason I bought this game. Thank you and best of luck for your future!
I wouldn't be half as excited about this game if it wasn't for everything you added to this community
Really liked the way the turbo fuel power plant came out. The lighting helped a lot. But poor Pillar-chan, he needs a sign, like, "This is what FICSIT does with slackers." or something. 🙂 Hope you can be on some launch streams tomorrow. You deserve the recognition, 100%.
Thank you for being around and for everything that youve helped do.
I think we always need more people willing to help others, and you are an amazing example of that!
❤ I totally relate to the taking compliments bit. Thanks Jace for the fun stream chill times, and what you brought to Satisfactory! Can't wait to see ya soon (tomorrow!?)
Definitely my nuclear plant was my favorite EA moment. It is perfectly load balanced for all radioactive components, makes full use of a Uranium node and fully process the waste. Most goods come in by train and there's an awesome sorter for distribution of all imports. The waste processing was "underground" in one of the giant holes in the grasslands.
Edit: You and Snutt did an awesome job and built the best video game community on the internet.
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say this but you and the team are what makes the game what it is. Sure the game is great, but there are tons of great games. What makes Coffee Stain what it is, is the team. You guys are so amazing. The others are right. This is the gold standard of Games Dev. Thank you Jace. Its been a fun ride, cant wait to see what the next chapter has in store for you and your studio, and the coffee stain team.
I still remember the time you explained the Epic Store exclusivity window and the money it afforded the studio. You owned it, sympathized with those who were frustrated, and explained, in specific terms, what it meant to the studio. Most often those things are not told to us and not done so respectfully.
Awesome stuff Jace thanks for your passion and energy into the community.
My greatest Satisfactory achievement to date was not quite achieving a 106 hour golden nut. I was trying for sub 100 hours but only missed by a small amount.
Also I wasn't in the 128 session, but I was in one of the preceding 64 person sessions.
106hrs is WILD though!! Congrats!
@@jembawls 💙
Wow man I didn't expect a rollercoaster ride.
Very nice video, you have yourself to thank for your own community ;) tbh i followed you when you went your own way because of your presentation of yourself on screen, fun but serious and at a lot of times I can relate so I stuck by you man!
Mad respect for what you are doing!
I'm not going to be like Pillar-chan hontoni ittai dayo
Satisfactory is a huge success story. It's a great game continuously made better by a development team that cares about their game, their fans, and their staff. Coffee Stain doesn't miss
I finished a run for the Golden Nut in 945 hours, 45 minutes, ending in Update 7. I learned so much, including trains. But I look back in horror at the spaghetti.
Well, you made such an impression on me throughout my Satisfactory journey, and Snutt, that I was genuinely sad when you were leaving. Though it does show somnething that I follow you now as well, so there is that 👍
Truly, from the bottom of all of OUR hearts, we thank you Jace, helps a lot.
Satisfactory is the gold standard of how to handle early access.
Seeing you grow like this is really something i really admire to overcome anything, wish you the best on your future endeavors :)
Super proud of you Jace ! Congrats for the great career path that you most likely didn't really plan like this at first, but there it is!
Thanks to you I started Godot few months ago as I mentionned already, still waiting for my promotion, but now I got to apply one of my ideas and started a twitch channel, so I can stream my new save on Satisfactory, some Euro Truck Simulator, and maybe some Godot stuff as well ! So yeah, thanks jace, helps à lot !
one of the biggest of mine was getting to hear ada saying (somewhat like) "happy christmas" and it completely stunlocked me for somewhat like 5 seconds, then i replied the same back, still not knowing if it was real or a halucination
Thanks Jace, it helped a lot!
I wouldn't have started playing Satisfactory if it wasn't for your videos introducing me to this world and community.
We are proud of you Jace
Thanks for everything you did for the game and community, Jace. I'm really excited for 1.0 but I honestly played way more of this in early access than I have any other automation game. You and everyone at Coffee Stain Studios have continuously done an awesome job!
I did a minimum factory build, which builds every item in the game with one 100% producing building. Everything else is 250% overclocked and optimized to the max. Massive factories are not my thing.
Also i did my own spreadsheet, which can calculate everything you can produce in the game from 1% to 250% overclock.
You were the pillar-chan for the community.
AS I know how it is with those demons, let me tell you the one thing you might take to heart:
you are not the expert on your own worth, so tell those demons that - unfortunately - they have no authority in that matter. They MIGHT think they are correct, but they are not.
Your contributions are meaningful, have been and will be.
You inspired me personally on the matter of community management and I am just but one of the people you touched.
As you stated: remember Pillar-Chan. you can carry those demons... even with wet feet (poor Pillar-Chan)
Thanks Jace, helps a lot!
So many memories along the journey to 1.0 and you were a major part of that. Thank you for everything, looking forward to what's next!
Love satisfactory!
It needs lights though!!!!
Propper lighting.
Fluor lights, incandescent lights, neon, bunker lights. Like smaller lights.
the "Golf" video was my introduction to the community managers... and i've loved you all since.
I like that the game was ported to UE5, which because of the lighting system is nice because now there's true darkness.
The world can be cast into darkness now but I'd rather have the sky light turned off because it would take hours to block the sky. My intention is placing a horror environment within the game. I would have to just utilize the caves and build paths to them.
Hey man, You rock, I'm glad you got to go back for the 1.0 stream, I'm glad you're still doing well!
Hey Jace, TH-cam just suggested to me a video of you doing a tutorial for Satisfactory pre-alpha build from 2017!
Amazing how far the game has come
Thanks Jace, you helped alot the industrie. I think you don´t know what you and snut and coffee stain created when it comes to get in touch with the players - now the most bestes community in the universe. That set a standard, which no other studio will reach in years, or even decades.
super proud of you jace!! i know the feelings you expressed all too well 😭 also couldn't be more excited for the 1.0 release tomorrow, i really can't remember the last time i've been this hyped for a game release/update in my life
2:47 omg i love you silly :D:D:DDD
edit: almost crying in the end ;_; you are amazing and you matter SO MUCH
Headlift is important during intimacy. Gotta to check if their still breathing wouldn't want those flow rates to gag.
The real adventure was the "Thanks Jace, helps a lot" we made along the way.
Jace is the the closest thing I have to a lizard doggo.
Glad to have stumbled upon your videos as community manager. Excited to see where you go from here.
Who the hell is cutting onions. ❤ thank you so much
Thanks Jace! Pillar-chan is our hero too!
I once built a 100GW TurboFuel Factory with 666 Generators......
That was something, carrying most of the sulfur on the map to one location