by Matthew J Peters - Published 2 months ago

Satisfactory: Blade Runner Guide - Build Your Factory

The Blade Runners are a piece of equipment in Satisfactory that significantly increases your movement speed and lessens fall damage. This early-game unlock is crucial for expanding your factory and exploring the world, and should be a priority for new Pioneers.

Since the Blade Runners are the only leg equipment available, they provide a permanent upgrade for your character, allowing faster movement and higher jumps at all times. We will now examine how to unlock and craft the Blade Runners.

Unlocking the Blade Runners

The Blade Runners are unlocked through the Quartz research tree in the MAM. This tree is unlocked the first time you find Quartz. You will need to unlock the following nodes before the Blade Runners research becomes available.

To complete the Blade Runners research, you will need to spend 50 Silica and 10 Modular Frames at the MAM. After completing the research, head to the Equipment Workshop and craft the Blade Runners using the following materials:

**20x Silica**
**3x Modular Frame**
**3x Rotor**

You need to complete at least the Tier 2 Milestone Part Assembly to unlock the ability to craft Modular Frames and Rotors, but there are no other progression requirements for obtaining the Blade Runners.

You need 72 Raw Quartz in total to research and craft the Blade Runners, meaning you will need to either find several small clusters of Quartz or mine directly from a node. There are only a few Quartz nodes in the world, but you should be able to find them near each of the four starting locations.