118 drives, and where they hide
The default Satisfactory map has 118 Crash Sites, each holding one Hard Drive. That is your primary, finite pool — everything else is supplementary.
Finding the sites
- Research Radio Signal Scanning in the MAM.
- Equip the Object Scanner; Crash Sites now appear as scannable markers.
- Some sites sit behind unlock requirements or environmental threats (radiation, gas, enemies). Clear those first or you cannot retrieve the drive.
- The drive must be grabbed before dismantling the site. Once in your inventory, scanning happens later at the MAM.
For the full math of what those drives unlock, see the alternate recipe guide.
The two supplements
- AWESOME Shop: once Tier 8 Particle Enrichment is unlocked, the shop sells Hard Drives for 100 FICSIT Coupons each. This is the practical “I need more drives” button for late game.
- FICSMAS: the seasonal Advent Calendar grants one Hard Drive.
Together with the 118 crash-site drives, these let you eventually unlock every one of the 108 alternate recipes plus the 2 inventory expansions and 4 MAM researches without being hard-blocked — 107 recipes need a scan each, and Distilled Silica comes free with Quartz Purification.
Retrieval tips
- Bring a vehicle or hypertube; Crash Sites are scattered across the whole map, not clustered.
- Radiation-suited sites need a Hazmat Suit or you will take continuous damage while grabbing the drive.
- If a site is in a hostile area, build a small safe platform first rather than fighting while carrying nothing.