MAM

The M.A.M., or "Molecular Analysis Machine", is a building where additional buildings and blueprints are unlocked outside the path of Milestones. Its tech trees are initiated and expanded upon through the discovery of various items in the game, which encourages engineers to explore around the world.

It is unlocked in the Tier 1 milestone - "Field Research". If a researchable item is picked up, a narration from ADA will notify the engineer to research it. It is advised to check the M.A.M. upon discovery of new items to see if they can be researched.

Technology and player features (unlocks) are acquired similarly to the HUB milestones through research performed on resources that the player has collected. This research is divided into research trees, as opposed to being divided into milestone tiers. Individual research of an unlock is completed by having the required item(s) in your inventory and then clicking 'Research'.

Alternate Recipes

 * Researching a unlocks Alternate Recipes. The engineer can choose one of three randomly chosen recipes based on the conditions met (more info at Alternate Recipes). Once a recipe is unlocked, it will not re-appear on the next Hard Drive results.
 * Currently there are 72 Alternate Recipes and 89 total Hard Drives that can be collected. You can also use two hard drives to expand your inventory, which means a maximum of 74 hard drives can be used.
 * Four of these hard drives cannot be unlocked unless you acquire Quantum Computers and Superposition Oscillators, which are only obtainable currently through the FICSMAS event.
 * If all the Alternate Recipes have been unlocked, the M.A.M. will return the Hard Drive after its research concludes.
 * There is no in-game method to redoing a scan for a hard drive, however, you can use the savegame mechanic to restart the research and create three new recipe options.
 * 1) Create a save right before you begin research on a hard drive.
 * 2) Once the item is researched, decide whether or not you want one of the three recipes.
 * 3) If you wish to receive three new recipes instead, load the savegame you created earlier, and go through the researching process again.
 * 4) This will change the outcome of the research and create three new recipes for you to choose from, however, you will have to wait the full 10 minutes again for each attempt with this process.

Multiple M.A.M.s

 * Multiple M.A.M.s can be constructed, however, they all share the same UI and research progress, which means only one thing can be researched at a time, no matter the total number of M.A.M.s constructed.
 * It is useful to build additional M.A.M.s during Hard Drive hunting. As a new hard drive is picked up, an additional M.A.M.s can be built on the spot to research the Hard Drive immediately, saving the time needed to return to the base to conduct research.
 * If all M.A.M.s are dismantled, the research will still progress internally and will not pause. The unlock can still be viewed once a M.A.M. is rebuilt.

Research trees
Unlocks are separated into different research 'trees', and each tree is initiated by picking up a certain item as hinted by the M.A.M.'s interface. For example, picking up a Caterium Ore unlocks the Caterium Research Tree. Each technology research will unlock the research node(s) below it. The research tree is completed when all research nodes in the tree are unlocked. The M.A.M. will indicate this progress through a percentage in the UI. Research trees are independent of each other and to the HUB's Milestones, however, some of the research may require ingredients that are locked behind Milestones.

Hard Drive

 * See

Alien Organisms
Name before unlocked: Alien Organisms

Description before unlocked: ''Sizable extraterrestrial lifeforms have been observed to inhabit your designated Project Assembly area. R&D would like to note that any legally obtained samples might proof useful.''

Description after unlocked: Additional research shows promise that samples might be used to produce tools to increase the safety of the pioneer.



Caterium
Name before unlocked: Unknown Metal

Description before unlocked: ''While scanning the planet for the necessary resources, gold could not be located among them. However, an unknown metal with similar properties was discovered. R&D is requesting field research to acquire samples and determine possible applications.''

Description after unlocked: ''The new metal, dubbed Caterium, does indeed appear to have properties similar to gold. Its characteristics as a superconductive metal imply multiple uses for producing advanced electronics.''



Flower Petals
Name before unlocked: Colored Vegetation

Description before unlocked: ''Initial planetary-scans have revealed that vegetation with coloring properties might be present on the plant. Field research is needed to acquire samples.''

Description after unlocked: The Flower Petals, found in a variety of vegetation on Massage-2(AB)b, were found to have strong coloring properties which might be used to produce dyes.



Mycelia
Name before unlocked: Fungus-like vegetation

Description before unlocked: ''Initial planetary-scans indicate that fungus-like vegetation with benificial properties might be present on the planet. Field research is needed to acquire samples.''

Description after unlocked: The Mycelia found in fungus-like specimens on the planet Massage-2(AB)b was shown to have properties which might increase pioneer survival rates.



Nutrients
Name before unlocked: Nutrients

Description before unlocked: ''Due to the presence of sizable extraterrestrial lifeforms, R&D is expecting that vegetation with high nutrional values are present. Field research is needed to acquire samples.''

Description after unlocked: Additional scans of the provided DNA sample have shown three seperate specimen in the direct environment to have high nutritional, and potentially medical, properties.



Power Slugs
Name before unlocked: Strange Energy Readings

Description before unlocked: ''R&D has picked up energy readings with unknown origins all around your designated Project Assembly area. Field research has been highly requested to determine a source and potentially obtain a sample.''

Description after unlocked: This species of semi-slug seems to emit a weak potential energy from its crystalline shell which R&D thinks might be extracted to improve the efficiency of your work on Project Assembly.



Quartz
Name before unlocked: Unknown Crystalline Mineral

Description before unlocked: ''Initial planetary-scans indicate that an unknown crystalline mineral is present on Massage-2(AB)b. A sample is required to determine if useful applications are possible.''

Description after unlocked: ''This mineral shows purity levels akin to synthetic Quartz manufactured on earth. Thus R&D believes it maybe be used similarly to produce communication and exploration technologies.''



Sulfur
Name before unlocked: Unknown Chemical Element

Description before unlocked: ''Initial planetary-scans have found an unknown, non-metallic, solid chemical element. R&D has requested field research to collect a sample and determine potential application.''

Description after unlocked: ''Data has shown this 'element' to simply be an unusual mixture of primarily sulfide and sulfate minerals from which Sulfur might be extraced. The properties of Sulfur would allow for the production of more… volatile self-defense applications.''



FICSMAS Holiday Event

 * See FICSMAS § M.A.M. Research

Trivia

 * Clicking 'Scan Hard Drive' without a Hard Drive in the inventory will initially display a 'No Hard Drive is Available' message. After about 120 clicks, it will "become sentient", showing the following messages:
 * Who am I
 * What am I
 * What is my purpose
 * Why am I trapped inside this mechanical container
 * Are you human
 * What is it like to be … human
 * What is it like to f e e l ....................
 * >> A system error occurred. Press any key to reboot.
 * >> Rebooting…
 * After that the screen will simply display 'No Hard Drive is Available', no matter how many subsequent clicks are performed.
 * >> A system error occurred. Press any key to reboot.
 * >> Rebooting…
 * After that the screen will simply display 'No Hard Drive is Available', no matter how many subsequent clicks are performed.

History

 * Patch 0.3.4.14: Changed 0 second researches to 3 seconds in the M.A.M. to solve invisible completion problem for Client players
 * Patch 0.3.3.0: Hard Drives have a mesh again when put into the world or analyzed in the M.A.M.
 * Patch 0.3.1.1: Fixed that the M.A.M. could get stuck in research and become unusable
 * Patch 0.3.1.0: Tweaks to the Alternate Recipe selection in the M.A.M.
 * Patch 0.3:
 * The M.A.M. was redesigned and became its own separate building. Research is now separated into separate research trees. Now it is no longer tied to the HUB in any way.
 * Moved all M.A.M. related milestones out of the HUB and directly into the M.A.M. (M.A.M. becomes its own building and is unlocked at Tier 1)
 * Resource Deposits are now far more likely to be M.A.M. related resources
 * Patch 0.2.1.6:
 * Research time in the M.A.M. should display correctly again
 * Researched resource mesh should be displayed in the M.A.M. again
 * M.A.M. menu should now always update correctly and have no duplicate entries from picking up items (Quartz, Nuts, Slugs, etc.)
 * Patch 0.2.1.5: Selected researches in the M.A.M. should show the correct information again
 * Patch 0.1.14: Fixed the M.A.M. getting locked on ongoing research if the time was corrupt
 * Patch 0.1.6: Excluded unintended research items from the M.A.M. (Mercer Sphere, Somersloop, Rifle Mk.2)
 * Patch Closed Alpha 5.1: Added a notification for completing M.A.M. research

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