The HUB

The HUB, or "Habitat and Utility Base", is the heart of the factory, as the first structure constructed by the engineer it becomes your base of operations. Initially only containing a crafting bench and the HUB Terminal, it is upgraded as the engineer progresses along the milestones in tier 0; undergoing multiple texture changes, adding a Biomass Burner (and later a second one), and adding the M.A.M. and the Dropship. The HUB also functions as the engineer's spawn point and as their main progression tool, with the provided HUB Terminal allowing engineers to advance through the tiers of milestones.

HUB Terminal
The HUB Terminal is the place where engineers select tier milestones, and turn in the materials required to complete active milestones. There are currently 9 tiers for the engineer to progress through.

M.A.M.
The Molecular Analysis Machine (M.A.M.) is used to break down matter for analysis and send the data back to earth in order to complete research. The M.A.M. is added to the HUB after completing the tier 0 milestone "Hub Upgrade 5".

Bugs

 * There are several texture errors where some areas of the building are completely transparent
 * Some areas of the HUB are missing collisions allowing engineers to access areas of The HUB that are beyond the intentions of the developers.
 * Back in the alpha free weekend, there was a bug causing the game to crash when selecting a reward from a researched Hard Drive, (in the M.A.M) but has since been fixed.

Hauptquartier (HUB)