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The MAM, 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 pioneers 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 pioneer to research it. It is advised to check the MAM 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  Hard Drive unlocks Alternate Recipes. The pioneer can choose one of three randomly chosen recipes based on the conditions met. Once a recipe is unlocked, it will not re-appear in the next Hard Drive analysis results.
  • Currently there are 70 Alternate Recipes, 2 inventory expansions and 89 total Hard Drives that can be collected.
    • Four of these Hard Drives cannot be unlocked unless Quantum Computers and Superposition Oscillators were obtained through the FICSMAS event.
    • If all the Alternate Recipes have been unlocked, the MAM will return the Hard Drive after its research concludes.
  • There are two ways to reset a Hard Drive scan, one official and one bug. After receiving the two alternate recipes, a button will appear below the two options to reset the options. This may only be done once.
  • Also, a savegame exploit can be performed to restart the research and create two new recipe options.
  1. Create a save right before starting the Hard Drive analysis.
  2. Should the research yield undesired results, load the save before the research started.
  3. This will reroll the research choices, however, it's required to wait the full 10 minutes again for each attempt with this process.

Multiple MAMs[]

  • Multiple MAMs 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 MAMs constructed.
  • It is useful to build additional MAMs during Hard Drive hunting. As a new hard drive is picked up, an additional MAMs 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 MAMs are dismantled, the research will still progress internally and will not pause. The unlock can still be viewed once a MAM 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 MAM'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 MAM 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[]

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 prove useful.

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

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Hog Research 1 ×  Hog Remains 00:03 Crafting:  Alien Protein out of  Hog Remains
2 Hatcher Research 1 ×  Hatcher Remains 00:03 Crafting:  Alien Protein out of  Hatcher Remains
3 Stinger Research 1 ×  Stinger Remains 00:03 Crafting:  Alien Protein out of  Stinger Remains
4 Spitter Research 1 ×  Plasma Spitter Remains 00:03 Crafting:  Alien Protein out of  Plasma Spitter Remains
5 Bio-Organic Properties 5 ×  Alien Protein 00:03 Crafting:  Alien DNA Capsule
Crafting:  Biomass out of  Alien Protein
6 Protein Inhaler 2 ×  Alien Protein 00:03 Crafting:  Medicinal Inhaler
20 ×  Beryl Nut
50 ×  Rotor
7 Structural Analysis 5 ×  Alien DNA Capsule 00:03 ---
100 ×  Iron Rod
8 The Rebar Gun 25 ×  Rotor 00:03 Crafting:  Rebar Gun
Crafting:  Iron Rebar
50 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate
500 ×  Screw
9 Inflated Pocket Dimension 3 ×  Alien Protein 00:03 Inventory: 6 Inventory Slots
1 000 ×  Cable
10 Expanded Toolbelt 5 ×  Alien DNA Capsule 00:03 Inventory: 1 Hand Slot
500 ×  Steel Beam
11 Hostile Organism Detection 10 ×  Alien DNA Capsule 00:03 Object Scanner: Enemies Mode
5 ×  Crystal Oscillator
5 ×  High-Speed Connector

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.

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Caterium 10 ×  Caterium Ore 00:03 Scannable Resource:  Caterium Ore
2 Caterium Ingots 50 ×  Caterium Ore 00:03 Crafting:  Caterium Ingot
3 Quickwire 50 ×  Caterium Ingot 00:03 Crafting:  Quickwire
AWESOME Shop: Lights
4 Zipline 100 ×  Quickwire 00:03 Crafting:  Zipline
50 ×  Cable
5 Caterium Electronics 100 ×  Quickwire 00:03 ---
6 Stun Rebar 50 ×  Quickwire 00:03 Crafting:  Stun Rebar
10 ×  Iron Rebar
7 AI Limiter 200 ×  Quickwire 00:03 Crafting:  AI Limiter
50 ×  Copper Sheet
8 Power Poles Mk.2 300 ×  Quickwire 00:03 Building: Power Pole Mk.2
9 High-Speed Connector 500 ×  Quickwire 00:03 Crafting:  High-Speed Connector
50 ×  Plastic
10 Smart Splitter 10 ×  AI Limiter 00:03 Building: Smart Splitter
50 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate
11 Power Switch 100 ×  Steel Beam 00:03 Building: Power Switch
50 ×  AI Limiter
12 Supercomputer 50 ×  AI Limiter 00:03 Crafting:  Supercomputer
50 ×  High-Speed Connector
50 ×  Computer
13 Power Poles Mk.3 100 ×  High-Speed Connector 00:03 Building: Power Pole Mk.3
200 ×  Steel Pipe
14 Bullet Guidance System 10 ×  High-Speed Connector 00:03 Crafting:  Homing Rifle Ammo
500 ×  Rifle Ammo
15 Programmable Splitter 50 ×  Supercomputer 00:03 Building: Programmable Splitter
50 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
16 Geothermal Generator 50 ×  Supercomputer 00:03 Scannable Resource:  Geyser
Building: Geothermal Generator
50 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
300 ×  Rubber

Mycelia[]

Name before unlocked: Fungus-like vegetation

Description before unlocked: Initial planetary scans indicate that fungus-like vegetation with beneficial 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.

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Mycelia 5 ×  Mycelia 00:03 Crafting:  Biomass out of Mycelia
2 Fabric 25 ×  Mycelia 00:03 Crafting:  Fabric
100 ×  Biomass
3 Toxic Cellular Modification 50 ×  Nobelisk 00:03 Crafting:  Gas Nobelisk
100 ×  Mycelia
200 ×  Biomass
4 Medical Properties 25 ×  Mycelia 00:03 ---
10 ×  Stator
5 Parachute 10 ×  Fabric 00:03 Crafting:  Parachute
50 ×  Cable
6 Expanded Toolbelt 50 ×  Fabric 00:03 Inventory: 1 Hand Slot
100 ×  Rotor
7 Synthetic Polyester Fabric 25 ×  Fabric 00:03 Crafting:  Fabric out of Polymer Resin
100 ×  Polymer Resin
8 Vitamin Inhaler 10 ×  Mycelia 00:03 Crafting:  Medicinal Inhaler
5 ×  Paleberry
9 Therapeutic Inhaler 15 ×  Mycelia 00:03 Crafting:  Medicinal Inhaler
1 ×  Bacon Agaric
1 ×  Alien Protein

Nutrients[]

Name before unlocked: Nutrients

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

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

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Beryl Nut 5 ×  Beryl Nut 00:03 Object Scanner: Beryl Nut Mode
2 Paleberry 2 ×  Paleberry 00:03 Object Scanner: Paleberry Mode
3 Bacon Agaric 1 ×  Bacon Agaric 00:03 Object Scanner: Bacon Agaric Mode
4 Nutritional Processor 25 ×  Modular Frame 00:03 ---
50 ×  Steel Pipe
500 ×  Wire
5 Nutritional Inhaler 2 ×  Bacon Agaric 00:03 Crafting:  Medicinal Inhaler out of Nutrients (without Mycelia)
4 ×  Paleberry
10 ×  Beryl Nut

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.

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Blue Power Slugs 1 ×  Blue Power Slug 00:03 Crafting:  Power Shard out of  Blue Power Slug
2 Slug Scanning 50 ×  Iron Rod 00:03 Object Scanner: Power Slugs Mode
100 ×  Wire
200 ×  Screw
3 Yellow Power Shards 1 ×  Yellow Power Slug 00:03 Crafting:  Power Shard out of  Yellow Power Slug
25 ×  Rotor
100 ×  Cable
4 Overclock Production 1 ×  Power Shard 00:03 Other: Unlocks Overclocking
50 ×  Iron Plate
50 ×  Wire
5 Purple Power Shards 1 ×  Purple Power Slug 00:03 Crafting:  Power Shard out of  Purple Power Slug
25 ×  Modular Frame
100 ×  Copper Sheet


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 may be used in similar fashion to produce communication and exploration technologies.

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Quartz 10 ×  Raw Quartz 00:03 Scannable Resource:  Raw Quartz
2 Quartz Crystals 20 ×  Raw Quartz 00:03 Crafting:  Quartz Crystal
AWESOME Shop: Signs
3 Silica 20 ×  Raw Quartz 00:03 Crafting:  Silica
AWESOME Shop: Windows & Glass Roofs
4 Shatter Rebar 30 ×  Quartz Crystal 00:03 Crafting:  Shatter Rebar
150 ×  Iron Rebar
5 Crystal Oscillator 100 ×  Quartz Crystal 00:03 Crafting:  Crystal Oscillator
50 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate
6 Blade Runners 50 ×  Silica 00:03 Crafting:  Blade Runners
10 ×  Modular Frame
7 Inflated Pocket Dimension 200 ×  Silica 00:03 Inventory: 6 Inventory Slots
8 Explosive Resonance Application 5 ×  Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Crafting:  Pulse Nobelisk
100 ×  Nobelisk
9 The Explorer 10 ×  Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Vehicle: Explorer
100 ×  Modular Frame
10 Radio Signal Scanning 100 ×  Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Object Scanner: Crash Sites Mode
100 ×  Motor
1 ×  Object Scanner
11 Radar Technology 50 ×  Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Building: Radar Tower
50 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
100 ×  Circuit Board

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 applications.

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 extracted. The properties of Sulfur would allow for the production of more... volatile self-defense applications.

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Sulfur 10 ×  Sulfur 00:03 Scannable Resource:  Sulfur
2 Black Powder 50 ×  Sulfur 00:03 Crafting:  Black Powder
25 ×  Coal
3 Experimental Power Generation 25 ×  Sulfur 00:03 ---
50 ×  Modular Frame
100 ×  Rotor
4 Compacted Coal 1 ×  Hard Drive 00:03 Crafting:  Compacted Coal
25 ×  Sulfur
25 ×  Coal
5 Turbofuel 1 ×  Hard Drive 00:03 Crafting:  Turbofuel
Crafting:  Packaged Turbofuel
15 ×  Compacted Coal
50 ×  Packaged Fuel
6 Expanded Toolbelt 100 ×  Black Powder 00:03 Inventory: 1 Hand Slot
50 ×  Encased Industrial Beam
7 The Nobelisk Detonator 50 ×  Black Powder 00:03 Crafting:  Nobelisk Detonator
Crafting:  Nobelisk
100 ×  Steel Pipe
200 ×  Cable
8 Smokeless Powder 100 ×  Black Powder 00:03 Crafting:  Smokeless Powder
50 ×  Plastic
9 Nuclear Deterrent Development 500 ×  Nobelisk 00:03 Crafting:  Nuke Nobelisk
10 ×  Encased Uranium Cell
100 ×  AI Limiter
10 Cluster Nobelisk 100 ×  Smokeless Powder 00:03 Crafting:  Cluster Nobelisk
200 ×  Nobelisk
11 Explosive Rebar 200 ×  Smokeless Powder 00:03 Crafting:  Explosive Rebar
200 ×  Iron Rebar
200 ×  Steel Beam
12 The Rifle 50 ×  Smokeless Powder 00:03 Crafting:  Rifle
Crafting:  Rifle Ammo
100 ×  Motor
200 ×  Rubber
13 Turbo Rifle Ammo 1 000 ×  Rifle Ammo 00:03 Crafting:  Turbo Rifle Ammo
50 ×  Packaged Turbofuel
100 ×  Aluminum Casing
14 Inflated Pocket Dimension 50 ×  Smokeless Powder 00:03 Inventory: 6 Inventory Slots
50 ×  Circuit Board

Removed research trees[]

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.

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Flower Petals 10 ×  Flower Petals 00:03 ---
2 Color Gun 100 ×  Iron Plate 05:00 Crafting:  Color Gun
250 ×  Screw
250 ×  Wire
3 Color Cartridges 100 ×  Flower Petals 00:03 Crafting:  Color Cartridge

FICSMAS Holiday Event[]

Trivia[]

  • Clicking 'Scan Hard Drive' without a Hard Drive in the inventory will initially display a 'No Hard Drive is Available' message. After about 40-120 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.
  • The MAM features a qwerty keyboard.[1]

Gallery[]

History[]

  • Patch 0.6.0.10: Removed Biomass from Organic Data Capsule research requirements. Alien Organism research now fully reveals all options after the first research
  • Patch 0.6.0.0:
    • Introduced new unlocks for new Nobelisk and Rifle Cartridge types
    • Introduced an additional Hand Slot +1 unlock in the Mycelia Research tree
    • Introduced feedback to MAM research and HUB Milestones that unlock AWESOME Shop unlocks prerequisites
    • Research trees now show when they are completed
    • Changed all research to complete within 3 seconds
    • Most research visibility in the MAM has been expanded, causing research to be visible earlier in the research progression
    • Rebalanced and reshuffled unlocks
      • Moved Blade Runners and Expanded Pocket Dimension research from the Caterium to the Quartz Research tree
      • The Map is no longer unlocked through Quartz Research, it's now unlocked in the Tier 1 - Field Research milestone
      • Polyester Fabric is no longer an alternate recipe, it's now available in the Mycelia Research tree
      • Turbofuel and Compacted Coal are no longer alternate recipes, they are now available in the Sulfur Research tree. However, their unlocks still require a Hard Drive each.
  • Patch 0.5.1.4: Fixed "FICS*MAS Holiday Event" research tree not unlocking in some scenarios
  • Patch 0.5.1.3: Reintroduced and updated "FICS*MAS Holiday Event" research tree
  • Patch 0.5.0.0: Removed Flower Petal research chain
  • Patch 0.4.0.4:
    • Fixed multiple events and messages (Like the MAM completion message) being played at the same time
    • Fixed bug where the MAM wasn’t able to be sampled with the eyedropper
    • Now can be rotated 45 degrees when placing instead of only 90 degrees
  • Patch 0.4.0.3: Removed the Radio Control Unit from Quartz Research as it is no longer relevant there
  • Patch 0.4.0.2:
    • Added MAM completion pop up in HUD
    • Fixed the colours when hovering over the MAM text
    • Fixed MAM completion global sound not playing
    • Updated the size of the Alternate Recipe buttons in the MAM
  • Patch 0.4.0.0:
    • Added two new researches to Caterium Research
    • Added a research completion message
  • Patch 0.3.4.14: Changed 0 second researches to 3 seconds in the MAM 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 MAM
  • Patch 0.3.1.1: Fixed that the MAM could get stuck in research and become unusable
  • Patch 0.3.1.0: Tweaks to the Alternate Recipe selection in the MAM
  • Patch 0.3:
    • The MAM 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 MAM related milestones out of the HUB and directly into the MAM (MAM becomes its own building and is unlocked at Tier 1)
    • Resource Deposits are now far more likely to be MAM related resources
  • Patch 0.2.1.6:
    • Research time in the MAM should display correctly again
    • Researched resource mesh should be displayed in the MAM again
    • MAM 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 MAM should show the correct information again
  • Patch 0.1.14: Fixed the MAM getting locked on ongoing research if the time was corrupt
  • Patch 0.1.6: Excluded unintended research items from the MAM (Mercer Sphere, Somersloop, Rifle Mk.2)
  • Patch Closed Alpha 5.1: Added a notification for completing MAM research
  • Patch Closed Alpha 4.1: Fixed not being able to research in the MAM
  • Patch Closed Alpha 4.0: Made MAM input slot more obvious
  • Patch Closed Alpha 3.0:
    • Added sound for the MAM
    • The MAM. now automatically selects the item on the top of the list, if nothing else is selected
    • MAM Menu is now titled Molecular Analysis Machine
  • Patch Closed Alpha 2.0: MAM Menu: Fixed graphical bug that offset the input information.
  • Patch Closed Alpha 2018-10-17: Introduced new research game loop using the MAM

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