MAM

MAM
The Molecular Analysis Machine is used to analyze new and exotic materials found on alien planets. R&D will assist Pioneers through the MAM to turn any valuable data into usable research options and new technologies.
Unlocked by	Tier 1 - Field Research
Class name	Desc_Mam_C
Dimensions
Width	5 m
Length	9 m
Height	6 m
Area	45 m2
Ingre­dients
5 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate
15 ×  Cable
45 ×  Wire

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 is no in-game method to redo a scan for a Hard Drive, however, a savegame exploit can be performed to restart the research and create three 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

• See  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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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	Power Poles Mk.3	50 ×  High-Speed Connector	00:03	Building: Power Pole Mk.3
		200 ×  Steel Pipe
11	Smart Splitter	10 ×  AI Limiter	00:03	Building: Smart Splitter
		50 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate
12	Power Switch	100 ×  Steel Beam	00:03	Building: Power Switch
		50 ×  AI Limiter
13	Supercomputer	50 ×  AI Limiter	00:03	Crafting:  Supercomputer
		50 ×  High-Speed Connector
		50 ×  Computer
14	Priority Power Switch	25 ×  High-Speed Connector	00:03	Building: Priority Power Switch
		50 ×  Circuit Board
15	Bullet Guidance System	10 ×  High-Speed Connector	00:03	Crafting:  Homing Rifle Ammo
		500 ×  Rifle Ammo
16	Programmable Splitter	50 ×  Supercomputer	00:03	Building: Programmable Splitter
		50 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
17	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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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	10 ×  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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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

FICSMAS Holiday Event

• See FICSMAS § MAM Research
• NOTE: This MAM Research Tree is only visible during a FICSMAS Seasonal Event.

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.

#	Research	Cost	Time	Rewards
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

Tips

• You need 72 Raw Quartz to go from 0 to having Blade Runners equipped.
• You need 85 Mycelia to go from 0 to having a Parachute equipped (368 for the entire tree).
• You need 288 Caterium Ore to go from 0 to having a Zipline equipped (528 for Mk.2 Power Poles, 768 for Smart Splitters).

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.

Gallery

• 

  The old MAM inside of the HUB, before Patch 0.3.

• 

  The UI of the MAM before Patch 0.3, showing the selected research, the item required, time remaining and player's inventory. Completed researches are greyed out.

History

• Patch 0.8.2.7: Removed a deprecated MAM research and Walls from being available
• Patch 0.8.2.0: Fixed MAM nodes showing up as unlockable when the tree itself is not unlocked when No Cost Advanced Game Settings is enabled
• Patch 0.8.0.5: Fixed the MAM UI closing after any research was completed
• Patch 0.8.0.0
  • Moved the location of the Power Poles Mk.3 unlock in the MAM: Caterium research tree
  • Reduced the High-Speed Connector cost of the Power Poles Mk.3 research from 100 to 50
  • Added the Priority Power Switch unlock to the MAM: Caterium research tree
• 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
  • Updated Hand/Inventory Slots Upgrade Icons in the MAM
• Patch 0.6.0.0:
  • Removed Map from Quartz Research Tree and moved Map to Tier 1 - Field Research milestone
  • Minor changes to the cost of multiple MAM researches
  • Changed all MAM research to complete within 3 seconds
    • This change does not include the Hard Drive scanning timer
  • Most research visibility in the MAM has been expanded, causing research to be visible earlier in the research progression
  • The Polyester Fabric alternative recipes is now available in the MAM Mycelia research tree
  • The Compacted Coal and Turbo Fuel alternative recipes are now available in the MAM Sulfur research tree
    • Compacted Coal and Turbo Fuel can still be unlocked in Hard Drives
    • The other alternative Turbo Fuel recipes are still only available in the Hard Drives
  • Moved the Blade Runner research from the Caterium to the Quartz research tree
  • Moved Expanded Pocket Dimension research from the Caterium to the Quartz research tree
  • Added an additional Hand Slot +1 unlock in the Mycelia research tree
  • Added feedback to MAM research and HUB Milestones that unlock AWESOME Shop unlocks prerequisites
  • MAM research trees now show when they are completed
  • Added a new icon used in character related unlocks such as additional Hand/Equipment Slots
  • Undocumented Change: Introduced new unlocks for new Nobelisk and Rifle Cartridge types
  • Undocumented Change: Changed all research (except Hard Drives) to complete within 3 seconds
• 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