SAM

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SAM, which stands for Strange Alien Matter, is a precious resource found in the world.

Obtaining

Resource acquisition

SAM can be harvested by hand (default E) in trace amounts from resource deposits scattered across the world, or from inexhaustible resource nodes on which Miners can be constructed to extract automatically. Additionally, Lizard Doggos will occasionally bring it when tamed.

Items produced per minute

Number of SAM resource nodes is as follows:

Node
purity
Number
of nodes
Mk.3
mining rate
Mk.3 mining rate
at 250 %
Impure 10 1,200 3,000
Normal 6 1,440 3,600
Pure 3 1,440 3,600
Total 19 4,080 10,200

Usage

Research

 SAM is used for research in the Alien Technology Research chain in the MAM.png MAM.

Crafting

Recipe Ingredients Produced in Products Unlocked by
Reanimated SAM
4 × SAM.pngSAM120 / min
1 × Reanimated SAM.pngReanimated SAM30 / min
MAM Alien Technology Research - SAM Reanimation OR
Tier 9 - Matter Conversion

AWESOME Sink

 SAM can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink.png AWESOME Sink to yield 20 points.

Trivia

  • Despite existing in the game since the Closed Alpha, it had no use before Patch 1.0.

Gallery

History

  • Patch 1.0:
    • Renamed from SAM Ore to SAM, changing its meaning from Strange Alien Metal to Strange Alien Matter
    • Icon and mesh updated
  • Patch 0.3: Icon and mesh updated