# Clearer references, resource maps and AI planning

> Canonical source: [Clearer references, resource maps and AI planning](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/blog/2026-09-16-reference-maps-and-ai-planning)
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Wiki facts, practical guides and focused calculators now have clearer homes. Resource maps, public blueprint previews and an AI connection help you carry those ideas into your world.

2026-09-16


## Look up a fact or work through a problem

We have separated [Wiki references](/wiki) from [Guides](/guides), so you can choose between checking an item and learning how to use it. Item, recipe, building and unlock pages show relevant properties and links to connected game data, with internal identifiers collected under technical details. The MAM research guide and Pipeline Manual now sit alongside the other guides, and old links still take you to the right page.

## Check a property without leaving your plan

On desktop, selected item, resource and machine displays in the Wiki and planning views show a compact card with key properties when you hover over them. Wiki links offer the same quick reference. A link takes you to the full reference when you need more detail. This lets you check a value while keeping your place in the planner, Calc or map.

## Find Bauxite, SAM and Uranium

The new [resource pages](/resources) bring together resource nodes on the map, node purity and extraction calculations for the default world. You can compare the purity breakdown, inspect a location and continue into production planning. Each resource has its own illustrated card, making the three destinations easier to distinguish at a glance.

## Calculate the part you need

The [train throughput calculator](/tools/train-throughput) works from your measured round-trip time and delivery target, including platform pauses and transfer limits. The [Heavy Modular Frame calculator](/tools/heavy-modular-frame-calculator) lets you compare recipes at a chosen output rate, calculate the final production machines and open the full chain in Calc. The alternate recipe guide also compares direct inputs and outputs at a common production rate; it does not claim to choose the best complete factory for you.

## Open a blueprint in 3D

Public blueprints now offer a schematic 3D preview without signing in, and you can also preview your own drafts. The preview uses simplified geometry rather than game textures. We have also replaced the outdated “Soon” cards in [Tools](/tools): savegame analysis leads to Worlds and requires an account, while the blueprint entry opens the public gallery.

## A cover image for your blueprint

When you save a new blueprint without a screenshot, we create a cover image from its schematic 3D view. Your own pictures take priority. If your browser cannot render the preview, the blueprint still saves and a message reminds you to add a picture later.

## Plan with a connected assistant

The [AI / MCP page](/mcp) explains how to connect a compatible assistant and use it to inspect resources, plan factory production and work on logistics in your worlds. You enable access for your account and the worlds you choose, then review the results through links back into SatisfactoryBase. The new homepage link leads to setup instructions and examples for finding resources, previewing production before applying it, and connecting factories by train. You can copy the prompts and walk through the demonstrations step by step or play their animation; the demonstrations do not change your worlds.

## Shorter paths from information to a plan

The resource and tool cards now have illustrations, and the mobile menu shows Guides, Resource Locations, Blueprints and Tools directly when you open it. These changes share the same aim: a reference should give you facts, a guide should explain a problem, and a calculator or map should let you act on the answer. We connect those pages where they help each other, without turning every Wiki entry into a long tutorial.