Travel and explore
Start with movement tools you can afford. Faster travel helps when collecting research materials; combat upgrades depend on how you explore.
MAM: plan your research
Choose a goal, explore the research branches and assemble your material list.
The MAM complements HUB milestones with research into equipment, materials and factory upgrades. Choosing a goal helps you look for the resources that serve your next project.
The goal cards are editorial recommendations informed by recurring priorities in the linked community discussion. They are not a fixed progression order.
Choose a goal
Suggested targets, not an unlock order
Build and organize
Sorting and power distribution remove recurring building work. Clock-speed control is useful when matching production to demand.
Supply remote builds
Choose depot research when returning for construction materials interrupts your projects. Capacity and upload upgrades address different shortages.
Clear obstacles
Research equipment for the obstacles you encounter. Unlocking equipment still leaves its separate crafting cost.
Research navigator
100 / 100
Caterium
AI Limiter
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 200 ×Quickwire
- 50 ×Copper Sheet
Alien technology
Alien Energy Harnessing
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 10 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Alien Power Matrix
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Singularity Cell
- 100 ×Power Shard
- 500 ×SAM Fluctuator
Nutrients
Bacon Agaric
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 1 ×Bacon Agaric
Nutrients
Beryl Nut
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 5 ×Beryl Nut
Alien organisms
Bio-Organic Properties
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Sulfur
Black Powder
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Caterium
Blade Runners
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Silica
- 10 ×Modular Frame
Power slugs
Blue Power Slugs
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Caterium
Bullet Guidance System
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 10 ×High-Speed Connector
- 500 ×Rifle Ammo
Caterium
Caterium
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 10 ×Caterium Ore
Caterium
Caterium Electronics
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 100 ×Quickwire
Caterium
Caterium Ingots
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Caterium Ore
Sulfur
Cluster Nobelisk
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 100 ×Smokeless Powder
- 200 ×Nobelisk
Sulfur
Compacted Coal
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Hard Drive
- 25 ×Sulfur
- 25 ×Coal
Quartz
Crystal Oscillator
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 100 ×Quartz Crystal
- 50 ×Reinforced Iron Plate
Alien technology
Depot Expansion (200%)
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 3 ×Mercer Sphere
- 47 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Depot Expansion (300%)
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 7 ×Mercer Sphere
- 103 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Depot Expansion (400%)
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 13 ×Mercer Sphere
- 151 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Depot Expansion (500%)
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 23 ×Mercer Sphere
- 199 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Dimensional Depot
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Mercer Sphere
- 11 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien organisms
Expanded Toolbelt
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 5 ×Alien DNA Capsule
- 500 ×Steel Beam
Mycelia
Expanded Toolbelt
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
Sulfur
Expanded Toolbelt
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 100 ×Black Powder
- 50 ×Encased Industrial Beam
Sulfur
Experimental Power Generation
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 25 ×Sulfur
- 50 ×Modular Frame
- 100 ×Rotor
Sulfur
Explosive Rebar
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 200 ×Smokeless Powder
- 200 ×Iron Rebar
- 200 ×Steel Beam
Quartz
Explosive Resonance Application
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 5 ×Crystal Oscillator
- 100 ×Nobelisk
Mycelia
Fabric
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Mycelia
Gas Mask
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 10 ×Coal
- 50 ×Fabric
- 50 ×Steel Pipe
Caterium
Geothermal Generator
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 100 ×High-Speed Connector
- 1 000 ×Quickwire
- 50 ×Motor
Hard drives
Hard Drives
Research time (seconds): 600
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 1 ×Hard Drive
Alien organisms
Hatcher Research
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Caterium
High-Speed Connector
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Alien organisms
Hog Research
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Hog Remains
Alien organisms
Hostile Organism Detection
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
Alien organisms
Inflated Pocket Dimension
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 3 ×Alien Protein
- 1 000 ×Cable
Caterium
Inflated Pocket Dimension
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 200 ×Silica
Sulfur
Inflated Pocket Dimension
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 50 ×Smokeless Powder
- 50 ×Computer
Sulfur
Ionized Fuel
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Hard Drive
- 100 ×Power Shard
- 200 ×Packaged Rocket Fuel
Alien technology
Manual Depot Uploader
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 3 ×Mercer Sphere
- 17 ×Computer
- 29 ×SAM Fluctuator
Quartz
Material Resonance Screening
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Mycelia
Medical Properties
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
Alien technology
Mercer Sphere Analysis
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
Mycelia
Mycelia
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 5 ×Mycelia
Sulfur
Nuclear Deterrent Development
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 500 ×Nobelisk
- 10 ×Encased Uranium Cell
- 100 ×AI Limiter
Nutrients
Nutritional Inhaler
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 2 ×Bacon Agaric
- 4 ×Paleberry
- 10 ×Beryl Nut
Nutrients
Nutritional Processor
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 25 ×Modular Frame
- 50 ×Steel Pipe
- 500 ×Wire
Power slugs
Overclock Production
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 1 ×Power Shard
- 50 ×Iron Plate
- 50 ×Wire
Nutrients
Paleberry
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 2 ×Paleberry
Mycelia
Parachute
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Alien technology
Power Augmenter
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Somersloop
- 100 ×SAM Fluctuator
- 50 ×Computer
Caterium
Power Poles Mk.2
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 300 ×Quickwire
Caterium
Power Poles Mk.3
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×High-Speed Connector
- 200 ×Steel Pipe
Caterium
Power Switch
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 100 ×Steel Beam
- 50 ×AI Limiter
Caterium
Priority Power Switch
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 25 ×High-Speed Connector
- 500 ×Quickwire
Alien technology
Production Amplifier
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 1 ×Somersloop
- 100 ×SAM Fluctuator
- 50 ×Circuit Board
Caterium
Programmable Splitter
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 100 ×AI Limiter
- 50 ×Computer
- 50 ×Heavy Modular Frame
Alien organisms
Protein Inhaler
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 2 ×Alien Protein
- 20 ×Beryl Nut
- 50 ×Rotor
Power slugs
Purple Power Slugs
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Purple Power Slug
- 25 ×Modular Frame
- 100 ×Copper Sheet
Quartz
Quartz
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 10 ×Raw Quartz
Quartz
Quartz Crystals
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 20 ×Raw Quartz
Caterium
Quickwire
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Caterium Ingot
Quartz
Radar Technology
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Crystal Oscillator
- 50 ×Heavy Modular Frame
- 50 ×Computer
Quartz
Radio Signal Scanning
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 100 ×Crystal Oscillator
- 100 ×Motor
- 1 ×Object Scanner
Sulfur
Rocket Fuel
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Hard Drive
- 10 ×Empty Fluid Tank
- 100 ×Packaged Turbofuel
Alien technology
SAM Analysis
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 10 ×SAM
Alien technology
SAM Fluctuator
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 10 ×Reanimated SAM
- 100 ×Steel Pipe
- 200 ×Wire
Alien technology
SAM Reanimation
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 20 ×SAM
Quartz
Shatter Rebar
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 30 ×Quartz Crystal
- 150 ×Iron Rebar
Quartz
Signal Systems
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
Quartz
Silica
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 20 ×Raw Quartz
Power slugs
Slug Scanning
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
Caterium
Smart Splitter
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 10 ×AI Limiter
- 50 ×Reinforced Iron Plate
Sulfur
Smokeless Powder
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 100 ×Black Powder
- 50 ×Plastic
Alien technology
Somersloop Analysis
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 1 ×Somersloop
Alien organisms
Spitter Research
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Alien technology
SPWN
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Mercer Sphere
- 11 ×SAM Fluctuator
- 20 ×Steel Pipe
Alien organisms
Stinger Research
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Alien organisms
Structural Analysis
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 5 ×Alien DNA Capsule
- 100 ×Iron Rod
Caterium
Stun Rebar
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Quickwire
- 10 ×Iron Rebar
Sulfur
Sulfur
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 10 ×Sulfur
Mycelia
Synthetic Polyester Fabric
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 25 ×Fabric
- 100 ×Polymer Resin
Power slugs
Synthetic Power Shards
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 10 ×Power Shard
- 100 ×Time Crystal
- 200 ×Quartz Crystal
Quartz
The Explorer
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 10 ×Crystal Oscillator
- 100 ×Modular Frame
Sulfur
The Nobelisk Detonator
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Black Powder
- 100 ×Steel Pipe
- 200 ×Cable
Alien organisms
The Rebar Gun
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 25 ×Rotor
- 50 ×Reinforced Iron Plate
- 500 ×Screws
Sulfur
The Rifle
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 50 ×Smokeless Powder
- 100 ×Motor
- 200 ×Rubber
Mycelia
Therapeutic Inhaler
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 15 ×Mycelia
- 1 ×Bacon Agaric
- 1 ×Alien Protein
Mycelia
Toxic Cellular Modification
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Sulfur
Turbo Rifle Ammo
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 000 ×Rifle Ammo
- 50 ×Packaged Turbofuel
- 100 ×Aluminum Casing
Sulfur
Turbofuel
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Hard Drive
- 15 ×Compacted Coal
- 50 ×Packaged Fuel
Caterium
Upgraded Power Connectors
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 15 ×Computer
- 50 ×High-Speed Connector
- 500 ×Quickwire
Alien technology
Upload Upgrade: 120/min
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 13 ×Mercer Sphere
- 151 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Upload Upgrade: 240/min
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 23 ×Mercer Sphere
- 199 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Upload Upgrade: 30/min
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 3 ×Mercer Sphere
- 47 ×SAM Fluctuator
Alien technology
Upload Upgrade: 60/min
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 7 ×Mercer Sphere
- 103 ×SAM Fluctuator
Mycelia
Vitamin Inhaler
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Sulfur
Volatile Applications
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
No recipe or building is listed here. Check the MAM for other unlock effects.
- 50 ×Black Powder
Power slugs
Yellow Power Slugs
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
- 1 ×Yellow Power Slug
- 25 ×Rotor
- 100 ×Cable
Caterium
Zipline
Research time (seconds): 3
Exported recipes and buildings
Plan your next step
Choose a goal and inspect its research targets. Adding a goal selects only the displayed targets, not earlier nodes. Then browse the relevant branch for other research you want to include.
Check the connections and locks in your in-game MAM before collecting materials. The exported research records do not contain a complete dependency graph. Class names and tier numbers therefore cannot establish a reliable unlock order.
Mark completed research. The material list sums only selected, unfinished nodes. It excludes earlier research and the cost of crafting the equipment you unlock.
Choose priorities around your needs
Movement tools often have an early payoff when you explore frequently. Sorting and improved power distribution can matter more during a factory expansion. Depot research is especially useful when repeated supply trips interrupt construction.
A research target can require materials from production chains you have not built yet. Compare its costs with your current supply before spending rare finds. HUB milestones such as the jetpack are not separate research nodes in this MAM plan.
For depot planning, stored quantity and replenishment are separate questions: can the stock cover one building session, and does enough arrive between withdrawals? Choose the research that addresses the shortage you actually encounter.
Hard drives and alternate recipes
Hard-drive analysis is included in the navigator. Individual alternate recipes are not listed as ordinary research nodes. Their value depends on your resources, machines and existing recipe options.
Compare an alternate recipe in the production planner using your target product. Saving one resource can require more power, other ingredients or additional processing steps.
Data version and limits
Research costs and durations come from the local Satisfactory 1.2.4.0 export, build 502094. The navigator includes named research entries and excludes records marked discontinued. It is not a verified, complete reconstruction of the in-game tree.
Durations are the exported times for individual nodes. Their sum excludes gathering, travel and crafting time. Your selection and completion marks stay in this browser and do not synchronize with a savegame.
Sources and evidence
- Satisfactory Wiki: MAM
Current wiki reference. Unavailable during source retrieval; no numeric claims were taken from it.
- Satisfactory Wiki (Fandom): MAM
Historical reference. Unavailable during source retrieval.
- Community: MAM priorities
Discussion from 9 January 2025. Informs priority suggestions, not game rules.