MAM research and trees
The MAM provides research-tree unlocks outside milestone progression, initiated by discovering items and completed using required items held in inventory.
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Blade Runners
Blade Runners are leg equipment unlocked through the Quartz Research chain in the MAM. They increase running speed by 50% and jump height by 100%, and dampen fall damage.
Understand this choiceZipline
The Zipline is unlocked through the Caterium Research chain in the MAM. Its research node lists 100 Quickwire and 50 Cable.
Understand this choiceStun Rebar
Caterium research unlocks the Stun Rebar crafting recipe, requiring Quickwire and Iron Rebar for its research node.
Understand this choiceMAM inventory-slot expansions
The Alien Megafauna research window lists Inflated Pocket Dimension as a reward that adds six inventory slots.
Understand this choiceSmart Splitter
The supplied evidence identifies the Smart Splitter as a three-output conveyor building with per-output filters and overflow handling. It is unlocked through Caterium MAM research; the cited windows do not show its research inputs or exact tree position.
Understand this choiceGeothermal Generator
A Geothermal Generator must be built on a Geyser and requires no additional input. Its output fluctuates with geyser purity: 50–150 MW on an impure geyser, 100–300 MW on a normal geyser, and 200–600 MW on a pure geyser.
Understand this choiceObject Scanner research modes
The supplied evidence describes the Object Scanner as scanning selected objects within a 250-meter radius and says MAM research unlocks additional scan targets. It does not establish specific mode rewards.
Understand this choiceDimensional Depot storage expansions
Alien Technology research expands Dimensional Depot storage to three, four, and five stacks per item type.
Understand this choiceDimensional Depot upload-rate upgrades
Alien Technology research lists upload upgrades of 60, 120, and 240 items per minute for the Dimensional Depot.
Understand this choiceMilestone tier progression
HUB milestones unlock buildings, recipes, equipment, and other rewards. Tier 0 upgrades are sequential; completing Tier 0 opens Tiers 1 and 2, and Space Elevator phases unlock higher tiers.
Understand this choiceHUB Upgrade 1
HUB Upgrade 1 costs 10 Iron Rods and unlocks the Equipment Workshop and Portable Miner. It also adds one inventory slot and a Personal Storage Box to the HUB.
Understand this choiceHUB Upgrade 2
HUB Upgrade 2 costs 20 Iron Rods. Its listed rewards include a Smelter, Power Line, Copper Ingot, Wire and Cable recipes, a Copper Ore scanner update, and a first Biomass Burner added to the HUB.
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A source-bounded reference to named MAM research unlocks and HUB milestone rewards shown in the supplied evidence windows. It records stated effects, costs, and progression conditions where those details appear; unsupported details are omitted.
- This reference is limited to the supplied passages and does not independently verify their latest patch status or DLC applicability.
- Some research-entry windows list node costs without showing every prerequisite or explaining the resulting item's full operation.
- The shopping-list passage flags itself as needing cleanup for Patch 1.1 accuracy; its Rotor progression claim is not used here.
- The windows do not establish specific Object Scanner mode rewards or Jetpack and Hazmat Suit milestone details.
MAM Milestones Tutorial:MAM shopping list Caterium Ore - Official Satisfactory Wiki Zipline - Official Satisfactory Wiki Smart Splitter - Official Satisfactory Wiki Geothermal Generator - Official Satisfactory Wiki Object Scanner - Official Satisfactory Wiki Milestones - Official Satisfactory Wiki Blade Runners - Official Satisfactory Wiki Geothermal Generator - Official Satisfactory Wiki
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.