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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 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[]

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.

MAMResearchTree AlienOrganisms

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Hog Remains Hog Research 1 × Hog Remains Hog Remains 00:03 Crafting: Alien Protein Alien Protein out of Hog Remains Hog Remains
2 Hatcher Remains Hatcher Research 1 × Hatcher Remains Hatcher Remains 00:03 Crafting: Alien Protein Alien Protein out of Hatcher Remains Hatcher Remains
3 Stinger Remains Stinger Research 1 × Stinger Remains Stinger Remains 00:03 Crafting: Alien Protein Alien Protein out of Stinger Remains Stinger Remains
4 Plasma Spitter Remains Spitter Research 1 × Plasma Spitter Remains Plasma Spitter Remains 00:03 Crafting: Alien Protein Alien Protein out of Plasma Spitter Remains Plasma Spitter Remains
5 Alien DNA Capsule Bio-Organic Properties 5 × Alien Protein Alien Protein 00:03 Crafting: Alien DNA Capsule Alien DNA Capsule
Crafting: Biomass Biomass out of Alien Protein Alien Protein
6 Medicinal Inhaler Protein Inhaler 2 × Alien Protein Alien Protein 00:03 Crafting: Medicinal Inhaler Medicinal Inhaler
20 × Beryl Nut Beryl Nut
50 × Rotor Rotor
7 MAM Research Key Structural Analysis 5 × Alien DNA Capsule Alien DNA Capsule 00:03 ---
100 × Iron Rod Iron Rod
8 Rebar Gun The Rebar Gun 25 × Rotor Rotor 00:03 Crafting: Rebar Gun Rebar Gun
Crafting: Iron Rebar Iron Rebar
50 × Reinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate
500 × Screw Screw
9 Thumbs Up Inflated Pocket Dimension 3 × Alien Protein Alien Protein 00:03 Inventory: 6 Inventory Slots
1 000 × Cable Cable
10 Thumbs Up Expanded Toolbelt 5 × Alien DNA Capsule Alien DNA Capsule 00:03 Inventory: 1 Hand Slot
500 × Steel Beam Steel Beam
11 Hostile Organism Detection Icon Hostile Organism Detection 10 × Alien DNA Capsule Alien DNA Capsule 00:03 Object Scanner: Enemies Mode
5 × Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator
5 × High-Speed Connector 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.

MAMResearchTree Caterium

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Caterium Ore Caterium 10 × Caterium Ore Caterium Ore 00:03 Scannable Resource: Caterium Ore Caterium Ore
2 Caterium Ingot Caterium Ingots 50 × Caterium Ore Caterium Ore 00:03 Crafting: Caterium Ingot Caterium Ingot
3 Quickwire Quickwire 50 × Caterium Ingot Caterium Ingot 00:03 Crafting: Quickwire Quickwire
AWESOME Shop: Lights
4 Zipline Zipline 100 × Quickwire Quickwire 00:03 Crafting: Zipline Zipline
50 × Cable Cable
5 MAM Research Key Caterium Electronics 100 × Quickwire Quickwire 00:03 ---
6 Stun Rebar Stun Rebar 50 × Quickwire Quickwire 00:03 Crafting: Stun Rebar Stun Rebar
10 × Iron Rebar Iron Rebar
7 AI Limiter AI Limiter 200 × Quickwire Quickwire 00:03 Crafting: AI Limiter AI Limiter
50 × Copper Sheet Copper Sheet
8 Power Pole Mk.2 Power Poles Mk.2 300 × Quickwire Quickwire 00:03 Building: Power Pole Mk.2 Power Pole Mk.2
9 High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector 500 × Quickwire Quickwire 00:03 Crafting: High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector
50 × Plastic Plastic
10 Smart Splitter Smart Splitter 10 × AI Limiter AI Limiter 00:03 Building: Smart Splitter Smart Splitter
50 × Reinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate
11 Power Switch Power Switch 100 × Steel Beam Steel Beam 00:03 Building: Power Switch Power Switch
50 × AI Limiter AI Limiter
12 Supercomputer Supercomputer 50 × AI Limiter AI Limiter 00:03 Crafting: Supercomputer Supercomputer
50 × High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector
50 × Computer Computer
13 Power Pole Mk.3 Power Poles Mk.3 100 × High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector 00:03 Building: Power Pole Mk.3 Power Pole Mk.3
200 × Steel Pipe Steel Pipe
14 Homing Rifle Ammo Bullet Guidance System 10 × High-Speed Connector High-Speed Connector 00:03 Crafting: Homing Rifle Ammo Homing Rifle Ammo
500 × Rifle Ammo Rifle Ammo
15 Programmable Splitter Programmable Splitter 50 × Supercomputer Supercomputer 00:03 Building: Programmable Splitter Programmable Splitter
50 × Heavy Modular Frame Heavy Modular Frame
16 Geothermal Generator Geothermal Generator 50 × Supercomputer Supercomputer 00:03 Scannable Resource: Geyser Geyser
Building: Geothermal Generator Geothermal Generator
50 × Heavy Modular Frame Heavy Modular Frame
300 × Rubber 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.

MAMResearchTree Mycelia

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Mycelia Mycelia 5 × Mycelia Mycelia 00:03 Crafting: Biomass Biomass out of Mycelia
2 Fabric Fabric 25 × Mycelia Mycelia 00:03 Crafting: Fabric Fabric
100 × Biomass Biomass
3 Gas Nobelisk Toxic Cellular Modification 50 × Nobelisk Nobelisk 00:03 Crafting: Gas Nobelisk Gas Nobelisk
100 × Mycelia Mycelia
200 × Biomass Biomass
4 MAM Research Key Medical Properties 25 × Mycelia Mycelia 00:03 ---
10 × Stator Stator
5 Parachute Parachute 10 × Fabric Fabric 00:03 Crafting: Parachute Parachute
50 × Cable Cable
6 Thumbs Up Expanded Toolbelt 50 × Fabric Fabric 00:03 Inventory: 1 Hand Slot
100 × Rotor Rotor
7 Fabric Synthetic Polyester Fabric 25 × Fabric Fabric 00:03 Crafting: Fabric Fabric out of Polymer Resin
100 × Polymer Resin Polymer Resin
8 Medicinal Inhaler Vitamin Inhaler 10 × Mycelia Mycelia 00:03 Crafting: Medicinal Inhaler Medicinal Inhaler
5 × Paleberry Paleberry
9 Medicinal Inhaler Therapeutic Inhaler 15 × Mycelia Mycelia 00:03 Crafting: Medicinal Inhaler Medicinal Inhaler
1 × Bacon Agaric Bacon Agaric
1 × Alien Protein 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.

MAMResearchTree Nutrients

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Beryl Nut Beryl Nut 5 × Beryl Nut Beryl Nut 00:03 Object Scanner: Beryl Nut Mode
2 Paleberry Paleberry 2 × Paleberry Paleberry 00:03 Object Scanner: Paleberry Mode
3 Bacon Agaric Bacon Agaric 1 × Bacon Agaric Bacon Agaric 00:03 Object Scanner: Bacon Agaric Mode
4 MAM Research Key Nutritional Processor 25 × Modular Frame Modular Frame 00:03 ---
50 × Steel Pipe Steel Pipe
500 × Wire Wire
5 Medicinal Inhaler Nutritional Inhaler 2 × Bacon Agaric Bacon Agaric 00:03 Crafting: Medicinal Inhaler Medicinal Inhaler out of Nutrients (without Mycelia)
4 × Paleberry Paleberry
10 × Beryl Nut 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.

MAMResearchTree PowerSlug

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Blue Power Slug Blue Power Slugs 1 × Blue Power Slug Blue Power Slug 00:03 Crafting: Power Shard Power Shard out of Blue Power Slug Blue Power Slug
2 Blue Power Slug Slug Scanning 50 × Iron Rod Iron Rod 00:03 Object Scanner: Power Slugs Mode
100 × Wire Wire
200 × Screw Screw
3 Yellow Power Slug Yellow Power Shards 1 × Yellow Power Slug Yellow Power Slug 00:03 Crafting: Power Shard Power Shard out of Yellow Power Slug Yellow Power Slug
25 × Rotor Rotor
100 × Cable Cable
4 Overclocking Icon Overclock Production 1 × Power Shard Power Shard 00:03 Other: Unlocks Overclocking
50 × Iron Plate Iron Plate
50 × Wire Wire
5 Purple Power Slug Purple Power Shards 1 × Purple Power Slug Purple Power Slug 00:03 Crafting: Power Shard Power Shard out of Purple Power Slug Purple Power Slug
25 × Modular Frame Modular Frame
100 × Copper Sheet 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.

MAMResearchTree Quartz

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Raw Quartz Quartz 10 × Raw Quartz Raw Quartz 00:03 Scannable Resource: Raw Quartz Raw Quartz
2 Quartz Crystal Quartz Crystals 20 × Raw Quartz Raw Quartz 00:03 Crafting: Quartz Crystal Quartz Crystal
AWESOME Shop: Signs
3 Silica Silica 20 × Raw Quartz Raw Quartz 00:03 Crafting: Silica Silica
AWESOME Shop: Windows & Glass Roofs
4 Shatter Rebar Shatter Rebar 30 × Quartz Crystal Quartz Crystal 00:03 Crafting: Shatter Rebar Shatter Rebar
150 × Iron Rebar Iron Rebar
5 Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 100 × Quartz Crystal Quartz Crystal 00:03 Crafting: Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator
50 × Reinforced Iron Plate Reinforced Iron Plate
6 Blade Runners Blade Runners 50 × Silica Silica 00:03 Crafting: Blade Runners Blade Runners
10 × Modular Frame Modular Frame
7 Thumbs Up Inflated Pocket Dimension 200 × Silica Silica 00:03 Inventory: 6 Inventory Slots
8 Pulse Nobelisk Explosive Resonance Application 5 × Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Crafting: Pulse Nobelisk Pulse Nobelisk
100 × Nobelisk Nobelisk
9 Explorer The Explorer 10 × Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Vehicle: Explorer Explorer
100 × Modular Frame Modular Frame
10 CrashSite Icon Radio Signal Scanning 100 × Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Object Scanner: Crash Sites Mode
100 × Motor Motor
1 × Object Scanner Object Scanner
11 Radar Tower Radar Technology 50 × Crystal Oscillator Crystal Oscillator 00:03 Building: Radar Tower Radar Tower
50 × Heavy Modular Frame Heavy Modular Frame
100 × Circuit Board 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.

MAMResearchTree Sulfur

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Sulfur Sulfur 10 × Sulfur Sulfur 00:03 Scannable Resource: Sulfur Sulfur
2 Black Powder Black Powder 50 × Sulfur Sulfur 00:03 Crafting: Black Powder Black Powder
25 × Coal Coal
3 MAM Research Key Experimental Power Generation 25 × Sulfur Sulfur 00:03 ---
50 × Modular Frame Modular Frame
100 × Rotor Rotor
4 Compacted Coal Compacted Coal 1 × Hard Drive Hard Drive 00:03 Crafting: Compacted Coal Compacted Coal
25 × Sulfur Sulfur
25 × Coal Coal
5 Packaged Turbofuel Turbofuel 1 × Hard Drive Hard Drive 00:03 Crafting: Turbofuel Turbofuel
Crafting: Packaged Turbofuel Packaged Turbofuel
15 × Compacted Coal Compacted Coal
50 × Packaged Fuel Packaged Fuel
6 Thumbs Up Expanded Toolbelt 100 × Black Powder Black Powder 00:03 Inventory: 1 Hand Slot
50 × Encased Industrial Beam Encased Industrial Beam
7 Nobelisk Detonator The Nobelisk Detonator 50 × Black Powder Black Powder 00:03 Crafting: Nobelisk Detonator Nobelisk Detonator
Crafting: Nobelisk Nobelisk
100 × Steel Pipe Steel Pipe
200 × Cable Cable
8 Smokeless Powder Smokeless Powder 100 × Black Powder Black Powder 00:03 Crafting: Smokeless Powder Smokeless Powder
50 × Plastic Plastic
9 Nuke Nobelisk Nuclear Deterrent Development 500 × Nobelisk Nobelisk 00:03 Crafting: Nuke Nobelisk Nuke Nobelisk
10 × Encased Uranium Cell Encased Uranium Cell
100 × AI Limiter AI Limiter
10 Cluster Nobelisk Cluster Nobelisk 100 × Smokeless Powder Smokeless Powder 00:03 Crafting: Cluster Nobelisk Cluster Nobelisk
200 × Nobelisk Nobelisk
11 Explosive Rebar Explosive Rebar 200 × Smokeless Powder Smokeless Powder 00:03 Crafting: Explosive Rebar Explosive Rebar
200 × Iron Rebar Iron Rebar
200 × Steel Beam Steel Beam
12 Rifle The Rifle 50 × Smokeless Powder Smokeless Powder 00:03 Crafting: Rifle Rifle
Crafting: Rifle Ammo Rifle Ammo
100 × Motor Motor
200 × Rubber Rubber
13 Turbo Rifle Ammo Turbo Rifle Ammo 1 000 × Rifle Ammo Rifle Ammo 00:03 Crafting: Turbo Rifle Ammo Turbo Rifle Ammo
50 × Packaged Turbofuel Packaged Turbofuel
100 × Aluminum Casing Aluminum Casing
14 Thumbs Up Inflated Pocket Dimension 50 × Smokeless Powder Smokeless Powder 00:03 Inventory: 6 Inventory Slots
50 × Circuit Board Circuit Board

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.

MAMResearchTree FlowerPetals

#ResearchCostTimeRewards
1 Flower Petals Flower Petals 10 × Flower Petals Flower Petals 00:03 ---
2 Color Gun Color Gun 100 × Iron Plate Iron Plate 05:00 Crafting: Color Gun Color Gun
250 × Screw Screw
250 × Wire Wire
3 Color Cartridge Color Cartridges 100 × Flower Petals Flower Petals 00:03 Crafting: Color Cartridge Color Cartridge

FICSMAS Holiday Event[]

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.[1]

Gallery[]

History[]

  • 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
  • Patch 0.6.0.0:
    • Introduced new unlocks for new Nobelisk and Rifle Cartridge types
    • Introduced an additional Hand Slot +1 unlock in the Mycelia Research tree
    • Introduced feedback to MAM research and HUB Milestones that unlock AWESOME Shop unlocks prerequisites
    • Research trees now show when they are completed
    • Changed all research to complete within 3 seconds
    • Most research visibility in the MAM has been expanded, causing research to be visible earlier in the research progression
    • Rebalanced and reshuffled unlocks
      • Moved Blade Runners and Expanded Pocket Dimension research from the Caterium to the Quartz Research tree
      • The Map is no longer unlocked through Quartz Research, it's now unlocked in the Tier 1 - Field Research milestone
      • Polyester Fabric is no longer an alternate recipe, it's now available in the Mycelia Research tree
      • Turbofuel and Compacted Coal are no longer alternate recipes, they are now available in the Sulfur Research tree. However, their unlocks still require a Hard Drive each.
  • 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

References[]



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