Multi-analyzer

A multi-analyzer is a miscellaneous structure which allows nearby hi-tech research benches to investigate even the most advanced projects on the research tree. Additionally, these benches gain a 10% Research Speed bonus. One multi-analyzer can boost any number of nearby benches at once, but the effects of multiple multi-analyzers do not stack.

Acquisition

In order to research a multi-analyzer, you must have a constructed hi-tech research bench, and use it for researching (so it must also be powered).

Once the research for the multi-analyzer is completed, it can be constructed by a colonist with a Construction skill of 8 or above in 10,000 ticks (2.78 mins) for 40 Steel, 50 Plasteel, 20 Gold, 8 Componentss.

Analysis

The Multi-Analyzer is required for all research projects that can be traced to it. It provides a +10% research speed boost, comparable to lowering a 4000 Research point project such as Starflight Basics to 3636 research points at 100% speed. When trading before researching the Multi-Analyzer, look out for traders with plasteel and gold, or mine it out yourself.

The distance between the multi-analyser and the hi-tech research bench can be no greater than 4 tiles, or the multi-analyzer will have no effect.