Description
Material Flow Analysis maps every transfer between mine, warehouse, factory, and launch site to expose costly bottlenecks. Concentrate minerals, automation, and orbital capacity into unmatched construction throughput and system-scale works.
Benefits
Construction output Empire-wide+2%
Strategy notes
Material Flow Analysis develops the Construction discipline within Industrial Megastructure Empire. Concentrate minerals, automation, and orbital capacity into unmatched construction throughput and system-scale works. Its immediate value is +2% construction throughput. The principal counterpressure is that its fixed yards, long supply chains, and visible projects are vulnerable to blockade and sabotage. This milestone deliberately joins completed material, industrial, or colony infrastructure research.
Player hints
This is an inexpensive path entry. Research it early when you want to test this direction without sacrificing strategic flexibility. Favor this technology when its Construction benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects. Every Construction prerequisite must be completed before research can begin.
Research cost
1.5KRP
1.13KCredits
562Common
150Rare
93Strategic
75Fuel