crafting Tech Comparison
Mass Production Lines vs Precision Nanofacture
Comparing the Mass Production Lines (Tier 3) and Precision Nanofacture (Tier 4), both crafting technologies in Starforge MMO. Use this to decide which to queue first when your research lab can only run one project at a time.
Research Comparison
| Attribute | Mass Production Lines | Precision Nanofacture |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T3 | T4 |
| Research time | 20▼ | 60 |
| metal cost | 35,000▼ | 90,000 |
| crystal cost | 18,000▼ | 45,000 |
| credits cost | 40,000▼ | — |
| antimatter cost | — | 400▼ |
| dark matter cost | — | 300▼ |
| Effect | +5 parallel craft slots; +15% -craft resource waste | unlocks tier5 recipes: true; +10% quality upgrade chance |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Mass Production Lines
Parallel assembly arms let the Component Factory batch-craft up to 5 modules at once, slashing per-unit resource waste by 15%.
Unlocks buildings: mass assembly hall
Requires: crafting 1
Precision Nanofacture
Atom-scale assembly unlocks tier IV–V component recipes and grants a 10% chance to craft a higher-quality variant of any module for free.
Unlocks buildings: nanofacture core
Requires: crafting 2, crafting 3, science 4
Which Should You Research First?
The Mass Production Lines is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the crafting branch, opening the path toward Precision Nanofacture.