crafting Tech Comparison
Advanced Recipes vs Mass Production Lines
Comparing the Advanced Recipes (Tier 3) and Mass Production Lines (Tier 3), 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 | Advanced Recipes | Mass Production Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T3 | T3 |
| Research time | 18▼ | 20 |
| metal cost | 30,000▼ | 35,000 |
| crystal cost | 16,000▼ | 18,000 |
| gas cost | 4,000▼ | — |
| credits cost | — | 40,000▼ |
| Effect | unlocks tier3 recipes: true; +20% -craft time | +5 parallel craft slots; +15% -craft resource waste |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Advanced Recipes
Reverse-engineering and recipe research unlock tier III component blueprints and cut all crafting times by 20%.
Unlocks buildings: recipe lab
Requires: crafting 1
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
Which Should You Research First?
Both sit at the same tier. The Advanced Recipes is the cheaper project, so it's the safer early pick if your economy is tight; otherwise prioritise whichever effect supports your current strategy.