The distance between the multi-analyser and the hi-tech research bench can be no greater than four tiles, or the multi-analyzer will have no effect. When trading before researching the Multi-Analyzer, look out for traders with plasteel and gold, or mine it out yourself. 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. The Multi-Analyzer is required for all research projects that can be traced to it.
Once the research Multi-Analyzer is completed, it can be built by a builder with 8 construction or above in 10,000 ticks ( 2.78 mins) for 40 Steel, 50 Plasteel, 20 Gold, 8 Components. One multi-analyzer can boost any number of nearby benches at once, but the effects of multiple multi-analyzers do not stack. Additionally, these benches gain a 10% Research Speed bonus. 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.
