Satisfactory · Game data 1.2.4.0
Alternate recipes and resource trade-offs
Alternate recipes come from hard drives: find one at a crash site, scan it in the MAM, and pick one of the recipes it offers. Each scan offers a few alternates for buildings and parts you already have.
Not every alternate is better. Some save raw resources, some save buildings or power, and some only change which resources a part takes, which helps when one runs short. The table puts each one’s whole production line against the standard one.