Research Panel
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🔍 Analysis
- ✅ Updated 1 day after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #120 of 137 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds a 3-slot research panel to the small printer, which holds only small researchable items. Research it for 50 bytes, craft it with 1 compound, then wear it on your backpack!
Description
Adds an early game item to help you with gathering small researchables (those tier 1 research items you find growing on plants and rocks!). Intended as an early-game alternative to scanning the small researchables on the spot (or ignoring them).
Installation instructions
Download the file, drop it in your preferred modloader. I highly recommend AstroModLoaderClassic, but choose what you like.
Main features
- Adds a "Research Panel" tier one item that fits on your backpack, meant as an early game alternative to simply scanning those "hold to research" items.
- Research chambers automatically pull the small researches from the panel.
- Does not hold packaged researches, such as when you package those Tier 2 research items you find in wrecks.
Requirements
No other mods required.
Recommendations
Please try out some of my other mods, I've worked hard on them!
- Only Bytes Mission Rewards
- Faster Battery Charging
- Large Generator
- BPs Base Building
If you have any concerns or issues, please feel free to reach out to me through Nexus, or on Discord (through the modding discord or my handle).
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Astroneer Mods
- Author
- BPalen5550
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 138
- Endorsements
- 0
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 6/8/2026
- Updated
- 8/13/2026
- Tags
- Gameplay, Utilities for Players, Quality of Life
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