Research

Research projects

If a research project is not selected then each scientist will produce $25 per hour.

Project	Unlocked engineering projects	Requirements
Combat Vehicles	Sentry Gun vehicle MARS Combat Platform vehicle
Alien Magnetic Weapons	Accelerated weapons Accelerated Cannon air weapon	Alien Magnetic Weapon resource
Warden Combat Armor	Warden Armor	Alien Alloys resource
Alenium Power	Alenium Generator base upgrade	Alenium resource
Laser Weaponry	Laser weapons	Alenium resource
X-3 Dragonfly Dropship	X-3 Dragonfly Dropship aircraft	Alenium Power research
X-55 Phantom Interceptor	X-55 Phantom Interceptor aircraft	Alenium Power research
Heavy Lasers	Laser Cannon Laser Autorifle Laser Battery Upgrade base upgrade Laser Lance air weapon	Laser Weaponry research
UFO Hull Plating	Alloy Plating upgrade Angel: Allow Playing	Crashed UFO (Destroyer) mission completed
Guardian Battle Armor	Guardian Armor	UFO Hull Plating research
Alien Plasma Weapons	Guardian Battle Armor soldier armor Improved Lasers upgrade	Alien Plasma Weapon resource
Alenium Explosives	Alenium Grenades Alenium Rockets Alenium Warheads air weapon	Alenium Bomb resource
Xenobiology (plot)	Stun Baton equipment Stun Gun equipment +$240000 Monthly Funding	Alien Scanner resource
Quantum Teleportation (plot)	+$240000 Monthly Funding	Xenobiology (plot) research
Cleaner Device (plot)		Cleaner Base mission completed

FROM OLD VERSION

Project	Unlocked engineering projects	Requirements
Alien Alloys	Warden Combat Armor soldier armor Alloy Plating upgrade Alien Alloys resources	Alien Alloys resource
Alien Electronics	Buzzard Jetpack soldier equipment Advanced Tactical Module upgrade	Alien Electronics resource
Alien Psi-Amp	Morale: Mind Shield soldier armor Mind Shield Module soldier equipment	Alien Psi-Amp resource
Alien Hyperdrive	Plot advancement	Alien Hyperdrive resource
Advanced Stun Weapons	Electroshock Pistol Electroshock Rifle Electroshock Grenade	Alien Electronics
Gauss Weaponry	Gauss weapons	Alien Electronics
Heavy Gauss Weaponry	Vehicle Gauss Weapons upgrade Gauss SMG (vehicles) upgrade Gauss Cannon aircraft equipment Gauss Battery base upgrade	Gauss Weaponry

Interrogations

Each alien species has an interrogation project, which is only made available after capturing the enemy during a mission. Each completed interrogation project improves Training Rate by 1 and damage against all aliens of the same species by 15%.