tech tree?

[NottedOkenStaf]

OK, there's a list of techs on the wiki, and it lists techs unlocked and buildings unlocked. But it isn't in any kind of order, and for someone unfamiliar with the game it's just useless. I'm told I should build a Guerilla Warfare Center first followed by an Advanced Warfare Center, but I don't know what research to do to them. I'd appreciate any help you could give.

[Fringehunter7719]

There are images and mods around, but none for WOTC that I can find quickly. E.g.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mstum/xcom2/master/techtree/xcom2techtree4.png
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=630693520

WOTC doesn't change all that much though, most of the new projects are standalone.

[CursedPanther]

Unless you're already trying the Ironman mode, you don't have to following every step by the book. First playthrough is best to set out in your own way and explore the options the game gives you, just my opinion.

[NottedOkenStaf]

Originally posted by CursedPanther:

Unless you're already trying the Ironman mode, you don't have to following every step by the book. First playthrough is best to set out in your own way and explore the options the game gives you, just my opinion.

Stumble around like a child with no idea what I'm doing. Sounds good.

[CursedPanther]

Originally posted by blainedeyoung2:

Originally posted by CursedPanther:

Unless you're already trying the Ironman mode, you don't have to following every step by the book. First playthrough is best to set out in your own way and explore the options the game gives you, just my opinion.

Stumble around like a child with no idea what I'm doing. Sounds good.

You will not achieve the best outcome, that's for sure. But sometimes you gotta ask yourself, are you here to read guides and do it like standard schoolwork or to play a game and enjoy yourself while you're at it?

[happyscrub]

Originally posted by CursedPanther:

Originally posted by blainedeyoung2:

Stumble around like a child with no idea what I'm doing. Sounds good.

You will not achieve the best outcome, that's for sure. But sometimes you gotta ask yourself, are you here to read guides and do it like standard schoolwork or to play a game and enjoy yourself while you're at it?

how you gonna knock someone for researching?

[red255]

game is beatable on legend where research times take at least twice as long.

If he's not playing on legend he's got time to screw around, maybe sarah is going to die because he didn't manage to get her plated armor in time. but its not like he can't manage.

and if he is playing legend then poof.

and yeah Advanced warfare center is a vanilla building, War of the Chosen split it into an infirmary and training center buildings. if you are just doing vanilla it comes with alien biotech.

[NottedOkenStaf]

Originally posted by CursedPanther:

But sometimes you gotta ask yourself, are you here to read guides and do it like standard schoolwork or to play a game and enjoy yourself while you're at it?

Neither. I'm here to say: "Oh, what should I research. Eeny-meeny-miny-moe," wonder what just happened, and get my ass kicked on missions that I'm not ready for.

[talkingmute]

Pretty much the most important research to grab is mag weapons (needs modular first). After that you can pretty much bounce around and do whatever. If you want to tech towards something specific, like better armor, the research options at the end of the paragraph will tell you what you can expect.

[learnedhand]

There are 3 tiers of weapons, there are 3 tiers of armor protection, and there numerous autopsies that each give you a distinct utility item. Finally, there are story progression related researches.

Your research decisions bounce among those four and what your needs are. A sound strategy is to prioritize weapons research when you can, but you should not only focus on weapons research.