Research Projects List

This is just a list of all research projects in the game. I'm mostly making this guide for me so I can finally get around to getting the Edison achievement and I want a checklist I can reference while I'm playing the game.

I should probably mention that pretty much all the information in this guide comes from this website:

http://guides.gamepressure.com/xcomenemyunknown/guide.asp?ID=16955

UPDATE 10/5/2013: I added Prerequisite(s) (if any); Materials Required; and Rewards to the guide. I tried to figure out a way to show the Research tree without resorting to an image, but I couldn't find a good way so you'll just have to Google it. Besides most of those will be much nicer than anything I could make.

At some point I suppose I should go back through and add in a description of what a given project unlocks in terms of further research; that way you could follow the tree up or down through the list.

The List

Rewards Codes: BF: Base Facility; F: Foundry Project; G: Gear; A: Armor; W: Weapon; I: Interceptor Weapons & Upgrades

• Alien Materials
  Materials Required: 5x Weapon Fragments
  Rewards: Nano-Fiber Vest (G)
  
• Alien Nav Computer
  Materials Required: 2x UFO Flight Computers
  Rewards: Satellite Nexus (BF); Stealth Satellites (F)
  
• Alloy Cannon
  Prerequesite: Plasma Rifle or Heavy Plasma
  Materials Required: 40x Weapon Fragments; 25x Alloys; 5x Elerium
  Rewards: Alloy Cannon (W)
  
• Arc Thrower
  Prerequesite: Xeno-Biology
  Materials Required: 10x Weapon Fragments
  Rewards: Arc Thrower (G)
  
• Archangel Armor
  Prerequesite: Titan Armor & New Fighter Craft
  Materials Required: 15x Alloys; 15x Elerium
  Rewards: Archangel Armor (A)
  
• Beam Weapons
  Prerequesite: Weapon Fragments
  Materials Required: 10x Weapon Fragments; 5x Alloys
  Rewards: Laser Pistol (W); Laser Rifle (W); Improved Pistol II (F)
  
• Berserker Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Berserker Corpse
  Rewards: Combat Stims (G)
  
• Carapace Armor
  Prerequesite: Alien Materials
  Materials Required: 10x Alloys
  Rewards: Carapace Armor (A); Alloy SHIV (F)
  
• Chryssalid Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Chryssalid Corpse
  Rewards: Chitin Plating (G)
  
• Cyberdisc Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Cyberdisc Wreck
  Rewards: UFO Tracking (I)
  
• Drone Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Drone Wreck
  Rewards: Drone Capture (F)
  
• Elerium
  Materials Required: 1x UFO Power Source; 10x Elerium
  Rewards: Improved Arc Thrower (F)
  
• EMP Cannon
  Prerequesite: New Fighter Craft & Plasma Cannon
  Materials Required: 20x Elerium
  Rewards: EMP Cannon (I)
  
• Ethereal Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Ethereal Corpse
  Rewards: Mind Shield (G)
  
• Ethereal Device
  Materials Required: Psi-Link
  Rewards: Gollop Chamber (BF)
  
• Experimental Warfare
  Materials Required: None
  Rewards: Foundry (BF); Phoenix Cannon (I); Alien Grenades (F)
  
• Floater Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Floater Corpse
  Rewards: Defense Matrix (I)
  
• Fusion Lance
  Materials Required: Battleship Class Fusion Core
  Rewards: Fusion Lance (I)
  
• Ghost Armor
  Prerequesite: Titan Armor & Hyperwave Communication
  Materials Required: 15x Alloys; 15x Elerium
  Rewards: Ghost Armor (A)
  
• Guided Fusion Launcher
  Materials Required: 1x Battleship Class Fusion Core; 75x Weapon Fragments; 20x Alloys; 10x Elerium
  Rewards: Blaster Launcher (W)
  
• Heavy Floater Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Heavy Floater Autopsy Corpse
  Rewards: Advanced Repair (F)
  
• Heavy Lasers
  Prerequesite: Beam Weapons
  Materials Required: 5x Weapon Fragments; 5x Alloys
  Rewards: Heavy Laser (W); Laser Cannon (I); SHIV Laser (F)
  
• Heavy Plasma
  Materials Required: Captured Heavy Plasma Weapon; 40x Weapon Fragments; 10x Alloys; 10x Elerium
  Rewards: Heavy Plasma (W); Plasma SHIV (F)
  
• Hyperwave Communication
  Prerequesite: Alien Nav Computer
  Materials Required: Hyperwave Beacon; 30x Alloys; 30x Elerium
  Rewards: Hyperwave Relay (BF)
  
• Interrogate Berserker
  Materials Required: Captured Berserker
  Rewards: Armor Technology Research Credit
  
• Interrogate Ethereal
  Materials Required: Captured Ethereal
  Rewards: All Technology Research Credit
  
• Interrogate Floater
  Materials Required: Captured Floater
  Rewards: Basic Armor Research Credit
  
• Interrogate Heavy Floater
  Materials Required: Captured Heavy Floater
  Rewards: Flight Technology Research Credit
  
• Interrogate Muton
  Materials Required: Captured Muton
  Rewards: Plasma Weaponry Research Credit
  
• Interrogate Muton Elite
  Materials Required: Captured Muton Elite
  Rewards: All Weaponry Reasearch Credit
  
• Interrogate Sectoid
  Materials Required: Captured Sectoid
  Rewards: Beam Weaponry Research Credit
  
• Interrogate Sectoid Commander
  Materials Required: Captured Sectoid Commander
  Rewards: Psionic Technology Research Credit
  
• Interrogate Thin Man
  Materials Required: Captured Thin Man
  Rewards: UFO Technology Research Credit
  
• Light Plasma Rifle
  Materials Required: Captured Light Plasma Rifle; 40x Weapon Fragments; 10x Alloys; 5x Elerium
  Rewards: Light Plasma Rifle (W)
  
• Muton Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Muton Corpse
  Rewards: Ammo Conservation (F)
  
• Muton Elite Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Muton Elite Corpse
  Rewards: Plasma Weaponry Research Credit
  
• New Fighter Craft
  Prerequesite: Alien Navigation Computer & UFO Power Source
  Materials Required: 75x Weapon Fragments; 10x Alloys; 10x Elerium
  Rewards: Firestorm (I); Hover SHIV (F)
  
• Outsider Shard
  Prerequesite: Xeno-Biology
  Materials Required: 1x Outsider Shard
  Rewards: Skeleton Key
  
• Plasma Cannon
  Prerequesite: Light Plasma Rifle
  Materials Required: 30x Weapon Fragments; 10x Elerium
  Rewards: Plasma Cannon (I)
  
• Plasma Pistol
  Materials Required: Captured Plasma Pistol; 40x Weapon Fragments; 5x Elerium
  Rewards: Plasma Pistol (W); Improved Pistol III (F)
  
• Plasma Rifle
  Materials Required: Captured Plasma Rifle; 40x Weapon Fragments; 10x Alloys; 5x Elerium
  Rewards: Plasma Rifle (W)
  
• Plasma Sniper
  Prerequesite: Heavy Plasma or Plasma Rifle
  Materials Required: 50x Weapon Fragments; 10x Alloys; 10x Elerium
  Rewards: Plasma Sniper (W)
  
• Precision Lasers
  Prerequesite: Beam Weapons
  Materials Required: 5x Weapon Fragments; 5x Alloys
  Rewards: Scatter Laser (W); Laser Sniper (W)
  
• Psi Armor
  Prerequesite: Interrogate Ethereal or Sectoid Commander
  Materials Required: 10x Alloys; 10x Elerium
  Rewards: Psi Armor (A)
  
• Sectoid Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Sectoid Corpse
  Rewards: Aim Uplink (I)
  
• Sectoid Commander Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Sectoid Commander Corpse
  Rewards: Psi Lab (BF)
  
• Sectopod Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Sectopod Wreck
  Rewards: Advanced Construction (F)
  
• Skeleton Suit
  Prerequesite: Carapace Armor
  Materials Required: 15x Alloys
  Rewards: Skeleton Suit (A)
  
• Thin Man Autopsy
  Materials Required: 1x Thin Man Corpse
  Rewards: Improved Medikit (F)
  
• Titan Armor
  Prerequesite: Carapace Armor
  Materials Required: 15x Alloys; 5x Elerium
  Rewards: Titan Armor (A)
  
• UFO Power Source
  Materials Required: 1x UFO Power Source
  Rewards: Elerium Generator (BF)
  
• Weapon Fragments
  Materials Required: 5x Weapon Fragments
  Rewards: SCOPE (G); SCOPE Upgrade (F)
  
• Xeno-Biology
  Materials Required: 4x Sectoid Corpses
  Rewards: Alien Containment (BF)

[SCARaw]

Thank you for the list

[KoKINGoK]

Experimental Warfare gets unlocked after Weapon Fragments (or possibly any other first research project not 100% about if alien materials or xeno-biology unlocks it but I don't believe so - only Weapon Fragments....Experimental Warfare is the Foundry)

[guimondex]

I got 'Edison' in EI so it might've been debugged in the meantime, but anyway do you need all autopsies and interrogations.

[Axius]

I have enemy unknown, and I already checked it.

[Gibrel]

kehsct, As Sir Tristan mentined 10 Jan, 2014 @ 6:20pm
"To all those wondering, "Edison" does appear to be bugged in Enemy Within, but is obtainable in Enemy Unknown."
Also try to make a check list in order to see if all researches have been made.

[Axius]

Anybody going to answer my question?

[Axius]

I'm pretty sure there's no techs more techs to research once you build the Gollop Chamber, but I still haven't gotten the achievement. Any help here?

[minoleal]

This would be better if you change the research credits first, IMO

[SUP3RM4N]

Nice guide, wish you linked the research tree (visual) which i'll try to find and update comment.

Do think it's funny you link the site you get this from...and it says "you will not copy this info and post it anywhere else" on the bottom lol.

[ilnira]

You can't interrogate a Chryssalid.