Research Trees

2023-11-24T22:27:47Z

Andris: Fixed some Alien Research links

Here are sequences of research topics needed to unlock all the technologies in the game.

<big>'''Laser Weapons'''</big>
Laser Weapons (tech breakthrough)
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[[Laser Pistol]]
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[[Laser Rifle]]
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[[Heavy Laser]]
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[[Laser Cannon]]
([[Heavy Weapons Platforms|Laser Tank]])
|
[[Laser Defences|Laser Defence]]

<big>'''Plasma Weapons'''</big>
[[Heavy Plasma]] [[Plasma Rifle]]
| Heavy Plasma Clip | Plasma Rifle Clip
|___________| |__________|
| |
| |
|__________OR___________|
|
[[Plasma Beam|Plasma Beam]]
([[Heavy Weapons Platforms|Hovertank/Plasma]])*
|
[[Plasma Defences|Plasma Defence]]

<nowiki>*</nowiki> [[#Craft|New Fighter Craft]] must also be researched before you can build hovertanks

<big>'''Fusion Weapons'''</big>
[[Blaster Launcher]] [[Blaster Bomb]]
|___________|
|
[[Fusion Ball Launcher|Fusion Ball]]
([[Heavy Weapons Platforms|Hovertank/Launcher]])*
|
[[Fusion Ball Defences|Fusion Ball Defence]]

<nowiki>*</nowiki> [[#Craft|New Fighter Craft]] must also be researched before you can build hovertanks.

<big>'''Armor'''</big>
[[Alien Alloys]]
|
[[Elerium-115]] [[Personal Armor]] [[UFO Power Source]]
|_____________|_________________|
|
|
[[Power Suit]] [[UFO Navigation]]
|_________________|
|
[[Flying Suit]]

<big>'''Craft'''</big>
Alien Elerium UFO UFO
Alloys 115 Power Source Navigation
|___________|___________|______________|
|
UFO Construction
|
|
New Fighter Craft*
([[Firestorm]])
|
New Fighter-Transporter
([[Lightning]])
__________|____________
| |
[[Grav Shield]] Ultimate Craft ([[Avenger]])

<nowiki>*</nowiki> New Fighter Craft must be researched before you can build hovertanks

<big>'''Psionics'''</big>
Any Live Psionic Alien
|
[[Psionic Laboratory|Psi Lab]]
|_______
| |
[[Psi-Amp]] [[Mind Shield]]

<big>'''Hyper-Wave Decoder'''</big>

Any Live Alien Navigator
|
[[Hyper-wave Decoder]]

<big>'''Endgame'''</big>

These research topics must be completed in order to travel to [[Cydonia]] and finish the game.

Any Live Alien
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[[Alien Origins]]
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| Any Live Alien Leader
| /
[[The Martian Solution]]
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| Any Live Alien Commander
| /
[[Cydonia or Bust]]
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| [[Avenger]]
| /
[[Cydonia]] (mission)

Alien Commanders can be found on [[Battleship]]s, or in [[Alien Base Assault|alien bases]]. An alien Commander will also always accompany a [[Base Defence|base invasion]] force. The [http://www.xcomufo.com/usg.html Unofficial Strategy Guide] incorrectly states that only a Commander from an alien base can be used to give access to "Cydonia or Bust". In practice, any Commander will do -- so long as The Martian Solution has already been researched. Should you research a Commander prior to this, you'll have to capture another.

<big>'''Individual topics'''</big>

Researching these topics will not unlock any technologies beyond themselves.

* [[Medi-Kit]]
* [[Motion Scanner]]
* [[Alien Grenade]]
* [[Mind Probe]]

There are also four UFO Components which can be researched but which have no practical value:

* [[Alien Entertainment]]
* [[Alien Food]]
* [[Alien Surgery]]
* [[Examination Room]]

A fifth component, [[Alien Reproduction]], cannot normally be found in the game, although it can be researched if you add it to your General Stores using a game editor.

==Research Tree==
<center>[[file:tree1.png|800px|thumb|center|UFO:EU Research Tree]]</center>
<center>[[file:tree1_ob_en.png|400px|thumb|center|Explanations]]</center>

==See Also==
[[Research (TFTD)]]
{{Research Navbar}}
[[Category:Research (EU)]]
[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]

UFOpaedia - User contributions [en]

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