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KayDat: Fix link typos

2025-03-22T07:51:15Z

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	Here is an overview of the research each alien type can produce:		Here is an overview of the research each alien type can produce:

	*Any Live Alien: [[~~Alien Research#Alien Origins\|~~Alien Origins]] and information on its own species		*Any Live Alien: [[Alien Origins]] and information on its own species
	*Alien [[Soldier (Alien Rank)\|Soldier]] or [[Terrorist (Alien Rank)\|Terrorist]]: Nothing, beyond information on its own species		*Alien [[Soldier (Alien Rank)\|Soldier]] or [[Terrorist (Alien Rank)\|Terrorist]]: Nothing, beyond information on its own species
	*Alien [[Medic (Alien Rank)\|Medic]]: information on other [[#Alien ~~species~~\|alien species]]		*Alien [[Medic (Alien Rank)\|Medic]]: information on other [[#Alien Species\|alien species]]
	*Alien [[Navigator (Alien Rank)\|Navigator]]: [[#Alien ~~missions\|Alien missions~~]] and [[Hyper-wave Decoder]]		*Alien [[Navigator (Alien Rank)\|Navigator]]: [[Alien Missions]] and [[Hyper-wave Decoder]]
	*Alien [[Engineer (Alien Rank)\|Engineer]]: [[#Alien ships\|Alien ~~ships~~]]		*Alien [[Engineer (Alien Rank)\|Engineer]]: [[#Alien ships\|Alien Ships]]
	*Alien [[Leader (Alien Rank)\|Leader]] (or Commander): [[The Martian Solution]]		*Alien [[Leader (Alien Rank)\|Leader]] (or Commander): [[The Martian Solution]]
	*Alien [[Commander (Alien Rank)\|Commander]]: [[Cydonia or Bust]]		*Alien [[Commander (Alien Rank)\|Commander]]: [[Cydonia or Bust]]

Hobbes: categorizing

2013-07-23T03:56:07Z

categorizing

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MikeTheRed: /* Alien Species */ Added this in preparation for revising Total Research Time. also see StratCore thread 9994

2012-09-26T18:59:47Z

Alien Species: Added this in preparation for revising Total Research Time. also see StratCore thread 9994

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 There are 11 different alien species in the game, and 11 different Live and Autopsy entries can be generated.  (Zombies can be thought of as a 12th alien species, although neither a corpse nor live specimen can ever be collected, and a UFOpaedia entry can never be generated on them.)
-The two robotic units (Sectopods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive or studied directly.  To generate a live alien UFOpaedia entry on them, you must research alien Medics of any other species.
+The two robotic units (Sectopods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive or studied directly; there isn't even a [[RESEARCH.DAT]] entry for them.  To generate a live alien UFOpaedia entry on them, you must research alien Medics of any other species.
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 *[[Sectopod]]
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 == See Also ==
 {{Research Navbar}}
 [[Category:Research (EU)]]

Amitakartok at 17:55, 12 January 2012

2012-01-12T17:55:44Z

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	*Alien [[Navigator (Alien Rank)\|Navigator]]: [[#Alien missions\|Alien missions]] and [[Hyper-wave Decoder]]		*Alien [[Navigator (Alien Rank)\|Navigator]]: [[#Alien missions\|Alien missions]] and [[Hyper-wave Decoder]]
	*Alien [[Engineer (Alien Rank)\|Engineer]]: [[#Alien ships\|Alien ships]]		*Alien [[Engineer (Alien Rank)\|Engineer]]: [[#Alien ships\|Alien ships]]
	*Alien [[Leader (Alien Rank)\|Leader]] (or Commander): [[~~Alien Research#The Martian Solution\|~~The Martian Solution]]		*Alien [[Leader (Alien Rank)\|Leader]] (or Commander): [[The Martian Solution]]
	*Alien [[Commander (Alien Rank)\|Commander]]: [[~~Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust\|~~Cydonia or Bust]]		*Alien [[Commander (Alien Rank)\|Commander]]: [[Cydonia or Bust]]
	*Sectoid Leader or Commander, or any Ethereal: [[Psionic Laboratory]]		*Sectoid Leader or Commander, or any Ethereal: [[Psionic Laboratory]]

Cesium at 18:53, 15 January 2010

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	{{Research Navbar}}		{{Research Navbar}}
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Hobbes at 16:19, 30 June 2009

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			== See Also ==
			{{Research Navbar}}
	[[Category:Research]]		[[Category:Research]]
	~~{{Research Navbar}}~~

Hobbes: added navbar

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			[[Category:Research]]
			{{Research Navbar}}

Hobbes: New page: Researching live aliens will provide a variety of information. The type of information revealed is usually dependent on the alien's rank (or type). Here is an overview of the research ...

2009-06-30T14:25:45Z

New page: Researching live aliens will provide a variety of information. The type of information revealed is usually dependent on the alien's rank (or type). Here is an overview of the research ...

New page

Researching live aliens will provide a variety of information. The type of information revealed is usually dependent on the alien's rank (or type).

Here is an overview of the research each alien type can produce:

*Any Live Alien: [[Alien Research#Alien Origins|Alien Origins]] and information on its own species
*Alien [[Soldier (Alien Rank)|Soldier]] or [[Terrorist (Alien Rank)|Terrorist]]: Nothing, beyond information on its own species
*Alien [[Medic (Alien Rank)|Medic]]: information on other [[#Alien species|alien species]]
*Alien [[Navigator (Alien Rank)|Navigator]]: [[#Alien missions|Alien missions]] and [[Hyper-wave Decoder]]
*Alien [[Engineer (Alien Rank)|Engineer]]: [[#Alien ships|Alien ships]]
*Alien [[Leader (Alien Rank)|Leader]] (or Commander): [[Alien Research#The Martian Solution|The Martian Solution]]
*Alien [[Commander (Alien Rank)|Commander]]: [[Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust|Cydonia or Bust]]
*Sectoid Leader or Commander, or any Ethereal: [[Psionic Laboratory]]

Researching a live alien will produce a "live alien" entry and can sometimes produce other [[UFOpaedia]] entries or even unlock new research topics, as detailed above. The first live alien of any type you study will unlock the [[Alien Research#Alien Origins|Alien Origins]] topic. Researching an alien will often produce no new UFOpaedia entries, if everything that could be learned from that alien type has already been discovered.

Most of the UFOpaedia entries generated by studying live aliens are of no intrinsic value, although sometimes they will provide insight into in-game alien behavior or characteristics. Sometimes the information provided is misleading. If nothing else, though, they are fun to read.

Each [[#Alien species|alien species]] (including autopsies), [[#Alien missions|alien mission]], or [[#Alien ships|alien ship]] entry added to the UFOpaedia will earn the player 50 points.

=== Alien Types ===

There are 29 different alien race/rank combos in the game:

*Sectoid Soldier, Medic, Navigator, Engineer, Leader, or Commander
*Snakeman Soldier, Navigator, Engineer, Leader, or Commander
*Ethereal Soldier, Leader, or Commander
*Muton Soldier, Navigator, or Engineer
*Floater Soldier, Medic, Navigator, Engineer, Leader, or Commander
*Celatid Terrorist
*Silacoid Terrorist
*Chryssalid Terrorist
*Reaper Terrorist
*Sectopod Terrorist
*Cyberdisc Terrorist

One does not need to capture all of the alien-rank combinations to produce every possible UFOpaedia entry in the game. Enough Medics, Navigators, and Engineers of any sort will eventually fill out your UFOpaedia completely (although you must study at least one Leader and Commander, as [[#The Minimum Three|detailed above]]).

=== Alien Missions ===

These UFOpaedia entries will be generated by researching alien Navigators. Captured Navigators may give information on mission types other than the type they were engaged in when captured.

*[[Alien Missions#Alien Research|Alien Research]]
*[[Alien Missions#Alien Harvest|Alien Harvest]]
*[[Alien Missions#Alien Abduction|Alien Abduction]]
*[[Alien Missions#Alien Infiltration|Alien Infiltration]]
*[[Alien Missions#Alien Base|Alien Base]]
*[[Alien Missions#Alien Terror|Alien Terror]]
*[[Alien Missions#Alien Retaliation|Alien Retaliation]]
*[[Alien Missions#Alien Supply|Alien Supply]]

=== Alien Ships ===

These UFOpaedia entries will be generated by researching alien Engineers. They do not unlock any technologies, but they do give detailed information about the performance characteristics of each ship, which can help players tailor their [[UFO_Interception|interception]] strategies. Captured Engineers may give information on ship types other than the type they were found on.

*[[Small Scout]]
*[[Medium Scout]]
*[[Large Scout]]
*[[Abductor]]
*[[Harvester]]
*[[Supply ship|Supply Ship]]
*[[Terror ship|Terror Ship]]
*[[Battleship]]

=== Alien Species ===

Studying any captive alien will produce a "live alien" [[UFOpaedia]] entry on that species, unless that entry already exists. Researching an alien corpse will produce an "Alien Autopsy" UFOpaedia entry on its species.

Researching alien Medics can produce "live alien" and Autopsy entries on species other than their own. (However, if the entry on live [[Ethereal]]s is produced in this manner it will not unlock the [[Psionic Laboratory]] research topic -- you must still study a psionic alien directly.)

There are 11 different alien species in the game, and 11 different Live and Autopsy entries can be generated. (Zombies can be thought of as a 12th alien species, although neither a corpse nor live specimen can ever be collected, and a UFOpaedia entry can never be generated on them.)

The two robotic units (Sectopods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive or studied directly. To generate a live alien UFOpaedia entry on them, you must research alien Medics of any other species.

*[[Sectoid]]
*[[Snakeman]]
*[[Ethereal]]
*[[Muton]]
*[[Floater]]
*[[Celatid]]
*[[Silacoid]]
*[[Chryssalid]]
*[[Reaper]]
*[[Sectopod]]
*[[Cyberdisc]]

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	Here is an overview of the research each alien type can produce:		Here is an overview of the research each alien type can produce:

	*Any Live Alien: [[~~Alien Research#Alien Origins\|~~Alien Origins]] and information on its own species		*Any Live Alien: [[Alien Origins]] and information on its own species
	*Alien [[Soldier (Alien Rank)\|Soldier]] or [[Terrorist (Alien Rank)\|Terrorist]]: Nothing, beyond information on its own species		*Alien [[Soldier (Alien Rank)\|Soldier]] or [[Terrorist (Alien Rank)\|Terrorist]]: Nothing, beyond information on its own species
	*Alien [[Medic (Alien Rank)\|Medic]]: information on other [[#Alien ~~species~~\|alien species]]		*Alien [[Medic (Alien Rank)\|Medic]]: information on other [[#Alien Species\|alien species]]
	*Alien [[Navigator (Alien Rank)\|Navigator]]: [[#Alien ~~missions\|Alien missions~~]] and [[Hyper-wave Decoder]]		*Alien [[Navigator (Alien Rank)\|Navigator]]: [[Alien Missions]] and [[Hyper-wave Decoder]]
	*Alien [[Engineer (Alien Rank)\|Engineer]]: [[#Alien ships\|Alien ~~ships~~]]		*Alien [[Engineer (Alien Rank)\|Engineer]]: [[#Alien ships\|Alien Ships]]
	*Alien [[Leader (Alien Rank)\|Leader]] (or Commander): [[The Martian Solution]]		*Alien [[Leader (Alien Rank)\|Leader]] (or Commander): [[The Martian Solution]]
	*Alien [[Commander (Alien Rank)\|Commander]]: [[Cydonia or Bust]]		*Alien [[Commander (Alien Rank)\|Commander]]: [[Cydonia or Bust]]