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Hobbes: categorizing

2013-07-23T02:36:16Z

categorizing

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	[[Category:Research (EU)]]		[[Category:Research (EU)]]
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Alexbuzzbee at 17:55, 29 October 2012

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	== Research Basics ==		== Research Basics ==

	Researching a topic is simple. As the Commander of X-~~Com~~ all you need to do is to pick a research topic and assign a number of scientists to work on it. Then sit back and wait until they are done.		Researching a topic is simple. As the Commander of X-COM all you need to do is to pick a research topic and assign a number of scientists to work on it. Then sit back and wait until they are done.

	In order to research , you will need to have the following:		In order to research , you will need to have the following:

NKF: Minor fixes

2012-10-03T05:06:53Z

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	With all these available at a base, you can go into the lab, bring up the available research topics, pick the topics that interest you and then allocate a certain number of scientists to work on them. You can assign all scientists to one topic, or split them across several as needed.		With all these available at a base, you can go into the lab, bring up the available research topics, pick the topics that interest you and then allocate a certain number of scientists to work on them. You can assign all scientists to one topic, or split them across several as needed.

	At the end of each day, the scientists will decrease the research hours needed to complete the topic they are assigned to. Once the research hours on their topic reach 0, the research is complete and the scientists are free to be assigned other topics. ~~You can then start using or manufacturing~~ the ~~newly discovered~~ technology.		At the end of each day, the scientists will decrease the research hours needed to complete the topic they are assigned to. Once the research hours on their topic reach 0, the research is complete and the scientists are free to be assigned to other topics. Where applicable, you will now be able to use and manufacture the researched technology.

	For more detail on how research works or other information such as the maintenance costs, refer to the auxiliary articles at the end.		For more detail on how research works, the amount of time required for specific projects or other information such as the maintenance costs, refer to the auxiliary articles at the end.

	== Research Basics: Starting ==		== Research Basics: Starting ==
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	Buying an '''alien containment''' allows the capture and interrogation of aliens. While interrogations as a whole serve mainly as a means to provide more background information to the plot of the game, a few ranks such as the Navigator or a [[Sectoid]] Leader provide some high level research. If found early, are very useful to have and can set the tone of the rest of the game.		Buying an '''alien containment''' allows the capture and interrogation of aliens. While interrogations as a whole serve mainly as a means to provide more background information to the plot of the game, a few ranks such as the Navigator or a [[Sectoid]] Leader provide some high level research. If found early, are very useful to have and can set the tone of the rest of the game.

	Raising your number of hired scientists to 50 allows you to fill all vacant spaces in the first lab. Keep in mind that the lab is rented, so any unused workspace will mean you are not getting ~~making~~ the most of your monthly investment.		'''Raising your number of hired scientists to 50''' allows you to fill all vacant spaces in the first lab. Keep in mind that the lab is rented, so any unused workspace will mean you are not getting the most out of your monthly investment.

	Long term options you want to consider:		Long term options you want to consider:
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	A comfortable medium for beginners and perhaps any level of player is to work with 100 scientists. It strikes a good balance of speed and the maintenance cost is not too hefty. Veteran players familiar with what technologies they are after can easily get away with 50 or even lesser scientists.		A comfortable medium for beginners and perhaps any level of player is to work with 100 scientists. It strikes a good balance of speed and the maintenance cost is not too hefty. Veteran players familiar with what technologies they are after can easily get away with 50 or even lesser scientists.

	Scientists quantities of 150, 200 and 250 are best considered later once you have more means of income.		Scientists quantities of 150, 200 and 250 are best considered later once you have more reliable means of income.

NKF: /* Research Basics */ Some adjustments

2012-09-11T06:22:05Z

Research Basics: Some adjustments

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	== Research Basics ==		== Research Basics ==

	Researching a topic is simple. As the Commander of X-Com, all you need to do is ~~order your scientists~~ to ~~study~~ a topic, sit back and wait until they are done.		Researching a topic is simple. As the Commander of X-Com all you need to do is to pick a research topic and assign a number of scientists to work on it. Then sit back and wait until they are done.

	~~To take a more detailed look at how~~ to do research, you will need to have the following:		In order to research , you will need to have the following:

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	'''Research topics''' are made available several ways. They are provided at the start, obtained by capturing alien artefacts ~~and are derived~~ from previous research topics/interrogations. Each research topic require a certain amount of research hours to complete. This value is hidden to the player but you are given a general indication of the progress. This value is randomly adjusted ±50% ~~when~~ the topic is started, so some projects may finish sooner or much later than expected. After a research topic is complete, you will be able to build and use the technology and sometimes gain access to new topics to research.		'''Research topics''' are made available several ways. They are provided at the start, obtained by capturing alien artefacts, or deriving them from previous research topics/interrogations. Each research topic require a certain amount of research hours to complete. This value is hidden to the player but you are given a general indication of the progress. This value is randomly adjusted ±50% at the time the topic is started, so some projects may finish sooner or much later than expected. After a research topic is complete, you will be able to build and use the technology and sometimes gain access to new topics to research.

	A '''laboratory''' is ~~required as a place for the~~ scientists to do their work. Each lab has space for 50 scientists ~~to work at a time~~. You can have a maximum of 255 scientists working at a time, though it is recommended to work within multiples of 50.		The '''laboratory''' is where your scientists get to do their work. Each lab has space for 50 scientists. You can have a maximum of 255 scientists working on a project at a time, though it is recommended to work within multiples of 50.

	'''Living quarters''' are required to house the scientists, and sometimes for captured aliens ~~in-transit to the base when~~ transferred from another base. It is unclear why the latter is required, but bed space is allocated for aliens while they are in transit.		'''Living quarters''' are required to house the scientists, and sometimes for captured aliens that are being transferred from another base. It is unclear why the latter is required, but bed space is temporarily allocated for aliens at the destination base while they are in transit.

	Finally, and most importantly, the '''scientists''' themselves. Each scientist that is allocated to a project will reduce that project's number of research hours by 1 every hour. Calculations to the remaining research hours are applied at midnight every night. The scientists are otherwise free for most of the day.		Finally, and most importantly, the '''scientists''' themselves. Each scientist that is allocated to a project will reduce that project's number of research hours by 1 every hour. Calculations to the remaining research hours are applied at midnight every night. The scientists are otherwise free for most of the day.

	For more detail on how research works or other information such as the maintenance costs, refer to the auxiliary articles at the end.		With all these available at a base, you can go into the lab, bring up the available research topics, pick the topics that interest you and then allocate a certain number of scientists to work on them. You can assign all scientists to one topic, or split them across several as needed.

			At the end of each day, the scientists will decrease the research hours needed to complete the topic they are assigned to. Once the research hours on their topic reach 0, the research is complete and the scientists are free to be assigned other topics. You can then start using or manufacturing the newly discovered technology.

			For more detail on how research works or other information such as the maintenance costs, refer to the auxiliary articles at the end.

	== Research Basics: Starting ==		== Research Basics: Starting ==

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2012-09-10T08:01:48Z

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	'''In other languages: [[연구\|한국어]].'''		'''In other languages: [[연구\|한국어]].'''

	~~'''Research'''~~ is the ~~decisive factor in the contest~~ of ~~Man versus Alien~~. ~~X-COM forces start out badly outclassed by their alien foes, but quickly bridge the gap by researching new technology~~ with ~~the hard efforts of the X-Com scientists~~.		The war between Man and Alien is not fought waged purely on the field of combat. It is also fought with science.

	~~Through research~~, X-COM forces gain access to vastly improved [[weapons]] ~~technology~~, [[armour]], [[Base Facilities\|base facilities]], new [[craft\|aircraft]], and ~~a variety of~~ other useful technologies. Researching captive live aliens provides information about the aliens' methods and traits, and is ultimately ~~the only path toward~~ [[Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust\|~~winning the game~~]].		'''Research''' is a decisive factor in winning the game. X-COM forces start the war outclassed by their alien foes and their more powerful technologies. By capturing alien artefacts and researching them, X-COM forces gain access to vastly improved [[weapons]], [[armour]], [[Base Facilities\|base facilities]], new [[craft\|aircraft]], and other useful technologies. Researching captive live aliens provides information about the aliens' methods and traits, and ultimately [[Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust\|how to beat them]].

	== Research Basics ==		== Research Basics ==

NKF: Attempt at a bit of do-over/reorganization of the research articles

2012-09-10T07:53:05Z

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 '''In other languages: [[연구|한국어]].'''
-'''Research''' is a decisive factor in the contest of Man versus Alien.  X-COM forces start out badly outclassed by their alien foes, but as they master alien technology, the battle swings to the Humans' favor.
+'''Research''' is the decisive factor in the contest of Man versus Alien.  X-COM forces start out badly outclassed by their alien foes, but quickly bridge the gap by researching new technology with the hard efforts of the X-Com scientists.
-Through research, X-COM forces gain access to vastly improved [[weapons]] technology, [[armour]], [[Base Facilities|base facilities]], interception and transport [[craft]], and a variety of other useful technologies.  Researching captive live aliens provides information about the aliens' methods and traits, and is ultimately the only path toward [[Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust|winning the game]].
+Through research, X-COM forces gain access to vastly improved [[weapons]] technology, [[armour]], [[Base Facilities|base facilities]], new [[craft|aircraft]], and a variety of other useful technologies.  Researching captive live aliens provides information about the aliens' methods and traits, and is ultimately the only path toward [[Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust|winning the game]].
-For specifics on research, see the following pages:
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 *[[Live Alien Research|Researching Live Aliens]]
 *[[Research Technical Details|Technical Details]]
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Cybragon at 08:48, 2 August 2012

2012-08-02T08:48:21Z

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			'''In other languages: [[연구\|한국어]].'''

	'''Research''' is a decisive factor in the contest of Man versus Alien. X-COM forces start out badly outclassed by their alien foes, but as they master alien technology, the battle swings to the Humans' favor.		'''Research''' is a decisive factor in the contest of Man versus Alien. X-COM forces start out badly outclassed by their alien foes, but as they master alien technology, the battle swings to the Humans' favor.

Ethereal Cereal: Navboxes are best for "auxiliary information"; converting to a standard list since these links are the content that should be on this page anyway.

2011-05-24T22:44:27Z

Navboxes are best for "auxiliary information"; converting to a standard list since these links are the content that should be on this page anyway.

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	Through research, X-COM forces gain access to vastly improved [[weapons]] technology, [[armour]], [[Base Facilities\|base facilities]], interception and transport [[craft]], and a variety of other useful technologies. Researching captive live aliens provides information about the aliens' methods and traits, and is ultimately the only path toward [[Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust\|winning the game]].		Through research, X-COM forces gain access to vastly improved [[weapons]] technology, [[armour]], [[Base Facilities\|base facilities]], interception and transport [[craft]], and a variety of other useful technologies. Researching captive live aliens provides information about the aliens' methods and traits, and is ultimately the only path toward [[Alien Research#Cydonia or Bust\|winning the game]].

	~~==See Also==~~		For specifics on research, see the following pages:

			*[[Research Basics]]
			*[[Research Popular Sequences and Tips\|Popular Sequences and Tips]]
			*[[Research Trees]]
			*[[Live Alien Research\|Researching Live Aliens]]
			*[[Research Technical Details\|Technical Details]]

	[[Category:Research (EU)]]		[[Category:Research (EU)]]
	~~{{Research Navbar}}~~

Cesium: oops

2010-01-15T18:56:27Z

oops

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	[[Category:Research (EU)]]		[[Category:Research (EU)]]
	~~[[Category:Research (TFTD)]]~~
	{{Research Navbar}}		{{Research Navbar}}

Cesium at 18:55, 15 January 2010

2010-01-15T18:55:46Z

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	[[Category:Research]]		[[Category:Research (EU)]]
			[[Category:Research (TFTD)]]
	{{Research Navbar}}		{{Research Navbar}}