Engineering (EU2012)

Dr. Shen, XCOMs head of engineering.

In XCOM Engineering you will manufacture items that improve your capacity to repel the alien invasion.

Dr. Shen

Dr. Raymond Shen is the Chief Engineer of the XCOM Project. Dr. Shen has proven to be an invaluable asset with his decades of experience. The XCOM project is lucky to have such a brilliant, dedicated, world renowned, award winning engineer at its disposal. Please note: This artificial intelligence was created by Dr. Shen.

Resources

Info on resources, cost & time

• Credits
• Elerium
• Alloys

Manufactured items such as armour, weapons or vehicles have a base § cost, as well as a minimum number of engineers without which they cannot be built. If you have extra engineers above the minimum, this provides a cost discount. The rate of discount slows down as you have more and more engineers, and never goes above 50%.

The formula for the cost of a manufactured item is:

final cost = round down [ base cost x 0.5 x (1+ (engineers required / total engineers) ) ]

Other resource cost(corpses, etc) will not be discounted. NA continental bonus gives another 50% discount to aircraft and aircraft weapons. Asia continental bonus gives another 50% discount to SHIVs.

Workshops

Info on workshops and bonus.

The Foundry

The Foundry is one of two places you can research equipment upgrades.

Foundry Projects

Build/Buy Items

Build Items

Item	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Build time
Nano-Fiber Vest	Made from a dense weave of nanotube fibers, this lightweight vest provides extra damage absorption to the wearer.	5 Engineers	§20	Immediate
S.C.O.P.E.	When equipped, this advanced targeting module integrates with XCOM's Active HUD system to offer a significant increase to our soldier's aim.	5 Engineers	§20	Immediate
Arc Thrower	The Arc Thrower is a non-lethal sidearm designed to stun hostile targets. The mechanism seems to be most effective against weakened enemies.	5 Engineers	§35	Immediate
Chitin Plating	Light plating made from the Chryssalid exoskeleton, this material provides additional protection and a significant reduction to melee damage sustained.	15 Engineers	§85 15x Alloys 4x Chryssalid Corpse	Immediate
Mind Shield	Developed using the cybernetic implants we removed from the skull of the Ethereal alien species, this device should allow for a greater resistance to offensive psi attacks.	35 Engineers	§150 30x Elerium 10x Alloys	Immediate
Combat Stims	This powerful stimulant cocktail derived from a chemical found in the glands of a Muton Berserker provides a temporary boost to several of our soldier's vital statistics.	15 Engineers	§50 5x Alloys 1x Berserker Corpse	Immediate
Medikit	Our field-deployable Medikit can temporarily treat a soldier's wounds through the use of nanosutures and high-potency stimulants.	5 Engineers	§25	Immediate
Blaster Launcher	By integrating components of the advanced alien navigation systems, we can fire self-guided rockets capable of navigating to the intended target without direct line-of-sight. Damage output has also been signifigantly improved through use of the alien fusion core.	35 Engineers	§275 65x Elerium 50x Alloys 1x Fusion Core 2x UFO Flight Computer	Immediate
Plasma Sniper Rifle	By modifying our current power system to hold a greater charge, we've developed a Plasma Sniper Rifle capable of delivering an extremely powerful shot that will greatly increase the odds of inflicting critical damage to hostile targets.	25 Engineers	§250 25x Elerium 30x Alloys	Immediate
Heavy Plasma	The Heavy Plasma rifle uses an expanded power supply and cooling mechanism to allow for a much higher rate of fire than anything we've fielded previously.	25 Engineers	§250 30x Elerium 30x Alloys	Immediate
Alloy Cannon	By developing a firing mechanism capable of projecting machined shards of the alien alloy, we've created an extremely powerful weapon that has a devastating effect on anything caught in range. However, accuracy falls off quickly over greater distances.	25 Engineers	§250 20x Elerium 50x Alloys	Immediate
Plasma Rifle	This modified assault rifle fires a jet of ionized gas through a focused magnetic field - an extremely effective plasma-based weapon.	20 Engineers	§200 20x Elerium 30x Alloys	Immediate
Light Plasma Rifle	This lightweight rifle functions on the same principle as our other plasma weapon concepts - a jet of ionized gas discharged through a focused magnetic field. The lightweight frame greatly improves the overall accuracy of this weapon.	20 Engineers	§125 15x Elerium 20x Alloys	Immediate
Plasma Pistol	By discharging a lethal shot of ionized gas in an artificially generated magnetic field, this weapon performs far beyond the capabilities of any projectile based sidearm.	20 Engineers	§100 10x Elerium 20x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Sniper Rifle	The Laser Sniper Rifle provides a greater chance of inflicting critical damage to enemy targets. However, due to the unwieldy nature of this rifle, our soldiers will suffer a penalty when attempting to strike targets at close range.	12 Engineers	§35 25x Alloys	Immediate
Heavy Laser	The Heavy Laser requires a supplementary power supply that makes it somewhat unwieldy in combat, but it is capable of dealing high amounts of damage.	12 Engineers	§30 25x Alloys	Immediate
Scatter Laser	The Scatter Laser is capable of inflicting considerable damage; however, accuracy suffers greatly as the range to target increases.	12 Engineers	§30 25x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Rifle	The Laser Assault Rifle relies on our latest in optics technology to offer a substantial increase in output over the conventional X-9 rifle.	12 Engineers	§25 15x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Pistol	The laser pistol relies on our latest advancements to provide a more powerful sidearm that does not require reloading in the field.	10 Engineers	§10 10x Alloys	Immediate

Build Armor

Item	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Build time
Carapace Armor		Carapace Armor 10 Engineers	§25 15x Alloys	Immediate
Skeleton Suit		Skeleton Suit 15 Engineers	§30 10x Alloys	Immediate
Titan Armor		Titan Armor 25 Engineers	§150 10x Elerium 35x Alloys	Immediate
Ghost Armor		Ghost Armor 40 Engineers	§250 50x Elerium 40x Alloys	Immediate
Archangel Armor		Archangel Armor 35 Engineers	§200 35x Elerium 50x Alloys	Immediate
Psi Armor		Psi Armor 30 Engineers	§400 40x Elerium 20x Alloys	Immediate

Vehicles

Item	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Build time
Firestorm		New Fighter Craft 20 Engineers	§200 20x Elerium 40x Alloys 1x UFO Power Source 2x UFO Flight Computer	14d
Satellite	An advanced reconnaissance satellite modified to detect the unique gravitational distortions caused by alien craft in flight	5 Engineers	§100	20d
Hover SHIV		New Fighter Craft Heavy Weapons Platform 20 Engineers 1 Barracks Capacity	§200 40x Elerium 60x Alloys	7d
Alloy SHIV	"Integration of the alien alloy into the basic SHIV design results in a weapons platform that is both lighter and stronger than the original. The reinforced chassis allows for this SHIV to be used as a mobile cover position in the field."	Heavy Weapons Platform 10 Engineers 1 Barracks Capacity	§150 40 Alloys	7d
SHIV	"The Super Heavy Infantry Vehicle, or SHIV, is an advanced weapons platform that can be deployed in place of a human soldier. While extremely capable in most combat scenarios, any damage to the SHIV will require lengthy repairs."	Heavy Weapons Platform 5 Engineers 1 Barracks Capacity	§100	7d
Fusion Lance	"The Fusion Lance is the most powerful anti-aircraft weapon currently available to XCOM. It should be capable of taking down any UFO engaged by the Firestorm."	Fusion Lance 35 Engineers	§150 20x Elerium 30x Alloys	Immediate
EMP Cannon		EMP Cannon 30 Engineers	§200 20x Elerium 30x Alloys	Immediate
Plasma Cannon	"The focused plasma cannon is an ideal anti-UFO weapon, combining high damage output with a long effective range."	Plasma Cannon 20 Engineers	§100 20x Elerium 20x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Cannon	"These super-cooled laser cannons can take down most alien craft, but they have a limited range, requiring the Interceptor to close in on hostile targets."	Heavy Lasers 10 Engineers	§35 25x Alloys	Immediate
Phoenix Cannon	The Phoenix Cannon is capable of delivering massive burst damage, but its limited range puts the Interceptor at greater risk during combat.	Experimental Warfare 5 Engineers	§35	Immediate
Defence Matrix (Dodge)		Floater Autopsy 10 Engineers	§50 3x Floater Corpse	Immediate
UFO Tracking (Boost)		Cyberdisc Autopsy 10 Engineers	§20 2x Cyberdisc Wreck	Immediate
Uplink Targeting (Aim)	Activate this module during interception to provide an immediate, temporary booste to our unit's accuracy. The module will burn out after one use. Its technology is based on Sectoid implants, and allows us to send a data pulse through our satellite network.	Sectoid Autopsy 5 Engineers	§10 3x Sectoid Corpse	Immediate

Build Facilities

Non-unique facilities require more manpower as more of the same are built. This increase does not apply to the power facilities. After researching Advanced Construction in the Foundry it is possible to build facilities in rush mode. It requires twice as much of money, Elerium and Alloys but shortens time by 50%.

Facilities

Facility	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Monthly cost	Bonus	Build time
Access Lift	Required to access a level	None	§50 2 Power	§10	None	5d
Satellite Uplink	With the signal monitored by a team of engineers, each Satellite Uplink is capable of receiving transmissions from 2 XCOM satellites	0 Engineers (+10 for each Satellite Uplink, +15 for each Satellite Nexus)	§150 5 Power	§15	+1 Satellite capacity for every adjacent Uplink or Nexus	14d
Satellite Nexus	With the signal monitored by a team of engineers, each Satellite Nexus is capable of receiving transmissions from 4 XCOM satellites	Alien Nav Computer Research, 5 Engineers (+10 for each Satellite Uplink, +15 for each Satellite Nexus)	§300 8 Power 25x Alloys 2x UFO Flight Computer	§26	+1 Satellite capacity for every adjacent Uplink or Nexus	21d
Laboratory	Each laboratory increases research speed by 20%	6 Scientists (second requires 10, each next requires 5 more)	§125 3 Power	§24	+10% increase to research speed for every adjacent laboratory	10d
Workshop	Each workshop adds 5 engineers to our staff	6 Engineers (second requires 15, each next requires 10 more)	§130 3 Power	§26	+7% refund on resources used when building vehicles, foundry projects and facilities	10d
The Foundry	Develop new combat items or improve current items in the Foundry.	Experimental Warfare Research	§75 3 Power	§20	None.	10d
Alien Containment	This facility will provide a secure environment to house the alien captives, allowing you to interrogate them in the Labs.	Xenobiology Research	§85 5 Power	§18	None.	7d
Power Generator	Power Generators supply the power needed to run new facilities. Each generator supplies +6 power.	None	§60	§11	+2 power for every adjacent power facility.	5d
Thermo Power Generator	Thermal Power Generators supply +20 power, but must be built over steam vents.	Steam Vent	§200	§23	+2 power for every adjacent power facility.	8d
Elerium Generator	Elerium Power Generators supply +30 power.	UFO Power Source Research	§275 40x Alloys 30x Elerium 2x UFO Power Source	§29	+2 power for every adjacent power facility.	14d
Psionic Lab	Contains 3 slots where soldiers can be put for 10 days to discover whether they are gifted in psionic skills. Can be only one	Sectoid Commander Autopsy/Interrogate Sectoid Commander	§200 3 Power 20x Elerium 20x Alloys	§30	None	14d
Gollop Chamber	Once we build this facility, a psionically powerful soldier will be able to access the Ethereal's psychic net. Cannot remove this facility	Ethereal Device Research	§200 5 Power 1x Ethereal Device	§100	None.	14d
Hyperwave Relay	Provides extra information about UFOs, such as number of crew, species and their objective. Cannot remove this facility	Hyperwave Communication Research	§175 4 Power 10x Alloys 1x Hyperwave Beacon	§30	None.	14d
Officer Training School	Allows to purchase extra bonuses, such as increased squad size, faster healing, faster XP gaining. Normal and Easy start with this facility already built	Sergeant rank (Classic)	§125 3 Power	§25	None.	8d