Research

If a research project is not selected then each scientist will produce $25 per hour.

Research Project	Unlocked Engineering Projects	Requirements
Combat Vehicles	MARS Combat Platform vehicle Sentry Gun vehicle
Alien Magnetic Weapons	Accelerated Pistol Accelerated Shotgun Accelerated Rifle Accelerated LMG Accelerated Sniper Rifle Accelerated Cannon air weapons	Alien Magnetic Weapon resource
Warden Combat Armor	Warden Armor	Alien Alloys resource
Alenium Power	Alenium Generator base upgrade	Alenium resource
Laser Weaponry	Laser weapons	Alenium resource
X-3 Dragonfly Dropship	Dragonfly Dropship aircraft	Alenium Power research
X-55 Phantom Interceptor	Phantom Interceptor aircraft	Alenium Power research
Heavy Lasers	Laser Autorifle Laser Battery base upgrade Laser Cannon Laser Lance air weapons	Laser Weaponry research
UFO Hull Plating	Alloy Plating Angel: Allow Playing	Crashed UFO (Destroyer) mission completed
Guardian Battle Armor	Guardian Armor	UFO Hull Plating research
Alien Plasma Weapons	Lasers: Ammo Recharge Lasers: Damage	Alien Plasma Weapon resource
Alenium Explosives	Alenium Grenades Alenium Rockets Alenium Warheads air weapons	Alenium Bomb resource
Alien Electronics	Advanced Tactical Module Buzzard Jetpacks Energy Knife Upgrade	Alien Electronics resource
	Nanotech Workshop Quantum Library	Alien Electronics research Nanofabrication research?
Advanced Stun Weapons	Electroshock Grenades Electroshock Pistol Electroshock Rifle	Alien Electronics research
Stalker Stealth Armor	Stalker Armor	Alien Electronics research
Gauss Weaponry	Gauss weapons	Alien Electronics research
Heavy Gauss Weaponry	Gauss Autorifle Gauss Battery base upgrade Gauss Blaster air equipment Gauss Cannon	Gauss Weaponry research
Tissue Regeneration	Advanced Medkit Automed Module Surgical Center base upgrade	Alien Surgical Table resource
Reinforced Alloys	Actuator Module Assault Shield Upgrade Reinforced Plating Angel: Reinforced Plating Phantom: Reinforced Plating	Reinforced Alloys resource
Exosuit Armor	Exosuit Armor	Reinforced Alloys research
Nanofabrication	Alenium resources Alien Alloys resources	Alien Base mission completed
Fusion Explosives	Fusion Grenade Upgrade Fusion Rockets Fusion Warheads air weapons	Defeated a Bomber UFO
Xenobiology (plot)	Stun Baton equipment Stun Gun equipment +$240000 Monthly Funding	Alien Scanner resource
Quantum Teleportation (plot)	+$240000 Monthly Funding	Xenobiology (plot) research
Alien Origins (plot)	Quantum Array +$240000 Monthly Funding	Captured Mentarch resource
Cleaner Device (plot)		Cleaner Base mission completed

Interrogations

Each alien species has an interrogation project, which is only made available after capturing the enemy during a mission. Each completed interrogation project improves Training Rate by 1 and damage against all aliens of the same species by 15%.