Research
From Xenonauts 2 Official Wiki
Research projects
If a research project is not selected then each scientist will produce $25 per hour.
| Project | Unlocked engineering projects | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Combat Vehicles | Sentry Gun vehicle MARS Combat Platform vehicle |
|
| Alien Magnetic Weapons | Accelerated weapons Accelerated Cannon air weapon |
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 Cannon Laser Autorifle Laser Battery base upgrade Laser Lance air weapon |
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 | Alien Plasma Weapon resource |
| Alenium Explosives | Alenium Grenades Alenium Rockets Alenium Warheads air weapon |
Alenium Bomb resource |
| Alien Electronics | Buzzard Jetpack Advanced Tactical Module |
Alien Electronics resource |
| Advanced Stun Weapons | Electroshock Pistol Electroshock Rifle Electroshock Grenades |
Alien Electronics research |
| Stalker Armor | Stalker Armor | Alien Electronics research |
| Gauss Weaponry | Gauss weapons | Alien Electronics research |
| Heavy Gauss Weaponry | Gauss Cannon Gauss Autorifle Gauss Blaster air equipment Gauss Battery base upgrade |
Gauss Weaponry research |
| Nanofabrication | Alien Alloys resources Alenium resources |
Alien Base mission completed |
| Xenobiology (plot) | Stun Baton equipment Stun Gun equipment +$240000 Monthly Funding |
Alien Scanner resource |
| Quantum Teleportation (plot) | +$240000 Monthly Funding | Xenobiology (plot) research |
| Cleaner Device (plot) | Cleaner Base mission completed | |
| Tissue Regeneration | Alien Surgical Table resource |
FROM OLD VERSION
| Project | Unlocked engineering projects | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Alien Psi-Amp | Morale: Mind Shield soldier armor Mind Shield Module soldier equipment |
Alien Psi-Amp resource |
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%.


