Research
From Xenonauts 2 Official Wiki
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 |
| Tissue Regeneration | Advanced Medkit Automed Module Surgical Center base upgrade |
Alien Surgical Table resource |
| Nanofabrication | Alenium resources Alien Alloys resources |
Alien Base mission completed |
| Nanotech Workshop Quantum Library |
Alien Electronics research Nanofabrication research? | |
| Stalker Stealth Armor | Stalker Armor | Alien Electronics research |
| Reinforced Alloys | Actuator Module Assault Shield Upgrade Reinforced Plating Angel: Reinforced Plating Phantom: Reinforced Plating |
Reinforced Alloys resource |
| Advanced Alloys | Actuator Module Guardian: Protection Reinforced Plating Reinforced Vehicle Armor |
Alien Electronics research |
| Gauss Weaponry | Gauss weapons | Advanced Alloys research |
| Heavy Gauss Weaponry | Gauss Autorifle Gauss Battery base upgrade Gauss Blaster air equipment Gauss Cannon |
Gauss Weaponry research |
| Advanced Stun Weapons | Electroshock Grenades Electroshock Pistol Electroshock Rifle |
Advanced Alloys research |
| Colossus Battlesuit Armor | Colossus Battlesuit Armor | Advanced Alloys research |
| X-132 Gemini Interceptor | X-132 Gemini Interceptor aircraft | Advanced Alloys research |
| 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%.


