TFTD Research Sequences
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Research Sequences
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Gauss sequence
0 50 50 Gauss Tech
29 100 150 Gauss Pistol
62 60 210 Gauss Pistol Clip (optional)
30 300 510 Gauss Rifle
63 150 660 Gauss Rifle Clip (optional)
31 460 1120 Heavy Gauss
64 230 1350 Heavy Gauss Clip
32 420 1770 Craft Gauss Cannon (includes: Gauss Cannon Ammo "for free")
(1560 total without optional items)
Sonic sequence
8 600 600 Sonic Pistol
9 400 1000 Pistol Power Clip
6 700 700 Sonic-Blasta Rifle
7 400 1100 Blasta Power Clip
4 800 800 Sonic Cannon
5 400 1200 Cannon Power Clip
33 660 3960 Sonic Oscillator
Armour sequence (unlocks Subs)
50 180 Deep One Corpse
25 400 Aqua Plastics
59 180 760 Plastic Aqua Armour
17 450 Ion-Beam Accelerator
?? 170 Live Deep One
60 205 1585 Ion Armour
61 330 1915 Magnetic Ion Armour (2365 including Magnetic Navigation)
Transmission resolver sequence
18 450 Magnetic Navigation
41 670 1120 Transmission Resolver
MC sequence
(make sure an MC Reader is in stores when completing MC Lab)
?? 170 Live Terrorist
40 420 590 MC Lab
16 600 1190 M.C. Reader
?? 192 1382 Live Tasoth
3 500 1882 M.C. Disruptor
Drill sequence
49 180 Calcinite Corpse
66 500 680 Vibroblade
46 180 Gill Man Corpse
67 500 1360 Thermic Lance
68 600 1960 Heavy Thermic Lance
DPL sequence
15 450 Zrbite
10 900 Disruptor Pulse Launcher
11 300 1650 Disruptor Ammo
34 880 2530 ?PWT Cannon?
Thermal Shok sequence
12 550 Thermal Shock Launcher
13 180 730 Thermal Shock Bomb
Sub sequence (needs Mag-Ion Armour, Zrbite, Transm. Res.)
=3485
Ensure Sub Construction item is owned when pre-reqs are met
19 450 Alien Sub Construction
26 600 1050 Manta
27 700 1750 Hammerhead
28 900 2650 Leviathan
Victory sequence (requires any live alien)
56 300 Alien Origins
?? 192 Live Gill Man Commander/Lobster Man Navigator/Lobster Man Commander
57 500 992 The Ultimate Threat
?? 192 Live Lobster Man Commander
58 600 1784 T'leth, the Alien's city
Miscellaneous useful items
1 180 Particle Disturbance Sensor
2 210 Medi-Kit
14 200 Sonic Pulser
Defence Modules (need relevant offensive tech)
35 510 Gauss Defences
36 620 Sonic Defences
37 800 PWT Defences
38 930 Bombardment Shield
39 360 MC Generator
SWSs (unused topics; the SWSs are unlocked directly by Manta + respective craft weapon tech)
42 (250) Coelacanth/Gauss (still needs Manta research despite being a Coelacanth)
43 (430) Displacer/Sonic
44 (690) Displacer/PWT
See Also: TFTD Research Tree Bug Avoidance Guide