Quantum Physics (Apocalypse)
Quantum Physics is the study of all mechanical aspects regarding the Apocalypse: the weaponry, their technology, and their UFOs.
Quantum Physics
Alien weaponry shares a passing resemblance to common human types known for impact and explosive damage. A new strange beam weapon, handheld and craft based, is a powerful new technogy which must be researched and used against the aliens. Alien crafts unknown in purpose, design, and capability with strange missiles pollute the skies until X-Com can gain the required knowledge to counter this threat.
Quantum Physics Laboratory
Various scientific topics will become available once the strange object is successfully recovered from dead aliens or UFO crash recoveries. Using the knowledge acquired will allow using their own tools against them, knowing which weapon is best against the alien's weaknesses, using their handheld devices to circumvent certain types of damage, matching UFO combat power with their own weapons and finally, to invent new X-Com crafts to exploit all this new information.
Topics And Projects
- If a prerequisite is in italics, only one in the list, Direct Prerequisites, will unlock further study.
Topic | Research Time | Laboratory | Type | Direct Prerequisites | Research Directly Requiring |
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Advanced Quantum Physics Lab | 16,000 | Small | Base Facility | Alien Control System, Alien Energy Source or Alien Propulsion System | None |
Advanced Security Station | 18,000 | Small | Base Facility | Light Disruptor Beam Note: Neither Medium Disruptor Beam or Disruptor Inversion Bomb is required like the tech tree below shows! |
None |
Advanced Workshop | 24,000 | Small | Base Facility | Dimension Probe | None |
Boomeroid | 40,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | None |
Devastator Cannon | 38,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment, Disruptor Gun | None |
Dimension Missile | 12,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | None |
Dimension Missile Launcher | 42,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | None |
Disruptor Gun | 40,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | Devastator Cannon, X-COM Disruptor Armor |
Personal Cloaking Field | 100,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | None |
Personal Disruptor Shield | 60,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | X-COM Disruptor Armor |
Personal Teleporter | 130,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | None |
Vortex Mine | 46,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Recovered Equipment | None |
X-COM Disruptor Armor | 85,000 | Small | Agent Equipment | Disruptor Gun, Personal Disruptor Shield, Small Disruption Shield | None |
Dimension Gates | 5,000 | Small | Concept | None | None |
Alien Control System | 30,000 | Small | Concept | Recover any UFO with crew (3-10) | Dimension Probe, X-COM Advanced Control System, Advanced Quantum Physics Lab |
Alien Energy Source | 25,000 | Small | Concept | Recover any UFO with crew (3-10) | Dimension Probe, Advanced Quantum Physics Lab |
Alien Propulsion System | 25,000 | Small | Concept | Recover any UFO with crew (3-10) | Dimension Probe, Advanced Quantum Physics Lab |
Alien Dimension | 6,000 | Small | Concept | Travel to the Alien Dimension | Alien Building 1 |
Alien Probe (UFO 1) | 8,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | None |
Alien Scout Ship (UFO 2) | 10,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | None |
Alien Transporter (UFO 3) | 12,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | Bio-Trans |
Alien Fast-Attack Ship (UFO 4) | 12,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | None |
Alien Destroyer (UFO 5) | 14,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | Explorer |
Alien Assault Ship (UFO 6) | 14,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | Retaliator |
Alien Bomber (UFO 7) | 16,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | None |
Alien Escort Ship (UFO 8) | 16,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | None |
Alien Battleship (UFO 9) | 20,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | Annihilator |
Alien Mothership (UFO 10) | 20,000 | Small | UFO | UFO crash site mission | None |
Dimension Probe | 12,000 | Small | Vehicle | Alien Control System, Alien Energy Source, Alien Propulsion System | Advanced Workshop, Bio-Trans |
Bio-Trans | 18,000 | Large | Vehicle | Dimension Probe, Transporter (UFO 3) | Explorer |
Explorer | 24,000 | Large | Vehicle | Bio-Trans, Destroyer (UFO 5) | Retaliator |
Retaliator | 30,000 | Large | Vehicle | Explorer, Assault Ship (UFO 6) | Annihilator |
Annihilator | 36,000 | Large | Vehicle | Retaliator, Battleship (UFO 9) | None |
Cloaking Field | 80,000 | Large | Vehicle equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 6-8), Large Disruption Shield | None |
Disruptor Inversion Bomb (Disruptor Bomb Launcher) |
60,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 5, 9), Light Disruptor Beam | X-COM Advanced Control System |
Disruptor Multi-Bomb (Disruptor Multi-Bomb Launcher) |
80,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 7, 10), Light Disruptor Beam | None |
Heavy Disruptor Beam | 70,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 9-10), Medium Disruptor Beam | Large Disruption Shield |
Large Disruption Shield | 105,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 7-10), Heavy Disruptor Beam | Cloaking Field |
Light Disruptor Beam | 36,000 | Small | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) | Medium Disruptor Beam, Disruptor Inversion Bomb, Disruptor Multi-Bomb, Stasis Bomb, Teleporter, Advanced Security Station |
Medium Disruptor Beam | 46,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 4, 6, 9, 10), Light Disruptor Beam | Heavy Disruptor Beam, Small Disruption Shield |
Small Disruption Shield | 60,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 3-6), Medium Disruptor Beam | X-COM Disruptor Armor |
Stasis Bomb (Stasis Bomb Launcher) |
50,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 8, 10), Light Disruptor Beam | None |
Teleporter | 150,000 | Large | Vehicle Equipment | Recovered Equipment (UFO 5-10), Light Disruptor Beam | None |
X-COM Advanced Control System | 35,000 | Small | Vehicle Equipment | Disruptor Inversion Bomb, Alien Control System | None |
Quantum Physics Technology Tree