Alien Alloys (EU2012)

Alien Alloys are an artifact in Enemy Unknown (2012). Research is conducted under Codename: Looking Glass.

Research Image for Alien Materials

Description

Alien Alloys (or Alien Materials) are a general term for the advanced and extremely sophisticated materials that are present in almost all alien technology.

Pre-Research:

• "The aliens appear to be using materials that are lighter and stronger than anything we've ever seen. A cursory examination has already given us ideas for ways to improve the soldiers' current body armor, but more research is required."

Post-Research:

• "Our understanding of the alien materials is limited at best, and we could spend years deciphering the complex manufacturing proces required to produce and manipulate these substances. However, we have managed to crudely adapt some of the observed techniques into our own research. Our first development, a multi-walled carbon nanotube weave, was modeled after an unusual pattern in several of the alien materials. This new configuration has proven to possess a greater tensile strength than any material previously recorded in known science. Adapting this fiber into an armor reinforcing vest will surely afford our soldiers increased protection on the battlefield."

• Can be sold on the Gray Market for 5 Credits per unit. (See Notes)

Prerequisites

• 5x Weapon Fragments

New Research

• N/A

New Manufacturing

• Nano-fiber Vest is now available.

Notes

While Alien Alloys can be sold on the Gray Market, it is highly recommended that you DO NOT do so; Alien Alloys are only acquired through recovery of UFOs, both damaged and undamaged, and you never know when your next contact will occur.

Because nearly all advanced manufacturing and research projects require some quantity of alloys, it is recommended that you stockpile as many alloys as you can, and obviously avoid selling them.

Unlike the original X-COM, Alien Alloys in Enemy Unknown (2012) *CANNOT* be manufactured, only recovered.