Alien Artifacts (Long War)
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Some artifacts that previously had no value are now used by the game as prerequisites for research projects or foundry projects, particularly Alien Stasis Tanks and Alien Surgery. Within the Gray Market listings, the green text "This item has no research benefit, and can be sold freely" is still correct in that these items will never be a part of any research project, foundry project, or as a prerequisite for manufacturing any items. However, you may still get pending resource requests for some of these items from XCOM countries. As an example, Alien Entertainment can be requested by a country in exchange for panic reduction.
Beyond that, the changes are mostly to the Gray Market values for these resources. Acquisitions from Alien Base assaults and the EXALT HQ are much more valuable, encouraging XCOM to liberate withdrawn nations when possible and forcing the player to consider the benefits of selling these resources for quick cash versus possibly fulfilling later country resource requests.
Another notable difference is that alien weapons obtained through stunning enemies with the Arc Thrower cannot be used directly, but are consumed to manufacture XCOM plasma weapons, including interceptor, SHIV, and MEC plasma weapons. Alien Rifles (from captured Mutons and Heavy Floaters) are used in the production of most plasma weapons (including the Plasma Rifle, Plasma Novagun (heavy plasma), and interceptor Plasma Cannon). Alien Carbines (from Floaters, Outsiders, and Thin Men) are used in the production of the lighter XCOM soldier weapons such as the Plasma Carbine. Alien Heavy Weapons (from Muton Elites) are used in the production of the SHIV plasma weapons. Additionally, some of these alien weapons may be required in order to perform the associated plasma research in the first place.
Uses
| Artifact | Research | Foundry | Total needed | Engineering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alien Pistol |
Compact Plasma Weapons (2) | 2 | Plasma Pistol (1)
Plasma Mauler (1) | |
 Alien Carbine |
Plasma Weapons (5) | 5 | Plasma Carbine (1) Plasma Stormgun (1) | |
 Alien Rifle |
Advanced Plasma Weapons (3) | 3 | Plasma Cannon (1) Plasma Rifle (1) | |
 Alien Heavy Weapon |
Heavy Plasma Weapons (2) |
Enhanced Plasma (1) | 3 | Plasma Sniper Rifle (1) Plasma Dragon (1) |
.png) Sectoid Corpse |
Xenobiology (5) Sectoid Autopsy (10) |
Psi Warfare Systems (12) | 37 | Psi Grenade (1) Mimic Beacon (1) |
.png) Sectoid Commander Corpse |
Sectoid Commander Autopsy (5) | 5 | Mind Shield (5) | |
.png) Floater Corpse |
Floater Autopsy (10) | Shaped Armor (3) Armored Fighters (20) |
33 | Aim Module (3) |
.png) Heavy Floater Corpse |
Heavy Floater Autopsy (5) | Advanced Flight (2) Advanced Repair (4) |
11 | |
.png) Thin Man Corpse |
Thin Man Autopsy (10) | Improved Medikit (10) | 20 | Chem Grenade (15) |
.png) Muton Corpse |
Muton Autopsy (10) | Ammo Conservation (20) | 30 | |
.png) Muton Elite Corpse |
Muton Elite Autopsy (5) | Tactical Rigging (20) | 25 | |
.png) Berserker Corpse |
Berserker Autopsy (5) | MEC Close Combat (5) | 10 | Combat Stims (1) |
.png) Cyberdisc Wreck |
Cyberdisc Autopsy (3) | SHIV Defenses (2) Advanced Flight (2) |
10 | Dodge Module (2) |
.png) Ethereal Corpse |
Ethereal Autopsy (3) | 3 | ||
.png) Chryssalid Carcass |
Chryssalid Autopsy (5) | 5 | Chitin Plating (10) | |
.png) Sectopod Wreck |
Sectopod Autopsy (3) | 3 | EMP Cannon (1) | |
.png) Drone Wreck |
Drone Autopsy (5) | Improved Arc Thrower (4) Drone Capture (10) |
36 | Tracking Module (2) |
.png) Alien Stasis Tank |
Advanced Surgery (12) | 12 | ||
.png) UFO Flight Computer |
Alien Computers (4) | UFO Countermeasures (3) Penetrator Weapons (3) |
30 | Satellite Nexus (2) Firestorm (8) |
.png) Alien Surgery |
Advanced Surgery (12) | 12 | ||
.png) UFO Power Source |
Alien Power Systems (6) | UFO Tracking (2) Supercapacitors (4) |
14 | Elerium Generator (2) Firestorm (4) |
.png) Fusion Core |
Fusion Weapons (1*) | 1 | Blaster Launcher (1) Fusion Lance (1) | |
.png) Mechtoid Core |
Mechtoid Autopsy (3) | Advanced Servomotors (8) | 11 | Psi Screen (1) |
.png) Seeker Wreck |
Seeker Autopsy (5) | UFO Countermeasures (3) Stealth Satellites (10) |
18 | Ghost Grenade (15) |
.png) Outsider Shard |
Alien Operations (1*) | 1 | Skeleton Key (1) | |
.png) Hyperwave Beacon |
Alien Communications (1*) | 1 | ||
.png) Ethereal Device |
Alien Command and Control (1*) | 1 |
- *Only needed to unlock the research - does not consume the artifact after research