Biochemistry

Biochemistry is the study of all biological and chemical aspects regarding the Apocalypse: the aliens, their organic equipment, and their environment.

Biochemistry

Alien lifeforms are strange organisms which only some share a passing resemblance to the humanoid shape. Fighting these otherworldly things shows that they are suspectible to various weaponry ...but what are they, what is their purpose, their 'alive' weaponry is odd and what do they want with Mega-Primus?

Biochemistry Laboratory

Various scientific topics will become available once the strange object or lifeform is successfully recovered from combat. Using the knowledge acquired will allow using their own tools against them, knowing which alien is vunerable to certain type of damage, what are their weaknesses and finally, to invent new X-Com weaponry to exploit this new information.

Topics And Projects

• Aliens types must be researched twice: alive and dead (in any order).
• 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
Anthropod	8,000/12,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Brainsucker	7,000/9,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Multiworm	9,000/15,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Genetic Structure (autopsy only), The Alien Life Cycle
Multiworm Egg	8,000/12,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Genetic Structure (autopsy only), The Real Alien Threat
Hyperworm	6,000/9,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Genetic Structure (autopsy only), The Alien Life Cycle
Chrysalis	8,000/12,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Life Cycle
Skeletoid	10,000/15,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Micronoid Aggregate	20,000/26,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Popper	6,000/9,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Spitter	6,000/9,000	Standard	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Megaspawn	12,000/20,000	Advanced	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	The Real Alien Threat
Psimorph	12,000/20,000	Advanced	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	The Real Alien Threat
Queenspawn	15,000/25,000	Advanced	Autopsy/Creature	Recovered Corpse/Creature	Alien Gas
Overspawn	20,000	Advanced	Autopsy	Overspawn Drop	None
The Alien Genetic Structure	25,000	Standard	Concept	Multiworm Egg Autopsy, Multiworm Autopsy or Hyperworm Autopsy	Biological Warfare, The Alien Life Cycle
The Alien Life Cycle	30,000	Standard	Concept	The Alien Genetic Structure, Multiworm, Multiworm Autopsy, Hyperworm, Hyperworm Autopsy, Chrysalis, Chrysalis Autopsy	Toxin Type B, The Real Alien Threat
The Real Alien Threat	35,000	Standard	Concept	The Alien Life Cycle, Multiworm Egg, Multiworm Egg Autopsy, Anthropod, Anthropod Autopsy, Brainsucker, Brainsucker Autopsy, Spitter, Spitter Autopsy, Popper, Popper Autopsy, Skeletoid, Skeletoid Autopsy, Micronoid, Micronoid Autopsy, Megaspawn, Megaspawn Autopsy, Psimorph, Psimorph Autopsy	Toxin Type C
Biological Warfare	26,000	Advanced	Agent Equipment	The Alien Genetic Structure	Toxin Type B
Toxin Type B	15,000	Advanced	Agent Equipment	The Alien Life Cycle; Biological Warfare	Toxin Type C
Toxin Type C	15,000	Advanced	Agent Equipment	The Real Alien Threat; Toxin Type B	Alien Gas
Alien Gas	28,000	Advanced	Agent Equipment	Queenspawn; Queenspawn Autopsy; Toxin Type C	None
Brainsucker Launcher	9,000	Standard	Agent Equipment	Recovered Equipment	None
Brainsucker Pod	6,000	Standard	Agent Equipment	Recovered Equipment	None
Entropy Launcher	9,000	Standard	Agent Equipment	Recovered Equipment	None
Entropy Pod	7,000	Standard	Agent Equipment	Recovered Equipment	None
Alien Building 1	30,000	Standard	Mission Type	The Alien Dimension	None
Alien Building 2	32,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Sleeping Chamber Mission	None
Alien Building 3	34,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Food Chamber Mission	None
Alien Building 4	36,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Alien Farm Mission	None
Alien Building 5	38,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Maintenance Factory Mission	None
Alien Building 6	40,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Incubator Chamber Mission	None
Alien Building 7	42,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Control Chamber Mission	None
Alien Building 8	44,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Spawning Chamber Mission	None
Alien Building 9	46,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Organic Factory Mission	None
Alien Building 10	48,000	Standard	Mission Type	Completed Megapod Chamber Mission	None
Bio-Transport Module	9,000	Standard	Vehicle Equipment	None	None
Advanced Biochemistry Lab	16,000	Standard	Base Facility	Any live Alien or any autopsy	None

Suggested Sequence

Biochemistry research is extremely important if wanting the knowledge to construct Toxiguns.

• Bio-Transport Module.
• Multiworm (alive or dead).
• Advanced Biochemistry Lab.
• Multiworm (alive or dead).
• Hyperworm.
• Hyperworm Autopsy.
• Chrysalis.
• Chrysalis Autopsy.

...once the advanced laboratory is complete:

• The Alien Genetic Structure
• Biological Warfare (build Toxiguns, ignore Toxin A)
• The Alien Life Cycle
• Toxin B

further research of a certain powerful alien enables Toxin C, but comes too late in the game to be useful.

See Also

• Apocalypse
• Alien Life Forms
• Toxigun
• The Real Alien Threat