Engineering (EU2012)

Dr. Shen, XCOMs head of engineering.

In XCOM Engineering you will manufacture items that improve your capacity to repel the alien invasion.

Dr. Shen

Dr. Raymond Shen is the Chief Engineer of the XCOM Project. Dr. Shen has proven to be an invaluable asset with his decades of experience. The XCOM project is lucky to have such a brilliant, dedicated, world renowned, award winning engineer at its disposal. Please note: This artificial intelligence was created by Dr. Shen.

Resources

Info on resources, cost & time

• Credits
• Elerium
• Alloys

Manufactured items such as armour, weapons or vehicles have a base § cost, as well as a minimum number of engineers without which they cannot be built. If you have extra engineers above the minimum, this provides a cost discount. The rate of discount slows down as you have more and more engineers, and never goes above 50%.

The formula for the cost of a manufactured item is:

final cost = round down [ base cost x 0.5 x (1+ (engineers required / total engineers) ) ]

Workshops

Info on workshops and bonus.

The Foundry

The Foundry is one of two places you can research equipment upgrades.

Foundry Projects

Build/Buy Items

Build Items

Item	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Build time
Combat Stims		15 Engineers	§50 5x Alloys 1x Berserker corpse	Immediate
Mind Shield		35 Engineers	§150 10x Alloys 30x elerium	Immediate
Medikit	Our field-deployable Medikit can temporarily treat a soldier's wounds through the use of nano sutures and high-potency stimulants.	5 Engineers	§25	Immediate
Nano-Fiber Vest		5 Engineers	§20	Immediate
S.C.O.P.E.		5 Engineers	§20	Immediate
Arc Thrower		5 Engineers	§35	Immediate
Chitin Plating		15 Engineers	§85 15x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Pistol		10 Engineers	§10 10x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Rifle		12 Engineers	§25 15 x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Scatter		12 Engineers	§30 25x Alloys	Immediate
Heavy Laser		12 Engineers	§30 25x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Sniper Rifle		12 Engineers	§35 25x Alloys	Immediate
Plasma Pistol		20 Engineers	§100 20x Alloys 10x elerium	Immediate
Light Plasma Rifle		20 Engineers	§125 20x Alloys 15x elerium	Immediate
Plasma Rifle		20 Engineers	§200 30x Alloys 20x elerium	Immediate
Alloy Cannon		25 Engineers	§250 33x Alloys 13x elerium	Immediate
Heavy Plasma		25 Engineers	§250 30x Alloys 30x elerium	Immediate
Plasma Sniper Rifle		25 Engineers	§250 30x Alloys 25x elerium	Immediate

Build Armor

Item	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Build time
Carapace Armor		Carapace Armor, 10 Engineers	§25, 15x Alloys	Immediate
Skeleton Suit		Skeleton Suit, 15 Engineers	§30, 10x Alloys	Immediate
Titan Armor		Titan Armor, 25 Engineers	§150, 10x Elerium, 35x Alloys	Immediate
Ghost Armor		Ghost Armor, 40 Engineers	§250, 50x Elerium, 40x Alloys	Immediate
Archangel Armor		Archangel Armor, 35 Engineers	§200, 35x Elerium, 50x Alloys	Immediate
Psi Armor		Psi Armor, 30 Engineers	§400, 40x Elerium, 20x Alloys	Immediate

Vehicles

Item	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Build time
Firestorm		New Fighter Craft, 20 Engineers	§200, 20x Elerium, 40x Alloys, 1x UFO Power Source, 2x UFO Flight Computer	14d
Satellite	An advanced reconnaissance satellite modified to detect the unique gravitational distortions caused by alien craft in flight	5 Engineers	§100	20d
Hover SHIV		New Fighter Craft, Heavy Weapons Platform, 20 Engineers, 1 Barracks Capacity	Classic: §100, 20x Elerium, 30x Alloys	7d
Alloy SHIV	"Integration of the alien alloy into the basic SHIV design results in a weapons platform that is both lighter and stronger than the original. The reinforced chassis allows for this SHIV to be used as a mobile cover position in the field."	Heavy Weapons Platform, 10 Engineers, 1 Barracks Capacity	Classic: §75, 20 Alloys	7d
SHIV	"The Super Heavy Infantry Vehicle, or SHIV, is an advanced weapons platform that can be deployed in place of a human soldier. While extremely capable in most combat scenarios, any damage to the SHIV will require lengthy repairs."	Heavy Weapons Platform, 5 Engineers, 1 Barracks Capacity	Normal: §45? Classic: §50	7d
Fusion Lance		Fusion Lance, 35 Engineers	Classic: §75, 10x Elerium, 15x Alloys	Immediate
EMP Cannon		EMP Cannon, 30 Engineers	§200, 20x Elerium, 30x Alloys	Immediate
Plasma Cannon		Plasma Cannon, 20 Engineers	Classic: §50, 10x Elerium, 10x Alloys	Immediate
Laser Cannon		Heavy Lasers, 10 Engineers	§35, 25x Alloys	Immediate
Phoenix Cannon	The Phoenix Cannon is capable of delivering massive burst damage, but its limited range puts the Interceptor at greater risk during combat.	Experimental Warfare, 5 Engineers	§35	Immediate
Defence Matrix (Dodge)		Floater Autopsy, 10 Engineers	§50, 3x Floater Corpse	Immediate
UFO Tracking (Boost)		Cyberdisc Autopsy, 10 Engineers	§20, 2x Cyberdisc Wreck	Immediate
Uplink Targeting (Aim)	Activate this module during interception to provide an immediate, temporary booste to our unit's accuracy. The module will burn out after one use. Its technology is based on Sectoid implants, and allows us to send a data pulse through our satellite network.	Sectoid Autopsy, 5 Engineers	Classic: §10, 3x Sectoid Corpse	Immediate

Build Facilities

Non-unique facilities require more manpower as more of the same are built. This increase does not apply to the power facilities. After researching Advanced Construction in the Foundry it is possible to build facilities in rush mode. It requires twice as much of money, Elerium and Alloys but shortens time by 50%.

Facilities

Facility	Description	Prerequisite	Cost	Monthly cost	Bonus	Build time
Access Lift	Required to access a level	None	§50 2 Power	§10	None	5d
Satellite Uplink	With the signal monitored by a team of engineers, each Satellite Uplink is capable of receiving transmissions from 2 XCOM satellites	0 Engineers (+10 for each Satellite Uplink, +15 for each Satellite Nexus)	§150 5 Power	§15	+1 Satellite capacity for every adjacent Uplink or Nexus	14d
Satellite Nexus	With the signal monitored by a team of engineers, each Satellite Nexus is capable of receiving transmissions from 4 XCOM satellites	Alien Nav Computer Research, 5 Engineers (+10 for each Satellite Uplink, +15 for each Satellite Nexus)	§300 8 Power 25x Alloys 2x UFO Flight Computer	§26	+1 Satellite capacity for every adjacent Uplink or Nexus	21d
Laboratory	Each laboratory increases research speed by 20%	6 Scientists (second requires 10, each next requires 5 more)	§125 3 Power	§24	+10% increase to research speed for every adjacent laboratory	10d
Workshop	Each workshop adds 5 engineers to our staff	6 Engineers (second requires 15, each next requires 10 more)	§130 3 Power	§26	+7% refund on resources used when building vehicles, foundry projects and facilities	10d
The Foundry	Develop new combat items or improve current items in the Foundry.	Experimental Warfare Research	§75 3 Power	§20	None.	10d
Alien Containment	This facility will provide a secure environment to house the alien captives, allowing you to interrogate them in the Labs.	Xenobiology Research	§85 5 Power	§18	None.	7d
Power Generator	Power Generators supply the power needed to run new facilities. Each generator supplies +6 power.	None	§60	§11	+2 power for every adjacent power facility.	5d
Thermo Generator	Thermal Power Generators supply +20 power, but must be built over steam vents.	Steam Vent	§200	§23	+2 power for every adjacent power facility.	8d
Elerium Generator	Elerium Power Generators supply +30 power.	UFO Power Source Research	§275 40x Alloys 30x Elerium 2x UFO Power Source	§29	+2 power for every adjacent power facility.	14d
Psionic Lab	Contains 3 slots where soldiers can be put for 10 days to discover whether they are gifted in psionic skills. Can be only one	Sectoid Commander Autopsy	§200 3 Power 20x Elerium 20x Alloys	§30	None	14d
Gollop Chamber	Once we build this facility, a psionically powerful soldier will be able to access the Ethereal's psychic net. Cannot remove this facility	Ethereal Device Research	§200 5 Power 1x Ethereal Device	§100	None.	14d
Hyperwave Relay	Provides extra information about UFOs, such as number of crew, species and their objective. Cannot remove this facility	Hyperwave Communication Research	§175 4 Power 10x Alloys 1x Hyperwave Beacon	§30	None.	14d
Officer Training School	Allows to purchase extra bonuses, such as increased squad size, faster healing, faster XP gaining. Normal and Easy start with this facility already built	Sergeant rank (Classic)	§125 3 Power	§25	None.	8d