Research (Long War)

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Autopsies now require multiple corpse specimens (so, 1: you cannot 'double-dip', and 2: do not worry if you cannot go for a capture on an alien's first appearance), and are a prerequisite before you can do an interrogation on that species (when applicable). In addition, some later species have other prerequisites that need to be completed beforehand (such as the Mechtoid Autopsy now needing both Sectoid Autopsy and Alien Biocybernetics to be completed before it's unlocked). Also note that South America's bonus has been changed to a Power-related reduction; you'll naturally be poking aliens with pointy implements for much longer times.

Interrogations still have the Alien Containment/Arc Thrower prereq--- and it's highly advisable to keep both, and to continue to capture aliens when the opportunity presents itself, as captured aliens are very valuable Council Requests, on top of the continued collection of alien weaponry. Research Credits are also a prime time-saver:

• Sectoid: Cybernetics
• Thin Man: Laser Weaponry
• Floater: Aerospace
• Muton: Gauss Weaponry
• Berserker: Armor
• Heavy Floater: Plasma Weaponry
• Sectoid Commander: Psionics
• Muton Elite: All Weapons
• Ethereal: All Tech

Because projects have much longer research times and there are far more projects, research is in general a more time-consuming affair. On the plus side: with far more aliens to kill, you'll rarely be out of Weapon Fragments.

Research

Long War Tech Tree

Available Projects (unfinished)
Name	Prerequisites	Materials	Estimated Point Cost (Scientists X Days)	Unlocks
Xenobiology	None			Council Requests: Sectoid Corpses (Gives Scientists) Alien Containment (Construction) Targeting Module (Equipment)
Alien Weaponry	None	5x Weapon Fragments	180	Council Requests: Weapon Fragments (Gives Engineers) Scope (Equipment) Weapon Gyros (Equipment - Mech) Mag Pistols (Foundry Project) SHIV Suppression (Foundry Project) Beam Lasers (Research Project)
Alien Computers	None	4x UFO Flight Computers	300	Satellite Nexus (Construction)
Alien Materials	None	2x Elerium 2x Alloys 5x Weapon Fragments 1x Meld	180	Council Requests: Alloys (Gives Engineers) Heat Ammo (Equipment) Alloy Belt (Equipment) Alloy Plating (Equipment) Reinforced Armor (Equipment) Enhanced Ballistics (Foundry Project) Alien Metallurgy (Foundry Project) Aircraft Boosters (Foundry Project) Improved Salvage (Foundry Project)
Xenoneurology	Xenobiology			Arc Thrower (Equipment)
Xenogenetics	Xenobiology	10x Meld	430	Council Requests: Meld (Gives cash) Genetics Lab (Construction)  ?
Experimental Warfare	Alien Weaponry	10x Weapon Fragments	310
Beam Lasers	Alien Weaponry			Laser Weapons
Improved Body Armor	Alien Materials			Phalanx Armor (Equipment) Alloy SHIV (SHIV)
Advanced Beam Lasers	Beam Lasers			Scatter Laser (Equipment) Laser Cannon (Equipment) Superheavy Laser (Equipment) Laser Sniper Rifle (Equipment) Laser Strike Rifle (Equipment) Enhanced Lasers (Foundry Project)
Advanced Body Armor	Improved Body Armor	12 alloys	540
Elerium	Alien Materials	35 Elerium	1140
Sectoid Autopsy	Xenobiology	10x corpse
Thin Man Autopsy	Xenobiology	10x corpse
Floater Autopsy	Alien Biocybernetics	10x corpse
Seeker Autopsy	Alien Computers	10x corpse
Drone Autopsy	Alien Computers	10x corpse
Muton Autopsy	Xenobiology	10x corpse
Chryssalid Autopsy	Xenogenetics	10x corpse		Chitin Plating (Equipment) Adaptive Bone Marrow (Gene Mod)
Berserker Autopsy	Xenogenetics Muton Autopsy	10x corpse		Combat Stims (Equipment) MEC Close Combat (Foundry Project) Neural Damping (Gene Mod)
Muton Elite Autopsy	Muton Autopsy	10x corpse
Sectopod Autopsy	Alien Computers	10x corpse
Cyberdisc Autopsy	Alien Biocybernetics	10x corpse
Heavy Floater Autopsy	Floater Autopsy	10x corpse
Ethereal Autopsy	Xenopsionics	10x corpse
Mechtoid Autopsy	Alien Biocybernetics Sectoid Autopsy	10x corpse
Sectoid Commander Autopsy	Xenogenetics Sectoid Autopsy	10x corpse
Sectoid Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Thin Man Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Floater Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Outsider Interrogation	Arc Thrower	?X Live Capture
Muton Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture			Berserker Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Muton Elite Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Sectopod Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Cyberdisc Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Heavy Floater Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Ethereal Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Mechtoid Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture
Sectoid Commander Interrogation	Matching Autopsy	?X Live Capture