Tech Levels (Apocalypse)
Also known as Score Levels
Alien Technology Levels
Score
- Total Score influences X-Com's funding from the Government, checked after each week.
X-Com's score is what determines the technological progress of aliens.
- Tactical Missions score influences what the aliens carry on the battlescape, checked after each mission.
- UFO Craft Shot Down score influences what devices the UFOs will use, checked at the start of a new day.
however, X-Com's score does not determine:
- the UFO type, mission style, schedule, or quantity that appear in Mega-Primus.
- the alien life-forms or quantity present on the battlescape. or inside alien dimension buildings.
- the alien technology given to organisations, or how many Building Security are present inside their buildings when raided.
Progress: Aliens
The tables below show progression points required for each item to appear, for the five difficulty levels.
Tech Level | Novice | Easy | Medium | Hard | Superhuman | Weapon (clips) | Grenade type (number) | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% Brainsucker Launcher (1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,3) |
100% None | 100% None |
2 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 70% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 30% Brainsucker Launcher (2,3,4) |
30% Smoke Grenade (1,1,2) 70% None |
100% None |
3 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 80% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 20% Brainsucker Launcher (2,3) |
30% Boomeroid (1,1,2) 30% Smoke Grenade (1,1,2) 40% None |
100% None |
4 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 50% Devastator Cannon (n/a) 40% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 10% Brainsucker Launcher (4) |
50% Boomeroid (1,1,1,1,2) 30% Smoke Grenade (1,1,2) 20% None |
100% None |
5 | 7,000 | 6,900 | 6,800 | 6,700 | 6,600 | 60% Devastator Cannon (n/a) 30% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 10% Brainsucker Launcher (4) |
30% Vortex Mine (1,1,2) 50% Boomeroid (1,1,2,3,3) 20% Smoke Grenade (1,2) |
70% Personal Disruptor Shield 30% None |
6 | 12,000 | 11,500 | 11,000 | 10,500 | 10,000 | 20% Entropy Launcher (3,5) 70% Devastator Cannon (n/a) 10% Brainsucker Launcher (4) |
40% Vortex Mine (1,1,2,3) 40% Boomeroid (1,2,2,3) 20% Smoke Grenade (2,3) |
30% Personal Cloaking Field 40% Personal Disruptor Shield 30% PCF + PDS |
7 | 22,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 | 19,000 | 18,000 | 20% Dimension Missile Launcher (3,4) 20% Entropy Launcher (3,5) 50% Devastator Cannon (n/a) 10% Brainsucker Launcher (4) |
40% Vortex Mine (1,2,3,4) 50% Boomeroid (1,2,2,3,4) 10% Smoke Grenade (3) |
30% Personal Cloaking Field 30% Personal Disruptor Shield 40% PCF + PDS |
8 | 42,000 | 39,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 28,000 | 20% Dimension Missile Launcher (4,5) 30% Entropy Launcher (3,4,5) 40% Devastator Cannon (n/a) 10% Brainsucker Launcher (4) |
50% Vortex Mine (1,2,3,3,4) 50% Boomeroid (2,2,3,3,4) |
30% PCF + Personal Teleporter 40% PDS + Personal Teleporter 30% PCF + PDS |
Item | Novice | Easy | Medium | Hard | Superhuman |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Disruption Shield | 2,000 | 1,750 | 1,500 | 1,250 | 1,000 |
Large Disruption Shield | 4,000 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 2,000 |
Cloaking Field | 8,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 |
Teleporter | 16,000 | 14,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 8,000 |
Special Note: is it possbile to reduce the (Total) Tactical Missions score by destroying/leaving behind equipment brought to a raid. If sufficient negative progress points are 'awarded' after escaping the battlescape so that it reduces your score under the 'level-up' threshold, this will force a reduction of the alien's technology level.
Progress: Humans
All Organizations will upgrade their "Tech Level" by +1 at the beginning of each week, however, any 100% infiltrated organisation is granted an immediate +3 over their current level. The maximum level is +12.
Organizations' Starting Tech Levels
- Level 1: Energen, Evonet, Extropians, Grav Ball League, Lifetree, Nutrivend, Sanctuary Clinic, Synthemesh, Technocrats
- Level 2: Cult of Sirius, General Metro, Nanotech, Sensovision, Superdynamics, Transtellar
- Level 3: Cyberweb, Government, Megapol, Mutant Alliance, S.E.L.F.
- Level 4: Diablo, Marsec, Osiron, Psyke, Solmine
Tech Level | Weapon (clips) | Grenade type (number) | Other |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 40% Lawpistol (2,2,3,4) 30% M4000 Machine Gun (2,3,4) 20% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 10% Auto Cannon (3AP) |
20% AP Grenade (1,2) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 70% None |
100% None |
2 | 20% Lawpistol (3) 30% M4000 Machine Gun (3,3,4) 20% Laser Sniper Gun (2,3) 10% Auto Cannon (3AP) 10% Plasma Gun (2) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) |
20% AP Grenade (2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 10% Stun Grenade (1)1 60% None |
100% None |
3 | 10% Lawpistol (3) 30% M4000 Machine Gun (3) 20% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 20% Auto Cannon (3AP,2HE) 10% Plasma Gun (2) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) |
10% Proximity Mine (1) 30% AP Grenade (1,2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 50% None |
100% None |
4 | 20% M4000 Machine Gun (3) 20% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 20% Auto Cannon (3AP,2HE) 20% Plasma Gun (2) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) 10% MiniLauncher (3HE) |
10% Proximity Mine (1) 30% AP Grenade (2,2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 50% None |
100% None |
5 | 10% M4000 Machine Gun (4) 20% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 20% Auto Cannon (3AP,3HE) 30% Plasma Gun (02,2,2) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) 10% MiniLauncher (3HE) |
10% Proximity Mine (1) 40% AP Grenade (1,2,2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 40% None |
100% None |
6 | 20% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 20% Auto Cannon (3AP,3HE) 20% Plasma Gun (2,3) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) 10% MiniLauncher (3HE) 20% Disruptor Gun (n/a) |
20% Proximity Mine (1,2) 40% AP Grenade (1,2,2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 30% None |
100% None |
7 | 10% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 20% Auto Cannon (3AP,3HE) 20% Plasma Gun (2,3) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) 10% MiniLauncher (3HE) 30% Disruptor Gun (n/a) |
10% Boomeroid (1) 10% Proximity Mine (1) 40% AP Grenade (2,2,2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 30% None |
100% None |
8 | 10% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 10% Auto Cannon (3AP) 20% Plasma Gun (2,3) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) 10% MiniLauncher (3HE) 30% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 10% Devastator Cannon (n/a) |
20% Boomeroid (1) 10% Proximity Mine (2) 30% AP Grenade (2,2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 30% None |
100% None |
9 | 10% Laser Sniper Gun (2) 10% Auto Cannon (3AP) 20% Plasma Gun (2,3) 10% Heavy Launcher (4HE) 40% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 10% Devastator Cannon (n/a) |
10% Vortex Mine (1) 20% Boomeroid (1) 10% Proximity Mine (2) 30% AP Grenade (2,3,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 20% None |
20% Personal Disruptor Shield 80% None |
10 | 10% Auto Cannon (3AP) 20% Plasma Gun (2,3) 10% Heavy Launcher (4HE) 40% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 20% Devastator Cannon (n/a) |
20% Vortex Mine (1) 20% Boomeroid (1) 20% Proximity Mine (1,2) 10% AP Grenade (3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 20% None |
10% Personal Cloaking Field 20% Personal Disruptor Shield 70% None |
11 | 20% Plasma Gun (2,3) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) 40% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 30% Devastator Cannon (n/a) |
30% Vortex Mine (1) 20% Boomeroid (1) 10% Proximity Mine (2) 20% AP Grenade (2,3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 10% None |
10% PDS + PCF 10% Personal Cloaking Field 30% Personal Disruptor Shield 50% None |
12 | 10% Plasma Gun (3) 10% Heavy Launcher (3HE) 40% Disruptor Gun (n/a) 40% Devastator Cannon (n/a) |
40% Vortex Mine (1) 20% Boomeroid (1) 10% Proximity Mine (2) 10% AP Grenade (3) 10% Smoke Grenade (1) 10% None |
20% PDS + PCF 20% Personal Cloaking Field 40% Personal Disruptor Shield 20% None |
1 Stun Grenades are used exclusively by enemies at Tech Level 2. This is probably a design oversight.
2 This is likely a mistake. Note that the enemy may still pick up another weapon during the mission.