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.

Research

• If a prerequisite is in italics, only one in the list within "Prerequisites" is needed to allow further study.

Craft Equipment	Research Time	Laboratory Size	Type	Prerequisites	Research Leads To
Bio-Transport Module	9,000	Small	Vehicle Equipment	None	None

Facility	Research Time	Laboratory Size	Type	Prerequisites	Research Leads To
Advanced Biochemistry Lab	16,000	Small	Base Facility	Any "Live" or "Autopsy"	None

Alien Lifeform ♦	Research Time Live/Autopsy	Laboratory Size	Type	Prerequisites	Research Leads To
Brainsucker Pod	6,000 / ♠	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Live Brainsucker
Brainsucker	9,000 / 7,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Multiworm Egg	12,000 / 8,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Genetic Structure (autopsy only), The Real Alien Threat
Multiworm	15,000 / 9,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Genetic Structure (autopsy only), The Alien Life Cycle
Hyperworm	9,000 / 6,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Genetic Structure (autopsy only), The Alien Life Cycle
Chrysalis	12,000 / 8,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Alien Life Cycle
Anthropod	12,000 / 8,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Spitter	9,000 / 6,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Popper	9,000 / 6,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Skeletoid	15,000 / 10,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Micronoid Aggregate	26,000 / 20,000	Small	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Advanced Biochemistry Lab, The Real Alien Threat
Megaspawn	20,000 / 12,000	Large	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	The Real Alien Threat
Psimorph	20,000 / 12,000	Large	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	The Real Alien Threat
Queenspawn	25,000 / 15,000	Large	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	Alien Gas
Overspawn	♥ / 20,000	Large	Live/Autopsy	Recovered Alive/Dead	None

♦ Completed research on any Live lifeform will automatically grant its Autopsy research topic.
♠ Pods cannot be killed.
♥ Overspawn "Live" research is not possible.

Alien Lifecycle	Research Time	Laboratory Size	Type	Prerequisites	Research Leads To ♣
The Alien Genetic Structure	25,000	Small	Biology	Multiworm Egg Autopsy, Multiworm Autopsy, Hyperworm Autopsy	Biological Warfare, The Alien Life Cycle
The Alien Life Cycle	30,000	Small	Biology	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	Small	Biology	The Alien Life Cycle, Brainsucker, Brainsucker Autopsy, Multiworm Egg, Multiworm Egg Autopsy, Anthropod, Anthropod Autopsy, Spitter, Spitter Autopsy, Popper, Popper Autopsy, Skeletoid, Skeletoid Autopsy, Micronoid, Micronoid Autopsy, Megaspawn, Megaspawn Autopsy, Psimorph, Psimorph Autopsy	Toxin Type C

♣ Any researched lifeform, live or autopsy, does not needed to be researched again.

Unit Equipment	Research Time	Laboratory Size	Type	Prerequisites	Research Leads To
Brainsucker Launcher	9,000	Small	Agent Equipment	Recovered Equipment	None
Entropy Launcher	9,000	Small	Agent Equipment	Recovered Equipment	None
Entropy Pod	7,000	Small	Agent Equipment	Recovered Equipment	None
Biological Warfare	26,000	Large	Agent Equipment	The Alien Genetic Structure	Toxin Type B
Toxin Type B	15,000	Large	Agent Equipment	The Alien Life Cycle, Biological Warfare	Toxin Type C
Toxin Type C	15,000	Large	Agent Equipment	The Real Alien Threat, Toxin Type B	Alien Gas
Alien Gas	28,000	Large	Agent Equipment	Queenspawn, Queenspawn Autopsy, Toxin Type C	None

Alien Chambers	Research Time	Laboratory Size	Type	Prerequisites	Research Leads To
Alien Building 1 Sleeping Chamber	30,000	Small	Objective	The Alien Dimension	None
Alien Building 2 Food Chamber	32,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Sleeping Chamber	None
Alien Building 3 Alien Farm	34,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Food Chamber	None
Alien Building 4 Maintenance Factory	36,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Alien Farm	None
Alien Building 5 Incubator Chamber	38,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Maintenance Factory	None
Alien Building 6 Control Chamber	40,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Incubator Chamber	None ⊗
Alien Building 7 Spawning Chamber	42,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Control Chamber	None
Alien Building 8 Organic Factory	44,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Spawning Chamber	None
Alien Building 9 Megapod Chamber	46,000	Small	Objective	Destroyed Organic Factory	None
Alien Building 10 Dimension Gate Generator	48,000	Small	End Game	Destroyed Megapod Chamber	Game Complete

⊗ Successful destruction of the this Alien Chamber will initiate the Apocalypse Mission.

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

See Also

• Research