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Research Credits: Advanced Armor Tech

“Having devised a battery of physical tests for the Muton "Berserker" captured by our soldiers, we were able to observe how it moves and engages obstacles despite the heavy armor plating it carries. This was an important step in our understanding of how their armor responds to physical exertion, remaining flexible while also maintaining the protection it was designed for. By incorporating this new data into our own designs, we should see a reduction in the research time of all armor related projects.”

Titan Armor: “We've observed some of the alien combatants wearing a form of superheavy armor that still allows for full mobility in combat. This has been puzzling, to say the least, but with our new understanding of the alien energy sources and their materials, we could develop powered armor of our own.”

Armor Tech Prerequisites include fully completing the Carapace Armor research and constructing a prototyped unit for that basic armor, as well as fully completing the alien materials research and in particular the Elerium which is a critical resource in the construction of these basic and advanced forms of combat armor.

The full project cost for the Titan Armor Prototype includes:

• x15 Alloys from our inventory.
  

Completing the Titan Armor Prototype unlocks Titan Armor as a Catalog Selection from the Engineering Workshop, as well as serves to unlock the advanced research projects Ghost Armor and Archangel Armor.

Ghost Armor: “Based on our continued study of the hyperwave "phasing" phenomena we've witnessed in the labs, we believe it should be possible to develop an armor kit mirroring these unusual properties. If successful, anyone wearing this suit would be extremely difficult to detect.”

Armor Tech Prerequisites include fully completing the Titan Armor research project as well as constructing a prototyped unit for that advanced armor. In addition to having completed that prototype, we must also fully complete our research in the area of Hyperwave Communications due in part to the reliance upon that technology for elements of the tech that is used in the concealment circuits for the Ghost Armor.

The full project cost for the Ghost Armor Prototype in addition to the above noted research includes:

• x15 Alloys from our inventory;
  
• x15 Elerium from our inventory.
  

Completing the Ghost Armor Prototype unlocks Ghost Armor as a Catalog Selection from the Engineering Workshop.

Archangel Armor: “With our unique access to the aliens super-efficient power systems, we believe it should be possible to fabricate a suit of armor that permits sustained flight on the battlefield.”

Armor Tech Prerequisites include fully completing the Archangel Armor research project as well as constructing a prototyped unit for that advanced armor. In addition to having completed that prototype, we must also fully complete our research in the area of New Fighter Craft Technology due in part to the reliance upon that technology for elements of the thrust and vectored controller tech that is used in the flight circuits for the Archangel Armor.

The full project cost for the Archangel Armor Prototype in addition to the above noted research includes:

• x15 Alloys from our inventory;
  
• x15 Elerium from our inventory.
  

Completing the Archangel Armor Prototype unlocks Achangel Armor as a Catalog Selection from the Engineering Workshop, and unlocks the Advanced Flight Foundry Research Project.