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: Use your Science Labs to study these materials. For instance, researching Beam Weapons is required before you can manufacture Laser Rifles.

Before you can build anything, your scientists must understand the technology. XCOM Enemy Unknown

: Capturing live aliens with an Arc Thrower and interrogating them provides "Research Credits," which significantly speed up related technology paths. 2. Engineering and Manufacturing : Use your Science Labs to study these materials

: Recover weapon fragments, alien alloys, and elerium from mission sites. : Capturing live aliens with an Arc Thrower

In XCOM: Enemy Unknown , "producing a piece" of equipment involves a multi-step pipeline requiring , Engineering , and Resource Management . Unlike conventional weapons that are always in stock, advanced alien-derived gear must be painstakingly unlocked and manufactured. 1. Research and Interrogations

Once a technology is researched, it becomes available for production in the department.