Research Projects are the primary way in which new technology, equipment and facilities are unlocked in XCOM 2 and XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. Research projects include the study and reverse-engineering of recovered alien technologies and autopsies on alien and ADVENT corpses. In War of the Chosen, Breakthroughs and Inspirations may occur periodically with each discovery made.
Standard Research Projects
Shadow Chamber Projects
These research projects are only available when the Shadow Chamber is built.
Although accessed from a dedicated facility, Shadow Chamber Projects require Richard Tygan's full attention, putting standard research and autopsies on hold until they are completed. Once a Shadow Chamber Project is completed, normal research resumes where it left off.
* Alien Hunters DLC, † War of the Chosen
Enemy Autopsies
These research projects depend on the acquisition of a corresponding enemy corpse during a mission. Most autopsy research times can be reduced to 0 (instant) after XCOM have gathered sufficient corpses of the corresponding enemy.
* Alien Hunters DLC, † War of the Chosen