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Research is one of the technical skills available in System Shock 2. By researching Annelid artifacts, the player can unlock the use of new weapons and Implants, and increase damage against annelid enemies. Many objects have a minimum level of Research skill necessary to research them. Typically, researching objects requires one or more chemicals. The LabAssistant™ Implant raises the player's Research stat by 1.

Research Table[]

Minimum Skill Object Chemicals Needed
1 Hybrid Organ
Monkey Brain Fermium (50%)
Annelid Healing Gland Osmium (25,2%)
Psi Booster Iridium (41,7%), Sodium (77,8%)
Midwife Organ
Toxin-A Antimony (5%), Vanadium (10%), Antimony (40,1%)
Annelid Psi Organ Yttrium (22,7%), Gallium (63,7%)
Grub Pod Organ Gallium (33,4%), Californium (66,8%)
Arachnid Organ Iridium (50%)
Swarm Pod Organ
Rumbler Organ Molybdenum (35,5%)
Psi Reaver Organ Radium (33,3%)
Greater Psi Reaver Organ Radium (25%), Barium (80,4%)
2 WormBlend Arsenic (82,4%)
3 WormMind Cesium (44,1%)
Viral Proliferator Tellurium (1,2%), Technetium (39,9%)
WormSkin Armor Hassium (11,1%), Technetium (91,1%)
4 Crystal Shard Yttrium (88,9%)
WormBlood Copper (33,4%)
5 WormHeart Cesium (12,5%), Hassium (25%)
6 Annelid Launcher Selenium (12,2%), Molybdenum (92,6%)


Research Time Table[]

Object Research Time at Skill Level
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hybrid Organ 1:30 0:45 0:18 0:09 0:05 0:04 0:02 0:02 0:01 0:01
Monkey Brain 10:00 5:00 2:00 1:00 0:35 0:23 0:16 0:12 0:09 0:07
Annelid Healing Gland 13:20 6:40 2:40 1:20 0:47 0:31 0:22 0:16 0:12 0:10
Psi Booster 30:00 15:00 6:00 3:00 1:46 1:09 0:49 0:36 0:28 0:22
Midwife Organ 10:00 5:00 2:00 1:00 0:35 0:23 0:16 0:12 0:09 0:07
Toxin-A 10:00 5:00 2:00 1:00 0:35 0:23 0:16 0:12 0:09 0:07
Annelid Psi Organ 18:20 9:10 3:40 1:50 1:05 0:42 0:30 0:22 0:17 0:13
Grub Pod Organ 12:00 6:00 2:24 1:12 0:42 0:28 0:20 0:14 0:11 0:09
Arachnid Organ 1:13:20 36:40 14:40 7:20 4:19 2:49 1:59 1:28 1:08 0:54
Swarm Pod Organ 25:00 12:30 5:00 2:30 1:28 0:58 0:41 0:30 0:23 0:18
Rumbler Organ 36:40 18:20 7:20 3:40 2:09 1:25 1:00 0:44 0:34 0:27
Psi Reaver Organ 1:00:00 30:00 12:00 6:00 3:32 2:19 1:37 1:12 0:55 0:44
Greater Psi Reaver Organ 1:20:00 40:00 16:00 8:00 4:42 3:05 2:10 1:36 1:14 0:59
WormBlend 28:20 11:20 5:40 3:20 2:11 1:32 1:08 0:52 0:42
WormMind 11:20 5:40 3:20 2:11 1:32 1:08 0:52 0:42
Viral Proliferator 33:20 16:40 9:48 6:25 4:30 3:20 2:34 2:02
WormSkin Armor 9:00 4:30 2:39 1:44 1:13 0:54 0:42 0:33
Crystal Shard 4:30 2:39 1:44 1:13 0:54 0:42 0:33
WormBlood 1:30 0:53 0:35 0:24 0:18 0:14 0:11
WormHeart 4:42 3:05 2:10 1:36 1:14 0:59
Annelid Launcher 3:28 2:26 1:48 1:23 1:06


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