XCOM Chimera Squad assembly: how to make new equipment
How to upgrade your field teams
One way to upgrade your agents in XCOM Chimera Squad is via the assembly. Here you can invest time and resources into improving their equipment, improving field team ranks, and tons more. It can be daunting to know what to start off with first, so we’ve prepared a table with all the available research.
XCOM Chimera Squad assembly guide
Our XCOM Chimera Squad assembly guide will go over all the upgraded equipment available and the requirements you need to achieve to research them.
XCOM Chimera Squad assembly list
Creating new items for your squad to keep up with the new enemies that will appear during the campaign is vital for their survival. You’ll primarily use Elerium to invest in new tech, which can be found by using the Spec Ops, or completing certain missions or situations on the city map. You do not need to assign an agent for the assembly project to be completed initially, but it may be that there is a requirement for more advanced tech.
While your available upgrades are few initially, you’ll unlock tons more as you progress through the campaign or unlock assembly upgrades. To that end, we’ve created this table that includes all of the research your squad can unlock that we know of so far. It includes the costs, what it unlocks, and all the requirements needed to research the project.
| Training | Effect | Time | Elerium | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android Personnel | Grants one Android Tactical Unit Android units (Supply) |
1 day | 0 | N/A |
| Modular Androids | Agents can equip Android Mods Ballistic Foam Lining (Supply) Polymer Sheathing (Supply) Servoharness Mk.I (Supply) |
3 days | 0 | Android Personnel |
| Modular Weapons | Agents can equip Weapon Mods Expanded Magazine (Supply) Stock (Supply) Auto-Loader (Supply) |
2 days | 25 | Android Personnel |
| Modular Armor | Agents can equip Armor Mods Infiltrator Weave (Supply) Extra Padding (Supply) Mach Weave (Supply) |
2 days | 25 | Android Personnel |
| Weapon Optics | Laser Sight (Supply) Scope (Supply) |
3 days | 0 | Modular Weapons |
| Enhanced Assault Rifles |
Enhanced AR (Supply) | 6 days | 55 | Modular Weapons |
| Enhanced Submachine Guns |
Enhanced SMG (Supply) | 6 days | 55 | Modular Weapons |
| Enhanced Shotguns | Enhanced Shotgun (Supply) | 6 days | 55 | Modular Weapons |
| Enhanced Pistols | Enhanced Pistol (Supply) | 6 days | 55 | Modular Weapons |
| Enhanced Armor | Enhanced Armor Upgrade (Supply) | 8 days | 70 | Modular Armor |
| Breach Explosives | Cease Fire Bomb (Supply) Smoke Bomb (Supply) Flash Bomb (Supply) |
4 days | 0 | Modular Armor |
| Breach Tactical Equipment | Medipatch (Supply) Holo Scanner (Supply) Target Analyzer (Supply) |
4 days | 0 | Modular Armor |
| Improved Field Teams | Field Teams can be upgraded to Rank 2. |
3 days | 25 | Recruit 1 field team. Android Personnel |
| Expert Field Teams | Field Teams can be upgraded to Rank 3. |
3 days | 45 | Improved Field Teams |
XCOM Chimera Squad guide series
Thanks for reading our XCOM Chimera Squad assembly guide. Now you know more about how to kit your troops with the best stuff. Do check out the rest of our guides below, which includes details on agent builds, as well as other key info.
