Overview
- For the mission, see Research & Development.
- Since Brainiac's arrival, scientists and engineers have been working tirelessly to learn everything possible about the Exobytes Future Lex Luthor released into the atmosphere.
- Though many of the Exobytes have found their way to human hosts, more have gone dormant and begun to decay; turning into Exo-Material. Research and Development (R&D) is a system, brought on by breakthroughs in nanite technology, that will allow Heroes and Villains to find and utilize these unclaimed Exobytes and create powerful Consumables and Generator Mods.
- Basic items used in research and development are called R&D Parts and R&D Components.
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mission · Research & Development · Brainiac · Exobytes · Lex Luthor · Exo-Material · Consumables · Generator Mods · R&D Parts · R&D ComponentsExo-Material
- Main article: Exo-Material
- In Gotham City, Central City and Metropolis, players can find Exo-Material laying around rooftops, on streets, and on beaches. They are the base material for manufacturing products in Research and Development.
R&D Vendors
- Main article: R&D Vendors
- R&D Vendors are special NPC that can be found in each of the three wings ( Meta/ Meta, Tech/ Tech and Magic/ Magic) of the Watchtower and the Hall of Doom. The Atom (Vendor) in the House of Legends fulfil the same function.
- They allow players to purchase essential parts for creating items:
- Basic plans
- Certain generic R&D Components and R&D Parts for all levels
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R&D Vendors · Meta · Meta · Tech · Tech · Magic · Magic · Watchtower · Hall of Doom · The Atom (Vendor) · House of Legends · plans · R&D Components · R&D PartsR&D Stations
- Main article: R&D Station
- An R&D station is used to modify items, salvage items out of old items, and create new improved items.
- In order to create new items and modifiers, players need to obtain Research and Development Plans from R&D Vendors or boss drops.
Levels of plans
- Main article: Plans (Research and Development)
- Alpha - Level 1-19 plans dropped by bosses in level 1-19 content.
- Beta - Level 19-30 plans dropped by bosses in level 19-30 content.
- I - Tier 1 plans dropped by bosses in Tier 1 alerts and duos
- II - Tier 2 plans dropped by bosses in Tier 2 raids and alerts.
- III - Tier 3 plans dropped by bosses in Tier 3 raids, alerts and duo.
- IV - Tier 4 plans dropped by bosses in the Themyscira:Gates of Tartarus raid.
- V - Tier 5 plans dropped by bosses in the Tier 5 operations
- V Expert - Tier 5 Expert plans dropped by bosses in the Tier 5 raids
- VI - Tier 6 plans dropped by bosses in the Tier 6 alerts and raids.
- VI Expert - Tier 6 Expert plans dropped by bosses in the Tier 6+ raids
- VII - Tier 7 plans dropped by bosses in the Tier 7 alerts and raids.
- VIII - Tier 8 plans dropped by bosses in the Tier 8 alerts and raids.
- Olympian - Olympian plans dropped by bosses in Amazon Fury Part III content.
- Special Forces - Special Forces plans dropped by bosses in Age of Justice content.
- Goons of Gotham - Goons of Gotham plans dropped by bosses in Riddled with Crime and Earth 3 content.
- Atlantean Royal Guard - Atlantean Royal Guard plans dropped by bosses in Deluge content.
- Titans - Titans plans dropped by bosses in Teen Titans: The Judas Contract content.
- Undercurrent - Undercurrent plans dropped by bosses in Atlantis content.
- Fellowship of the Arcane - Fellowship of the Arcane plans dropped by bosses in Justice League Dark content.
- Gotham Resistance - Gotham Resistance plans dropped by bosses in Metal Part I content.
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Plans (Research and Development) · Amazon Fury Part III · Age of Justice · Riddled with Crime · Earth 3 · Deluge · Teen Titans: The Judas Contract · Atlantis · Justice League Dark · Metal Part ITrivia
- Research and Development was introduced in game update 8.
- Research and Development becomes available to players once they reach level 8.
- The appearance of the R&D Stations are based off of The Atom's scientific table in The Watchtower as seen in the Young Justice episode #26: Auld Acquaintance'.
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External Links
- DCUO R&D Exobit Quick Guide by Magmus Khan -- A Research and Development Spreadsheet that will calculate the number of exobits needed for your plans.