Mass Effect 2: Plans for new technologies

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Examine the table below for a complete list of plans you can unlock during the course of the game. I would recommend that you check the table each time before setting off on a new mission, because you won't be able to return to these areas after the quests have been completed.

Important! All the "missing" technologies (for example - Heavy weapon ammo 5/6 and 6/6) can be obtained only by purchasing them from merchants. Make sure to check the section named Technologies sold by merchants for more info.

Name of the project	Category	Way of unlocking the plan
Advanced mineral scanner	Normandy upgrades	You must talk to Miranda and ask her about ideas for new technologies.
Advanced training	prototypes	Complete a personal quest of at least one crew member.
Assault rifle accuracy	weapon upgrades	Developing Assault rifle damage technologies.
Assault rifle damage 1/6	weapon upgrades	Omega: Slums - assault rifle found next to one of the dead guards.
Assault rifle damage 2/6	weapon upgrades	DLC Zaeed. You must choose a path on a renegade and interact with a research terminal.
Assault rifle damage 3/6	weapon upgrades	Haestrom: Quarian landing site - geth rifle found inside a control room.
Assault rifle damage 4/6	weapon upgrades	Omega: Market district (Samara's personal quest) - assault rifle hanging on a wall of Morinth's apartment (if you scare Morinth away you won't be allowed to scan this object!).
Assault rifle penetration	weapon upgrades	Developing Assault rifle damage technologies.
Biotic cooldown	armor upgrades	Developing Biotic damage technologies.
Biotic damage 1/5	armor upgrades	Horizon - one of the dead Collectors.
Biotic damage 2/5	armor upgrades	Illium: Spaceport - terminal inside the room with Elnora.
Biotic damage 3/5	armor upgrades	Pragia: Teltin facility - research terminal which can be found before fighting Kureck.
Biotic duration	armor upgrades	Developing Biotic damage technologies.
Cyclone shields	Normandy upgrades	Completing personal quests of your crew .
Damage protection 1/5	armor upgrades	Prison ship Purgatory - damaged YMIR mech.
Damage protection 2/5	armor upgrades	Unactive Collector ship - control terminal.
Damage protection 3/5	armor upgrades	Complete the N7: Anomalous Weather Detected mission.
Emergency shielding	armor upgrades	Developing Medi-gel capacity technologies.
Extended fuel cells	Normandy upgrades	You must talk to Samara and ask her about ideas for new technologies.
Geth shield strength 1/2	prototypes	Migrant fleet (Tali's personal quest) - a computer monitor found on board of the research ship Alarei.
Geth shield strength 2/2	prototypes	Heretic station (Legion's personal quest) - geth terminal.
Geth sniper rifle	prototypes	Complete Legion's personal quest.
Hard shields	armor upgrades	Developing Damage protection technologies.
Heavy bone weave	prototypes	Developing Heavy skin weave technologies.
Heavy muscle weave	armor upgrades	Developing Heavy skin weave technologies.
Heavy pistol critical	weapon upgrades	Developing Heavy pistol damage technologies.
Heavy pistol damage 1/5	weapon upgrades	Haestrom: Quarian landing site - pistol found next to one of the geth.
Heavy pistol damage 2/5	weapon upgrades	Citadel: Catwalks (Thane's personal quest) - datapad found on an upper balcony.
Heavy pistol damage 3/5	weapon upgrades	Aeia: Hugo Gernsback crash site - pistol found in one of the camps.
Heavy pistol penetration	weapon upgrades	Developing Heavy pistol damage technologies.
Heavy ship armor	Normandy upgrades	You must talk to Jacob and ask him about ideas for new technologies.
Heavy skin weave 1/5	prototypes	Horizon - examine a body of one of the Collectors.
Heavy skin weave 2/5	prototypes	Derelict Reaper - research terminal found near the altar.
Heavy skin weave 3/5	prototypes	MSV Strontium Ule - terminal found in the last room of the ship (the one with the cargo).
Heavy weapon ammo 1/6	prototypes	Freedom's Progress (prologue) - damaged YMIR mech.
Heavy weapon ammo 2/6	prototypes	DLC Zaeed. You must choose a path on an idealist and interact with a research terminal.
Heavy weapon ammo 3/6	prototypes	Tuchanka: Weyrloc facility - research terminal found near the last room of the hospital.
Heavy weapon ammo 4/6	prototypes	Complete the N7: Blood Pack Base mission.
Krogan shotgun	prototypes	You must talk to Grunt and ask him about ideas for new technologies.
Krogan vitality 1/2	prototypes	Korgus: Blue Suns facility - terminal in the same room where you can meet Okeer.
Krogan vitality 2/2	prototypes	Tuchanka: Weyrloc facility - research terminal inside the hospital.
M-622 Avalanche	prototypes	Developing Heavy weapon ammo technologies.
M-920 Cain	prototypes	Developing Heavy weapon ammo technologies.
Med-bay upgrade	Normandy upgrades	Read an e-mail from doctor Chakwas.
Medi-gel capacity 1/5	armor upgrades	Omega: Slums - research station found inside Mordin's clinic.
Medi-gel capacity 2/5	armor upgrades	Complete the Serrice Ice Brandy mission (received from doctor Chakwas).
Medi-gel capacity 3/5	armor upgrades	Illium: Spaceport - dead mercenary.
ML-77 rocket launcher	prototypes	Automatically after unlocking access to the ship's laboratory.
Modular probe bay	Normandy upgrades	Completing personal quests of your crew .
Mordin Omni-tool	armor upgrades	You must talk to Mordin and ask him about ideas for new technologies.
Redundant field generator	armor upgrades	Developing Damage protection technologies.
Retrain powers	prototypes	Complete the Horizon mission.
Shotgun damage 1/5	weapon upgrades	Prison ship Purgatory - shotgun found next to one of the dead guards.
Shotgun damage 2/5	weapon upgrades	Complete Garrus's personal quest (you'll receive this reward during your final conversation with the Shaman).
Shotgun damage 3/5	weapon upgrades	Derelict Reaper - Cerberus shotgun found before your first fight with two abominations.
Shotgun extra rounds	armor upgrades	Developing Shotgun damage technologies.
Shotgun penetration	weapon upgrades	Developing Shotgun damage technologies.
Sniper headshot damage	weapon upgrades	Developing Sniper rifle damage technologies.
Sniper rifle damage 1/5	weapon upgrades	Korgus: Blue Suns facility - assault rifle found next to one of the dead soldiers.
Sniper rifle damage 2/5	weapon upgrades	Citadel: Factory district - terminal inside one of the control rooms.
Sniper rifle damage 3/5	weapon upgrades	Derelict Reaper - Cerberus shotgun found inside one of the first ageways occupied by the husks.
Sniper rifle penetration	weapon upgrades	Developing Sniper rifle damage technologies.
Subject zero biotic boost	prototypes	You must talk to Jack and ask her about ideas for new technologies.
Submachine gun damage 1/5	weapon upgrades	Omega: Archangel's base - one of the closed warehouses (solve a mini-game to open the gate).
Submachine gun damage 2/5	weapon upgrades	Illium: Spaceport - submachine gun found on one of the tables.
Submachine gun damage 3/5	weapon upgrades	Illium: Dantius towers - submachine gun found near the bridge.
Submachine gun extra rounds	weapon upgrades	Developing Submachine gun damage technologies.
Submachine gun penetration	weapon upgrades	Developing Submachine gun damage technologies.
Tech cooldown	armor upgrades	Developing Tech damage technologies.
Tech damage 1/5	armor upgrades	Omega: Archangel's base - ground floor of the building where the archangel is hiding.
Tech damage 2/5	armor upgrades	Unactive Collector ship - control terminal.
Tech damage 3/5	armor upgrades	Complete Tali's personal quest.
Tech duration	armor upgrades	Developing Tech damage technologies.
Thanix cannon	Normandy upgrades	You must talk to Garrus and ask him about ideas for new technologies.
Trauma module	armor upgrades	Developing Medi-gel capacity technologies.

Mass Effect 2

January 26, 2010

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