KONAMI

R&D

Develop weapons and items to use during missions from R&D in the Mother Base Menu.
It is also possible to view the mechs acquired during missions.

WEAPONS Develop and view weapons.
ITEMS Develop and view items.
MECHS

View mechs acquired during missions.

  • Clear missions involving mechs without destroying them to acquire them for your own use.
OTHER View KEY ITEMS, BULLETS, and UNIFORMS.

Development Trees

Select "WEAPON" or "ITEM" to view the development trees.
Weapons and items can be developed per the chart, starting from their lowest rank.

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Development Trees

The charts will be filled in as you develop new weapons/items and acquire design plans, which can largely be found during missions.
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Developable Weapons & Items

Weapons and items that meet team level requirements are displayed with an "OK" icon and be available to devleop.
GMP required for development is displayed in the lower right.
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Undevelopable Weapons & Items

Development

Select a weapon/item available for development and pay the required GMP to start development.
Development progresses as you play MAIN OPS and EXTRA OPS missions, and will finish after a set amount of time has passed.

  • Development stalls if GMP or team level become inadequate at any point. GMP can also be regained if development of a weapon/item is canceled.