Research

[okieordie78]

Boy, this is hard to understand.

So three types of research, Fundamental, Engineering and Social.

Two research centers on Earth making Fundamental and Engineering Research. No Social Research being made.

I'm out of Social Research. And I can't unlock anything else without it being made. So how do I get more Social research?

[Wags1861]

I've run into the same problem. Seems like game over. Cannot research farms to go any further.

[Keroe]

Originally posted by okieordie78:

Boy, this is hard to understand.

So three types of research, Fundamental, Engineering and Social.

Two research centers on Earth making Fundamental and Engineering Research. No Social Research being made.

I'm out of Social Research. And I can't unlock anything else without it being made. So how do I get more Social research?

It does depends on what mode are you playng.
If it is story - there should be a private lab POI that would appear early since most recent patch (there was an issue with appearance of that POI that got fixed for new saves)
In the story mode there is another option - commerce center contains a tab called CRUST solutions, where is science points avaliable

[jlhortonultra2]

I also believe that completing some contracts on-time or before the deadline, may also give you access to some or all three types of research bonuses.

[vanishing]

Hi
target your contract fulfilment by rewards of the 3 types of research. took me a while to get a grip of it and the rewards research only lasts a certain amount of days but by doing targeted fulfilment of contracts you can keep all 3 spinning quite well to allow you progress.

[Yoyo]

It is not too hard, you can buy extra science from Contracts --> Crust Solutions --> Science Point tab. I keep buying the 4000 science pack and am in 2083 and have yet to build my own science lab. I do wish however, as a QOL I could just rebuy the same 4000 point pack if I have enough funds, like a checkbox, rebuy. Having to go in there all the time and check if I run out is a little tedious. One little bug I noticed though is that only the 4000 point pack actually works. The other packs do not add any research as far as I can see and hence are a waste? Dev am I correct?

[Al]

Use/Expedition to Socialize Lab.

[Keroe]

Originally posted by YOYO:

The other packs do not add any research as far as I can see and hence are a waste? Dev am I correct?

I just double-checked - it does work completely fine for me, for each option of "Crust Solutions"