Research not being conducted (early game)

[Levictus]

I am still learning the basics (I have about 3 hours mostly replying the intro tutorials), but I can't get my gaters to work on research.

I have a team of scientists that go through the gate and another team for home research. I've selected a new research focus (the medbay), but the scientists from the home team never seem to sit down at the research desk. Patent writing and bio sample study works.

[DNLH]

Research Desk has minimal level requirement to use (green bubble in top right when in the building menu, in this case it should say 2), there's a couple of equipment pieces in the game that are like that, you not only need appropriate Gater for it, but they need to be level 2 or 3 to use it.

[Agmar]

Do multiple Research Stations speed up the process?
I have two of them, it does not seem to make any difference.

[DNLH]

Honestly, no idea, I build two of them as a reflex. If nothing else, it keeps the Research going when one person wanders away to satisfy their needs.

[Agmar]

Originally posted by DNLH:

Honestly, no idea, I build two of them as a reflex. If nothing else, it keeps the Research going when one person wanders away to satisfy their needs.

So both of your stations get used, at one time or another?

[DNLH]

Both can be in use, depending on how many Scientist are actually back in base and if they're busy with patents (I tend to keep two stay-at-base Patent Writers), I think it makes it faster, but I never really measured it.

[Agmar]

Thanks.
I had not thought about two patent stations.

[Commisar Jon Fuklaw]

Originally posted by Agmar:

Do multiple Research Stations speed up the process?

Yes, but only when manned. Having multiple stations but nobody using them is pointless. The same is true of patent tables.