Limited to 1 research lab?

[Squirting Elephant]

Then what is the use of hiring more scientists after you got 2?

[Mook]

To increase research speed? Just like the last game...

[Squirting Elephant]

But I can only use 2 scientists at the same time. So what is the use then of hiring more?

[Black Hammer]

Originally posted by Silver:

But I can only use 2 scientists at the same time. So what is the use then of hiring more?

Each scientist gives a flat 20% boost to research speed. Lab just increases that bonus.

[✚ Mariel ✚]

I wouldnt even bother buying a lab, even at the basic research rate you have to spend so much of your supplies expanding to hit new blacksites that you can only afford to equip 2 classes and use them exclusively

[Tenshin51]

So that you could research much faster, I get this facility on the late game due in the late game alien get even much more tougher.

Early game i really don't need research lab due even though i can research them faster i cannot even build them. Engineers are important in early and mid game due they increase power, give supplies if you keep excavating, also w/out them you cannot build a better armor in the game and etc.

Lol blackmarket can even speeds up some certain research.

[ReissyBoi]

Originally posted by Black Hammer:

Originally posted by Silver:

But I can only use 2 scientists at the same time. So what is the use then of hiring more?

Each scientist gives a flat 20% boost to research speed. Lab just increases that bonus.

I recieved a scientist with a 17% research speed increase

[Mook]

Originally posted by ReissyBoi:

Originally posted by Black Hammer:

Each scientist gives a flat 20% boost to research speed. Lab just increases that bonus.

I recieved a scientist with a 17% research speed increase

Well I guess he is a ♥♥♥♥ Scientist, I got one with over 20% so it is basically random

[Lionel23]

Lab is mainly for HIGHER difficulty, as research time is greatly increased, so you need the lab to normalize the time to take into account. At lower difficulties, it is generally not needed.

[HoroSaga]

Each scientist seems to give a proportionately smaller bonus than the last, so the more scientists you have, the the less of a benefit you'll get from hiring another one.

Even without a lab, your scientists still grant a bonus to your research speed. Adding a laboratory to the mix just increases the speed a bit more.

Though it's all relatively pointless once you run out of things to research. I may have been spoiled by Enemy Within or Long War, but there do seem to be less research projects this time around.

[Slimane]

Lab is worthless IMO. Techs are already very short just with a few scientists. There are a lot of more important buildings you want built first.

[Black Jesus]

No the research speed bonus goes down as you get more scientists the first I had was +20% then the next was +17% I think the next was like +12% and so on. It's the law of diminishing returns. You only need a handful of scientists since no other facility seems to use them and I thought that the AWC would use them due to the fact it's a pimped out medical center but it doesn't.

This is clearly by design cause Christopher Odd was commenting on it in his preview playthrough and he said that it was done for balance reasons. So I get to focus on Engineers, intel, and supplies... Works for me.

[Mook]

Originally posted by AngryNeeson52:

Lab is worthless IMO. Techs are already very short just with a few scientists. There are a lot of more important buildings you want built first.

Maybe you are playing on lower difficulties then

[Squirting Elephant]

Originally posted by Black Hammer:

Originally posted by Silver:

But I can only use 2 scientists at the same time. So what is the use then of hiring more?

Each scientist gives a flat 20% boost to research speed. Lab just increases that bonus.

Thanks. So you can only increase research speed 2x in the lab. After that you can hire scientists for another small bonus, but no additional labs.

Yes the lab is a must on higher difficulties imo. You just NEED magnetic and plasma weapons ASAP.