Increasing Research Speed

[Wak]

How might I go about increasing my colonist's research speed?

[tukkek]

As they research I believe they become better and faster at it naturally. Other than that you'll probably want to build more research posts so that more than one colonist will be doing research at any given time.

[Slye_Fox]

If you're doing the tribal start, there is a mod that gradually removes the research penalty.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=735268789

[BlackSmokeDMax]

A couple ways to better your research speed, both overall and per pawn.

-Make sure you have a clean room, that affects research speed. (you can see this by looking at the info button on your build research bench. You'll see it research speed, click on it and look to the right.
-Check each pawn's info button and click on their research speed, you will see anything negatively affecting their speed. Maybe there will be something you can do about something in there.
-Have multiple pawns research on different shifts.
-Build multiple research benches - then have those being used on multiple shifts
-Build the better "High Tech Research Bench"
-Add the Multi-analyzer to that bench

[ignis]

It is mostly pawn's skill. But bionic eye and hand can give 10% speed each (manipulation and sight effect is capped at 110%), and hindered sight/manipulation would slow it down. Global work speed is also applied. Happier pawn is - faster it works. Specifically, at least place a chair on rresearch workbench interaction spot and make sure your lab is not a disgusting place.

[Wak]

Originally posted by ignisru:

It is mostly pawn's skill.

There is no specific research skill, however. What skill affects research speed?

[ignis]

Originally posted by wak:

Originally posted by ignisru:

It is mostly pawn's skill.

There is no specific research skill, however. What skill affects research speed?

Intellectual. It is a specific research skill.

[Wak]

Originally posted by ignisru:

Originally posted by wak:

There is no specific research skill, however. What skill affects research speed?

Intellectual. It is a specific research skill.

Ah, okay. Apologies. Must have completely missed that as I looked through all of the skills and what they do.

[Radiosity]

Originally posted by wak:

Originally posted by ignisru:

Intellectual. It is a specific research skill.

Ah, okay. Apologies. Must have completely missed that as I looked through all of the skills and what they do.

In the previous version (A16) it was called Research. It was changed to Intellectual in A17, I expect because Tynan intends to add new features in future patches that will go under that general skill.

[/!\Kapudd im Kopp]

#1 Skill
#2 Progression from standard to high tech bench to analyzer
#3 Stack those benches up. You can build multiple to increase speed.

[tukkek]

#4 research projects in general go faster depending on your current technological "age" (or at least suffer no penalties)