Do outpost do anything

[dmraneo]

In 1.006, do outposts have any actual effect?
In my game, I have conquered an scientific outpost, but it doesn't seem to have any effect on research times.
It doesn't seem to matter if I keep the outpost for myself, outsource it to the race I want to research stuff, or outsource it to somebody else, the research time stays constant.
The same things seems to happen with property development and manufacturing outposts.

Has anybody managed to get outposts to do something?

[Mick]

I remember once trying to get use out of a research outpost I owned and finding it confusing. I would think that owning a research outpost should contribute to all research you work on, and farming it out to other races should only affect the rate of the research they do on their own. I'm not really sure how it works right now, or if it's working at all.

[Rujasu]

They sure had an effect in prior versions, though I'm not sure of the exact boost they gave. Haven't tried 1.006 yet.

[NickAragua]

Pretty sure I remember reading that outposts improve your science goons performance, rather than your base research ability.

[Mick]

Pretty sure I remember reading that outposts improve your science goons performance, rather than your base research ability.

Ah, that would make sense for why I didn't see any effect. Although what does farming it out to another race really mean then if you have no goons?

[lifehole]

I dunno. They seem to be working for me. But it's hard to tell since I usually just rush the initial science techs by raiding  a hostile race or by buying a bunch of goons.

After a certain point (10 yrs-ish) the tech kinda stagnates.

[GC13]

The outposts definitely help the races out. I don't get them very often, since races so rarely build them unless they're doing really well, so I can't even really remember what they're meant to do for you other than allow you to research a vaccine or rent it out.