Skill

2

Botany

Science
"The scientific study of flora, while important on Earth, became even more essential as humanity began exploring alien worlds."

Botany is a tier 2 Science skill.

RankDescriptionChallenge
1Get more common and uncommon organic resources from plants, learn additional info about them from the scanner, and allows some plants to be cultivated at your outposts.
Crew skill: The follower provides organic material occasionally.
2Get more rare organic resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner.
Crew skill: The follower provides organic material occasionally.
Harvest 20 organic resources from plants.
3Get more exotic organic resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner.
Crew skill: The follower provides organic material occasionally.
Harvest 50 organic resources from plants.
4Occasionally harvest additional rarer resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner.
Crew skill: The follower provides organic material occasionally.
Harvest 100 organic resources from plants.
Crew skills operate differently from the player's skills. Crew skill bonuses don't stack with each other (only the highest rank applies), but they do stack with your skills. For certain skills, rank doesn't matter, and the bonuses remain the same.

Crew members with this skill

Related Science skills

Tier 1: Astrodynamics  •  Geology  •  Medicine  •  Research Methods  •  Surveying

Tier 2: Botany  •  Scanning  •  Spacesuit Design  •  Weapon Engineering  •  Zoology

Tier 3: Astrophysics  •  Chemistry  •  Outpost Engineering

Tier 4: Aneutronic Fusion  •  Planetary Habitation  •  Special Projects