Research Deployment
The panel shown here is for the deployment of Research Buildings. The higher your Outpost level, the more slots you will have access to. You start with 2 Slots and can add more as you level up. The last slot opens at Outpost level 15.
Note this screen displays your Total Research Points, and RP Boost you may have from research and also the current Power Drain for the buildings deployed.
RP Points
Research points are linked to the buildings deployed; each hour, they output the Research Points they have accumulated along with an equal amount of Outpost XP. Currently, Outposts are limited to a max of 8 slots; this may change over the life of the game.