Keep in mind people assigned to researching will also scan. You start with an industrial tech level, and unless you have a technology upgrading mod (like “Tech Advancing”), getting to starflight basics will take you ages. What you’ll probably underestimate (and what I underestimated) is how important it is to have at least one researcher. If you have the “Gain Skill Passions” mod and you get lucky, you might even get passions that way. You’ll also need someone who spends a considerable time planting, although both planting and cooking can/will eventually be learned by your colonists.
