Unofficial Starfield Patch

Crew members and/or robots assigned to an outpost who are supposed to provide a bonus in Outpost Management do not actually do so.

To test: Set up an outpost and put down some cargo links. With no point in the skill yourself, and no bonus NPCs at the outpost, you can build a maximum of 3.

Then build a robot that's supposed to come with this bonus, like the Logistics Robot. Try building a 4th cargo link. You cannot.

Now try assigning Lin, who has 3 points in this, to the outpost. Again, attempt to build a 4th cargo link. You cannot.

Now spend a skill point on this yourself. You can now build the 4th cargo link. This should not be necessary.

The game specifically tells you that hiring and assigning crew members who have these bonuses mean you don't need to invest the points yourself. Except it does not work, and it never has since launch day.

This has also been reported to Bethesda.