Colonization

More planets, more production: how to settle new worlds with a colony ship and find good locations.

Your home planet alone will not get you far. Every additional planet has its own mines, storage and building fields – and that means more resources. You settle new planets with the Colony ship and the Colonize mission.

How it works

Build a Colony ship. The Tech tree shows what you need for it. Because it costs Pig iron, it takes noticeably longer to build than many other ships.
Find a free position on the Galaxy map and send the colony ship there on the Colonize mission. Any resources you load come along as starting capital for the settlers.
On arrival the planet is yours: the colony ship is used up, and all other ships and the cargo stay on the new colony. It starts with the Pig iron mine, the Kryptonite mine, the Fusion plant and the Development center at level 1. If the position has been taken in the meantime, the fleet returns with a message.

How many planets?

You can own up to 14 planets. The Upgrades & Packs can unlock up to three extra planet slots. Once you hit the limit, the colony ship returns with a message.

Choosing the right location

Close to home: short flight times for transports, escape flights and helping each other out.
Further away or in other galaxies: new targets and a foothold in another region. Later, Teleporter and Teleportation connect distant planets with no flight time at all (Teleporting fleets).
Close to the sun or far out: planets near their sun get more energy out of Solar cells, while in the colder zones further out you mine more Spice (Planets).