Colony ship

The colony ship lets you settle free planets. Send it on the Colonize mission to an empty position – when it arrives, your new colony is founded there. The ship is used up in the process, so you need one colony ship for every colony.

You can own up to 14 planets, and up to three more through the shop upgrades. If you have reached your limit or the position has been taken in the meantime, the ship simply returns home.

Tips

• The colony ship is very slow and needs a long setup time. Look for targets nearby or plan for long flight times.
• It is one of the few ships that cost Pig iron – which makes it take noticeably longer to build. Queue it early.
• The position in the solar system helps decide how much energy Solar cells deliver and how much spice you mine – read more under Planets.