Missions
Colonize
Found a new settlement. The Colony Ship and everything it carries stay to build the colony.
Type
Friendly
Fleet
Stays at the destination
Needs
At least one Colony Ship
Research
Empire Expansion I
Targets
A free settlement site on a planet, or an open sector of its mapped surface after Terraforming. Moons, stars and debris cannot be colonized.
Rules
- Settlement limit Set by your completed Empire Expansion research, counting Colonize fleets still under way.
- Colony charter Founding settlement 5 or later costs a charter fee, paid at launch.
- Startup fuel Fuel the fleet did not burn becomes the new colony's starting fuel.
- Checks Made at launch and again on arrival.
Research
- Empire Expansion I Unlocks the mission
- Terraforming Unlocks open sector targets