How do I colonize different plant types?

mx1 · #1 August 30th, 2001, 01:58 AM

Ok, thanks for your help guys. I got the trek mod and just found out why I couldn't colonize, LOL, you were right I put a rock colony on it and didn't notice it.

mac5732 · #2 August 29th, 2001, 03:27 PM

also if you are colonizing another system, you must upload colonists onto your colony ship. If you don't have them, when your ship arrives it won't colonize because you don't have any people on it and you will get message unable to colonize.. good luck

just some ideas mac

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dogscoff · #3 August 29th, 2001, 03:46 PM

?!?!?!?!?!

I've never had a problem colonising with no cargo. You just get a domed colony with population zro, and a corresponding build rate of zero. All you need to do thn (although it is a pain in the arse) is fly a cargo ship out there with some ppl on board.

you're right though, you should always check your colonisers for population before sending them out in to the unknown. It's easy to forget.

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dmm · #4 August 29th, 2001, 04:21 PM

Can you imagine that happening in the real world? You send a colony ship to a new planet, and only after arriving do you realize that you forgot the colonists! Like "Home Alone," magnified by millions.

dogscoff · #5 August 29th, 2001, 04:38 PM

Hehehe - Home Alone VII: McCauly Culkin (sp?) fends off a Rage Annihilator Fleet using only some paint cans, two boxes of nails, a length of rope and a tube of toothpaste.

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mac5732 · #6 August 29th, 2001, 08:10 PM

When I first played SE4, I learned the hard way on the colonizing asspect. Built colony shp in system, no problem colonizing, when I went out system, I tried colonizing, and it wouldn't let me, Loe and behold after much hair pulling and #*&^%$, It dawned on my feeble brain, I forgot to put people on it when going out system (blush, blush) had to go back load people then go back and instant colony, Oh well, I guess when you get my age the lst thing that goes is the brain waves.....

just some ideas mac