

When you select that system then under a planet’s name you can see three options and a bar that shows how much time is left to get the first population unit (3). But you must remember that those ships are defenseless against pirates and fleets from enemy nations. They start from your capital or system that you chose. Civilian ships with Food, that can speed up that process (2), will start flying on this planet. It creates the first population unit by gathering a certain amount of Food that it produces by itself (1) (base production of a given planet plus production of an outpost). This is where a race begins – who can develop their outpost first gets the entire system.

If there are other planets that belongs to no one, other players can colonize them. Although a given planet is under your control, its system is still neutral. The second stage is to develop your outpost. That ship is used in the process of constructing an outpost which is the first step to settle in that system. When you bring your colonizing ship to a wanted place you can click Colonize option. Such planets are marked in the game screen as white full circles (miniature planets) under a system’s name. Especially because building colonizing ships doesn’t require population unit (unlike in the previous Endless Space game)! The colonization has two steps.įirst, you must find an empty system (one that is not under influence of other player) with planets that can be colonized. In the beginning of the game you start with one ship of that type but there is nothing stopping you from building more. If they are in power you can colonize almost all planets although with a penalty to FIDSI productions. You can also help Ecologists in your empire. With the development of technologies you get opportunities to inhabit more planets and even reshape them into something more favorable.

They also give Approval bonuses which is also useful. Oceanic planets or with a lot of flora are wanted by all races so it doesn’t matter which faction you play as because you must choose those planets as your priority targets during the expansion.

Remember to select systems with very good planets or a lot of average ones. To obtain this goal you must use colonizing ships. Thanks to expanding your living space and territory you can increase your population and inflow of resources which in turn can increase your realm and chance to win. Colonizing new systems and planets is one of the most important goals in the game.
