• The colonization is performed via the Generic section, where the players can setup the data for the Colonization mission.

• In the game, one can possess up to 11 regions scattered across the 8 existing planets

• On Earth there is a set limit of 3 regions per player.

• To proceed with a colonization, the players must choose:

• The destination - location for the new colony;

• The amount of economy to send, in order to facilitate the development of the colony;

• Adicional options for the colonization.

1. Required steps

• As previously stated, there are 3 fundamental steps:

1.1 Destination and Propulsion

• Selection of the destination, where the player chooses one of the 8 planets and inputs the zone and region to be colonized.

• It should be noted that there exist Colonization Vehicles and Colonization Ships;

• The Vehicles are terrestrial and, as such, can only colonize on Earth;

• The Ships can colonize in any planet.

• Indication of voyage duration and the colonization fleet's time of arrival at the destination;

• Indication of Hyperspace

• If available, the player can opt on whether or not to use this system - affects the fuel consumption and

• Indication of the amount of fuel that will be used for the voyage;

• Control of the speed at which the voyage is to be made:

• Determined as a percentage of the maximum speed, in 10% increments or in detail (clicking on *);

• Affects the fuel consumption and voyage duration.

1.2 Economies

• Amount of each economy to be placed on the colonization fleet

• Each Robot takes up 2000 capacity units;

• The "max" option allows placing the maximum amount of resources possible, until either the fleet capacity or the existing resources, at the departure colony, reach 0;

• With Robots it is frequent to have some unused space left, less than 2000 capacity units;

• Option to clean all resources (resets all economies to 0);

• Available and total capacity:

• Option to place all resources

• Fills the fleet with resources to the maximum capacity

• The available resource capacity is filled with resources in the following order: Metal, Diamond, Hydrogen, Zion, Nanites, Robots.

1.3 Confirmation and adicional options

• Selection of the amount of colonization vehicles or ships (colonizers) to be employed in the colony's construction;

• Option to search for free regions in the neighbourhood of the selected destination;

• Useful in the eventuality that the destination region has already been occupied;

• Only for ships - affects the fuel consumption and the travel time.

• Acceptance of the data and fleet departure.

2. The colonization Process and the use of multiple colonizers

2.1 The colonization

• The colonization is a process that requires a considerable amount of time be spent performing intensive labour and terrain preparation in order to evolve a new colony.

• When a region is being colonized, that colony is unable to contact the Empire.

• The duration of the process varies according to the planet being colonized (for further details, view the

• During that period, no communication will take place between the new colony and the empire.

• During the same period, the colony may by the target of espionage and attacks, without notification

• Only after the colonization process is complete, will the empire be made aware of the events which occurred during the colonization.

• Each Colonization Vehicle provides the new colony with a minimum of 1000 units of metal, 500 units of Diamond and 1 robot.

• Each Colonization Ship provides the new colony with a minimum of 2000 units of metal, 1000 units of Diamond and 2 robots.

2.2 Employing multiple Colonizers

• The colonization process can be accelerated with the use of several colonizers for the setup of a single new colony.

• This may prove useful when a fast and strategic colonization is intended.

• Each Colonization Vehicle add 1000 units of Metal, 500 units of Diamond and 1 robot to the new colony, when deployed along with other Colonization Vehicles.

• Each Colonization Ship add 2000 units of Metal, 1000 units of Diamond and 2 robot to the new colony, when deployed along with other Colonization Ships.

3. Search for available regions in the vicinity of the destination (only for ships)

• In certain cases, the colonizer may take a long time to reach the destination, incurring the risk of finding it occupied upon arrival.

• To avoid the return of the colonizer, after a long voyage, the player can order it to search for a free region in the vicinity of the original destination.

• Typically on finding the destination region occupied, the colonizer will search for a unoccupied region nearby.

• This option implies sending a fuel reserve in order to perform the search.

• It also implies a slightly longer travel time.

4. Fórmulas

• The duration of the colonization process depends on the destination planet as well as the number of colonizers used.

• It's calculation is performed in the following manner:

• If in Jupiter, a normal colonization (1 colonization ship) would take 48h:

• With 2 colonization ships it would take 48 / 2 = 24 hours.

• with 3 ships it would take 48 / 3 = 16 hours.