Colonizing Question.

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I have a quick question, and I can't seem to find the answer.

Might have been too much holiday cheer as I am on vacation fiddling around with this game, but I can seem to figure out how to move colony ships past the grids that I see initially. It seems as though my survey ships can boldy go where no man has gone before (in regards to their larger grid or range), yet my colony ships are constantly being held back with a smaller range.

How can I expand the amount of grids that my colony ships can travel?

Those planets are usually like a grid away from me, but I can't move it past it to colonize because I get the message that it is too far. What do I need to research or build to prevent this?


Thanks in advance.



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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
It has to do with range. Your colonyship can only travel so far in the beginning of the game. You can do research to increase range or you can colonize a planet closer to those 'range borders' to extend your range. Building starbases on the borders also increases range.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
if u look in the mini map while a ship is selected, you will see your current range. the grid will light up light blue borders where you can go, and dark blue borders where ur out of range

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