Star Trek: Alien Domain: Gameplay: Colonies: Colonizing

Research
A common question for new players is how to colonize a planet or how to get more planets than your first base planet. The key to colonizing new planets is researching Terraforming in the Research Lab under the Planetoid Tech tab.

To know what level you need to get your Terraforming research to you simply hover your mouse over the blank dashed-lined, blank planet at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.

Each additional colony will require a certain level of research in Terraforming:
 * Colony 1: Terraforming Level 6, Minimum Character Level 20
 * Colony 2: Terraforming Level 11, Minimum Character Level 30
 * Colony 3: Terraforming Level 16, Minimum Character Level 40
 * Colony 4: Terraforming Level 21, Minimum Character Level 50

Planetoids
Each planet has the capability of producing resources at different levels. If you hover your mouse over a planet you will get a set of numbers related to its production capabilities.

The base production improves as you get into higher level Sectors. Underneath each planet is either a red or green flag. If the flag is red, you will have to battle fluidic creatures before you can occupy the planet.
 * Power Rating: Indicates the planet's rate of base power production. This will be shown in increments of 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, and 1; with 1 being the highest.
 * Metal: Indicates the planet's rate of base Metal production.
 * Crystal: Indicates the planet's rate of base Crystal production.
 * Deuterium: Indicates the planet's rate of base Deuterium production.
 * Synergen: Indicates the planet's rate of base Synergen A production.Red-colony.jpg



If the flag is green, it is ready to be colonized without having to battle. If you see a name or either the UFP or KDF symbol, that planet has already been colonized by another player. Once you have selected a planet, travel to it, click on it and hit the Detail button that pops up. Battle if necessary and then click the Colonize option. The text, "You colonized a planetoid!" will pop up in bright yellow. Click on the planet again and a new menu will pop up with the options to Move, Abandon, and Detail. Once you colonize the planet, the formerly blank planet (mentioned in Research section) will now show as a full planet. Click on this planet to begin adding buildings and generating resources.

Comment below with any questions related to Colonizing and Terraforming research.