Can't colonize gas giants

Gripen · #1 February 17th, 2001, 06:56 PM

I researched Gas Giants, and they now have stars next to them for colonization, but when I send a gas giant colony ship to one it tells me I can't colonize gas giants. Help file is frustrating and I couldn't find an answer. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Gripen

pathfinder · #2 February 17th, 2001, 07:11 PM

are you sure you added the correct colony compoenent to the colonizer ship?
like maybe you're putting a rock colonizer in it instead

Emperor Zodd · #3 February 17th, 2001, 07:13 PM

You need to make a new colony ship design with a Gas giant colony component.

Taqwus · #4 February 17th, 2001, 07:59 PM

It'll also give you that message if you do have a gas giant colony pod on board, but it's damaged (Usually either by going through an unstable warp point or occasionally by an AI's ship bomb intel op. If it's on Minister, then Last I checked the ship will *keep going* to its destination even 'tho it needs to be repaired first.)

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Gripen · #5 February 18th, 2001, 01:20 AM

When I read the answers to my question I thought 'What, do these guys think I'm stupid? It's for a gas giant. Of course I put a gas colony on it!' ROCK!!!!

Thanks All,
Gripen

Sinapus · #6 February 18th, 2001, 01:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Gripen:
When I read the answers to my question I thought 'What, do these guys think I'm stupid? It's for a gas giant. Of course I put a gas colony on it!' ROCK!!!!

Thanks All,
Gripen

Don't feel so touchy. I know I've previously made a mistake of copying my rock colony ship design and redesignating it as a gas or ice colony ship, but forgetting to change the colonizer component and wondering why it won't let me colonize the planet.

I'm going to guess that others have done so and concluded you've made that mistake as well. It's very embarassing.

So, was it a gas colony component on the ship that failed, or did you accidently put the wrong component on that ship?

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