Colonizing

[DirectorTsaarx]

I found something weird in the "PlanetSize" file. I apologize in advance if this has been covered elsewhere, but here goes:

Why is there a "max number of facilities" and "max population", etc. for ASTEROIDS? I thought we couldn't colonize asteroids, we could only remotely mine them? Did something change in the recent patch? If so, how do I get the component to colonize asteroids?
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Long live the Moebius Consortium!!!!

[Talenn]

I think it was changed a while before the release and the data is still in there. I'm pretty sure I remember reading that somewhere in all this stuff.

Talenn

[Baron Munchausen]

There's no "Colonize Asteroid" ability, though. Has anyone tried to colonize an asteroid with anything at all? I would be really surprised if it's possible in any way now. I think the data is just a relic. Too bad, though. A special kind of race that is indifferent to atmosphere and could colonize asteroids would be a nice addition to the game.

[Tomgs]

Asteriods are classified as rock. But you still can't colonize them that ability was removed before the Demo came out as far as I remember. There was some discussion of it way back when but it was removed very early.

[Atrocities]

Could it be the information is there for the purpose of being there if the player creates a planet from that asteriod? Long shot I know, but what the hey, its late, and I am tired.

[Darwin]

From what I have heard is those numbers are used when you make it into a planet.