Newbie question - Demo of SEIV Gold

[RobMc]

I am enjoying the demo a great deal but I cannot figure something out.

When I colonize some planets, I cannot construct anything on them. The time to complete in the construction queue says "Never". These are planets that have a green star beside them so they are optimal for colonization.

Why am I not allowed to build anything? Thanks.

--Rob

[tesco samoa]

no population. Make sure you load population on your colony ships.

[Suicide Junkie]

If you give the colonize order, and the ship is currently above a planet, it will automatically pick up colonists if it is empty.

If the "move and colonize" order is given while the ship is not over a planet, it cannot pick up any colonists, and so the ship lands to create a ghost town .

[RobMc]

OK... I understand now. The tutorial wasn't clear about the two colonize scenarios you outlined.

Thanks for the responses.

--Rob

[Andrés]

Isn't this the 1000th time we have to answer this question.
I agree that the game it isn't clear here, and I remember having this problem the first times I played SE4.
Hmmm... addind the explanation below to the comp descriptions may help.
I hope that the new manual that will come with Gold solves this and similar newbie questions.

[ 10 February 2002: Message edited by: Andrés Lescano ]

[Mephisto]

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Originally posted by Andrés Lescano:
Isn't this the 1000th time we have to answer this question.[ 10 February 2002: Message edited by: Andrés Lescano ]

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As long as he isn't asking it for the 1000th time everything is fine.