Newbie Question

[Atrocities]

Dark Star, what I like to do is get the as many colonies as possible within the shortest amount of time. I target any planet that will yeild 2 or more slots for construction. I then save 1 slot in every NON compatible atomsphere world for an atomsphere converter later. That way, once I get the production up and running, population grows, and when the time comes, I convert the atomsphers, and then scrap the converters, and my population is already in place, and I rocket from 6th place to 1st.