Beginners Guide, HELP!!! (Please Read And Post)

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Also note that if the colony ship runs out of supplies before reaching the target, it can't plant the colony when it arrives;

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Since when? I recall purchasing an out-of-supply EEE colony ship for a captured Battleship as it approached a nice planet in my system.
Certainly under V1.49, and I planted perfectly fine.

It does take one extra turn, since you need 1 MP to land once you've arrived at the planet.