Easy way to get more colony tech. Simply research 'Ship Capture' (under Military Science) and use boarding parties to get enemy colony ships. Then take them back to the nearest space yard and analyze them for the components. But don't forget to first offload the population, it can be used best on worlds that they breathe, but you don't!
And yes, BUY THE GAME!! (but only if you want to lose the rest of your spare time,

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.