Colonizing problem?

[tilus]

Hi all. I was attempting to colonize multiple planets with my starting colony ship and had no success. The planets I tried were neither gas planets or asteroid belts. I also tried selecting the colony ship by itself instead of selecting the fleet but to no avail...

Is there something I am doing wrong? When I select the colony ship the available planet to be colonized no longer says "select colony ship" underneath its description.

[Geoff the Medio]

From the screenshot, it appears that the planet you're trying to colonize is Barren, and the species of the colony ship is Scylior. For Scylior, Barren planets are hostile, and are generally not colonizable at the start of the game.

[FreakNigh]

Maybe just a little note that says "That ship can not colonize this planet" after you click the ship or "Outposts only" etc.

[Zireael]

Maybe just a little note that says "That ship can not colonize this planet" after you click the ship or "Outposts only" etc.

Seconded.

[Bigjoe5]

Maybe just a little note that says "That ship can not colonize this planet" after you click the ship or "Outposts only" etc.

It's not "outposts only" The only difference (currently) between colony ships and outpost ships is the amount of population that colonizes the planet. I agree the UI probably needs to be clearer, though.

[Dart00_Tech]

Or maybe showing a "Compatible Species" list or tab on the planet?