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Last update:11 May 2016

Colonization provides you with peaceful means of expanding your territory.

Once the tape goes up, the race is on.

The early bird catches the worm.

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All of them require an appropriate idea - 2 from Exploration and 1 from Expansion.

To discover new lands, you should probably obtain either and explorer or a conquistador.

Only they can set out into Terra Incognita to explore it.

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To gain access to them, you need the Quest for New World idea, from Exploration.

As you discover new lands, remember about the right selection of the army.

When it comes to explorers, always use the lightest ships.

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The mechanics of the colonization itself is very simple.

And…that is basically it.

He can also be sent elsewhere to start establishing another colony.

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Once the colony reaches the population of 1000, it will turn into a city.

At the very beginning, a colony has only the population of 10.

The colonist’s presence does not increase population directly.

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The chance depends on the situation of the colony, its natural resources, culture and religion.

Due to the limited number of colonists, you will have to choose carefully your next moves.

to seize control over trade with strategic goods and profit from the bonus that follows.

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While colonizing, you should also pay attention to the locals.

Still, locals can be irritating.

They have two main indicators - aggressiveness and ferocity.

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Then, at least some of the locals should make it into the newly-created city before they die.

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