Thank you for your help. I didn't want to make some big costly mistake just as I start to expand. This is god information.

How do you do a raid? What is to be gained from them? What must you have to succeed in a raid?

How is one to know in what area to build a colony? What should one look for in building? Does proximity to the solar system's sun or the planet's size have an effect on productivity of mines? Should colonies be close together or should they be spread out over several galaxies? How fast should coloni...

Thank you for your helpful suggestions. It turns out I the problem was my stupidity. Thank you anyway for your help.

I have built a colony ship, picked an empty spot in the galaxy, loaded my colony ship with goods and when I try to send it I get a "Action Impossible" message. What am I doing wrong?