User Guide

COLONIZING PLANET

CHAPTER 4

among citizens. The number of units a base may support for free (if any) is deter-

mined by your support rating (see Social Factors, p. 141, and Home Base,

Support and Pacifism, p. 89), while the number it can support before it starts to

foment unrest is determined by your police rating (see Social Factors, p. 141).

Units that require minerals to be expended each turn for their support appear

with a mineral icon next to them. Remote units which are causing unrest are

indicated with a peace symbol.

: on any unit in this display for a menu of orders that can be given to the

unit. These options are:

• Activate (zooms to that unit, activates it, and closes the base screen).

• Edit Unit (appears only when scenario editor is activated; see Appendix 4:

Advanced Customization, p. 206)

• Sleep/Board Transport

• Hold

• Disband

• Order Unit to Come Home

For more information on these commands, see Action Menu, p. 92.

BUILD ORDERS

This extremely important section of the Base Control Screen is located in the

lower left corner. This is where you track the base’s progress in current build

orders for units, facilities or Secret Projects, set new orders, or change orders

when necessary. It consists of two windows.

Queue

Change

Hurry

Current Build Orders

Production Status

Estimated Time to Completion