Merging colonies of same race on same body?

[RikerPicard (OP)]

So I had a hybrid freighter/colony ship load colonists and infrastructure at Earth then unload them to Luna, then repeat for Mars, which resulted in each body having 2 colonies, 1 with infrastructure and the other with colonists.  Couldn't figure out how to merge them so I deleted the colonists to avoid wasting the infrastructure minerals.  Is there no way to merge or was I missing the button? Is it an intended feature for 7. 2/8?

[chokuto]

No merge button currently, I think it is a feature for the next version. 

If you create a colony on Luna and Mars first, and then select that to unload to, then you shouldn't have the issue of two colonies being created

[RikerPicard (OP)]

Yeah I'll need to remember to make colonies before giving orders next time, thanks.

[Garfunkel]

It's a good idea to always do that, regardless of what you're doing. There is no harm in creating empty colonies. A colony on a body also prevents a CMC from popping up on it.

[RikerPicard (OP)]

Also good to know, though I kind of like CMCs.  Better to spend the infinite wealth resource than finite fuel setting up mines and mass drivers.

[Steve Walmsley]

You can use the SM Mods option on the Economics window to move installations and minerals, etc between populations.Then delete the one you don't need.