Posted by: blue emu
« on: November 10, 2011, 04:14:44 PM »It's certainly possible to mount a vigorous colonization campaign without ever building any colony ships of your own... just by designing suitable ships for the civilian companies to build and use. On the other hand, building a few of your own (as Naval Auxilliaries) gives you a certain flexibility that is lacking if you rely on the civilian companies for everything.