HUMAN - Colonize As exploring, colonize can be done in two ways: one from the Colonize screen and one from the System screen. Colonizing is one of most expensive procedures. You'll need Colonization Ships to colonize new planets. NOTE: Exist some colonize limits for Human Empire. You can occupy 50 planets by way of colonizing, other planets can be occupied using conquering mission. COLONIZE SCREEN COLONIZING FROM SYSTEM SCREEN Action result message. It will show if it is possible to colonize or not. A list of all available Colonization Ships and their statuses and current mission. To send a ship to colonize a planet, you must provide the ship's ID and the planet's coordinates.