Question about Colonization and Invasion

[Hassell]

This question has two parts.

1st: if i take out planetary defenses and land troops on an enemy empire's world and win the planetary battle, do i need to land a colony ship on the world in order to take control of it? Or will it just become a colony once i win the troop battle on the ground?

2nd: i have the colonization distance set to 1 sector, to slow / limit expansion a little, so if i warp over to an enemy world to dominate it but it is more than 1 sector away from my colonies, can i take control of that world? Or must the target world be within 1 sector of my colony?

Any info would be much appreciated.

[Ralzakark]

1. No, yes.

2. Yes, No. The limit only applies to colonisation by colony ship, not by invasion as far as I know.

[Bingeling]

Colonization is only to found new colonies, invasions triggers ownership change when the attacker wins the ground battle.

Colonization range is not used when it comes to invasions.

[Hassell]

Thanks for the feedback!