Building a Colonizer

[gpcook]

Am I crazy or what? I don't see a selection to build a Colonizer. Do I need to research something first? I'm 4 years into the game and need to expand.

[JosephM]

Hello GPCook,

I have just started a game and deployed my first city. In the production menu, I was able to build colonizers straight away. They are at the top of the unit production list on the right hand side of the production menu. Please see the attached screenshot to illustrate this.

Kind Regards

Joe

[gpcook]

Thanks Joseph. I think in figuring out stuff and tinkering with things that I probably deleted the Colonizer. I recreated it and all is ok.

Gary

[Yogi the Great]

Just got game I'd like an update on this question. I'm having trouble figuring how to get Colnizers too.

Yes they are at the top for a little while but go away quickly. Later in game after obtaining a growth/expansion tech I also got them for awhile but they went away again.

[&:]How can you get them otherwise? It seems very odd that you can't build colonizers whenever you want like in Civ games. Also frustrating is to see the AI build a lot of cities while you have no access to colonizers. Ho does the AI mange to get them, I'd like that ability as well!

[gpcook]

Yogi... click on "WORKSHOP", then select "NEW" button, and select "Colonizer" from the CLASS option. Click OK and the Colonizer will be back.

[Yogi the Great]

[&o]Thank You Very Much!

Too late for me on my first time through (may have won by now if I could have expanded) but it will certainly be helpful in the future. I figured there had to be a way but just couldn't see it.