FAQ

General

How do I report a bug?

• Follow the instructions here: Bug Reporting

How do I change the hotkeys?

• From either the main menu or the game menu, you can select Options and then Key Bindings.

Where can I find screenshots?

• Any screenshots you capture in postcard mode can be found in the following locations:

Windows

%userprofile%\appdata\LocalLow\Codebyfire Ltd\The Colonists\Screenshots

Gameplay

The screen’s gone black!

• Try pressing [H] to reset the camera to your colony ship

What is the basic way to start the game after playing mission 1 and 2?

• Most colonies require the same basic buildings to start with. Place a few Residences, a Well, a Food building, a Lumberjack and probably a Forestry. Then you'll soon need a stone Surface Mine and a Workshop.

I've run out of stone and can't expand to find more!

• You are always able to build Level 1 versions of buildings even after you unlock Level 2. So even if you run out of access to stone you are always able to expand using a Level 1 Watchtower and mine using a Level 1 Surface Mine to continue your colony.
• You are also able to dismantle buildings that used stone during construction to recover those resources.

How do I find more resources?

• Try pressing [M] to view the entire map. Of course you will have to expand your territory to find some of those resources.

Why do my bots have red exclamations above their head?

• This means a carrybot is blocked from placing the resource they're carrying at a road post because the road post is full.

How do you prevent road blocks later in the game?

• Managing roads and paths is one of the strategy aspects of the game. Review how to use Roads and Paths and Transport Rules to set up the most efficient connections.