A colony ship costs:

Metal:10.000 Crystal:20.000 Deuterium:10.000

And when it gets to the planet you send it to it's gone. The ship itself becomes the colony on the planet so you don't get to use it again. smile

I've got 4 panets in Uni1. Working on a 5th soon right next to my planet in Gal 8. The other 4 are spread out in different Galaxys 1, 4 and 5. Once you get a fleet of ships together, it's a good idea to 'Fleet Save' which means while you are away from the computer, send them somewhere until around the time you get back. Then nobody can wipe out your fleet while you are away.

I have probes, cargo & fighters now. Gonna work on finding me someone to take resources from smile