Colonizing in redesign universes like Univ 44, AKA Andromeda; has been completely revamped and differs greatly from the original Colony operation. The first major change is that the nine planet cap has now been lifted. (However the maximum level of astrophysics that can be attained is around 100 allowing 50 planets) The maximum number of planets you may now colonize is dependent upon the level of the newly introduced research technology, Astrophysics. And of course, there are counters to these lively facts: