Colonies: when, how, and why?

[Silverkiss]

Civilization's logo would be best, I think. Just blank would be weird.

 

[Farmer Bobathan]

I agree with using the logo. I also agree that the traits should come from the adaptive choices. The colonies don't need to be as good as the parent country so if it's decent it will work.

 

[Mewtarthio]

At the very least, limit the colony choices to civs within one alignment "step" of the parent civ. That is, Good civs don't spawn Evil civs, and vice versa. I can live with the Sheaim splintering away from the Lanun, but there's no way the Elohim could spin off the Doviello in any peaceful manner.