Caravans - Exploring other tiles of the map

[IntegraGuy]

Question - Are caravans only to be used to visit/raid other faction bases and specific map points only? Example - Can I not send a caravan to a random map tile to mine for marble or granite etc which isnt really available in my home base? It'd be kinda neat to setup an outpost setttlement

[Stormsong]

You can do exactly that you've described for exactly that reason if you wish.

[IntegraGuy]

So then what am I missing? I send out my colonists to a certain spot. They will travel there but they dont have an option to settle or zoom into the map.

[Astasia]

Open the game options and change the max allowed colonies slider to something above 1. Then you can colonize any tile on the map with a caravan, as long as it's not directly next to an existing settlement.

[Stormsong]

I'm not sure. Oh, yknow what, I might actually have an idea. Go into options - is your slider for number of colonies set to 1? If so bump it up, then try again.

EDIT: Astasia is a ninja. Confirmed.

[Astasia]

nin nin

[ambi]

Try using the Setup Camp mod under the Workshop. It'll create a small map for you that you can abandon anytime. Great for mining some steel or breaking some stones.

[IntegraGuy]

Thank you. That was it. Max number of colonies in settings.