outpost & colony ship objects

[GeeWhiz]

Do outpost and colony ships count against number of ships allowed by shipyard?

[ChickenHawk07]

Yes they do. UNTIL they fuse with the planet and create the colony/outpost. Then that ship is no longer counted, as it technically doesn't exist any longer.

[GeeWhiz]

Yes this has been my biggest goof in game.

Can not build anymore harvesters because of shipyard

So researching advanced shipyard. Right away