My One connects to the internet just fine. MEA can't connect to their servers. Has to be the security setting on my router.

Does the MP affect the single player at all? If it does I might bother to change it.

If it does, does it matter if I do it myself or just send them out to do it themselves while playing the single player? Unless I misunderstood something I think that is how it works.

Your first colony on Eos, did you do R&D or military? I went with R&D.