[quote=@The Nexerus]
Is it possible for us to colonize the new areas of the map we create with pre-existing species? I imagine that it would not be so great a trial for a god shaping a new land to pluck a few dozen human families down there as well, being as men already exist and are already multiplying greatly.
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[s]Yes, use [b]Command Race[/b].[/s]

You'd need to use [b]Create an Order[/b], then use [b]Command Race[/b], if you really want. But as populations rise races will expand naturally.