Overpaying for colonization

[pk5439]

I just overpayed 8 ship power for a colonization of 4, assuming I would get the remaining 4 back anyway. This was however not the case, resulting in me losing 4 ship power and getting set back in the game. I can see this might be desirable in some specific situations, but it sounds very edge case to me. It would be better to have a warning that you'll lose these 4 ships, confirming you want to overpay or if you clicked it by accident.

[Calmon70]

Well you can officially overpay. Its part of the rules and in some cases in makes sense (when you need the dice back for population)

[Mogri]

I just overpayed 8 ship power for a colonization of 4, assuming I would get the remaining 4 back anyway.

Why in the world would you assume that?

[Lizard_King]

It also makes sense when using the Android Surveyors colonization action, where going over the minimum for colonization by 1 or more gets you back 1 population instantly.