I'm playing a country that can westernize, and I've exploration and found that Portugal has a colony that is about at 33 population right next to a core of theirs by Mali. I only have one transport and I want to get my army setup over there to declare war as soon as it hits 900 pop, but I only have one transport. My question is if I get access from Portugal to station my troops there; then move them into an non-colonized neighboring territory, will I have the black flag or will I be able to start from there?
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Unless 1.9 changed the rules, units will not be exiled in uncolonized provinces.
Note that you can unload units directly into uncolonized provinces, by clicking the "transport" button at the top right of your fleet to select your units + give them orders to walk to land. If you have a conquistador, you can walk into TI this way if it's land.
Note that you can unload units directly into uncolonized provinces, by clicking the "transport" button at the top right of your fleet to select your units + give them orders to walk to land. If you have a conquistador, you can walk into TI this way if it's land.
That should work now. Though you'd have to take an actual core from Portugal probably. That colony is unlikely to let you westernize, as the neighboring province is probably in a trade company.
Trade companies 
Since you have to core colonies is it even feasible to snipe a colony in South America? Will it let you core it or is there going to be a range issue?
Since you have to core colonies is it even feasible to snipe a colony in South America? Will it let you core it or is there going to be a range issue?
Trade companies
Since you have to core colonies is it even feasible to snipe a colony in South America? Will it let you core it or is there going to be a range issue?
Overseas colonies are still autocored. If the game still lets you seize it you'll get a core when it finishes.
Of course, if you're adjacent to a trade company, that means you'll have to conquer the TC province, though your newly seized colony will at least extend your coring range to allow you to core it.