Thanks.

From the manual:

If colonial status is achieved within a reasonable historical timeframe,
then Statehood follows by event.

Does that mean that I don't have to raise cp to 100 myself in order to turn the colonies into states ?

I see absolutely no difference when I press that button. Not in the gold column nor in the money column. I play as USA, so I have 2 gold from mines. And I also have buy orders out. Does consumption from the population take precedence over the conversion ?

How can I See whether gold/gem conversion is on ?

As in rc3: In the Industry and Commerce screen (F4) the activation sounds for the conversions are no longer played. And it would be usefull to have a visible indication of the conversion state.

In the Industry and Commerce screen (F4) the activation sounds for the conversions are no longer played. And it would be usefull to have a visible indication of the conversion state.