Option
Option noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.
Settlement and option are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settlement" instead a noun "Option".
Settlement
Settlement noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Option and settlement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Option" instead a noun "Settlement".
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Over the next several centuries, thanks to the reverse-engineering of Faata technology, space travel gets easier, and large-scale settlement becomes an option.
Source: Useful Notes / Mars -
Critical supplies and basic powers can be bought from the settlement, however; prices are exorbitant, but it provides an option if the RNG just hates you.
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Unlike in the rest of the game, merely occupying the settlement is not an option.
Source: Video Game / Total War: Attila
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