VB6 Aurora:Basic Sequence of Play

This is Auroras basic sequence of play for each Time Interval:

• NPR movement orders
• Check Conditional Orders: If any conditions are met, immediately create the associated order at the top of the order list.

Movement Phase

This section repeats a number of times equal to the number of movement sub-pulses. This may just be one sub-pulse for the whole increment or many sub-pulses. If an event is generated during a sub-pulse, that becomes the last sub-pulse and the time for the increment is reduced accordingly. Fleets Move: Including Orbiting Fleets, Normal Fleets and Escorting Fleets in that order. Fighter Groups Move\Reload (remaining rearm time is reduced) Monsters Move (including all non-NPR Computer Opponents) Missile Salvos move: Including intercept, point blank point defence and damage allocation\planetary bombardment. Sensor Update (all sensors are checked for new contacts) End of Movement Sub-pulses

• Check Primary Special Orders (If a fleet has no move orders, its primary special orders are checked )
• Check Secondary Special Orders ( If a fleet still has no move orders, its secondary special orders are checked )
• Damage Control takes place

Fire Phase

Weapons are recharged or reloaded Shields are recharged Point Defence in area mode is assigned targets. (After automatic area fire there is automatic AMM launches) All ships fire (or launch missiles), including NPRs/Spoilers, before all energy weapon damage is assessed. Planets launch missiles Fighters launch missiles Combat results from energy weapons are applied End of Fire Phase

• Boarding combat

Construction Cycle

This only takes place within a 5-day increment i.e. if a sufficient number of seconds has passed since the last Construction Cycle aka Population Growth Check Available Workers: The distribution of workers within all populations is checked and any shortages affect efficiency. Orbital Movement Check Life Pods: any lifepods that have exhausted their endurance are removed. Comet Motion Provide Foreign Aid Update Wealth Update Trade Maintenance Check Update Sol System Disaster, Resource Extraction NPR Population Planning Shipyard Activity (improving shipyards) Shipbuilding Ground Unit Training Genetic Modification Production (construction, fighter, ordnance factories) Research Projects Missile Geo Survey New Ships for Shipping Lines Checked Check for New Shipping Lines Check for New Civilian Mining Colonies Check for expansion of CMC Crew Training Unrest Update Update to Political Status of Occupied Colonies Mass Drivers Recovery from Ruins Update Teams Reduce Radiation Readiness Recovery Combat Load Fatigue Check Crew Morale Ground Combat Update List of Systems that need sensor checks Diplomacy Check Commander Health Check Commander Assignments Check Fuel Reduce Danger Ratings NPR Colony Creation Update Industrial Reactivation Wormhole Moves End of Construction Cycle

• Update Time
• Update Economics, Events and System Map if loaded.