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Welcome to the Aurora Wiki. This is a collection of user-submitted guides, information and advice for "Aurora". The wiki and its 1,804 pages are managed and maintained by contributors from the Aurora community. Please note that because the game is constantly being refined and expanded, some of the information in this wiki might be outdated. The most up to date information can be found in the Aurora forums. Nevertheless, this wiki should get you started.

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Tutorials		Release Information
Quickstart for Beginners Basics of the System Map Colonization for Beginners Basic Ship Creation	Tips for beginners Glossary FAQ [more...]	latest release v2.5.0 C# 2015-12-27 changelog Release History	System Requirements Troubleshooting Bug Reporting mechanics discussion

The Universe Galaxy Interstellar travel Inter-system Jumps Survey Races Planets Colonies Colony Improvements Mining Terraforming Empire Leaders Research Diplomacy Espionage Economy Commercial Shipping Civilian mining complex Civilian contracts Trade System

Ship Basics Ships Ship Crew Ship Maintenance Ship repair Ship Components Player Designed Systems Other Components Sensors Sensors Active Sensor Design Fire Controls Weapon system Beam Weapons and CIWS Beam Weapon Range Missiles, Drones and Buoys Point Defense Defense system Armour and Shields Cloaking

Ground Operations Ground Combat Planetary Defence Centre Ground Forces Naval operations Fleet operation Task Group Initiative Ship Combat Combat Overview Salvage Ramming Ship Design Basic Ship Creation Beam Warships Missile Warships Fast Attack Craft Carrier and Fighters Ship Examples

Advanced features SpaceMaster Mode Creating custom races Fast OOB Creation Hotkeys Advanced concepts Time, Turns and Interrupts Basic Sequence of Play Game Slowdown Interfaces New game creation Population and Production System Map Other Interfaces Other References Main Empire Theme Government Types Political Status

Aurora is a 4X (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, and eXterminate) science fiction strategy game. Players develop their interstellar empire from the humble beginnings on their homeworld to conquer the universe, or be pummelled into the ashes of history by opposing races. Some say it has the graphical charm of an income tax assistant software from the late nineties, but a playing depth that more than rivals any commercial 4X game. Aurora is different because it places emphasis on fleet operations and detailed tactical combat. The game is under constant development and there is an active and friendly player community in the forum that will help you with any question or problem you might encounter. [more...]

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