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This is the rules and how-to wikipedia for the Aurora 4x game. Please note this wiki page is created by Aurora players, rather than by the Aurora designer. The most up to date tutorial and FAQ information will be in the Aurora forums

About Aurora

Aurora

Original author(s)	Steve Walmsley
Developer(s)	Steve Walmsley
Initial release	2004 (2004)
Stable release	5.02 / 2010-03-10
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Science-fiction 4X strategy
Website	Aurora Forums

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.

Getting Aurora

The installation files for Aurora may only be obtained from the Aurora forums: http://aurora.pentarch.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1830

Tutorial Information

• Glossary - Common terms and acronyms used in Aurora.
• Aurora Tutorial - Requirements and New Game setup. (4.77)
• System Map - System Map tutorial. (4.77)
• Population - Population and Production overview. (4.77)
• Basic Ship Creation - Ship design (4.77)
  • Shipyards - Shipyard operations (4.77)
  • Commercial Shipping - (4.77)
  • Beam Warships - Creating beam armed warships (4.77)
    • Beam Overview - Overview of Beam weapons (4.77)
  • Fast OOB - Creating starting fleets (4.77)
• Economics - Economics (4.77)
• Terraforming - Making that new planet just like mom's. (4.77)
• HOWTO:Create a custom race - How to create a custom race and starting system. (5.00)

Reference Information

General Reference

• Trans Newtonian Elements
• Installations
• Hotkeys - Also their functions.
• Aurora Player Designed Systems - Beginnings of a comprehensive guide for all of the tech components. Warning: some info may be out of date.
• Core components
• FAQ
• SpaceMaster Mode
• Ruins (5.01)
• Teams (5.01)
• Leaders (5.01)

Economy

• Population
• Trade System (5.01)
• Salvage (5.01)
• Mineral Generation (5.01)
• Ship Maintenance (5.02)
• Research (5.02)

Diplomacy

• Diplomacy (5.01)
• Espionage (5.01)

Combat

• Point Defense (5.01)
• Armour and Shields (5.01)
• Carrier (5.01)
• Ground units (5.01)
• Fleet Training (5.01)
• Ship Combat (5.01)
• Task Group Initiative (5.01)
• Missiles (5.01)

Ships

Examples

• Ships

Quickstart

• Quickstart for Beginners

Rules

• Aurora Rules
• Aurora Systems
• Aurora Screens

Links

• Aurora Discussion Forums
• The Wiki site (You are here)
• [1] Different Leader Types / Research Projects
• [2] Transportation of Ground Forces and Boarding Combat
• [3] Diplomatic Rules
• [4] Missile Series
• [5] Real Stars Option
• [6] Civilian Trade System (need to read the whole thread)
• [7] Civilian Mining Complexes (2nd post in thread)
• [8] Explanation of why time increments get cut short (read the whole thread)