Aurora is on version 2.5.0 C#, available at the Aurora Forums.
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Aurora Wiki
This is the rules and how-to wikipedia for the Aurora 4x game.
About Aurora
| Original author(s) | Steve Walmsley |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Steve Walmsley |
| Initial release | 2004 |
| Stable release | 4.91 / 2010-01-23 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Science-fiction 4x |
| Website | Aurora Forums |
Aurora is a 4x (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, and eXterminate) science fiction game. Players develop their interstellar empire from the humble beginnings on their home world 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)
Reference Information
- 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 Warning: some info may be out of date.
Quickstart
Rules
Examples
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)