VB6 Aurora:Basic Sequence of Play

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

- Fighter Groups Move

- Fighter Groups Reload (remaining rearm time is reduced)

- Monsters Move (including precursors)

- Missile Salvos move (including intercept, point blank point defence and damage allocation\planetary bombardment)

- Life pod Endurance Check (any lifepods that have exhausted their endurance are removed)

- 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 Ion Storms are updated Damage Control takes place

Fire Phase

- Weapons are recharged or reloaded

- Shields are recharged

- Point Defence in area mode is assigned targets

- Ships fire weapons

- Planets launch missiles

- Fighters launch missiles

- Combat results from energy weapons are applied

- Monsters (including precursors) fire weapons. Damage is applied as each monster fires

End of Fire Phase

Construction Cycle (This only takes place within an increment if a sufficient number of seconds has passed since the last Construction Cycle)

Worker Availability (The distribution of workers within all populations is checked and any shortages affect efficiency)

Population Growth

Orbital Motion

Comet Motion

System Failure Check (maintenance check for ships)

Mining Production

Harvester Production

Ordnance Production

Fighter Production

Installation Construction

Fuel Production

Terraforming

Shipbuilding

Ground Unit Training

Research

Creation of Officers and Academy Graduates

Crew Grade Increase (due to commander training)

Monster Shipbuilding

Ruins Check (for new tech and exploitation)

Abandoned Installation Check (to see if any have been recovered by cybernetic teams)

Radiation Reduction (including Dust)

Ground Combat

Complete Sensor Check

Communication Check (for attempts to communicate)

Reduce Negotiation Modifiers

Check for loss of Commanders in accidents

Check for Commander medical problems

Check for increases in Commander attributes due to experience

Check for Inactive Research Facilities

Check for Low Fuel

Check for New Ion Storms

Check for Ion Damage to Populations

End of Construction Cycle

Update Time

Update Economics, Events and System Map if loaded.