Topic by George_Gaylord 2022-08-09 19:30:08 (edited by George_Gaylord 2023-12-26 07:10:14)

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Edit. Latest version is now 2.5 as of 26 December. The main body of the post is from the 2.1 release, however I'll paste the changelog below.

Hello friends.

I'm pleased to announce that Aurora4x C# v2 has been released. The main change relevant to us is the fact that ship designing is completely accessible. No more fiddling with object nav. Just press the spacebar to add your components.

You can get it from:

https://mega.nz/file/NXJRmICI#e6ZZbfk5p … rdNtr5PiQo

And you can find the changelog at

http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=13409.0

There's a list showing all the releases of aurora so you can also track the changes between 2.1 when this topic was originally written, and the present version.

https://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=10666.0


Their wiki at

https://aurorawiki.pentarch.org/index.p … =Main_Page


For those of you not in the know, Aurora 4x is basically a space empire management game. Build colonies, teraform planets, exploit their mineral resources etc. This isn't your smash enter boom boom extraction, you have to set up complexed mining operations complete with your own custom designed cargo ships,fuel refinaries, etc.

Do enjoy

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Reply by arnold18 2022-08-10 01:07:27

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Tbh this game has so much complexity that i never managed to  get it all and have no idea where to begin.

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Reply by JasonBlaze 2022-08-10 03:12:55

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same here, it does look cool tho. I watched some videos and I still couldn't get it on my head lols

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Reply by arnold18 2022-08-10 06:36:06

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Agreed. Any idea on what to read or watch from those who play it?

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Reply by firefly82 2022-08-10 07:06:22

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yeep, i totally agree with that. And unfortunately, the tutorials on getting started seem to be out of date. So that will not work with the jump start.

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Reply by darren 2022-08-10 11:30:04

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the biggest problem i found was with the interface itself. i always felt it was overcomplex. yes it's a complex game but the interface doesn't need to be as complex as it is and i think that's what puts a lot of people off. it certainly does me.

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Reply by sightlessHorseman 2022-08-10 13:58:38

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Hey,

so how much object navigation or mouse routing does the game still need with the now accessible ship builder? Because if it works with normal keyboard commands I might take a look at it.

How much customizing can I actually do?

Can I, just as an example, let the game start in the year 1945 where I play as a recreation of the third Reich and evolve from there? Or do i have a fixed beginning of the game?

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Reply by GrannyCheeseWheel 2022-08-10 14:06:19

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Yep, too complex, I couldn't follow.

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Reply by mojsior 2022-08-10 15:26:25

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how to play this is it a browser game?

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Reply by LordLundin 2022-08-10 15:41:11

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easy game.

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Reply by arnold18 2022-08-10 15:55:31

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well if it is easy lord lundin... Tell us how.

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Reply by zkline 2022-08-10 18:13:25 (edited by zkline 2022-08-10 18:21:14)

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I've downloaded the latest version, though it will probably be updated fairly soon given the pace of recent changes.

It's definitely a game which requires a lot of patience, because it doesn't do a good job of explaining itself. It's intended partially as an aid to storytelling and role-playing, hence why your ship commanders have names, and so on.

There are a few text-based tutorials on the game forum, and a subreddit and Discord server for questions.

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Reply by George_Gaylord 2022-08-10 19:11:39

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@Sightless, you can do a conventional start, which will require you to research nuclear tech from there, and set the year to 45 I suppose. You can give your commander names German themed names, even the various companies, shipyards, gun companies etc. At this point, object nav isn't required as far as I'm aware

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Reply by mojsior 2022-08-10 19:48:56

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how to download this game, I found a link to the forum, but I didnt find any downloadable link

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Reply by George_Gaylord 2022-08-10 20:08:58

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Its in the first post. I just updated it.

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Reply by LordLundin 2022-08-10 21:48:41 (edited by LordLundin 2022-08-10 21:49:57)

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I guess I'll have to stream at some point. I'll post about when I decide on a time and feel up for it, a bit in advance so people can come ask questions.
Also, I'm fairly certain that things like naval command and the fleet stuff requires object nav.

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Reply by Hektor 2022-08-10 23:42:22

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The download link for post #1 appears only to be a game patch and does not include the full installation. Where do you get the full install?

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Reply by zkline 2022-08-11 02:48:15

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The full game installation process is a bit annoying at the moment. For now, you need to download version 1.13 from this file, and then grab version 2.00 from the link posted in post 1, and finally version 2.02, which is available from this patch. HOpefully someone will make a regular full version release once the 2.0.x code is more stable. It's probably not buggy, just not to the same standard as the 1.13 version was.

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Reply by hadi.gsf 2022-08-11 22:58:52

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amazing tutorial  to listen to. IT's a youtube playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yWi5n … Fen73IymTO
still needs a lot of patience.

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Reply by firefly82 2022-08-12 09:25:21

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absolutely dont like video-tutorials!!!

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Reply by dalen lewin 2022-08-12 14:34:48

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Yeah, I think I will hold off on downloading this game until I can simply download it, and not have to put in needless legwork.

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Reply by the blind cupcake 2022-08-13 01:19:10

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it isnt all that hard, i've downloaded everything and moved in an unique folder in like 3 minutes, but i'm still lost in the game

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Reply by George_Gaylord 2022-08-13 02:05:07 (edited by George_Gaylord 2022-08-13 02:06:15)

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Check the wiki. There are a few guides on there. Also if people like I could upload my version on here, though someone would have to find a more perminent solution as my db is limitted in space

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Reply by Meatbag 2022-08-13 02:51:59

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@23 put it out there It will be stored in my public keybase once I get my hands on it. Because of encryption, keybase does not provide the fastest download speed, but it is reliable enough to be considered semi-permanent.

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Reply by George_Gaylord 2022-08-13 04:32:11 (edited by George_Gaylord 2022-08-13 04:32:21)

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Here we are. This is the most recent version I think. My save file is in there if you'd like to continue playing it, but if you don't, tab over to the game window and click create new game.


https://meatbag93.keybase.pub/Aurora200Full.7z

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