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[RaySmuckles]

Edit: Actually, there's so many Aurora LPs going on I'm not going to try this right now. I'll wait for it to clear up a bit. Don't need to split their audiences any further.


















Hiya!

I've always looked at Aurora with great interest... I'm a huge science fiction fan and I love a good space 4X. I've played through a tiny bit but I tend to lose direction pretty quickly. I have the basic mechanics down, so it's not a 100% blind LP.

So, I'm going to entrust lots of decisions to anybody who wants to participate. Including the game settings. Please, be as cruel or as kind as you like in your 'help'...



I'd like to mix up the generation so it's not a totally smooth ride, so I'd like it if each person contributes only three game settings. First come, first serve, and once the suggestions slow down I'll leave whatever's not chosen as the default.

Basic Params:
Starting Year:
Max Systems:
Difficulty Modifier: 1000% (Flying Dice)
Non-Player Race Generation Chance:
Construction Cycle Time (seconds):

Starting Empire Parameters for Earth-based Start:
Empire Title:
Species Name:
Main Empire Theme:
Government Type:
Homeworld Name:
Commander Theme: English (Deadmeat1471)
Trans-Newtonian or Conventional:

Species Tolerance:
Maximum deviation in oxygen pressure:
Maximum deviation in gravity:
Maximum deviation in temperature (deg):
Maximum atmospheric pressure (atm):

Starting Population:
Population (millions):
Wealth Creation Rate:
Industrial Percentage:
Number of starting Shipyards:
Number of starting Research Facilities:
No missile bases for Convention start: Y/N

Starting System:
Sol Jump Points:
System body survey completed: Y/N
Jump point survey completed: Y/N

Starting Tech:
Starting Tech Points:
Assign starting tech points automatically: Y/N
Create ship systems and ship designs: Y/N

Starting Race:
Sol System and Earth or Spacemaster Empire?

Non-NPR Computer Opponents:
Precursors: Y/N
Extra-Galactic Invaders: Y (Flying Dice)
Star Swarm: Y/N

Computer Controlled Empires:
Enabled: Y/N
Number of NPRs at start: 2 (Flying Dice)
Generate Empires as NPRs: Y/N

Optional Simplifications:
No Overhauls: Y/N
Jump Gates on all Jump Points: Y/N

Commanders:
Realistic Promotions: Y/N
Political Bonuses: Y/N

Inexperienced Fleets: Y/N

Real Star Systems: Y/N

Orbital Motion:
Planets and Moons: Y/N
Asteroids: Y/N (I'm on an i5 2500k w/ 16GB of RAM, is that enough to enable it?)



If it will be had, let's have it!

[Deadmeat1471]

Commander theme British/English!

[RaySmuckles]

Commander theme British/English!

Thanks! Can pick two more things if you want.

[Flying Dice]

Invaders: On
NPR Difficulty: 1000%
# NPRs at start: 2


 

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[Bremen]

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[LostCosmonaut]

Turn on invaders after 30 years.
Start with Transnewtonian tech, but zero tech points to assign.

[Shades]

Can't have too many Aurora LPs imo
Although this is mostly because I seem unable to run the game myself.

Anyway my choices would be:
Sol Jump Points: 0 (random)
Starting Tech Points: 0

[Xeron]

Spacemaster Empire

[Flying Dice]

No such thing as too much Aurora.

[Shades]

Spacemaster Empire

This option does say not suitable for newbies. (I have no idea what it actually does)

[Xeron]

Exactly.It should be a challenge

[Flying Dice]

It isn't so much a 'challenge' as it is 'spending hours mucking about trying to figure out how to create a good solar system, make a habitable planet with proper mineral resources, design a species with enviromental tolerances that will allow it to survive on the habitable planet, and then set up all of the proper industry for the level of civilization you want to start with, before finally starting to play the game, with exactly zero differences between it and playing a normal start with the same level of technology (apart from starting in a different system and having slightly different base environmental tolerances)'.

[Deadmeat1471]

No such thing as too much Aurora.

This.

[Xeron]

It isn't so much a 'challenge' as it is 'spending hours mucking about trying to figure out how to create a good solar system, make a habitable planet with proper mineral resources, design a species with enviromental tolerances that will allow it to survive on the habitable planet, and then set up all of the proper industry for the level of civilization you want to start with, before finally starting to play the game, with exactly zero differences between it and playing a normal start with the same level of technology (apart from starting in a different system and having slightly different base environmental tolerances)'.

Sowie i can't really get into playing Aurora due to the monitor so i don't know what i am talking about

[Flying Dice]

It isn't so much a 'challenge' as it is 'spending hours mucking about trying to figure out how to create a good solar system, make a habitable planet with proper mineral resources, design a species with enviromental tolerances that will allow it to survive on the habitable planet, and then set up all of the proper industry for the level of civilization you want to start with, before finally starting to play the game, with exactly zero differences between it and playing a normal start with the same level of technology (apart from starting in a different system and having slightly different base environmental tolerances)'.

Sowie i can't really get into playing Aurora due to the monitor so i don't know what i am talking about

Nah, it isn't a big deal or anything. It's the sort of game where you learn by asking questions and making (constant) mistakes. If you're talking about not being able to play because your monitor resolution is too low, *points at sig*.