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[forsaken1111]

Off topic for a moment... I have noticed the referial of Galactic Civ 2 as the most loved 4x game of Bay 12, but I noticed one thing... WHY ISNT THERE A GALACTIC CIV 2 THREAD!!!


Carry on...

1. What does that have to do with Aurora?
2. I haven't. I mean, it's fun now and again, and I know several people here who like it, but... eh. That aside, you can always make the thread yourself.

It has not a thing to do with this game, and is entirely inappropriate to ask here. Its also not even that good of a game...

[Crimson]

One question, can box launchers fire multiple missiles (like size 5 launcher firing 5 size 1 missiles) or can it only fire one before needing to reload somewhere?

[Hanzoku]

launchers can only fire one missile, and the missile can be any size to the maximum size of the launcher. If you want to fire a cluster of size 1 missiles, you'd need to make a 2-stage missile with a multiple missile second stage.

[Sheb]

Or a cluster of size-1 launcher.

[EuchreJack]

For a Star Wars theme, I'm thinking that Aurora's Microwave weapons are almost identical to Star Wars Ion Cannons.

[Son_of_Orion]

Ugh. I really want to learn how to play this game, I really do. The detail is incredible. The tutorials on the forum are damn near incomprehensible, save for one new one that seems to have stopped, unfortunately. How do I play this fucking game? D:

[EuchreJack]

Since planet-destroying lasers aren't in Aurora, I'll have to settle for these beauties.

[Flying Dice]

Ugh. I really want to learn how to play this game, I really do. The detail is incredible. The tutorials on the forum are damn near incomprehensible, save for one new one that seems to have stopped, unfortunately. How do I play this fucking game? D:

Trial and error. No, in all seriousness, I (and I think most/all of us) learned by muddling through things, referencing the tutorials where possible, and bombarding each other with questions. I've said it before: I've been playing Aurora for close to two years and I'm still discovering things I didn't know.

[Graknorke]

Ugh. I really want to learn how to play this game, I really do. The detail is incredible. The tutorials on the forum are damn near incomprehensible, save for one new one that seems to have stopped, unfortunately. How do I play this fucking game? D:

Trial and error. No, in all seriousness, I (and I think most/all of us) learned by muddling through things, referencing the tutorials where possible, and bombarding each other with questions. I've said it before: I've been playing Aurora for close to two years and I'm still discovering things I didn't know.

I can back this up.
The best way to learn the menus is to bumble through them over and over until you finally figure out what does what.

[Sirus]

When in doubt, hover your mouse cursor over anything you're not sure about. There's often some pop-up text that might help.

[Flying Dice]

With Aurora it goes more like this:

Give a man help and you satiate his curiosity for a minute. Teach the man how to help himself and he will be back an hour later with a new question that he couldn't help himself with. Allow a man to discover how to help himself and he will commit terrible crimes, but who cares because all the victims were filthy xenos scum.

 

[chicagohotdog]

Any assistance with integrating this game with Excel? I would like to track as much data as possible (especially for mineral management), but it is tedious and probably not necessary to enter it all by hand. I have decent experience with Excel, but not integrating it with other programs.

[miauw62]

Why would you want to integrate Excel: The Game with just normal Excel?

Also, it really sucks that that one new tutorial stopped. It was pretty good.

[Flying Dice]

Okay, I've got my new campaign nearly set. Scenario:

5 million people. Sol is gone. 5 construction factories, 1 lab, 25 automines, 5 maintenance facilities. The new colony is rich in minerals, and the system is full of potential colony sites. Tech is largely conventional, barring a few improvements in C&P. The colony's sole spaceworthy asset is this:

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Apollo class Assault Ship    85,550 tons     2153 Crew     142378 BP      TCS 1711  TH 400  EM 9000
23378 km/s     Armour 42-172     Shields 300-300     Sensors 600/1/5/5     Damage Control Rating 210     PPV 258.48
Maint Life 4.09 Years     MSP 187241    AFR 325%    IFR 4.5%    1YR 17889    5YR 268332    Max Repair 10000 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 120 months    Spare Berths 0   
Cryogenic Berths 200   

Photonic Drive (8)    Power 5000    Fuel Use 5%    Signature 50    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 20,000,000 Litres    Range 841.6 billion km   (416 days at full power)
Aegis Shields (20)   Total Fuel Cost  300 Litres per hour  (7,200 per day)

Quad PD Laser Turret (8x4)    Range 360,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 12-100     RM 12    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Particle Cannon (2)    Range 1,200,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 125-25    ROF 25        50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
Primary Beam (4)    Range 1,400,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 24-25     RM 144    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Plasma Lance (2)    Range 1,400,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 168-25     RM 1    ROF 35        168 84 56 42 33 28 24 21 18 16
Weapons CIC (1)    Max Range: 1,400,000 km   TS: 25000 km/s     99 99 98 97 96 96 95 94 94 93
PD FC (2)    Max Range: 700,000 km   TS: 25000 km/s     99 97 96 94 93 91 90 89 87 86
Point Disturbance Reactor (5)     Total Power Output 1000    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Wide Range Scanner MR4320-R16 (1)     GPS 23040     Range 4,320.0m km    Resolution 16
Deep Scan Sensor 1080-R1 (1)     GPS 1440     Range 1,080.0m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH8-600 (1)     Sensitivity 600     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  600m km
Phased Gravitational Sensors (1)   5 Survey Points Per Hour
Phased Geological Sensors (1)   5 Survey Points Per Hour

ECCM-10 (1)         ECM 100

On the one hand, this newly unearthed alien relic should be able to fend off small groups of hostiles. On the other hand, the colony possesses none of the infrastructure necessary to refuel, repair, or maintain the Apollo. Of course, as usual I'm playing with maintenance off while still acting as if it weren't, so I won't see total failure of the ship just from keeping it in a parking orbit. Precursors and Swarm are on, no NPR at start, 1500% NPR difficulty, 75% chance of NPR spawn. It's just a shame that we can't build giant robots.

[forsaken1111]

Okay, I've got my new campaign nearly set. Scenario:

5 million people. Sol is gone. 5 construction factories, 1 lab, 25 automines, 5 maintenance facilities. The new colony is rich in minerals, and the system is full of potential colony sites. Tech is largely conventional, barring a few improvements in C&P. The colony's sole spaceworthy asset is this:

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Apollo class Assault Ship    85,550 tons     2153 Crew     142378 BP      TCS 1711  TH 400  EM 9000
23378 km/s     Armour 42-172     Shields 300-300     Sensors 600/1/5/5     Damage Control Rating 210     PPV 258.48
Maint Life 4.09 Years     MSP 187241    AFR 325%    IFR 4.5%    1YR 17889    5YR 268332    Max Repair 10000 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 120 months    Spare Berths 0   
Cryogenic Berths 200   

Photonic Drive (8)    Power 5000    Fuel Use 5%    Signature 50    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 20,000,000 Litres    Range 841.6 billion km   (416 days at full power)
Aegis Shields (20)   Total Fuel Cost  300 Litres per hour  (7,200 per day)

Quad PD Laser Turret (8x4)    Range 360,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 12-100     RM 12    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Particle Cannon (2)    Range 1,200,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 125-25    ROF 25        50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
Primary Beam (4)    Range 1,400,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 24-25     RM 144    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Plasma Lance (2)    Range 1,400,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 168-25     RM 1    ROF 35        168 84 56 42 33 28 24 21 18 16
Weapons CIC (1)    Max Range: 1,400,000 km   TS: 25000 km/s     99 99 98 97 96 96 95 94 94 93
PD FC (2)    Max Range: 700,000 km   TS: 25000 km/s     99 97 96 94 93 91 90 89 87 86
Point Disturbance Reactor (5)     Total Power Output 1000    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Wide Range Scanner MR4320-R16 (1)     GPS 23040     Range 4,320.0m km    Resolution 16
Deep Scan Sensor 1080-R1 (1)     GPS 1440     Range 1,080.0m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH8-600 (1)     Sensitivity 600     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  600m km
Phased Gravitational Sensors (1)   5 Survey Points Per Hour
Phased Geological Sensors (1)   5 Survey Points Per Hour

ECCM-10 (1)         ECM 100

On the one hand, this newly unearthed alien relic should be able to fend off small groups of hostiles. On the other hand, the colony possesses none of the infrastructure necessary to refuel, repair, or maintain the Apollo. Of course, as usual I'm playing with maintenance off while still acting as if it weren't, so I won't see total failure of the ship just from keeping it in a parking orbit. Precursors and Swarm are on, no NPR at start, 1500% NPR difficulty, 75% chance of NPR spawn. It's just a shame that we can't build giant robots.

Could you share the start before you get started? Sounds like fun.

Also don't put code tags in spoilers. Code tags limit their size automatically.