Editing Index of Topics


==General information==
[[File:NH-Pluto-Atmosphere-20150810.jpg|thumb|300px|Night in space.<br>Image:NASA]]
* [[Aurora]] - An overview of the game.
** [[Release History]]
** [[Download_%26_Install|Download]] and [[Add-on Software]]
* [[Glossary]] - A list of abbreviations used in Aurora.
* [[FAQ]]
* [[Requirements|System Requirements]]
* [[Troubleshooting]]
* [[Tips for beginners]]

==Setting up a new game==
* [[New Game]] - The first screen you'll see in Aurora. 
** [[Government Types]]
** [[Main Empire Theme]]
** [[Create a custom race|Creating custom races]]
** [[Disaster]] - Game option to make your life more miserable by making the sun slowly go berserk.
** '''Tutorial: '''[[Quickstart for Beginners]]
* [[Fast OB]] - If you want to start the game with a few goodies already built.
** '''Tutorial:''' [[Fast OB Creation window and Basic Fleet Orders]]

==Game concepts==
* [[Time, Turns and Interrupts]]
* [[Basic Sequence of Play]] - The order in which things happen.
* [[SpaceMaster Mode]] - Originally meant as a set of referee tools, this lets you manipulate the game universe.
* [[Game Slowdown]] - Why it happens and what you can do about it.

==Game interface==
* [[Interface]]
* [[System Map]] - The visual display of a system and its contents. ''Tip: to measure distances, shift & left-click, then drag the cursor in the system map.''
* [[System Information]] - All the astronomical data about a system.
** '''Tutorial''': [[Basics of the System Map]]
* [[Galactic Map]] - The map of all discovered systems and their jump point connections. ''Tip: Shift-click and drag the systems to the desired new position, then click SysPos and save that layout.''
* [[Event Updates|Event Log]] - The log of all game events. In this screen, you can also filter messages by type and set message colours.
* [[Task Groups]]
* [[Class Design]] - The ship design window.
* [[Game interface]]
* [[Ship Combat]] - How to use the combat controls.
* [[Hotkeys]]

==The galaxy==
[[File:600px-Deep Impact HRI.jpeg|thumb|300px|right|A new dawn.<br>Image:NASA]]
* The [[Galaxy]] - Information about stellar systems and system bodies (planets, moons, asteroids etc.).
** [[Galactic Map]] - The map of all discovered systems and their jump point connections. ''Tip: Shift-click and drag the systems to the desired new position, then click SysPos and save that layout.''
** [[System Information]] - All the astronomical data about a system.
** [[Comet|Comets]]
** [[Lagrange Point]] - How to get around using Lagrange Points near Super-Jovians.
* [[Black Holes]] and [[Nebulae]]
* [[Survey]] - How to find jump points and minerals.
* [[Interstellar travel]] - About finding and using jump points.
** [[Jump point]]
** [[Jump Gate]]
** [[Jump Tender]]

==Alien races==
* [[Races]]
** [[Spoilers]] - Things you might prefer to discover through play.
* [[Diplomacy]]
* [[Espionage]]
* [[Tactical Intelligence]]

==Colonies and mining==
[[file:Mars atmosphere 2.jpg|thumb|350px|Prime real estate opportunity. Some radiation tolerance required. Call 1-800-MARTIANHOMES today!<br>Image: NASA]]
* [[Races]] and [[Species]]
* [[Colony]]
** [[Infrastructure]] - Housing for colonists. The amount required depends on how habitable the world is.
*** [[Orbital Habitat Module|Orbital Habitat]] - Adds room for colonists in space stations.
** '''[[Installations]]''' - Everything that can be built in a colony.
** '''Tutorial:''' [[Colonization for Beginners]]
** [[Political Status]]
** [[Unrest]] - When the natives get restless.
** The '''[[Population and Production]]''' window - Also known as the Economics window. From here you control research, industry, shipyards, ground troops and about everything else that isn't flying though space.
*** [[Disassemble]] - Take apart salvaged components to re-engineer alien technology.
** [[Production Overview]] window - A list of all industrial projects in your empire.
* [[Terraforming]] - Home improvement on a global scale.
* [[Sector Command]] - Installation that allows civilian leaders to apply their boni to multiple colonies.
* [[Wealth]] - Your treasury.
* [[Mining]] - General information.
** [[Trans Newtonian Elements]] - What they are used for.
*** [[Mineral Generation]] - Where they come from.
** [[Survey]] - How to find them.
** [[Geological Survey Report]] - All minerals you've found so far on one page.
** [[Mass Driver]]s - Mineral transport was never easier.
** [[Civilian mining complex]]
** [[Sorium Harvester]] - How to get refined fuel from gas giants and super-jovians.

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==Captains, bureaucrats and scientists==
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* [[Leaders]] - your naval and ground force officers, scientists and administrators. ''Tip: give all of them something to do to increase their skills faster.''
** [[Teams]] - An overview.
* [[Research]] - R&D: research new technology and develop systems you have designed.
** A list of [[Technology]]
** [[List of Research Costs]]

==The civilian economy==
* [[Commercial Shipping]] - Shipping lines, the emperor's little helpers.
** [[Civilian contracts]] - Your civilians can transport installations for you (not minerals).
* [[Civilian mining complex]] - Your civilians can dig up stuff for you.
* [[Trade System]] - Things that generate taxes.

==Ship design and shipbuilding==
* [[Ship]] - An overview of the role various types play.
** [[Class Design]] - Explains the Design window. Lots of useful information here.
*** [[Ship Design Checklist]] - This is intended to help new players avoid the most common pitfalls in ship design.
** [[Core components]] - Basic systems like cargo holds, fuel tanks etc.
** [[Aurora Player Designed Systems|Player-designed components]]
* [[Armour and Shields]] - General design principles.
** [[Armor]]
** [[Shields]]
* '''Tutorial:''' [[Basic Beam Warship Tutorial]]
* [[Missile Warships]]
* '''Tutorial:''' [[Advanced Warship Tutorial]]
* '''Tutorial:''' [[Basic Ship Creation]]
* [[Shipyards]]
** [[Shipyards and Shipbuilding]] - Comprehensive guide to what they do and how.
* [[Planetary Defence Centre]] - Bunkers to house troops, hangars or weapons
* [http://aurorawiki.pentarch.org/index.php?title=Category:Ship_Examples|] - Example Ships. Some of these might be from older versions of Aurora, but they'll give you an idea of what's possible.
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==Carriers and Fighters==
* [[Fighters]] - Up to 500 tons of fun. ''Lovingly called Parasites in Aurora.''
* [[Fast Attack Craft]] - Up to 1000 tons of fun.
* [[Carrier]] - To put all the fun in.
** '''Tutorial:''' [http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=7826.0 Advanced Carrier Operations Tutorial] - Naval organization for advanced players.

==Weapons and sensors==
* [[Fire Control]]
* [[Beam Overview|Beam Weapons]] - Types of beam weapons and how they compare.
** [[Beam Fire Control]]
** [[Beam Weapon Range]] - Table of weapon ranges for all tech levels.
** [[CIWS]] - The last line of defense.
* [[Missiles|Missiles, Drones and Buoys]] - How they work and how to design them.
** '''Tutorial:''' [[Anti-Missile Tutorial]]
* [[Sensors]] - Overview of active and passive sensors.
** [[Active Sensors/Fire Control|Active Sensors/Missile Fire Control]]
*** '''Tutorial:''' [[Active Sensor Design]]
** [[EM Sensor]]
** [[Thermal Sensors]]
** [[Cloaking]] - How not to be seen.
* [[ECM]] and [[ECCM]] - How not to be hit.

==Fleet operations, organization and logistics==
* [[Fleet]]
** [[Task Groups]] - The Task Groups window.
*** [[Naval Organization]] - The Naval Organization tab can make your life easier.
**** '''Tutorial:''' [http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=7615.msg79072#msg79072 Naval Organization Tutorial]
** [[Manual transfer of fuel, missiles and supplies]]
* [[Modular fleet design]] - An approach to planning.
* [[Ship Crew]] - Training and morale.
* [[Ship Maintenance]]
** [[Ship Maintenance Details]] - Also Damage Control
* [[Ship repair]] - Repairing combat damage.
* [[Salvage]] - Go green: recycle wrecks.
* [[Transponders]] - And why you can ignore them.

==Ship combat==
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* [[Combat Overview]]
* [[Task Group Initiative]] - The order in which ships move.
* [[Jump shock]] - A few seconds of sensor blindness after a jump.
* [[Ship Combat]] - How to use the combat controls.
* [[Point Defense]] - How not to be hit.
* [[Cloaking]] - How not to be seen.
* [[Armour and Shields]] - How not to be hurt.
* [[Internal Damage]] - If the above didn't work.
* [[Ramming]] - Considered irresponsible.

==Ground Forces==
* [[Ground forces]]
** [[Titans]] - To be implemented in Aurora 7.2. - canceled for [[Aurora C#]]
* [[Ground Force Training Facility]]
* [[Ground combat]] - Also includes boarding enemy ships.