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Aurora 4x Wiki

Aurora is a freeware, 4X space simulation game, designed by Steve Walmsley and released in 2004. Difficult to learn and slow to play, this is a game well-suited to people who like deep strategy and don't mind a non-optimized UI. It is constantly being updated and the latest version is v2.7.1.

Key Starting Points:

New Player	Useful Links	Resources	Aurora Wiki
Download & Install Quickstart for Beginners Tutorials	Aurora4x Forum community on Discord Reddit/r/aurora	Game concepts Components Commanders Ground Units / Ground Combat Installations Research Ships and Fleets Version History / Change Versions Index of Changes	About this Wiki Manual of Style for Wiki Editors

Credit to most of the content (if not all) on this Wiki and the fact it can come together at all is due to Alsadius and their excellent work.

Below is work in progress to more closely align the wiki with the game flow and navigation (this line to be removed when completed)

Game Install & Setup	Help	Useful Links	Legacy & Misc
Download & Install User Interface Game Setup	FAQ Beginner Guides Advanced Guides	Forum Discord Reddit	VB6 Modding Miscellaneous
Colonies	Fleet Organization	Ground Forces	Intelligence
Industry Mining Research Wealth	Naval Overview Ship Class Design Component Project Design Fleet Orders and Combat	Ground Forces Overview Ground Unit Design Formation Design Ground Combat	Maps and Modes Racial Information Technology Overview Mineral Overview

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+'''Aurora''' is a freeware, 4X space simulation game, designed by Steve Walmsley and released in 2004. Difficult to learn and slow to play, this is a game well-suited to people who like deep strategy and don't mind a non-optimized UI. It is constantly being [[changelog|updated]] and the latest version is v{{:Current_Version}}.
-== Getting started ==
+Key Starting Points:
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
+{| class="wikitable"
-* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]
+|-
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
+!New Player !!Useful Links !!Resources !!Aurora Wiki
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|
+* [[Download & Install]]
+* [[Quickstart for Beginners]]
+* [[Tutorials]]
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+* [https://aurora4x.com Aurora4x Forum]
+* [https://discord.gg/SZeCZwnMsz community on Discord]
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/aurora Reddit/r/aurora]
+|
+Game concepts
+* [[Components]]
+* [[Commanders]]
+* [[Ground Units / Ground Combat]]
+* [[:Category:Installations|Installations]]
+* [[Research]]
+* [[Ships and Fleets]]
+Version History / Change
+* Versions
+* [https://aurora4x.com/c/patch-notes/6 Index of Changes]
+|
+* [[About]] this Wiki
+* [[Manual of Style]] for Wiki Editors
+|}
+''Credit to most of the content (if not all) on this Wiki and the fact it can come together at all is due to '''Alsadius''' and their excellent work.''
+Below is work in progress to more closely align the wiki with the game flow and navigation (this line to be removed when completed)
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left;"
+! style="width:25%;" | Game Install & Setup
+! style="width:25%;" | [[:Category:Help|Help]]
+! style="width:25%;" | Useful Links
+! style="width:25%;" | Legacy & Misc
+|-
+|
+* [[Download & Install]]
+* [[User Interface]]
+* [[Game Setup]]
+|
+* [[FAQ]]
+* [[Beginner Guides]]
+* [[Advanced Guides]]
+|
+* [https://aurora4x.com Forum]
+* [https://discord.gg/SZeCZwnMsz Discord]
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/aurora/ Reddit]
+|
+* [[:Category:VB6|VB6]]
+* [[Modding]]
+* [[Miscellaneous]]
+|-
+! style="width:25%;" | [[:Category:Colonies|Colonies]]
+! style="width:25%;" | [[:Category:Fleet Organization|Fleet Organization]]
+! style="width:25%;" | [[:Category:Ground Forces|Ground Forces]]
+! style="width:25%;" | [[:Category:Intelligence|Intelligence]]
+|-
+|
+* [[:Category:Industry|Industry]]
+* [[:Category:Mining|Mining]]
+* [[Research]]
+* [[Wealth]]
+|
+* [[Naval Overview]]
+* [[C-Class Design|Ship Class Design]]
+* [[Component Project Design]]
+* [[Fleet Orders and Combat]]
+|
+* [[Ground Forces Overview]]
+* [[Ground Unit Design]]
+* [[Formation Design]]
+* [[Ground Combat]]
+|
+* [[Maps and Modes]]
+* [[Racial Information]]
+* [[Technology Overview]]
+* [[Mineral Overview]]
+|}

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