History VideoGame / Aurora4X

* FourX
* AbusivePrecursors: The Invaders are more involved than most.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Game pretty much runs on it with its Trans Newtonian minerals allowing faster than light travel, terraforming and such.
** Planet tenperature can go below Absolute Zero if you drop enough nukes on its surface.

* PointDefenseless - Thankfully averted. Missiles of all sizes can be destroyed but only by weapons that can track them. Lasers, guass cannons and interceptor missiles all work.

* VideoGameCaringPotential - You can provide financial aid to AI empires, you can turn Venus-like planets into paradise with sunny beaches and palm trees. Many players design dedicated Search and Rescue ships that are used specificaly for the task of picking up lifepods left by the destroyed ships.

Originally just a simple program to augment pen and paper space battles and role-playing, it has since evolved to something more, with the game being playable with the addition of AI, and many other features.

* LostTechnology - Some planets come with ruins that can be identified and recovered by your nation. Unfortunately, much of that technology is CombatDrones built by the local {{Precursors}}. The thing that destroyed their creators was a war with another race, so they are under standing orders to eliminate unauthorized individuals. You aren't authorized. Do the math.

Aurora is a freeware 4X space game designed by Steve Walmsley and released in 2004. It is constantly being updated and the latest version is V7.1. A new version re-written in C# and containing most of the intended V7.2 content was released in April of 2020. And long awaited C# version 2.0 followed in August 2022.

This game is complex. [[ComplexityAddiction Very complex]]. Even more complex than''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' complex.

This game is complex. [[ComplexityAddiction Very complex]]. Even more complex than''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' complex. Q

This game is complex. [[ComplexityAddiction Very complex]]. Like, ''VideoGame/NetHack'' complex. Not quite ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' complex yet, but getting there. You are warned.

* ArbitraryMaximumRange - All weapons have maximum ranges, even missiles, which explode after running out of fuel. This even occurs for long range missile drones that don't carry warheads.

** Planets can go below Absolute Zero if you drop enough nukes on its surface.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Averted. There are scant few limits on anything in game - you can stuff dozens of shipyards on the planet, each with hundreds of slipways ( basically docks that can build one ship at the time ), your fleet can consist of as many ships as you want ( and can support ), your industry is only limited by the minerals and number of people living on the planet ( racial population density can be easily changed when creating a race to the point even small moons can be home to billions of people ) etc. Your only limit are non renewable minerals and your ability/inability to set up actual logistic chain to support everything.

Aurora is a freeware 4X space game designed by Steve Walmsley and released in 2004. It is constantly being updated and the latest version is V7.1. A new version re-written in C# and containing most of the intended V7.2 content was released in April of 2020.

Aurora is a freeware 4X space game designed by Steve Walmsley and released in 2004. It is constantly being updated and the latest version is V7.1.

* Main/AdventurerArchaeologist: If you want to research alien ruins and survive, you'd better carry a big sidearm on you!

* Main/ArchaeologicalArmsrace: Xenological excavations are a steady and relatively safe source of applied technology... But as mentioned above, [[Main/RobotWar remember to bring a competent military unit with you]].

* ColbertBump Quill18 started a Let's Play of the game, and its popularity ''exploded''. The forums and wiki have since been shut down and are in the process of changing hosts due to the recent influx of traffic.
** Since Quill18th Lets Play, the number of LP for Aurora on YT increased by at least 500%.

* VideoGameCaringPotential - You can provide financial aid to AI empires, you can turn venus-like planets into paradise with sunny beaches and palm trees. Many players design dedicated Search and Rescue ships that are used specificaly for the task of picking up lifepods left by the destroyed ships.

* ColbertBump Quill18 started a Let's Play of the game, and its popularity ''exploded''. [s]It's getting to the point where the servers holding the game's forums and wiki are struggling to cope.[/s] The forums and wiki have since been shut down and are in the process of changing hosts.

* ColbertBump Quill18 started a Let's Play of the game, and its popularity ''exploded''. It's getting to the point where the servers holding the game's forums and wiki are struggling to cope.

* ColbertBump Quill18 started a Let's Play of the game, and its popularity ''exploded''.

Aurora is a freeware 4X space game designed by Steve Walmsley and released in 2004. It is constantly being updated and the latest version is V6.43.

Aurora is a freeware 4X space game designed by Steve Walmsley and released in 2004. It is constantly being updated and the latest version is V6.40.

* NeedsMoreLove - without a doubt.