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Offline Havan_IronOak (OP)

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Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
« on: February 06, 2016, 05:41:25 PM »
Has Steve ever said?

I just assumed it was a reference to the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis until I constructed my first in-game freighter and decided to Google Famous freighter names.

I never made the connection with Tin Tin and Captain Haddock but then that was never one of my favorite comic strips.
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Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2016, 12:13:01 AM »
I assumed it was a reference to starfire, Auroras being an atmospheric plasma event generated by solar radiation.
Or maybe steve is a fan of sleeping beauty?
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Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2016, 12:59:29 AM »
Given Steve's history with Starfire, I'd go with that one.
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Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2016, 05:22:27 AM »
Aurora is named after the Roman Goddess of the Dawn.

A new dawn after Starfire, plus her siblings are the Sun and the Moon so that seemed appropriate too :)

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Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2016, 06:37:03 AM »
Quote from: Steve Walmsley on February 07, 2016, 05:22:27 AM
Aurora is named after the Roman Goddess of the Dawn.

A new dawn after Starfire, plus her siblings are the Sun and the Moon so that seemed appropriate too :)
So the same reason Disney choose that name. Cool.
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