Aurora 4x

VB6 Aurora => VB6 Mechanics => Topic started by: alex_brunius on March 06, 2013, 09:50:52 AM

Title: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: alex_brunius on March 06, 2013, 09:50:52 AM: Is it possible to undo one turn?

I have ran into several occasions where it would be great to be able to undo last turn and revert to the state before it. Is this possible in some way?

Or at least is there a simple way to save the game and load it so you can save before you go into a fight or want to try out something stupid?
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: SteelChicken on March 06, 2013, 09:56:17 AM: Copy the stevefire.mdb before you do something risky.
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: Nightstar on March 06, 2013, 12:47:32 PM: Note that the stevefire location in windows 7 is:
C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Aurora
NOT program files. Copying that one won't save you >.<
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: xeryon on March 06, 2013, 01:12:42 PM: It's not a default function of Aurora as mistakes are part of life. If you do something stupid in-game there should be consequences. :P
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: metalax on March 06, 2013, 03:23:55 PM: Quote from: Nightstar on March 06, 2013, 12:47:32 PM
Note that the stevefire location in windows 7 is:
C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Aurora
NOT program files. Copying that one won't save you >.<

This applies if you were silly enough to install within program files, which has been generally a poor idea for programs that want to update files within their own directory since vista. If you install outside of that location stevefire.mdb will be found in your aurora directory.
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: Nightstar on March 06, 2013, 04:55:58 PM: Yeah, I'm totally foolish enough to install a program in program files.
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: sloanjh on March 07, 2013, 01:09:26 AM: Quote from: SteelChicken on March 06, 2013, 09:56:17 AM
Copy the stevefire.mdb before you do something risky.

There's an FAQ that gives more detailed suggestions about this.

John
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: alex_brunius on March 08, 2013, 08:38:12 AM: Quote from: xeryon on March 06, 2013, 01:12:42 PM
It's not a default function of Aurora as mistakes are part of life. If you do something stupid in-game there should be consequences. :P

I'm mostly having a trouble getting hit by 10 missile saloves separated by 25 seconds each in the same time update, due to movement/time rules being arcane.

It didn't really feel fair to have 3 ships blow up in the same time update when I know their Point Defence is fully capable of shooting down every salvo incomming one at a time (and some more) if the time had been advanced more slowly.
Title: Re: Possible to undo a turn?
Post by: Stardust on March 08, 2013, 08:53:21 AM: Quote from: Nightstar on March 06, 2013, 04:55:58 PM
Yeah, I'm totally foolish enough to install a program in program files.

Why would anyone assume that the program files directory is where programs go? Sillyness. A friend of mine initially had issues shutting down Windows because he was foolish enough to not look in the start menu.