Aurora 4x
Off Topic => Forum Issues => Topic started by: Chibiabos on January 30, 2016, 02:33:50 AM
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May I suggest un-stickying the "Aurora v5. 54 Full Installation" thread from Aurora 4x Games » Aurora » Installation, and in its place stickying the 7. 1 full install thread to help make things less confusing for us n00bs?
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Because 7.1 needs to be installed on top of 5.54?
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I thought 7. 1 needed to be installed on 7. 0?
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In the thread for 5. 54 is this post: hxxp: aurora2. pentarch. org/index. php?topic=1830. msg78387#msg78387
Which says to ignore the old 5. 54 and install the 7. 1 full, which is what I did when I installed Aurora
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That is the wrapper. It is not the regular installer. If you do not use that, then you need the 5.54 installation and on.
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speaking of un-sticking. How about these two in the academy:
* V4.77 Tutorial (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1860.0) - there is a whole sub dedicated to toturials in which a more updated version of these is present.
* Useful Links (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1898.0) - unused.
For the most active sub, there are too many stickies crowding it, thus too often I need to go to page 2 to find topic I care about.
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tutorial- Despite being for an old version, most of that information still applies.
Links- Reasons (auto correct wants me to change reasons to mesons for some reason).
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The question isn't if it applies, but whether it should be stickied in the Academy. For example 5.54 full install still applies, but it isn't stickied in the Academy, it has its own sub forum. Similarly the v4.77 tutorial thread posts were split into its own sub forum aptly named Tutorials (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?board=101.0), and were updated since. No reason to keep the original thread sticked in the Academy.
As for the "usefull" links, I think that anyone looking at that two post thread, content and post dates will agree it doesn't rise to the level of sticky wortyness
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Maybe some sticks cab be updated/merged. Also a list of topics that might be of use:
Steve Walmsley Tutorials:
- Part 1: Setting up a New Game (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1952.0)
- Part 2: The Basic of the System Map (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1953.0)
- Part 3: Population and Production window: Summary View (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1954.0)
- Part 4: Basic Class Design (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1955.0)
- Part 5: Shipyards and Shipbuilding (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1956.0)
- Part 6: Commercial Shipping (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1957.0)
- Part 7: Fast OB Creation window and Basic Fleet Orders (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1958.0)
- Part 8: Economics Window: Mining and Maintenance Tab (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1959.0)
- Part 9: Colony Cost and Terraforming (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1960.0)
- Part 10: Designing a Beam-armed Warship (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1961.0)
- Part 11: Summary of Beam Weapons and CIWS (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1962.0)
- Part 12: Aurora's Time Increment System (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=2060.0)
Useful Rules Links:
- Different Leader Types / Research Projects (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1787.0.html)
- Transportation of Ground Forces and Boarding Combat (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1680.0.html)
- Diplomatic Rules (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1613.0.html)
- Missile Series (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1733.0.html)
- Real Stars Option (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1654.0.html)
- Civilian Trade System (need to read the whole thread) (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1486.0.html)
- Civilian Mining Complexes (2nd post in thread) (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1716.0.html)
- Explanation of why time increments get cut short (read the whole thread) (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/topic,1839.0.html)
Forum stuff:
- Where should I post? (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=2043.0)
- Forum Search Tip (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=5007.0)
Other
- FAQ (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=1194.0)
- Common Abbreviations/Acronyms (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=2031.0)
- Aurora 6.21 Basic Walkthrough (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=5954.0)
- Carrier Operations Tutorial (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=5954.0)
- A Conclusive Tech Tree (Ongoing) (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=5354.0)
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On that topic, we have
* Installation, forum - description: Installation files for Aurora
* Getting the game to run questions, thread - Located in FAQ Forum.
* Installation Problems, thread - Located in Academy Forum, intended for those who read the FAQ forum thread (no link), assuming that they managed to spot this one among the other 10 stickies.
If the Install forum is just for posting files, then maybe it should be locked to avoid fracturing of the info base. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to put those threads where people who need them can actually find\used them?