Aurora C# Screenshots

[Sheb]

Exactly. Basically, preparing soldiers before you finish building the new exosuits.

[bean]

Ah OK- so what you really need is not low tech units but an ability to part-build units before deciding how they will eventually be equipped?

It would be more realistic if I allow cadre production, as a way of partially training new units before equipping them with new technology.

Please do so.  It would be nice to have. 

[illrede]

Feel free to keep Conventional Division construction as an option, mind.

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

No more screenshots but some progress. Mining (including civilian with tax / cost), fuel production, harvesters and maintenance production all working in the construction phase. Another few inches forward

[Bremen]

No more screenshots but some progress. Mining (including civilian with tax / cost), fuel production, harvesters and maintenance production all working in the construction phase. Another few inches forward

As they say, slow and steady wins the race . I'm happy every time I see an update.

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

The Wealth & Trade tab. Essentially identical to VB6 Aurora.

[Sheb]

Is there an explanation of the details behind this somewhere? I never understood why "annual surplus" and "available for export" sometime differs and sometime not.

Also, it could be neat to link "Civilian Transport" to Civies ship construction somehow.

Edit: Never mind, I figured it out. The amount available for export/required for import increase each increment up to the annual level, and decrease when trade goods are received.

[viperfan7]

I don't have a laptop but I could probably add some lines to show the resolution. At the moment, from the top of the tool bar to the the bottom of the sidebar is about 860 pixels. There will be a menu bar too, so probably about 900 high at the moment.

Now that its C#, you could always do some dynamic resizing of some elements, its especially useful for treeviews and charts.

Also, any chance we'll see some context menu stuff, eg. right click ground unit, go to assign, in the submenu (Which only lists divisions/battalions that are available to assign to) and click to assign

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

I am playing around with colour themes. Here is an example of a black and white theme instead of the default dark blue / pale yellow. For now I just wanted to check how easy this was but I will add full functionality for different colour themes before release

[Sheb]

IMHO, this look much better and clearer too.

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

Just for interest, this is a screenshot of the tactical map on my main monitor - 3440 x 1440 ultra widescreen. The screenshot may have a horizontal scrollbar in lower resolutions.

[Inglonias]

I am playing around with colour themes.  Here is an example of a black and white theme instead of the default dark blue / pale yellow.  For now I just wanted to check how easy this was but I will add full functionality for different colour themes before release

Is this just color functionality, or can we change those pictures at the top of the screen as well?

[83athom]

Is this just color functionality, or can we change those pictures at the top of the screen as well?

Most likely just the color themes. But you never know, Steve may have multiple picture themes.

[MarcAFK]

I'm wondering the same myself, i had a thought about perhaps being able to set a background image inside different frames, obviously you wouldn't want something with high contrast that would interfere with text, but even a dull repeated texture might look better than a blank space.  But maybe even actual pictures might look good.

[iceball3]

Oooh, the lighter themes seem much better. Though, if i may ask, could you do a theme of black and tan, like VB6 aurora? I've really come to love the aesthetic it bears.