Aurora C# Screenshots

[chrislocke2000]

Like the black on white colour scheme. That is one hell of a lot of desktop real estate you have there Steve, may have to change my current triple monitor set up if you are going to make use of it!

[MarcAFK]

And I thought finally I can play aurora properly having just bought a full HD laptop, but now I need a couple of pairs of 8k monitors  .

[Bremen]

Nthing liking the white on black color scheme more.

Also, if anything ever gets me to buy a second monitor, it will probably be Aurora 

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

First screenshot of the Research tab. The main improvements is integrating the research queue into the same list as the current research projects. I've also included more information on each project, such as the total modifier from scientist bonuses (including specialisation) and any research anomalies. Not all of the buttons will be enabled in every situation but I have left them enabled here just for the screenshot.

[Sheb]

What happens if you have a project freeing some, but not enough labs? Could we have it so new labs go to a project in the queue even if it doesn't have enough labs to staff it fully? You could just display it as (Number of Current Lab)/(Assigned Number of Lab)/(Max Lab for Scientist) for each project.

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

What happens if you have a project freeing some, but not enough labs? Could we have it so new labs go to a project in the queue even if it doesn't have enough labs to staff it fully? You could just display it as (Number of Current Lab)/(Assigned Number of Lab)/(Max Lab for Scientist) for each project.

The functionality is the same as VB6 Aurora. You choose a current project and a new tech. When that current project finishes, the same scientist takes on the new project with the same labs. In effect, you have a separate research queue for each scientist. Any adjustment in labs for the current project will be carried forward to the next project.

[QuakeIV]

I usually mete out research labs by tech category, so this is absolutely perfect for me.  It will be so much easier to schedule development programs now.  So hype.

[AL]

I noticed that current projects list the completion date while the queued projects list completion time instead. Perhaps it would be better to make them consistent, and add the option to display either the completion date or time until completion, depending on user preference.

[Sheb]

Having completion date for the project that haven't started yet would be hard since it'd depend on the project before them completing. Not sure it's worth it.

[AL]

The latest screenshot shows (estimated) completion times for queued projects already, so to convert it to completion date you would just add that time to the completion date for the first project that gives you your required number of labs.

[iceball3]

The latest screenshot shows (estimated) completion times for queued projects already, so to convert it to completion date you would just add that time to the completion date for the first project that gives you your required number of labs.

Might not be worth it looking so far ahead datewise, as growing research capacity, dying scientists, etc can make that very turbulent, at least in my opinion.

[QuakeIV]

I disagree completely, and hadn't noticed the lack of dates.  It would help me a lot to have that.

I don't see why the information would be turbulent at all, unless you tried to look thirty years ahead or something.  Generally my pool of scientists and labs is relatively stable over the course of any given decade.  Labs get added to the pool yes, but showing completion dates would just help me hand them out so that all parts of the big grand project get completed at the same time.  That coupled with the fact that scientists often last a good fifty years and my developmental programs last ten at most means it would be the best thing ever for me.

[Inglonias]

Might not be worth it looking so far ahead datewise, as growing research capacity, dying scientists, etc can make that very turbulent, at least in my opinion.

Make clear that those dates are estimates, then? Just add an (est. ) to the end of the date?

[JOKER]

I wonder how soon can we see new weapon system. Currently I totally abandoned beam weapon tech and went for big missile ship who can launch 200 missiles in one salvo, or a fleet launch literally thousands of missiles in one broadside.

[Kytuzian]

Make clear that those dates are estimates, then? Just add an (est. ) to the end of the date?

If this was going to happen, every single completion date would have to be an estimate, as a million things can change the production rate of anything (minerals missing, improved construction rates, new governor, et cetera).