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Hello, I was using a somewhat old version of Aurora 4x, and having a fine game, until I decided to create another Race during my playthrough.  I started getting errors every time I tried to change the time, so I had to uninstall and reinstall the game, with the latest patch.

Unfortunately, every time I open up the game, every time I uninstall and reinstall it, I get the error messages: "2. 5. 1 Function #141: Column "Eldar" does not belong to table Record Set", and then

"2. 5. 1 Function #139: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object"
Im allowed to open the game, but every time I click something that second error pops up, including to when I try starting a new game, which gives two errors
"2. 5. 1 Function #1709: Object Reference, etc"
and
"2. 5. 1 Function #1697: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object"

No matter how many times I uninstall, and reinstall, ive been getting the same errors ever since I created that new race in that old save (which is now gone).  I am confused and would like to ask for help on this.

Thank you

This sounds like a mismatch between the executable version and the database version, which is probably due to a bad install. I recommend trying a fresh install in a different location, following the installation instructions very, very closely.

For reference, that means to install the full 1.13 distribution, then the 2.5.0 distribution, then the 2.5.1 distribution in that order, following the instructions in each linked thread.

I have discovered a bug, I think.  I went through the bug posts for 2.51 and couldn't find anything like it, but who knows?

To start I am using a fresh install of 2.51.  No mods or anything unusual. 

I started a single-player race campaign with limited starting tech featuring a humanity that had been conquered and oppressed by aliens for quite a while, before they mysteriously left just as the human resistance was close to defeating their human proxy troops. The humans get their act together and begin exploring the solar system, looking for the aliens, and expanding and building a fleet in case they find them.  I pushed this campaign about twelve years down the road, from 2400 to 2412, before stopping because I was considering starting a different campaign with multiple player races. 

I created the second game in the same database and played around with it for a bit, but never got much beyond the start phase, mostly due to a crippling Fallout 4 addiction, as my son helped me mod the base game and add a lot of new content. 

Either before I created the second campaign or just after I noticed Steve's campaign that comes with the database and I deleted it. 

After the Fallout 4 addition abated a bit I felt the need to get back to Aurora, so I opened up the game and decided to go back to my single-race game, as it was farther along and better developed.  However, the dates are now screwed up.  As noted above, the campaign started at 2400, and went out to March of 2412 before I quit.  My log document verifies this.  When I opened up the campaign, the dates in the Events window are in August 2068.  I checked the image I had made of the starting conditions and that verifies that the campaign started on the year 2400 as well. 

I don't know where this date came from.  The other campaign I created, with multiple player races, started in the year 1, so it doesn't seem to be cross contamination from that. 

I don't know how this happened, and the campaign is essentially unusable because the dates don't match my log document (potential campaign write-up). 

Kurt   

...I noticed that this situations are most common in non Real System starts or if you mess around local systems connections.

The settings for this game were 75% local, 30 spread, which is now my standard game setup.
It gives plenty of interesting loops, and relatively few short/boring loops.

In terms of mapping, unless you extremely unlucky, you can use the matryoshka approach.

Basically, long connections run around and inside you have the rest of the systems, if you use a squared map system.

If you use a spiral approach, you should then be able to keep the same approach by dragging the connections on the out arms and spiral inwards.

Skoormit, out of curiosity can you send your DB? I would like to have some fun with your map. I am asking because I never really encountered a really messy run in terms of inter system connections. I guess I have been lucky (or unlucky, depending on point of view) so far. It is true I only play with Real Stars map, and I noticed that this situations are most common in non Real System starts or if you mess around local systems connections.

Steve, in your case you only need to switch the position of Tannauser gate on North West side and move Kodiak up of Andromeda.
Once you done that, you should be able to quickly figure out the best position for Barbarossa and Dark Heaven to pass on the west side of Sol while keeping Paragon and Argonar in the right place, as they don't need to intersect. Proxima connection can be placed anywhere free and out of the way at this point.
I'll admit that Regulus will require some creativity. To be fair, create space for that part of the galaxy should be doable until a new connection turns the table. I think you'll have to skew the whole map to the south west side until you can squeeze the last intersection through Lethe, considering Alpha Centauri should be already in an ideal position due to the previous Barbarossa move.

If I may, this presents the perfect opportunity for me to brainstorm on a couple of ideas. If you ever played Avorion (please don't or Aurora will get put aside for too long ) I like the warp concept there, so basically the map does have these long warp points from one end to another of the galaxy. If we can have some means to "rearrange" selected branches to pass on top of systems circles or elements and not underneath, then this will already be a possibility (it will require for them to be of a darker/lighter colour though). I do know there is something going on there, because I noticed that intersection pass over other intersections with a discovery priority? Basically, they do not exist in the same layer. You can notice that when you build gates and the line becomes orange, and by using Skoormit map it becomes evident. Some goes on top some others below. Perhaps there may be space for layer optimization here as well, helping with performance opening large maps. Am I correct? If not scrap it.

Eventually, the branch could have a selection and a toggle called long connection, which will make that particular branch of a different colour if selected. I don't know, perhaps red and pink if gate connected.

While at it, and I know it is a pain, Zoom and grid size selection features back will be highly appreciated

There is always the good old don't touch it if not broken approach.