Aurora 4x

New Players => The Academy => Topic started by: Zeebie on September 06, 2012, 02:49:57 PM

Title: Thinking about starting - wait for 5.7?
Post by: Zeebie on September 06, 2012, 02:49:57 PM

Hey folks -

Long time DF player here thinking about trying out Aurora, but I'm wondering if I should wait for 5. 7 to come out?  I'd hate to have to re-learn the interface right away.   I don't suppose we have a rough eta for its arrival?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Thinking about starting - wait for 5.7?
Post by: Panopticon on September 06, 2012, 02:51:43 PM

We do not have an ETA, if I had to guess I would say probably within a month or two, but it all depends on how much time Steve has to put into the game, and exactly how big the changes are. It seems that the changes are fairly large so who knows.

Title: Re: Thinking about starting - wait for 5.7?
Post by: TheDeadlyShoe on September 06, 2012, 05:28:25 PM

It'll be called 6.0, and while it will have a number of improvements and changes it looks like gameplay will remain pretty much the same.  If you're excited for Aurora, go ahead and try it out. 

I don't think the interface will be much different, there will just be new windows and overview tools added. 

Title: Re: Thinking about starting - wait for 5.7?
Post by: telegraph on September 07, 2012, 03:56:36 AM

As a long time DF player you should know that it is never advisable to wait for next version.  I am very new to this game, but I can certify that current version is playable.

Title: Re: Thinking about starting - wait for 5.7?
Post by: SteelChicken on September 07, 2012, 08:19:18 AM

The current version is playable, but very buggy.   Backup your database every so often.   Sometimes its corrupted and becomes unplayable.