Aurora 4x

VB6 Aurora => Aurora Chat => Topic started by: Havan_IronOak on February 06, 2016, 05:41:25 PM

Title: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
Post by: Havan_IronOak on February 06, 2016, 05:41:25 PM

Has Steve ever said?

I just assumed it was a reference to the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis until I constructed my first in-game freighter and decided to Google Famous freighter names.

I never made the connection with Tin Tin and Captain Haddock but then that was never one of my favorite comic strips.

Title: Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
Post by: MarcAFK on February 07, 2016, 12:13:01 AM

I assumed it was a reference to starfire, Auroras being an atmospheric plasma event generated by solar radiation.
Or maybe steve is a fan of sleeping beauty?

Title: Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
Post by: Sematary on February 07, 2016, 12:59:29 AM

Given Steve's history with Starfire, I'd go with that one.

Title: Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
Post by: Steve Walmsley on February 07, 2016, 05:22:27 AM

Aurora is named after the Roman Goddess of the Dawn.

A new dawn after Starfire, plus her siblings are the Sun and the Moon so that seemed appropriate too :)

Title: Re: Was this game named after Tin Tin and Captain Haddock's ship?
Post by: MarcAFK on February 07, 2016, 06:37:03 AM

Quote from: Steve Walmsley on February 07, 2016, 05:22:27 AM

Aurora is named after the Roman Goddess of the Dawn.

A new dawn after Starfire, plus her siblings are the Sun and the Moon so that seemed appropriate too :)

So the same reason Disney choose that name. Cool.