Just on officers. Is it possible to get a few more stations for them, or maybe increase the number of positions in the current modules.
I tend to really like having detailed historys on my officers so i like to see them rising through the ranks.
more slots for positions would allow this. I usally end up just adding all the modules to my ships now just to make the positions available. I also make sure to have academies on every colony as i like to see officers from different homeworlds.
 
Purly for roleplaying but sure isnt that the aim of the game ha. 

Perhaps it could be based on tonnage. For example a 500 ton fighter has 1 pilot but a 1000T FAC has Caption a Gunner and Helmans and so on.

I dont know how the existing modules are programed so what i say above is only for a conversation purposes really. If it was easiler to do something else im all for it. 

I've Suggested something similar over the years.
Link:
https://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=10640.msg158509#msg158509
https://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=13020.msg163378#msg163378

Basically it boils down to the following:

A minor suggestion and an expansion of the Misc component Idea

Miscellaneous Ship Officer Stations
You design the components on the Create Research Projects window by:
Choosing a size (from 1 HS to 10)
giving the component a name
Choosing an Officer Type ( Naval, Ground, Admin, Scientist)
Choosing an Officer Skill That will be the Primary selection Criteria
For Naval/Ground/Admin only: Rank Required

• Cost is equal to size in HS and the mineral requirements are split between 20% Duranium and 80% Corbomite.
• The HTK is equal to the square root of the size.
• The officer improves the skill required by the ship station up to 1% or 1 per year per HTK of the component.

two example Officer Stations

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Internal Security Control
Cost 100   Size 100 tons   Crew 15   HTK 1
Officer: Ground Force Officer
Rank: Major
Skill: Ground Combat Defence
Base Chance to hit 100%
Materials Required: Duranium  20    Corbomite  80   


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Civil Logistic Liaison
Cost 200   Size 200 tons   Crew 30   HTK 2
Officer: Civilian Administrator
Rank: Admin Rating 1
Skill: Logistics
Base Chance to hit 100%
Materials Required: Duranium  40    Corbomite  160   


Just on officers. Is it possible to get a few more stations for them, or maybe increase the number of positions in the current modules.
I tend to really like having detailed historys on my officers so i like to see them rising through the ranks.
more slots for positions would allow this. I usally end up just adding all the modules to my ships now just to make the positions available. I also make sure to have academies on every colony as i like to see officers from different homeworlds.
 
Purly for roleplaying but sure isnt that the aim of the game ha. 

Perhaps it could be based on tonnage. For example a 500 ton fighter has 1 pilot but a 1000T FAC has Caption a Gunner and Helmans and so on.

I dont know how the existing modules are programed so what i say above is only for a conversation purposes really. If it was easiler to do something else im all for it. 

v2.5.1 Issue:  Combat drop medals ID 34, 36 Auto Assignment not working
Assumption: 5 combat drop medals 35, 37 also not working [More difficult to test I think]

Prerequisites:
[not required, but shows nothing user related should be impacting this test]
Create brand new aurora folder
Extract Aurora1130Full into folder
Extract Aurora250 into aurora folder, overwriting db and exe
Extract Aurora251 into aurora folder, overwriting exe
Default game loaded by ... default

Steps to reproduce:
Enable SM mode

Open up Commanders, enable Automated Assignments

System Generation and Display -> Select Mars -> Modify Body to habitable
(ex: .1 oxygen, .35 aestusium, 0 co2)

Still in System Generation and Display -> Create Race on Mars, leave left all settings as defaults

Save example game
Exit Aurora
Re-start Aurora

[You could create the New Race GU here, but I did it later.  Swap back to the Terran Federation "main" species here]
Turn back on SM Mode

Time skip 5 days (Maybe not be necessary, but I don't know if this is required to ensure the new species is working)

Open up Alien intelligence, set as hostile

Instant research Ground Combat - Troop Transport Drop Bay - Standard
Instant research power & propulsion -
 - Pressurized Water reactor
 - Pebble Bed Reactor
 - Gaseous Fission Reactor
 - Nuclear Thermal Engine
 - Nuclear Pulse Engine
 - Nuclear Gas Core Engine (Could go fewer techs but up to you)
Instant research Construction/Production - Shipbuilding rate fully
Instant research Energy Weapons
 - Visible Light
 - Near Ultraviolet
 - Ultraviolet
 - Far Ultraviolet These EW techs aren't necessary, and they are the wrong ones to increase Racial Weapon Strength anyway!

Create Project for Engine - Nuclear Gas Core EP125 (50% power, 25HS)
Instant the Project so it is available immediately

Go to Ground Forces -> Unit Class Design
instant design Unit Class VEH - CAPx2
instant design LVH HQ10, noncombat
[Note, any unit should do, but I'm trying to make something "real"]

Create formation template: 236x VEH - CAPx2, 1x LVH 10k HQ
Change created Formation Template Rank to lowest possible (Major, assuming default game)
Put the ~10k template in an Organization, and instant org 10 on Earth

Class Design - Create Drop Ship design
2 Troop Transport Drop Bays - VL
some number of engines to move it

Medal Management - Create medals for automated assignment for
-Participate in Combat Drop - Formation
-Participate in Combat Drop - Transport

Economics -> Shipyard ->
Use free retool biggest commercial shipyard (Santone Dockyard if on default game)
Build 2 of the new ship designs, pass time until Mid Feb

After ships built:
Validate commanders are assigned to ground units and ships, assign manually if not.

Switch to the New Species
Instant Create Unit Class Design PWL Infantry to get shot
Instant Create Unit Class LVH HQ10, noncombat (because even sacrificial lambs deserve a HQ)
Create Formation of 3312x PWL Infantry, 1x HQ
Put the ~10k template in an Organization, and instant org 5 on Mars
Switch back to the Terran Federation Race

Open Naval Organization, select fleet with Dropships
Create colony on Mars
Select earth, load up all 10 Formations
Select Mars, Orbital Drop all ground units

Advance time until drop and invasion is complete.

tldr; steps for repro
Create medals for Orbital Drop, create race in-system, give them some GU, Orbital Drop invade them

Expected Result:
Medals for Orbital Drop - Formation and Orbital Drop - Transport are awarded appropriately

Actual Result:
No Medals for Orbital Drop - Formation and Orbital Drop - Transport are awarded for naval commanders or ground commanders.

Even doubling the invasion forces to clear the surrender requirements doesn't result in anything.

Quote from: nuclearslurpee on July 01, 2025, 12:00:21 AM

Quote from: Steve Zax on June 30, 2025, 11:02:24 PM

And while we are speaking of officers getting older; when will we get the chance to research age increasing technology?

Right after Steve changes the officer starting age to a number beginning with '3'.

In other words, heat death of the universe. 

https://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=13463.msg173845#msg173845

Damn you Steve, the universe is dead now  :'(

Officer Graduation Age

On the Create Race window and the Race Information window, you can set the 'Graduation Age' for each Species.

This sets the starting age for each new commander and replaces the default 21.