I've been thinking these days, now that we see some improvements designed for Newtonian Aurora coming to TN Aurora, and I wonder if both games will coexist when Newtonian comes out.
As Newtonian is going to be pretty realistic game using the laws of physics as we know them, Trans-Newtonian could be another game mode with less realistic laws for those who prefer playing in a fantasy-scifi universe. I think there's no point (if both modes are going to coexist) in keeping one mode hyper realistic and the other just super realistic. I've always wanted to play a game like this with some of the things we've seen in series like Stargate, Babylon 5 or even Star Wars itself.
Well, just a stupid suggestion I thought I could share.
There are some fundamental differences in the two games, including a revamp of almost all the movement and combat code and an FTL model rather than jump points. I am moving elements of the strategic side from NA to normal Aurora rather than the tactical. There are a few more things I am considering moving to normal Aurora though, including a more flexible engine design process and perhaps making fuel more important (i.e. higher fuel consumption and more reliance on gas giants for fuel).
Steve
