C# Aurora v0.x Questions

[Borealis4x]

Can you make civilian missile launchers or have them just 'drop' sensor buoyes?

[SpikeTheHobbitMage]

Is it better to use a terraforming station or ground installations when terraforming a colonized planet?

Orbital modules are far superior.
They are cheaper to build (even accounting for overhead cost of the station and tugs), easier to move, don't require population to work, and benefit from the terraform bonuses of your commanders. I like to put 10 modules per station, but it is certainly feasible to build them even larger.

The only disagreement I have with this post is 'easier to move'.  Setting up a contract for the civilians to move a stack of terraformers is no harder than ordering a tug to move a stack of stations.  I do agree that lower construction cost and not needing population are still major advantages.

Can you make civilian missile launchers or have them just 'drop' sensor buoyes?

No and no.

[skoormit]

Is it better to use a terraforming station or ground installations when terraforming a colonized planet?

Orbital modules are far superior.
They are cheaper to build (even accounting for overhead cost of the station and tugs), easier to move, don't require population to work, and benefit from the terraform bonuses of your commanders. I like to put 10 modules per station, but it is certainly feasible to build them even larger.

The only disagreement I have with this post is 'easier to move'.  Setting up a contract for the civilians to move a stack of terraformers is no harder than ordering a tug to move a stack of stations.  I do agree that lower construction cost and not needing population are still major advantages.

Fair point on using civvies to move TF installations.
In terms of micro, that's certainly the "easiest" way to move TF capacity.

[Oriolus]

Where can I find the civilian shipping lines window in the current version?

[skoormit]

Where can I find the civilian shipping lines window in the current version?

It is no longer a separate window.
Instead, you will find the civ lines at the bottom of the Naval Organization window, below all of your own naval admin commands.

[davidr]

Is it better to use a terraforming station or ground installations when terraforming a colonized planet?

Orbital modules are far superior.
They are cheaper to build (even accounting for overhead cost of the station and tugs), easier to move, don't require population to work, and benefit from the terraform bonuses of your commanders. I like to put 10 modules per station, but it is certainly feasible to build them even larger.

skoormit,

you advise that you use 10 modules in your orbital terraformers. That equates to at least 250,000 tons weight.  At 10,000 tons upgrade at a time per slipway , how long did it take your shipyard to become large enough to produce the terraformer?
 in my game each 10,000 to upgrade can take from 12-18 months to complete.

DavidR

[Garfunkel]

You don't use a shipyard.

Tick the "no armor" box on the right and that makes the "ship" use structural shell, making it a space station. You can then put 10 Terraforming Modules on it, remove the Fuel Storage and voilá, you can now build your terraforming station with your construction factories.

[davidr]

Garfunkel,

Thanks , never knew that - will now try it with 1.10.

DavidR

[Borealis4x]

Do shipyard modifications draw on the BP of construction factories at all?

I've shipped all my yards to Luna and it feels they are being modified slower than on Earth despite having enough minerals.

[Garfunkel]

No, they do not.

You probably have an administrator on Earth that sped up the process.

[Borealis4x]

Do Orbital Habitats generate income from shipping lines coming to visit them?

Do they need cargo shuttle bays to help accommodate this?

[SpikeTheHobbitMage]

Do Orbital Habitats generate income from shipping lines coming to visit them?

Do they need cargo shuttle bays to help accommodate this?

Orbital Habitats don't support population or produce trade by themselves.  The colony that they are orbiting is what gets the additional population and produces trade.  Any major colony should have a spaceport or shuttle station to speed up trade.  There is no benefit to having both types or multiple of either type.

[Borealis4x]

Is it possible to detach my beam ships to close with the enemy while my carriers and missile ships stay behind while keeping the chain of command in tact to rack in bonuses?

EX: Beam/Missile squadron commander => Fleet commander in system but in other task group => Admin Commander

[Garfunkel]

Your beam ships become a new fleet so they will not gain any bonuses form the old fleet commander. They will still get admin command bonuses as long as they are in range.

[Borealis4x]

Your beam ships become a new fleet so they will not gain any bonuses form the old fleet commander. They will still get admin command bonuses as long as they are in range.

Can Admin commands be based on a flag bridge on a ship?