Let's play Aurora 4x - part 1 - "Setup"
421Welcome to the tutorial LP of the gem of 4x strategies - Aurora. I will try my best to be as thorough as possible without boring you too much as this game is fairly unknown on Youtube. The first episodes however will cover most of the interface so that you actually know what is going on later when thing get more heated (and they will one way or another). As the game is heavy in details and possibilities do not hesitate to ask any questions. As I am far from being a veteran in this game I will try to answer as openly as I can while thinking about your question. You may be up to something, you know?
From the wiki: Aurora is a 4X (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, and eXterminate) science fiction strategy game. Players develop their interstellar empire from the humble beginnings on their homeworld to conquer the universe, or be pummelled into the ashes of history by opposing races.
Some say it has the graphical charm of an income tax assistant software from the late nineties, but a playing depth that more than rivals any commercial 4X game. Aurora is different because it places emphasis on fleet operations and detailed tactical combat.
The game is under constant development and there is an active and friendly player community in the forum that will help you with any question or problem you might encounter.
You can get the game here: http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php/board,10.0.html
You can find the wiki here: http://aurorawiki.pentarch.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
The game was created in the year 2004 by Steve Walmsley. The version I am playing is latest available at the moment of start (27/07/13) 6.21.