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Strategy First is having a Spring sale whereby for a limited time, Space Empires V, Space Empires IV, Star Fury, and ORB can be purchased for $29.99

...just thought folks might like to know!

Happy Easter!

A new game you know you want to play
Currently set for 10 players, SE:V 1.66 w/ BM 1.14

Game description:

Looking for some intrigue? Choke point turtling not your style? Play Diplomacy, where only the savvy survive!

This game will require some deft political maneuvering, and it's unlikely any single race will be able to project power on a galactic scale.
The Pseudo-FTL map makes it almost impossible to bunker in, and the small galaxy means that everyone will be in close proximity to other races. Some game rules:

--Homeworlds cannot be attacked during the first game year (10 turns). Note this is not a very long time, but will help prevent insta-gibbing. Defend your Homeworld!!

Greetings...

Here are the lastest changelogs from the SE5 beta. MM hopes to have the public patch out early next week assuming it's good to go. If you have any last minute bugs, you should send them in asap.

Version 1.70:
1. Fixed - Sometimes ships could move through a sector with enemy ships and not start combat.
2. Fixed - Help text describing a construction queue's emergency build rate.
3. Changed - Ships in combat with the same target will spread out around the target a bit more.
4. Changed - "Only Engines", "Only Weapons", and "Only Shield Generators" damage types now

okay so im running into this problem. when i play the game i get this colorful static thing that shows up in the windows, or instead of icons. it happens anywhere in the game and randomly. i can play for a little bit, but eventually one of the windows will get this static looking discoloration. its a big issue, because if there is text in the window it makes it unreadable.

ive downloaded all the patches from the main page here. was that a waste? did i need to only download the most recent one? well i downloaded them all, although i know there are earlier patches before the ones on the site. do i need to get those as well? i found them somewhere but i think i couldnt download them. this make any sense?

Hey,

I recently downloaded a few custom races for SE:V. I have done everything the forum said to do (i.e. create a special folder for said race), but it still will not show up when I go to create a race or quick start. Absolutely nothing shows up, no race flag, photo, or shipset. What do I need to do? I have the latest patch (1.66). Please help.