Recent News

01 March 2010:
The Balance Mod Small Systems extra has been updated to reflect the data file changes introduced in the Balance Mod v1.19g update. You can grab v1.07 of Small Systems HERE. Make sure you have v1.19g installed before applying the updating the Small Systems patch!

28 February 2010:
There's a new version of the Balance Mod available for download. Version 1.19g contains some fixes for intelligence operations, vehicle hull modifiers, AI design creation and resource management, along with more tweaks to both the data files and AI scripts. See the changelog posted on the Balance Mod History page for more details. Download Balance Mod v1.19g HERE. The new patch is savegame compatible with existing v1.19 games. Updated versions of Balance Mod extras should be available in the next day or so.

04 February 2010:
After being down for just over 6 weeks, Strategy First's Space Empires V website is back online. You can visit it HERE. I'm glad to see it back up as I thought for certain it had been discontinued. Here at the Space Empires Depot I've made it 5 years without a major service interuption!

05 January 2010:
Happy New Year! Just a quick update to let interested players to know that work on version 1.20 of the Balance Mod continues and that another patch will be issued for v1.19 to correct a few minor issues. Since the official Space Empires 5 site is currently offline, check back here regularly or visit Spaceempires.net for news on Balance Mod releases.

01 December 2009:
The Balance Mod Small Systems extra has been updated to reflect the data file changes introduced in the BM v1.19f update. You can grab v1.06 of Small Systems HERE. Make sure you have v1.19f installed before applying the updating the Small Systems patch!

27 November 2009:
Since it's taking a long time to develop v1.20 of the Balance Mod, I've posted a v1.19f patch to fix a few critical bugs and an assortment of balance tweaks and a couple of AI adjustments. The changelog is posted on the Balance Mod History page. Download the Balance Mod v1.19f patch HERE. The new patch is savegame compatible with existing v1.19 games. I'll post an update for the Small Systems mod in the next two days.

21 August 2009:
Another small patch has been posted for the Balance Mod. The v1.19e patch contains a few fixes to correct the AI's behaviour for trades and gifts. There's also a fix for Shield Disrupters. You can view the changelog on the Balance Mod History page. Download the Balance Mod v1.19e patch HERE.

08 August 2009:
Alright, there's one more update now available for the Balance Mod. The v1.19d patch contains mostly AI fixes and a couple of minor tweaks. You can view the changelog on the Balance Mod History page. You can download the Balance Mod v1.19d patch HERE.

29 July 2009:
There's one last update for the Balance Mod's current series. The v1.19c patch makes even more improvements for the AI's resource and facility management functions. There's also some AI fixes for disconnected play and refinements to some of the ministers. A full list of changes can be found on the Balance Mod History page. You can download the Balance Mod v1.19c patch HERE. The Balance Mod Small Systems extra has also been updated. Be sure to apply it after updating your Balance Mod to v1.19c!

03 July 2009:
There's another quick update available for the Balance Mod. The v1.19b patch makes a couple of improvements on v1.19a for the AI's resource and facility management functions. There's also a couple of small changes to Drone functionality and a reduction in combat speeds for freighters. A full list of changes can be found on the Balance Mod History page. You can download the Balance Mod v1.19b patch HERE. The v1.19b patch requires that you already have v1.19 or v1.19a. For users of the Small Systems add-on, be sure to re-apply it after updating to v1.19b!

26 June 2009:
There's updates availble for BM Random Research Events and BM Small Systems. Version 1.02 of the Random Research Events script fixes a bug with research setbacks in v1.01, while the Small Systems mod has been updated to BM v1.19a. You can get both HERE.

26 June 2009:
A new update is available for the Balance Mod. The v1.19a patch corrects a few bugs and adds more improvements to the AI including better resource management, unit distribution, and some refinements to colony ship and fleet handling. A complete list of changes is listed Balance Mod History here. You can download the Balance Mod v1.19a patch HERE. The v1.19a patch requires that you already have v1.19 installed.

06 May 2009:
Malfador Machinations has posted a new patch to update SE5 to v1.79. A relatively small patch, but it includes important fixes for the 'infinite fire bug', unit cloaking, and boarding. It also has a few data file and AI tweaks. Grab it HERE. All recent versions of the Balance Mod are compatible with the v1.79 patch.