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27 March 2011:

There is an updated happiness patch available that adds considerations for planetary conditions. The download can be found HERE.

20 March 2011:

I've posted a small data file patch containing a preview of the new happiness system as I first discussed in the Balance Mod forum thread on population happiness HERE. The download and details can be found HERE.

15 March 2011:

I've resumed work on the mod after what was to be a short hiatus grew into a couple of months of inactivity. The focus is on finishing the v1.19i beta for its proper release. I'm looking to make a somewhat significant change to how happiness is influenced by an empire's government type. You can find this discussion and others at the Balance Mod Forums hosted at Spaceempires.net!

24 December 2010:

I've posted a beta version of 1.19i for download since I wasn't going to be able to get out a proper update before the holidays. It's basically finished, but hasn't been tested very much. The beta verison is compatible with your saved v1.19 series games. Get it here in .rar format only: Balance Mod v1.19i

The proper version will be out next week along with updates to Small Systems and the other BM Add-ons.

10 December 2010:

I've added a RSS-feed to the site. Feel free to subscribe to it to stay on top of the latest Balance Mod updates or other Space Empires news. Facebook likes next??? Never!

01 December 2010:

Contuining to work on the latest Balance Mod patch. I'm aiming to have it available for early next week. I've made a number of important revisions to the AI's targeting approach which should make them more unpredictable while more effective in their attacks. Currently working out possible ways to eliminate or at least mitigate "circle of stupidity" pursuing in combat.

28 Novmber 2010:

Strategy First has restored their official SE5 forums, which you can find HERE. Here's hoping some of its previous traffic will be restored assuming it remains available.

01 October 2010:

I've made some updates to the webiste, removing some dead links and updating the Balance Mod FAQs and Balance Mod AI Minister pages. I'm also adding a new game story to the site shortly called Jubrups in Space that follows the struggle of the Jubrup to establish themselves in a hostile galaxy.

24 September 2010:

The Balance Mod Small Systems extra has been updated to reflect the data file changes introduced in the Balance Mod v1.19h update. You can grab v1.08 of Small Systems HERE. Make sure you have v1.19h installed before applying the updating the Small Systems patch! The extra event scripts have also been updated.

23 September 2010:

I've finally put out the long overdue v1.19g of the Balance Mod. I didn't get much of a chance to play test it well towards the end, but figured the community would surely let me know if something was seriously out of order. See the changelog posted on the Balance Mod History page for all the details. Download Balance Mod v1.19h 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.