Overview

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Space Empires IV is an encompassing turn-based strategy game that falls under the 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) genre, similar to games like Master of Orion II and Birth of the Federation. Even better is that the game can be easily modify through text files and bitmap images to create any universe you want. The game supports up to 20 players and allows for multiplayer games via hotseat, PBEM, PBW, TCP-IP. You can find out more about Space Empires IV by following the links below to the developer and publisher websites.

Patches

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Space Empires IV Deluxe patch to 1.95 from Deluxe version 1.94

Space Empires IV Deluxe patch to 1.94 for Gold/Classic versions

Space Empires IV Deluxe patch to 1.94 for Deluxe version 1.93

Space Empires IV Gold Patch to 1.91

Space Empires IV Classic Patch to 1.49

Features

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• Award winning title of the popular Space Empires series
• 24-bit 3D rendered graphics
• Support for 800x600 and 1024x768 resolutions
• Support for .mp3, midi, or .ogg audio
• Turn-based or Simultaneous gameplay
• Revamped user-interface that's friendly and intuitive!
• Detailed game setup: Victory conditions, restricted technologies, galaxy layout, player configuraton, and more...
• Detailed Race Creation: Unique ship pictures, race picture, racial traits, technology, history, and more.
• Game comes with 20 unique races to play and customize or just create your own!
• Create galaxies with up to 255 solar systems with lots of planets to explore
• Come across black holes, nebula, binary and trinary stars, asteroid belts, gas giants, cosmic storms and more...
• Lots of random events such as Rebellions, earthquakes, supernovas, industrial accidents, cosmic storms, and the occasional plague!
• Lots of vehicle types: Ships, Bases, Transports, Fighters, Mines, Satellites, Troops, and Weapons Platforms
• Completely design and customize all of your vehicles
• Detailed tactical combat complete with a combat simulator to test your designs
• Detailed Empire management: Control Research, Intelligence, Politics, Construction, Vehicle Designs and more...
• Advanced Political features: Protectorates, Subjugated empires, Trade all possible game items, claim territories, and more...
• Massive technology tree with hundreds of tech levels, 500+ components and facilities alone...
• Completely customizable game graphics: Create your own planets, stars, vehicles, etc.
• Completely customizable data files: All game information is in easily editable text files. Create your own Components, Facilities, Vehicles, etc.
• Completely customizable AI players: Create your own AI players with unique traits, styles, and speech.

Publisher and Developer Links

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Malfador Machinations

Strategy First

Shrapnel Games