It's old and the AI is pretty dumb, but like Master of Orion II and Master of Magic I'm still playing this game years and years later. I've done a lot of the other newer games, but in the end it's still Space Empires IV and the gang that I come back to. If someone released a new version of it with updated graphics, better AI, and the same open approach to modding I would pay full price for that one right away. In the meantime, grab SE4 when it's on sale, get a mod like Devnull for it, and beware of strange warp points.
