SEV BalanceMod v1.11

Background The Balance Mod began in August 2006 as an effort to create new standard data files for Space Empires V that were balanced and in keeping with the Space Empires series. A number of SE:V beta testers helped with the initial direction of the mod, providing helpful feedback and even a few files. Since then, the work has continued as lots of suggestions and comments from the Space Empires community have kept me busy tweaking and improving the mod. Hopefully the Balance Mod addresses most of the issues in the standard game and adds to the Space Empires experience. Check out the feature list below for a brief summary of the main changes that were made. I'm always working on the mod and keeping it up to date with each SE:V patch and not to mention the fact that there is always something to improve - especially with the AI! Game Setup: Balanced Racial Trait costs, Government and Society Types Incorporates Fyron's Quadrant Mod General Gameplay: Detailed ability and modifier descriptions Smaller Empire Flags for the system map Increased consumption of organics by population Less drastic effects for some Events Revised leaky intel system to eliminate all-or-nothing intel attacks Tech Tree: Reduced number of tech levels, but higher costs to eliminate need for frequent retrofitting Enhanced organization of tech areas Many items now under more appropriate tech areas Improved balance in research costs for comparible items Ships: Ship sizes increase in more useful amounts per level SE:III style propulsion means bigger ships need more engines Ships dedicate roughly the same percentage of space to engines/components/weapons - helps improve Small/Large ship balance Additional maintenance or attack/defense modifiers for many ship hulls Differentiated racial trait hulls for Organic and Crystalline empires Additional design types for the player and AI Auto complete function can design many more ship types to save time Components and Facilities: Lots of changes to costs and effect amounts of Components and Facilities Slight change in costs to encourage more diverse resource economies Proportionate increases in ability amounts amongst related items, such as weapon damage and armor Many components are now considered as cargo, expanding the use of freighters/transports Less tedious ship design with logically organized components Shields and Armor are more equivalent in their effects, which allows for flexibility in play styles Weapons: Improved weapon balance allows more flexibility in weapon choices Weapon mounts provide a less drastic increase in firepower for the change in weapon size More effective point-defense AI: More effective AI ship designs with appropriate component choices Additional AI design types Adaptive AI colony type selection Revised AI research pathways Some AI prioritization in research and responsive research point spending Increased variety in ships for AI Fleets More developed AI diplomacy AI more aggressive in defending its territory AI manages units more effectively

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