"Do to fiscal concerns, poor sales, and pirating of Space Empires IV, the light that was the shinning beacon for Space Empires V has been turned off. Please direct all questions and comments to those who opted to download the game for free rather than support the development process by buying the game."
This is what could happen if you download SEIV for free. Spend the $, the game is well worth it.
Edit, fixed a spelling error.
[ April 15, 2004, 10:45: Message edited by: Atrocities ]