Re: SEIV and stars!
Way back the two games I used to play constantly were Stars! and Space Empires 2.
Stars! is a lot more strategic than Space Empires (2, 3, & 4) and less battle-oriented, but it's way more realistic. It also doesn't have the customizability of anything Space Empires.
Supernova Genesis looks spectacular and promises to be even more customizable than SE4 with the game scripting language. With the exception of starship pictures and the fact that modding S!SG will be more complicated, I think it will give SE4 some good competition.
S!SG I think will remain more strategic (Stars! never had any planets) while SE4 is more tactical. My advice is to buy both games.
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