I've bought the se4 cd in Staples and it came with ver 1.95 on it so i'm happy,
as for mods i play
Adamant
AICampaign
B5CarrierBattles
Babylon 5
CarrierBattles
DN4 (yes 4.27 ver)
GritEcon
Imperium Verus
Invasion
Proportions (hopefully 3.06+ someday)
StarFire Mod
StarTrek (of course)
TDM-ModPack
and when i get a chance i go a few rounds with SE5 (Balance Mod)