For some reason I cant find Space Empires V as addicitive as Space Empires IV.
For those who have really REALLY fond memories of old games, you might try doing a search. Particularly at open source sites such as SourceForge. It seems as if there are always projects trying to resurrect or claiming to be based on some of my favorites. Stars!, Master of Magic, Magic Realms (an old board game), etc. You can jump into the project forum and give suggestions to keep them on course, maybe help with the writing, the graphics, the beta-testing. And maybe drop a hint that if they want a really good publisher for independent projects, Shrapnel is one they should check out
