I have played my first 10 hour none stop session of SE V. (Beta Version 1.61) I am very happy.
I started playing just to test the 1.60 then 1.61 beta and before I knew it, I had been playing for five hours. I did stop to eat dinner and feed the horse and cat, but then I was right back at it again. Now its time for bed.
The game has come a very long ways since its release, as many of us knew it would, and I am tickled pink by how much fun the game is now. Sure it still has some quirks, but those are not even worth mentioning at this point.
The game looks great, has a good space empires feel to it, and is enjoyable to play.
Hats off to Aaron once again.