What if Space Empires VI went Open Source?

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There is also a project ongoing like this called Free Orion. They have a playable v0.3.x demo available that looks and plays very nice, but has no AI yet and I don't think it has a combat module yet either. Reading through the forum I don't see much reference to the SE series so they may be able to pick up some ideas. It's main focus is to re-capture the magic that was in the original MOO in an updated and modern format.