The Ultimate Mod

[Fyron]

The mod was discontinued a few years ago. Hadrian requested that it no longer be available to download from PBW, so it was removed. SpaceEmpires.org was shut down about 2 years ago due to it's owner, Hadrian, leaving the SE4 community for the final time.

There are, in the meantime, many other interesting mods avaliable for SE4. Malfador Machinations has a mods listing page to browse. Most are for Gold, however. There are some pre-Gold mods available to download from SpaceEmpires.net

[Iansidious]

I remember that mod! It was sad to see the site go down. I looked forward to the release of the Ultimate Mod. I wonder if he could give up what he completed for someone else to finish it...

[Fyron]

Apparently he gave everything to Lord Kodos. Nothing has come of that though...

[tesco samoa]

ultimate mod was a collection of many ideas from many mods.

most of the ideas stemed from the se3 game. And the Mod just grew and grew.

Problem was that is was never completed in any areas. Nor was it balanced.

I found it unplayable vs computer and vs other players.



What I did find in it was some good ideas. And It was a snap shot of what modding was like 3 years ago.

New mods are tweaked and built off these older mods.

Or an idea or concept is created.

Then the mod is slowly built up around that idea or concept.

And the modder these days adds section. Takes an idea from another mod , looks at their idea... and goes hmm balance...

And builds from that.



Personally Hadran and Kodus made the right decision to retire the mod.

I disagree with the fact that it was taken down and perhaps you should send kodus a message to offer it up again. For historical purposes and for some good ideas.

I built my first mod off some of the layouts in that mod. Yea tescomod. Which was along time ago.

[Lord Kodos]

Wow. I have not posted here in ages. But I still lurk, like a horrible monster what lurks in the shadows of the night.
Upon his departure, Hadrian entrusted the UM to me, to splice and dice as I see fit. Many of its masterwork images have made it into the LR mod, as have many of its concepts.
What is the LR mod you ask? Allow me to hijack this thread for a moment and explain.
LR Mod, shortly for Space Empires IV: Legacy of the Ra'shrakil, is my epic mod that has many new features, and lots of cool shiny things. Its been in production for ages, primarily due to my ungodly laziness, but the latest Version is good to go as soon as I test it.
Now then, back to the UM.
The UM was never completed. I have access only to what was publically released. I never had, nor do I now have, access to any "Secret" data or art files.
Now, on to the subject of a UM Re-Release. LR, in many ways, builds upon the UM1, and takes ideas from what was known of the UM2. I do not think Hadrian would want the UM being re-released in its original form, considering how he had it removed, and I will not go against his wishes.
So, in closing, to those of you who have the UM: Congratulations, you own a piece of SE history. To those of you who dont: Sorry. Look forward to LR.

[tesco samoa]

i am still amazed that he deleted every post he made here as well... That must have been fun with the way the old forum did its linking....