New patch

[se5a]

play with balance mod or IRM.

[Raapys]

The rest of the game is coming along nicely, but the AI is still not anywhere close to how it should be. Then again, Aaron looks to have been concentrating more on getting the bugs out for now. Hopefully there'll be arriving more AI improvements with the next patches.

[Barronosod]

Thanks guys. That's exactly what I was looking to find out. Maybe I'll wait for 1 more patch. I'm still very excited about the game.

[se5a]

nah, just play balance mod or IRM.
stock sucks and always will.

even better, get in on a multiplayer BM game, KOTH rocks for competitive games, and theres a few other games with 8 or so players going on, lots of fun.

[Barronosod]

How long do the multiplayer games go? I've never done that for SE or Civ, even though I love those kinds of games. But I go for the marathon (several days/weeks)ones, not the quickie 3-4 hour ones.

[Romulus68]

Barronosod said:
How long do the multiplayer games go? I've never done that for SE or Civ, even though I love those kinds of games. But I go for the marathon (several days/weeks)ones, not the quickie 3-4 hour ones.

Multiplayer game turns usually try to start out doing a turn every 1-2 days. As the Empires get huge the turns will stretch out to 3-4 days. It really varies on the game and based on the other players.

Best idea is to go look at the Play by Web server and see what games are open right now: Play by Web

Find one that suits your play style/needs and jump in!

[BlueTemplar]

There are IMHO still some important bugs/features to adress before tackling the AI.(for instance the ability to change the place of ships in fleets...)

Otherwise, and unless a new annoying bug like invincible planets appears, I'd say that with 1.35, and mods if you play against the AI, Se5 finally reached the point where it's not a "beta" anymore.