The Future of Space Empires IV

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The amount of people playing SE IV has dropped off dramatically over the last two years to the point that the game is for all intents and purposes, dead. It has been milked for every last cent that it can produce and unless Aaron is willing to revisit the game and fix some of the glaring remaining bugs, so thing that he is not likely going to do, then its a safe bet to say that SE IV is past its prime and now on its last days if not already dead.

So why not get Aaron to release the source code for SE IV and let the modding community have at it? I mean the games earning potential is all but extinct at this point so why not toss the fans a much needed meaty bone and give up the source code so that they can "fix" the remaining issues and perhaps even expand the game some?

The game is after all nearly eight years old and 100% of games that old have either already released the source codes or have gone completely from the memories of players. The programing of SE IV cannot be that "secret" that after eight years its still of prized value and all.

The likelihood of an expansion pack for SE IV coming from SFI is about as likely as finding humanoid life in the core of the moon a week from last Tuesday. (In other words not gonna ever happen.)

SE IV is past its prime and its time to let the fans have it completely.