Here's the cumulative v1.79 update for the U.S. retail edition of
. v1.79 brings a couple of fixes, a tweak, and a new "ability value".
This patch will upgrade your Space Empires V version 1.00 (US retail), version 1.08 (US retail), version 1.13 (US retail), version 1.17 (US retail), version 1.20 (US retail), version 1.25 (US retail), version 1.33 (US retail), version 1.35 (US retail), version 1.44 (US Retail), version 1.58 (US Retail), version 1.63 (US Retail), version 1.66 (US Retail), version 1.71 (US Retail), version 1.74 (US Retail), or version 1.77 (US Retail) to the new version 1.79.
*** This patch includes all previous patches ***. For example, if you have version 1.00, then you only need to download and install this patch.
Please note: This patch is only for the US version of Space Empires V. This patch will NOT work on the European version (which has English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian versions in it) of SE5 distributed by Empire Interactive. Customers with the European version should check the
Empire Interactive website for their patch.
Also note: This patch is only for the retail version of Space Empires V. This patch will NOT work on the SE5 distributed by Direct2Drive. Customers with the Direct2Drive should check the Direct2Drive website for their patch.
This patch will NOT work on the Steam version of SE5. The Steam version of SE5 will be updated automatically by Steam itself.
This patch will NOT work on the demo version of Space Empires V.
Versions Patched
1.00, 1.08, 1.13, 1.17, 1.20, 1.25, 1.33, 1.35, 1.44, 1.58, 1.63, 1.66, 1.71, 1.74, 1.77
New Version 1.79
Size
7,727,495 bytes (1 file)
Instructions
Download the executable file (be sure that you do NOT place this file in the SE5 directory). Once downloaded, run the program by double-clicking on it. The install program will automatically find and patch your installed Space Empires V.
Version History for Space Empires V
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Version 1.79:
[*] Changed - Reduced stealth armor's maximum cloaking level.
[*] Fixed - Boarding defense would sometimes result in Security Stations with greater than 100% damage.
[*] Added - Ability value to "Self-Destruct" ability type which specifies the chance the self-destruct will go off during a boarding action.
[*] Fixed - AI should no longer perform any intelligence actions if intelligence projects are not allowed in the game.
Version 1.78:
[*] Fixed - Ships which suffered critical failures in combat would be able to fire their weapons too often.
[*] Fixed - Self-Destruct devices were not going off during boarding actions.
[*] Fixed - Boarding combat calculations were incorrectly skewed against the defender.
[*] Fixed - You can no longer move into red blocked sectors.
[*] Fixed - Added some missing design types.
[*] Fixed - Error in help text for Emergency Build.
[*] Fixed - Incorrect use of possessive 's in several locations.
[*] Changed - Increased maximum mines per sector to 1000.
[*] Changed - Increased supply and ordnance capacity of all planets.
[*] Fixed - AI updated to use missing design types.
[*] Fixed - Unit groups would uncloak when loading a game.
