"Space Empires V" is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge, living, breathing galaxy. New features include: political alliances between multiple empires, a top-down ship design system, a hexagonal movement grid, and many more to keep players enthralled. "Space Empires V" is completely "mod-able" and even adds a scriptable AI system to the mix. "Space Empires V" boldly takes the next step in the genre of space strategy games. Gamers' that are already members of the Space Empires franchise will absolutely salivate at the prospect of playing "Space Empires V." Those that haven't yet received their initiation into the franchise will soon find themselves surrendering to this game's excellence.