[Makinus]

Yep SEIV is, at least until now, a superior game strategy-wise compared with SEV... SEV have more graphical goodies, but i always prefer strategy against graphics...

I still do play occasionally Stars! versus the AI, and that game, graphicaly-wise, is as dry as a spreadsheet...

And about hardware requirements, SEIV runs in nearly everything, while SEV chugs slowly even in the most upped up systems...