Patch 1.33 of Space Empires 5 mentioned the inclusion of a new map compiler, designed to create .map files from a text file representation. Unfortunately, this program was not included in the public patch.
When we inquired about this, Malfador told us that it will definitely be included in the next patch. In the mean time, we have been granted permission to post the compiler for all to use. You can download the file from the following location:
Map Compiler