Ha, I wish I could have never seen the SE's. To think I actually preferred them before the 2004 versions were released! *head-desk*
Hey, thanks to everybody who PM'd me for how to find this. I'm going to be getting an external hard drive soon, and once it gets here I'll be able to check this out. Sounds like there are a few minor flaws, but overall it's probably the best version of Empire out there as of yet. :)