Greetings.
I've put together a version of the Balance Mod that will work with the SE:V version 1.00 release.
The original purpose of this mod was to supplant the default data files that are provided with Space Empires V with balanced files that retained the spirit of the standard game. A collection of SE:V beta testers participated in its development providing suggestions, comments, and some data files to assist in the development of the Balance Mod. Hopefully the mod addresses most of the issues that take away from the standard SE:V game. And of course, the mod will continue to be updated with SE:V and there is always more work to be done - especially with the AI.
You can find out more about it and download it here:
http://www.captainkwok.net/balancemod.php