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Revision as of 15:27, 22 August 2014
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| Developers | |
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| Relic Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Windows | Sierra Entertainment |
| OS X | Aspyr Media |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 16, 2003 |
| macOS (OS X) | September 16, 2003 |
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Warnings
| Homeworld | |
|---|---|
| Homeworld | 1999 |
| Homeworld: Cataclysm | 2000 |
| Homeworld 2 | 2003 |
| Homeworld Remastered Edition | 2015 |
| Homeworld 2 Remastered Edition | 2015 |
| Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak | 2016 |
| Homeworld 3 | 2024 |
Key points
- Mod friendly
- Small but dedicated community
- GameSpy online server browser will stop working on June 30, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.
General information
- Relic Entertainment Official site
- Encyclopedia Hiigara - A wiki for everything Homeworld related
- Homeworld Shipyards - A fairly old but big Homeworld fan site
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Amazon.com | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
Official
- Patch 1.1 - The latest official patch
Fan-made
- Patch 1.2 - This unofficial patch adds some added bug fixes and enhancements to the game. Note that it is largely incompatible with mods.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Windowed
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 6 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Issues unresolved
Marine frigate capture bug
Marine frigates are unable to capture enemy vessels. Once the capture-order has been completed, ship control is never transferred, even with repeated attempts.
This is not a bug. Relic disabled the ability to capture ships that build other ships in Single Player.
Issues fixed
Windows Vista/7 compatibility fix
Due to Data Execution Prevention this game might crash on start-up. One solution is to disable DEP for the entire system, but this is notably insecure. A bizarre work-around, however, is to replace the main executable with the German version, which does not trigger DEP and does not change the game's language. All mods are compatible with either executable.
Choppy/laggy camera movement on Windows 7 fix
Enable Vsync via the PLAYERCFG.LUA file found in Homeworld2/Bin/Profiles/Profile1 by editing it with a simple text editor. This will force the game to enable Vsync if the game crashes when you select Vsync in the Options menu ingame.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium III or AMD Athlon 833 MHz | Pentium IV 1.6 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | GeForce or ATI Radeon 7500 Class Video Card 32 MB of VRAM | GeForce 3 series ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM |