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Homeworld Remastered Edition

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This page is for the remastered version. For the original release, see Homeworld.

Homeworld Remastered Edition
Homeworld Remastered Edition cover
Developers
Original Relic Entertainment
Gearbox Software
Blackbird Interactive
macOS (OS X) Aspyr Media
Publishers
Gearbox Software
OS X Aspyr Media
Release dates
Windows February 25, 2015
macOS (OS X) August 6, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 86
OpenCritic 87
IGDB 88
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Free-roaming camera
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Homeworld
Homeworld Remastered Edition on HowLongToBeat
Homeworld Remastered Edition on IGDB
Homeworld Remastered Edition on MobyGames
Homeworld Remastered Edition on Wikipedia
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

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Homeworld Remastered Edition is a remastered version of the 1999 sci-fi real-time strategy game Homeworld. It contains the original version, and is distributed exclusively as part of the Homeworld Remastered Collection.

General information

Homeworld Shipyards - A fairly old but big Homeworld fan site
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from
HomeworldRM executable, with the
-nosteam -EpicPortal -AUTH_PASSWORD=0 commands appended to the Target URL. Online multiplayer will be disabled, however.[1] Homeworld Remastered Collection
Windows
GamersGate
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Homeworld Remastered Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Homeworld Remastered Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Homeworld Remastered Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Collector's Edition Only.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable)
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Collector's Edition Only.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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Currently no online multiplayer or mod support.
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\HomeworldRM\Data\Animatics.
  2. Delete or rename GBXlogo.webm.

2.3 players patch

The unofficial 2.3 Players Patch fixes many bugs and glitches, but also introduces some minor gameplay changes. Install at your own discretion. The entire changelog can be found here. The Steam version can be installed via the Steam Workshop, the GOG version can be downloaded here.

When using the GOG version, you have to launch the game from the new provided shortcuts - read the instructions file after unpacking the patch.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.
In-game HUD settings.
In-game HUD settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\HomeworldRM\Bin\Profiles\Profile1[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/244160/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\HomeworldRM\Bin\Profiles\Profile1\Campaign[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/244160/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
UI is spanned across monitors and can have scaling issues.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 16x MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Adds noticeable mouse lag.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

3-dimensional movement

Press M, then hold Shift and left- or right-click to set z-axis coordinates.[2]

Change orientation

To change the orientation of a ship or fleet without moving them, press M (plus Shift if you want z-axis) and then click the middle mouse button in the desired direction.[2]

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, Speech, Music and UI.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Audio Localization can be found on Steam Workshop.
German
Audio Localization can be found on Steam Workshop.
Italian
Russian
Audio Localization can be found on Steam Workshop
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Versus
Online play
8 Versus

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 7777, 28900, 28910
UDP 7777, 27900
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

GOG version does not launch from GOG Galaxy

If the GOG version does not start when launching the game from GOG Galaxy, try starting the launcher from <path-to-game>\HWLauncher\launcher.exe.[3][4] This can be set as the default location for GOG Galaxy by clicking Manage InstallationConfigure → Scroll to the bottom → Add another executable / arguments, and then select the above mentioned linked as default.

Access violation

If the game does not start or crashes with a access violation message, run the game as administrator.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
32-bit only.[5]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer SHiFT, Steamworks, Epic Online Services Epic Online Services added in Patch 2.300

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
ATI Radeon HD 4800
512 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 3.3 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9.5
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 640M
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Intel HD Graphics 4000
512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/244160/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (244160) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-07-27
    Played for ten minutes, suffered one crash related to windowed mode, but otherwise worked. Have not fully checked the classic games this game is bundled with.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://steamcommunity.com/app/244160/discussions/0/154641879463493525/
  3. gog.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  4. gog.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  5. MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023