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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|June 21, 2016|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/281610/announcements/detail/577965997984945759|title=Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Now Available For Mac! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Homeworld }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|homeworld-deserts-of-kharak|79}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|2074/homeworld-deserts-of-kharak|79}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|homeworld-deserts-of-kharak|85}}
 
|steam appid  = 281610
 
|steam appid  = 281610
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|steam appid side = 433240, 433241, 433242, 436550
 
|gogcom id    = 2115713947
 
|gogcom id    = 2115713947
 
|gogcom id side = 1113697773, 1177623749, 1387822985, 1642501624
 
|gogcom id side = 1113697773, 1177623749, 1387822985, 1642501624
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|official site= http://www.desertsofkharak.com/
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|lutris      = homeworld-deserts-of-kharak
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|mobygames    = 76585
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|hltb        = 32868
 
|wikipedia    = Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
 
|wikipedia    = Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
 
|winehq      = 18285
 
|winehq      = 18285
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
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{{series|Homeworld}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{--}} GOG and Steam users can't play online together.
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|introduction      =
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{{ii}} Originally titled '''Homeworld: Shipbreakers''' during development.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/homeworld_deserts_of_kharak/b/pc/archive/2015/12/16/homeworld-returns-in-deserts-of-kharak.aspx  Homeworld Returns In Deserts Of Kharak - Game Informer]</ref>
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|release history  =
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|current state    = GOG and Steam users can not play online together.
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.desertsofkharak.com/ Official Website]
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{{ii}} Originally titled '''''Hardware: Shipbreakers''''' and '''''Homeworld: Shipbreakers''''' during development.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/homeworld_deserts_of_kharak/b/pc/archive/2015/12/16/homeworld-returns-in-deserts-of-kharak.aspx|title= Homeworld Returns In Deserts Of Kharak - Game Informer|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.blackbirdinteractive.com/forum/deserts-of-kharak Official Forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.blackbirdinteractive.com/forum/deserts-of-kharak Official Forums]
 
{{GOG.com links|2115713947|homeworld_deserts_of_kharak}}
 
{{GOG.com links|2115713947|homeworld_deserts_of_kharak}}
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==Availability==
 
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{{ii}} All OS X versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
{{ii}} All OS X versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
  
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==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| Expedition Guide | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{DLC/row| Expedition Guide | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{DLC/row| Khaaneph Fleet Pack | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{DLC/row| Khaaneph Fleet Pack | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{DLC/row| Soban Fleet Pack | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{DLC/row| Soban Fleet Pack | | Windows, OS X }}
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|key remap                = hackable
 
|key remap                = hackable
 
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|minOS    = 7
 
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak cover
Developers
Blackbird Interactive
Publishers
Gearbox Software
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows January 20, 2016
macOS (OS X) June 21, 2016[2]
Reception
Metacritic 79
OpenCritic 79
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes Sci-fi
Series Homeworld
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on HowLongToBeat
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on IGDB
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on MobyGames
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on Wikipedia
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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

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Homeworld series.

GOG and Steam users can not play online together.

General information

Originally titled Hardware: Shipbreakers and Homeworld: Shipbreakers during development.[3]
Official Forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
All OS X versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Expedition Guide
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Khaaneph Fleet Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Soban Fleet Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

In-game gameplay settings.
In-game gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Win32\settings.json[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Win64\settings.json[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281610/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Win32\out\cloud\[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Win64\out\cloud\[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281610/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings
In-game video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Pillarboxing should be removed after a game restart. Otherwise see Ultra-widescreen for the available workarounds.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Default fullscreen is borderless windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
From 0x to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Use the -screen-width 2560 -screen-height 1080 command line argument[4]
Manually modify the settings file[5]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\settings.json in a text editor.
  2. Search for UnityEngine.Resolution and, on the line below, replace the value of the "width" and "height" attributes with the desired resolution.
  3. Save the changes.
  4. Set the file permission to read-only
  5. Start the game
  6. Open the Option screen and press the Cancel button (this last step is needed only for some users)

Notes

After you set the file permission to Read-only it won't be possible to change the game settings anymore until the write permission is restore.

Input

In-game controls layout menu
In-game controls layout menu

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See Remapping.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Remapping

Remapping via config file[6]
  1. Go to the save game data location.
  2. Open custom.dokhotkeys with an editor like Notepad.
  3. Change the assigned keys of the hotkeys or abilities you want to remap and save the file.

Notes

Duplicate bindings should be avoided as only one action will be recognized.
Additional information can be found here.

Audio

In-game sound settings
In-game sound settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
6 Versus, Co-op
GOG players have to use the GOG Galaxy Client.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Homeworld Deserts of Kharak (DX9 + DX11).
Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[7]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz
AMD A10 5800K 3.8 GHz		 Intel Core i7-950 3.0 GHz
AMD FX-4300 3.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB 12 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 440
ATI Radeon HD 4890
1 GB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon HD 7770
2 GB (Nvidia), 1 GB (AMD) of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is recommended.


Notes

  1. ↑ Unity engine build: 5.2.3f1[1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References