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Homeworld (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Strategy/3D Real-Time Strategy

RELEASE DATE

30/SEP/99

ESRB RATING

EVERYONE, Animated Violence

DEVELOPER

Relic Entertainment

PUBLISHER

Sierra Studios

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Space 77
sci-fi 54

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GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Homeworld is a real-time strategy game set in deep space, played in a truly 3D environment. Fleets of individual ships can be sent to explore, harvest resources, and engage enemies in all directions — up or down, backward or forward, and to either side. An innovative camera system that focuses on objects instead of places offers easy control over the perspective, allowing the player to follow these units that move freely in open space. Like the main play view, a cube-shaped mini-map can be zoomed in or out and rotated on all three axes, to let the player view the vast, surrounding area from any angle.

The Mothership — an enormous structure representing the combined efforts of a planet's entire population over many years — serves as the base of operations. Here, resources are processed, technologies are researched, and new ships are built to serve a variety of purposes. While the action in Homeworld plays out in real time, the game can be paused when the player sets research goals or places build orders. Fleets and individual units can be given orders while the single-player game is paused as well, permitting the orchestration of elaborate, effective tactical maneuvers.

The main storyline of Homeworld's single-player game follows the Kushan, a doomed race living on an unforgiving planet called Kharak. In the ancient ruins of the planet's earliest city, scientists discover a piece of an amazing relic, which hints at the Kushan's forgotten history. Though much is learned from this discovery, including the technology required for interstellar travel, much of the past and future remain unknown.

Realizing that Kharak will support them for only a few generations more, and inspired by evidence of what may be their true home planet, the Kushan come together as one, devoting all their energy and resources to a single, great project. The enormous, space-worthy Mothership is built and hundreds of Kushan are chosen to travel aboard it into the unknown, placed in a state of suspended animation and packed together as the most precious cargo. The fate of an entire people now depends on the strange and dangerous journey ahead. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Homeworld (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Strategy/3D Real-Time Strategy
RELEASE DATE:

30/SEP/99
TOP TRAITS:

Space, sci-fi, epic
DESCRIPTION:

Homeworld is a real-time strategy game set in deep space, played in a truly 3D environment. Fleets of individual ship... more

players 149

followers 0

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Homeworld (PC) by: Raltar

“An awesome and innovative 3D space RTS game. The fact that you could actually move your ships in three dimensions and they somehow managed to create a control scheme for the game which actually madeit somewaht easy to do this was a true innovation...”

created 24/OCT/2009

One of the greatest games ever! by: MonkeyKombat

“The original Homeworld & Dune 2:The Building Of A Dynasty are to me the greatest RTS games ever made”

created 03/SEP/2009

Homeworld (PC) by: Angel-Munlite

“Space RTS is invented in this game. I loved the different canera views and all the beautiful space scenarios. ”

created 24/JUL/2009

Homeworld (PC) by: Incubo81

“Great game revolutionary still by today standards, just too damn difficult, much better than Homeworld II.”

created 04/JUL/2009

Homeworld (PC) by: Olvel

“This was a truly revolutionary game at the time... Full-blown fleet combat, in 3D space. It was a little rough though... Fairly complex and unintuitive controls. Steep learning curve. Brutal difficulty. I never did finish it.”

created 24/JUN/2009

Homeworld (PC) by: SirJamesTheGood

“One of the first games I ever played. I believe it was the first RTS. Anyway, good game. Fully 3D environment for space combat.”

created 18/JUN/2009

Doctorzongo played Homeworld on 05/MAY/09

“I feel sad. :<”

created 06/MAY/2009

Doctorzongo was the last to comment - 6 months ago... show previous hide previous

“No, I got further. Almost won mission 4, but I had to stop. I took out 2 destroyers, but lost an ion array frigate. I tried to salvage the destroyers as well as some assault frigates, but my salvagers got blown up. Unfortunately, my mother ship is down to 50% health and I still have a carrier and about 8 frigates to deal with. I think I can take 'em though. :D”

Thund3rball played Homeworld on 02/MAY/09

Doctorzongo was the last to comment - 7 months ago...

“Yay Homeworld. :D”

created 02/MAY/2009

Thund3rball played Homeworld on 01/MAY/09

“This game is 10 years old but still one of the most polished games you'll ever play.”

created 02/MAY/2009

Homeworld (PC) by: white-rabbit

“One of my all time favorite RTS games. Beautiful graphics, great story, excellent AI and absolutely epic space battles. Even SoaSE, while a great game, can't reproduce the same epic space battles feel I got in Homeworld.”

created 08/JUL/2009

kinfreon played Homeworld on 07/APR/09

“Wow. 3D.”

created 07/APR/2009

Doctorzongo was the last to comment - 7 months ago...

“Homeworld FTW :D”

Homeworld (PC) by: Doctorzongo

“The original Homeworld. Definitely a must for any gamer.”

created 03/APR/2009

Homeworld (PC) by: Rhinojoshua

“Absolutely beautiful, the soundtrack is enthralling, and the backstory and storyline are just enchanting. Overall a unique experience.”

created 02/APR/2009

Homeworld (PC) by: kinfreon

“OMG I CAN SEE FOREVER!”

created 27/MAR/2009

Command and Capture! by: XyberDAWG

“Everytime I play an RTS I have this issue. Anything that can be Captured I will try and Capture. I try not to build many buildings except one main base. After that It is capture every possible...”

created 11/MAR/2009