Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
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| Developers | |
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| 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 |
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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 |
Key points
- GOG and Steam users can't play online together.
- Originally titled Homeworld: Shipbreakers during development.[3]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Expedition Guide | |
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| Khaaneph Fleet Pack | |
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| Soban Fleet Pack | |
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| Soundtrack | |
Game data
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) | <Steam-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) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281610/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
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]
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| Manually modify the settings file[5] |
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Notes
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Input
In-game controls layout menu
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See Remapping. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Remapping
| Remapping via config file[6] |
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Notes
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Audio
In-game sound settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 6 | Versus, Co-op GOG players have to use the GOG Galaxy Client. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Homeworld Deserts of Kharak (DX9 + DX11). | ||
| Devices | |||
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| Tobii Eye Tracking | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 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 1024 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon HD 7770 2048 MB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit system is recommended.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 5.2.3f1[1]
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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>/281610/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (281610) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19
- ↑ Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Now Available For Mac! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
- ↑ Homeworld Returns In Deserts Of Kharak - Game Informer
- ↑ Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak - last accessed on 2020-06-27
- ↑ Step by step for getting 21:9 to work - last accessed on 2016-01-20
- ↑ Hotkey Rebinding Documentation - Blackbird Interactive Forums - last accessed on 2018-01-03