Difference between revisions of "Homeworld Remastered Edition"

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

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
Epic Games Store		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
GamersGate		Homeworld Remastered Collection
		Homeworld Remastered Collection
GOG.com		Homeworld Remastered Collection
Humble Store
Steam		Homeworld Remastered Collection
Amazon.com (unavailable)		Collector's Edition Only.
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable)		Collector's Edition Only.
Mac App Store (unavailable)		Currently no online multiplayer or mod support.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\HomeworldRM\Data\Animatics`. 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 HUD settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

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.

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

Controller types

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.

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

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

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 Installation → Configure → 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	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz Dual Core	2.3 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 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	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM

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

↑ ^1.0 ^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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/244160/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (244160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ 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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://steamcommunity.com/app/244160/discussions/0/154641879463493525/
↑ gog.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ gog.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[gamedir-2] 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).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/244160/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (244160) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/244160/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (244160) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[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.

[movement-4] 2.0 ^2.1 https://steamcommunity.com/app/244160/discussions/0/154641879463493525/

[5] .com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[6] .com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[7] MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023

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[Note 2]

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+{{disambig|the remastered version|the original release|[[Homeworld]]}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Homeworld Remastered Edition Cover.jpg
 |developers   =
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Relic Entertainment|Original}}
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Gearbox Software}}
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Blackbird Interactive}}
@@ Line 13: / Line 15: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 6, 2015}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
@@ Line 34: / Line 36: @@
 |official site= http://www.homeworldremastered.com/
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = homeworld-remastered-collection
+|lutris       = homeworld-remastered-collection
+|mobygames    = 72831
 |hltb         = 24517
 |wikipedia    = Homeworld#Homeworld Remastered
 |winehq       = 16784
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      = '''''Homeworld Remastered Edition''''' is a remastered version of the 1999 [[Glossary:Sci-fi|sci-fi]] [[Glossary:RTS|real-time strategy]] game ''[[Homeworld]]''. It contains the original version, and is distributed exclusively as part of the '''''Homeworld Remastered Collection'''''.
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
 }}
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 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00K6ZUOQE  | Steam  | Collector's Edition Only. |  | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | homeworld-remastered-collection | DRM-Free | DRM-free when launched directly from <br><code><nowiki>HomeworldRM</nowiki></code> executable, with the <br><code><nowiki>-nosteam -EpicPortal -AUTH_PASSWORD=0</nowiki></code> commands appended to the Target URL. Online multiplayer will be disabled, however.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Dribbleondo|date=2023-07-27|comment=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.}}</ref> Homeworld Remastered Collection |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | homeworld-remastered-collection | Steam | Homeworld Remastered Collection |  | Windows, OS X }}
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 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | homeworld_remastered_collection | DRM-free | Homeworld Remastered Collection |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | homeworld-remastered-collection | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 244160 | Steam | Homeworld Remastered Collection |  | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00K6ZUOQE  | Steam  | Collector's Edition Only. |  | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.co.uk | B00P1DVGLS | Steam  | Collector's Edition Only. |  | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 {{Availability/row| MacApp | id991804858 | MacApp | Currently no online multiplayer or mod support. |  | OS X | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon.co.uk | B00P1DVGLS | Steam  | Collector's Edition Only. |  | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 }}
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 ===Skip intro videos===
 {{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename video files|ref={{cn|date=April 2020}}|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\HomeworldRM\Data\Animatics\</code>
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\HomeworldRM\Data\Animatics}}.
-# Delete or rename <code>GBXlogo.webm</code>.}}
+# Delete or rename {{file|GBXlogo.webm}}.
+}}
 ===2.3 players patch===
@@ Line 80: / Line 94: @@
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Homeworld Remastered\HomeworldRM\Bin\Profiles\Profile1\Campaign}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\HomeworldRM\Bin\Profiles\Profile1\Campaign}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 88: / Line 102: @@
 |discord                   =
 |discord notes             =
-|epic games launcher       =
+|epic games launcher       = true
 |epic games launcher notes =
 |gog galaxy                = true
@@ Line 209: / Line 223: @@
 ===Change orientation===
-To change the orientation of a ship of fleet without moving them, press {{key|M}} (plus {{key|Shift}} if you want z-axis) and then click the middle mouse button in the desired direction.<ref name="movement"/>
+To change the orientation of a ship or fleet without moving them, press {{key|M}} (plus {{key|Shift}} if you want z-axis) and then click the middle mouse button in the desired direction.<ref name="movement"/>
 ==Audio==
@@ Line 226: / Line 240: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 308: / Line 324: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===GOG version doesn't launch from GOG Galaxy===
+===GOG version does not launch from GOG Galaxy===
-If the GOG version doesn't start when launching the game from GOG Galaxy, try starting the launcher from <code>Homeworld Remastered\HWLauncher\launcher.exe</code>.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/homeworld_remastered_collection/game_wont_launch]</ref><ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/homeworld_remastered_collection/homeworld_not_start]</ref> You can also set this as default location for GOG Galaxy by clicking ''Manage Installation'' -> ''Configure'' -> Scroll to the bottom -> ''Add another executable / arguments'', and then select the above mentioned linked as ''default''.
+If the GOG version does not start when launching the game from GOG Galaxy, try starting the launcher from {{file|{{p|game}}\HWLauncher\launcher.exe}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/homeworld_remastered_collection/game_wont_launch|title=gog.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/homeworld_remastered_collection/homeworld_not_start|title=gog.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> This can be set as the default location for GOG Galaxy by clicking ''Manage Installation'' → ''Configure'' → Scroll to the bottom → ''Add another executable / arguments'', and then select the above mentioned linked as ''default''.
 ===Access violation===
-If the game doesn't start or crashes with a ''access violation'' message, run your .exe as Admin (right-click -> Properties -> Compatibility).
+If the game does not start or crashes with a ''access violation'' message, run the game as administrator.
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 337: / Line 353: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = true
 |macos intel 64-bit app = false
-|macos arm app          =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
-|macos app notes        = 32-bit only.<ref>[https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000214186 MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support]</ref>
+|macos app notes        = 32-bit only.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000214186|title=MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
@@ Line 359: / Line 377: @@
 |cutscenes        = Bink Video
 |cutscenes notes  =
-|multiplayer      = SHiFT, Steamworks
+|multiplayer      = SHiFT, Steamworks , Epic Online Services
-|multiplayer notes=
+|multiplayer notes= Epic Online Services added in Patch 2.300
 }}

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