Homeworld
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| Developer(s) | Relic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Erin Daly |
| Release date | 28 September 1999 |
| Genre | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Age rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | PC, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Media | 1 CD |
| System requirements | * Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 (w/ service pack 4.0)
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| Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough | |
[edit] Summary
Homeworld was the first game in the Homeworld series of the same name. Released in 1999, the game quickly became a surprising success, taking the Game of the Year award from IGN and Game Critics Award on E3 expo. Since then the game has been the only of its kind (a 3D real-time strategy game) to be highly successful.
[edit] Screen Shots
 Mothership |
 Kadeshi fleet |
 Ship wreck at Karos Graveyard |
 Kushan destroyer attacks Taiidan installations |
[edit] Trivia
- Homeworld was originally meant to be a game adaptation of the cult space opera television show Battlestar Galactica but Relic failed to obtain the rights. The story concept was designed later.
- The Game had also had a second release, in year 2000, it was called "Game of the year edition" containing official strategy guide and CD with Soundtrack, and latest patch
- In 2003 Relic released source code for Homeworld, which is available on Relic Developers Network webpage.
- When the source code was released fans created editions for Linux and Mac OsX.
- Despite it being several years old, the community is still alive, and it's possible to play multiplayer games on dedicated servers that is still running ever since.
[edit] External Links
- Official Homeworld webpage
- Homeworld wiki
- Relic.com - game developer webpage
- Homeworld IRC Channel: #homeworld on RTSnet
[edit] Reviews
Homeworld Series games
Homeworld | Homeworld: Cataclysm | Homeworld 2
