News Homeworld Remastered Collection on the way

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  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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  2. Hustler

    Hustler Minimodder

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    Definite purchase for me.

    This game was amazing on my brand new £1500 (P3 500mhz, 128MB RAM 12GB Hdrive!!!) laptop back in early 2000.

    Amazing atmosphere with the lights off and headphones on.
     
  3. wyx087

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    Anyone know if the collector's edition's digital download vouchers are claimed on Steam?
     
  4. Nikumba

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    This is a must buy, played HW1 a lot, I hope they have kept the mechanics all the same and not messed with it too much. All it needed was a HD faeclift :)

    Pre-order is already on in Steam
     
  5. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    They 100% will be.
     
  6. the-beast

    the-beast What's a Dremel?

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    Disappointed it is a Steam only release :( - GOG DRM free all the way for me.

    And no Cataclysm...
     
  7. wyx087

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    Is there a source? I don't want to throw £100 at them and get something worse than Uplay, when Steam version is available.
     
  8. SchizoFrog

    SchizoFrog What's a Dremel?

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    As this is a rehash I think I'll wait until the rush is over and then pick it up when it is on sale, especially as I just bought Sins Of The Solar Empire - Rebellion for less than £5. :)
     
  9. .//TuNdRa

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    Not quite a rehash, straight up Remaster, they've left all the gameplay and mechanics the same, so it's pure graphical updates.

    That said, while I would love to pre-order the Limited Edition; It Is a Gearbox Game, despite the core of it being built by Relic over fifteen years ago, so I might wait and see if it actually runs well first.

    That foot tall Mothership statue is really rather tempting, though...
     
  10. SchizoFrog

    SchizoFrog What's a Dremel?

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    'Homeword and Homeworld 2 have seen significant overhaul in terms of graphics, audio and even gameplay mechanics at the hands of Gearbox.'

    Me thinks someone didn't read the article properly. :)
     
  11. Cei

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    Gameplay is the new multiplayer mode only. The single player is as it always has been.
     
  12. SchizoFrog

    SchizoFrog What's a Dremel?

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    I think you are underestimating the significance of game mechanics. Even slightly changing the resource levels can have a significant effect on how the game actually plays and even the tactics that you may employ.
     
  13. Redbeaver

    Redbeaver The Other Red Meat

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    Now this makes me more interested in Shipbreaker....
     
  14. gosh

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    not much love for cata it seems but that was possibly my favourite, atmosphere and story were great.
     
  15. [ZiiP] NaloaC

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    I thought that Cataclsym was hands-down the best of the lot in terms of gameplay.

    HW2 was pretty back in the day (no doubt it'll be a lot prettier now), but I grew weary with the gameplay as the sides were identical, save that one used lasers, the other torpedoes.
     
  16. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    Didn't they 'lose' Cataclysm? I recall something about them not having a copy of the game's source code or something along those lines...
     
  17. [ZiiP] NaloaC

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    Yep! The source code was lost, hence it not being part of this. I just want those shield drones... infected ships... the damned "Sun Gun!".
     
  18. rollo

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    Let's hope auto gather is in home world 1 will make it a very slow game without it. I still remember spending hours mining on certain maps.
     
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    Cant wait to grab these.

    That is insane!
     
  20. CarlT2001

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    This is enough to want me to upgrade my PC!
     

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