4x Homeworld game?

[THyRoID]

I would love to see a game that expands on the Homeworld Universe and lets us explore it much further. Wouldn't it be awesome to expand the Hiigaran Empire into new and unfamiliar territory?

Maybe 4x, maybe not. But i would love to have the choice to jump to different systems and expand the empire's reach. Maybe instead of the typical 4x it could be a multi-path campaign?

What do you guys think?

[Feallan]

There's a lot of other 4X games. Homeworld is combat-focused RTS and it should stay that way.

[THyRoID]

Why couldnt the comabt-focused RTS elements stay? It's not an either or type of situation. I'm talking about taking those elements and expanding it into a greater military campaign instead of remaining a small fleet on the run.

[Skeloton]

Me and "I-cant-remember-his-full-name", were discussing an idea of like a galactic map. Something along the lines of DoW Dark crusade.

So you have a map of the galaxy. Its split into regions and each region itself is split up into provinces. Control of a region depends on how many provinces you control. Obviously areas that lie on the more dense portions, like the spiral arms, generate the most RUs. Provinces can be taken over in a mirade of ways I would suspect, aside from force.

The Homeworlds themselves are basically a dot on the map. But its surrounded by a segmented ring. The segments are made up of the Homeworlds Defense forces. This ring can be bypassed by a fleet with far jump capability but the Homeworld can call in reinforcements from the ring.

Movement of fleets will probably limited to short jumps with the occasional Mothership class with Far Jumping available. There will also be enviromental hazards, high velocity asteroid fields, high radiation zones, the Kadeshi, progentior wrecks and the Turanic pirates. The Progenitor wrecks are a double edged sword in that investigating them can be benefical. While Pirates can be payed to harress enemies.

[Dean / Noah]

no NEVER MAKE HOMEWORLD 4X

seriously, those turn base games are for me no strategy games .. they got nothing to do with it an totaly easy even on hardest mode .. RTS is the real strategy games and i will be this way for ever ...

seriously, allone for this idea u should be removed from the forum! :D

[FallenDevil86]

Actually there's a WIP mod that do that,a Sins of a sollar empire rebellion mod,It's called "The homeworld returns..."

[Unit]

Blacky eredeti hozzászólása:

no NEVER MAKE HOMEWORLD 4X

seriously, those turn base games are for me no strategy games .. they got nothing to do with it an totaly easy even on hardest mode .. RTS is the real strategy games and i will be this way for ever ...

seriously, allone for this idea u should be removed from the forum! :D

Who said it had to be turn-based? 4x doesn't automatically mean turn-based; I'm thinking a Sins of a Solar Empire type thing, but with Homeworld combat mechanics, and coordinate-and-resource-based hyperspace rather than arbitrary and restrictive "lanes". Along with everything Hunter mentioned above. And of course make everything 3D, in keeping with the spitrit of Homeworld! XD

[THyRoID]

@Hunter, Yeah that's more along the lines I'm thinking of. Great Idea! I would love to see that in action.

@Unit, Exactly! 4x doesn't mean turn based at all. Your and Hunter's description is basically what I'm looking for.

If anyone knows if this is actually a project somewhere, let me know. I can help out. ;)

[=DBAT= DDragon]

Unit eredeti hozzászólása:

Blacky eredeti hozzászólása:

no NEVER MAKE HOMEWORLD 4X

seriously, those turn base games are for me no strategy games .. they got nothing to do with it an totaly easy even on hardest mode .. RTS is the real strategy games and i will be this way for ever ...

seriously, allone for this idea u should be removed from the forum! :D

Who said it had to be turn-based? 4x doesn't automatically mean turn-based; I'm thinking a Sins of a Solar Empire type thing, but with Homeworld combat mechanics, and coordinate-and-resource-based hyperspace rather than arbitrary and restrictive "lanes". Along with everything Hunter mentioned above. And of course make everything 3D, in keeping with the spitrit of Homeworld! XD

Just create a HW mod for Sins...

[TVMAN]

I feel about this the same way I feel about a Homeworld MMO: Only as a spinoff game, and not in place of a sequel.

=DBAT= DDragon eredeti hozzászólása:

Just create a HW mod for Sins...

No offense to modders, but some of us would prefer a professionally produced game instead of work done by an amateur in their spare time.

[Skeloton]

THyRoID eredeti hozzászólása:

@Hunter, Yeah that's more along the lines I'm thinking of. Great Idea! I would love to see that in action.

Its rare for me to have a good idea. Someone best capitalise on it :P

[76561198069409126]

So, something like sword of the stars (few of homeworld devs did that game), but with same combat as in homeworld.

[MAD BIO DUCT]

MMO will Kill the story an integral part of homeworld. I do wish for a higher level of freedom to explore the galaxy. Look at freelancer, an old game and if makes you feel like you are actually exploring a vast sector of a galaxy. With today's tech I am sure gearbox can make HomeWorld feel vast and give us free reign to explore a galaxy (homeworld can become the dragon age 3. or witcher 3 of space games). with superb story, discovery, and freedom. I would play that homeworld game!

[Djzzy]

MAD BIO DUCT eredeti hozzászólása:

MMO will Kill the story an integral part of homeworld. I do wish for a higher level of freedom to explore the galaxy. Look at freelancer, an old game and if makes you feel like you are actually exploring a vast sector of a galaxy. With today's tech I am sure gearbox can make HomeWorld feel vast and give us free reign to explore a galaxy (homeworld can become the dragon age 3. or witcher 3 of space games). with superb story, discovery, and freedom. I would play that homeworld game!

Loved freelancer to death, and Homeworld has such a great lore behind it!!! It would be even better than Dragon age, maybe on the same line as witcher. And no MMO for homeworld please, that would be the death of me.

[GrimCreaper]

THyRoID eredeti hozzászólása:

I would love to see a game that expands on the Homeworld Universe and lets us explore it much further. Wouldn't it be awesome to expand the Hiigaran Empire into new and unfamiliar territory?

Maybe 4x, maybe not. But i would love to have the choice to jump to different systems and expand the empire's reach. Maybe instead of the typical 4x it could be a multi-path campaign?

What do you guys think?

I would rather have a Homeworld FPS from the perspective of a marine frigate trying to cap a Vaygr Battle Cruiser.

[MAD BIO DUCT]

Djzzy eredeti hozzászólása:

Loved freelancer to death, and Homeworld has such a great lore behind it!!! It would be even better than Dragon age, maybe on the same line as witcher. And no MMO for homeworld please, that would be the death of me.

Agreed! Ever since HomeWorld and Freelancer came out I have always wanted to play a hybrid of the both. Actually are we not due for a new Freelancer game? Anyways I always wanted the scope of Freelanceer(which to me is a perfect game) in HomeWorld.