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*****HOMEWORLD FAQ*****
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*Written By: Giovanni, Giovanni pokeschool com
*Version Updates:
Version 1.5, 6-15-01:
For those of you who remember that notice about not being able to contact me,
you can contact me again. I did delete that notice, in case you were wondering
what happened to it. On another happy note, I have the next level up. Deep
Space: The Sea of Lost Souls. Also starting to reformat the guide, for no
reason other than I feel like it.
V-1.4 3-31-01
As for good news, I've finally got the Cathedral of Kadesh level up, although
you've probably already beaten it. Need to start working on the walkthrough...
V-1.3 3-10-01
Added specific research files, and did a little more work on the research tree.
The Research section is definitely better. Also reworked the Table of
Contents to make it easier to navigate. Lastly, http://DLH.Net has been given
permission to host my FAQ. They're a German/American site, and it's worth
checking out.
V-1.25 3-8-01
Fourth version. Just added Unit Build Times and gave thanks to MetroidMoo for
them. Also reworded a couple things. Not much of an update, is it?
V-1.2 3-8-01
Third version. Gave everything an update, reworded many things, added
sections. Take a look at my Research Trees. And a Story section is now up,
with my own version of the story. Longer, but better, than the in-game intro,
IMO.
V-1.1 3-5-01
Second version. I gave permission to Neoseekers to use my FAQ, so it's OK if
they have it. Updated the Walkthrough, added a section, revised how to get the
bug in Mission 2. Updated other parts in small amounts, spellchecked the
thing, and basically did what I should do.
V-1.0 3-3-01
The first version. The FAQ's in it's beginnings... Not much else to say.
*Disclaimer:
This FAQ is not to be used as a motivation for _ ANY _ crime, act, or whatever.
The creator of this FAQ, Giovanni, assumes no responsibility whatsoever for
anything some person(*cough*) may do because of reading this FAQ. They would
have done it anyway sometime, my FAQ or not.
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Table of Contents:
I~Version Updates
II~Disclaimer
*Section 1: Miscellaneous
Area 1-1: What you can and can't do with this FAQ
Area 1-2: Contacting Me
*Section 2: The Story of Homeworld
*Section 3: The Fleet
Area 3-1: The Instruction Book's and My look at Ship Categories
Area 3-2: Fighters
Area 3-3: Corvettes
*Section 4: Battle Tactics/Tips
Area 4-1: VS. Computers
Area 4-2: VS. Human Players
Area 4-3: Tactics
Area 4-4: Formations
*Section 5: Technologies
Area 5-1: Research Trees
Area 5-2: Technologies
*Section 6: Battle Strategy
*Section 7: Frequently Asked Questions
*Section 8: Special Thanks/Legal Info
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Section 1: Miscellaneous
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**Area 1-1: What you CAN and CANNOT to with this FAQ**
What you CAN do with this FAQ:
Print it out, in FULL. Print everything. And try to get the latest version.
Show it to friends, as long as it's the complete copy and you don't take
credit for it.
What you CAN'T do with this FAQ:
Charge a fee for showing it to people.
Take credit for it.
Post it on a website without my permission! As of this update, the only
places where this can appear on the net are:
GameFAQs: http://www.gamefaqs.com
Neoseekers: http://www.neoseeker.com
DLH: http://DLH.Net
And, if you have this FAQ on your website, you may not modify it in any way,
convert it from a text file to something else, wrap it with banners, etc.
Basically, just post it, not modified at all, and nothing else on the page it's
on.
If you find this FAQ anywhere else, email me immediately! And if you want my
permission, email me at Giovannipokeschoolcom
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**Area 1-2: Contacting Me**
You may contact me, the author, IF:
You find it on another website other than one I have given permission to,
there's a list above and in the Special Thanks/Legal Info section.
You want to point out a mistake.
You want to add something I forgot or didn't already have.
You want to try to contribute something. All submissions welcome, but please,
no stage strategies until something on that stage is already up. No, that
doesn't include the previews I may occasionally have at the end.
You want to offer me items of monetary value (or pizza).
You want to praise me for the great job I've done.
You want to... uh... flame me? But why would you want to flame me?
You may NOT contact me, the author, IF:
You want to send me computer viruses.
You have threats of any kind.
Your email is blocked...
You have love letters or type in something 'personal'(Hugs, Kisses, etc.) in
your mail... Or anything like that...
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Section 2: The Story of Homeworld:
There are people living on the desert world of Kharak. They all think one of
two things: Their home planet is Kharak, or their home planet is not Kharak,
that they were exiled there by the gods. After some time, a paper is presented
to the rulers of this world. It states that "Our helix proteins bear little
similarity to most of the life on Kharak." So, the faction that thought they
were exiled grew.
Over time, space flight was developed. Pilots or those flights reported
encounters with strange debris. They brought some back to Kharak, and found
they were containing isotope combinations unknown to Kharak - or the whole
stellar system. No fragments larger then a hand were found.
Then a powerful radar satellite was launched in hopes of locating more debris
rings, possibly bearing larger pieces. But a malfunction in a rocket caused it
to do an about-face and scan the surface. About 75 feet below the surface of
the harshest desert on the planet, a strong return showed where there was
supposed to be none.
After repeated radar scans, enough high-ranking people were convinced that
they pooled resources to take a team out to investigate. Through the harshest
conditions on the planet, they excavated it. It turned out to be the first
city on Kharak. It was named Khar-Toba.
While people were tracing power lines, they burrowed farther underneath and
found a power plant - much more advanced then their own at the time. And
attached to it was a complete hyperdrive module - which catapulted their
technology a thousand years ahead.
With the hyperdrive and power plant, the so-called treasures of Khar-Toba,
carted away, only a few archaeologists were left to excavate the rest. When
they opened up the doors to what was an observatory, they found a stone. It
depicted the galaxy, with a line crossing from what was Kharak's position to
the central hub. And on it was a single word, ancient and common to all
dialects: Hiigara, home.
The archaeologists brought the stone back, and a project was started to get
them back home. First the Scaffold was constructed. It would be the
construction yard needed to build the Mothership. Then the Mothership was
built. The 600,000 occupants that would travel to Hiigara would be
cryogenically frozen inside it's hull. Then, they encountered a problem.
There would be so many functions to perform, the staff grew into hundreds.
With command added, it became clear that in any sort of crisis, the Mothership
would suffer from communication paralysis. Then a neurologist stepped forward
with a plan.
She was working on biological circuits. When she heard about the program,
she demanded that her system be used on her - to transform her into Fleet
Command, capable of doing hundreds of responses per second.
They built it. Now, the testing begins. And you head to the walkthrough
from now on.
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Section 3: The Fleet:
[NOTE: There's no ship data besides what there is because I could not find
reliable information in either the game stats or the instruction book. The
only reason what's there now is there is because that's the truth, at least in
my experience.]
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**Area 3-1:The Instruction Book's and My look at Ship Categories**
*Strike Craft:
Excerpt: This small ship class includes both Fighters and Corvette hulls.
While highly maneuverable (Fighters are the only vessel class capable of
performing special combat flight maneuvers), Strike Craft are unable to carry
enough reactor mass to generate a self-sustaining drive torch, and so they must
be refueled. This limits their range from the Mothership, unless a Support
Frigate is provided to carry fuel for them. Strike Craft also are too small to
carry to carry the hyper drive module and cannot enter hyperspace by
themselves.
My Analysis: They are good at avoiding getting hit, unless they are against
other fighters, and vice versa. However, they use fuel, which is their major
downpoint. They're good, overall, but the only one that can do serious damage
against corvettes is the Plasma Bomber, and it falls to other strike craft in a
matter of seconds.
*Capital Ships:
Excerpt: This class represents the first generation of large crew vessels and
includes the Frigate and Destroyer(book's typo, I know) classes of warships
along with the larger support vessels like the Cloak Generator, Resource
Collector, and Gravity Well Generator Capital Ships are the hard backbone of
any attack fleet, and what they lack in speed and maneuverability is made up
for in firepower and armor. Capital Ships have a limited self-repair
capability.
My Analysis: Since it includes the Support Frigate and Multi-Beam Frigate(you
capture it in the Cathedral of Kadesh stage), the class has to be good(at least
somewhat). You have the Multi-Beam for firepower, and the Assault and Support
Frigates for backup. I like it.
*Super Capital Ship:
Excerpt: These huge warships represent vast investments of resources, time, and
technology, and are as valuable as they are powerful. Second only to the
massive Mothership in size and capability, these vessels are dreadnoughts of
cutting edge technology. They carry their own hyper drive modules and some
even have onboard manufacturing arrays in order to replace ordinance or
construct smaller vessels. While extremely powerful and able to absorb large
amounts of damage, they are still vulnerable to masses of small ships and
should never be deployed without a flotilla of smaller warships.
My Analysis: "...and should never be deployed without a flotilla of smaller
warships." So true. While the Destroyers and Heavy Cruisers kill Capitals and
other Super Capitals, never leave without something that can take care of
Strike Craft, or your chances of losing your fleet more than double.
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**Area 3-2: Fighters**
-Scout:
Cost: 35 RUs
Build Time: 12 seconds
Special Function: Speed Burst
Required Technology: None
Excerpt: True to it's name, the Scout is a fast, cheap ship that is useful for
scouting out enemy locations. Because of it's high maneuverability, the Scout
is excellent for
My Analysis: Besides the 7 you get at the beginning of the game, don't get any
more. 7 is sufficient for the first two stages-then they're useless after
that.
-Interceptor:
Cost: 55 RUs
Build Time: 18 seconds
Special Function: None
Required Technology: Fighter Drive, Heavy Fighter Chassis
Excerpt: While less maneuverability than the Scout, the Interceptor easily
compensates with it's with it's much heavier weaponry. The Interceptor is a
good Fighter killer and stacks up favorably against Capital Ships when used in
greater numbers.
My Analysis: Vastly improved version of the Scout. Keep 20-30 on hand in the
beginning of the game to get rid of enemy fighters. Near the end of the game,
they grow obsolete, as the main use is to kill other enemy fighters, which the
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