Third Homeworld game in the works?

[Bateluer]

http://forums.relicnews.com/sh...?t=169611&page=2&pp=15

Interesting read

 

[AdamK47]

Somebody must be reading my mind...

Forum Thread

 

[Aharami]

A Homeworld universe Freespace style space-em-up

Man that would be my dream come true!

 

[Skott]

I read the summary and thought Tom's Hardware Guide bought the rights to HW3? I was like WTF until I read the link. :laugh: THQ not THG. Gave me a good laugh.

 

[IEC]

I would buy a Homeworld 3. A space combat game set in HW universe would be even better

I miss my Freespace 2...

Easily one of the best games of all time.

 

[Dman877]

I'd like to see a new Star Wars space flight sim. I Think modern graphics would really do a lot to immerse you better in any of these universes. Freespace 3 would be even better but it certainly won't be happening.

 

[43st]

HW 1 was amazing.. I never finished HW2 though. Between the mission timer and the pointless missions, I think the 'save the mining fleet' mission was the last mission I attempted before uninstalling.

 

[lupi]

Given the money relic has made THQ with the COH and DOW series, this doesn't really surprise me; even less so given an already established HW fanbase.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Whats cool about HW was that, beause the eviroments were just picutres,they could devote all of their rendering power to the ships.

The ship models were incredibly detailed. It still surprises me today how good they look.

Though, they need customization.I rather my ships not look all yellow and blue.

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: Dman877
I'd like to see a new Star Wars space flight sim. I Think modern graphics would really do a lot to immerse you better in any of these universes. Freespace 3 would be even better but it certainly won't be happening.

Hell Yes. I used to play a ton of Xwing v Tie Fighter, and a bit of XWing alliance. This was like nine years ago when I used to game on a 56k. I remember when everyone used to play on MSN Zone and we had tournys every month. I miss those days... :/

EDIT: wooot, found my old XVT stats!
http://www.battlestats.com/pla...=442&type=War&game=xvt

Kills/S-Kills/Deaths: 16,027 / 5,022 / 11,932 (1.55 KD Ratio)
Player Wins / Losses: 1,665 / 532 (3.13 P W/L Ratio)
Game Wins / Losses: 641 / 122 (5.25 G W/L Ratio)

 

[Aharami]

anyone play the HW2, BSG mod? i know nothing about this yet, but i did a search for homeworld 2 on youtube and first vid was of some BSG mod. looked pretty sweet.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Whats cool about HW was that, beause the eviroments were just picutres,they could devote all of their rendering power to the ships.

The ship models were incredibly detailed. It still surprises me today how good they look.

Though, they need customization.I rather my ships not look all yellow and blue.

I was going to make a smart ass comment but I'll keep it to myself.

It will suffice to say: They can.

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: Aharami

A Homeworld universe Freespace style space-em-up

Man that would be my dream come true!

if by Freespace style they mean flying with a mouse like a homo then I'll pass.

 

[Elcs]

Someone warn me in anyway possible.

This is to be pre-ordered as soon as possible

THQ are helping produce some ABSOLUTELY amazing games, RTS.. Warhammer 40k Dawn of War anyone/

 

[murban135]

Remember that THQ owns Relic and Relic's first game was Homeworld. I have got to believe that this is good news for us Homeworld fans since Relic would have a interest in ensuring the long term success of series.

 

[Creig]

It appears that THQ officially owns the IP/Trademark! So I would hazard a guess to say that the possibility of ever seeing HW3 has gone from non-existent to very likely.









I can't wait!

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Originally posted by: Dman877
I'd like to see a new Star Wars space flight sim. I Think modern graphics would really do a lot to immerse you better in any of these universes. Freespace 3 would be even better but it certainly won't be happening.

I'd like to see one with physics driving the damage system. Not just hitting a ship enough until it reaches 0% and blows up, but gouging holes into it until it's just a floating husk or you hit their ammunition or power reactor and then you get a big explosion.

 

[jandrews]

funny, i just started playing homeworld 1 for the first time on gametap yesterday, great game.

 

[Maximilian]

Nice, i tried to get a hold of homeworld 1 but play.com seem to be sold out of the 3 for £10 deal homeworld's. I played the 2nd one and liked it, that was a challenging game, its easy when you know how but on first play through it was a constant struggle.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
I would buy a Homeworld 3. A space combat game set in HW universe would be even better

I miss my Freespace 2...

Easily one of the best games of all time.

I think this month's GFW listed Freespace 2 as freeware now.

 

[keird]

Originally posted by: Aharami
anyone play the HW2, BSG mod? i know nothing about this yet, but i did a search for homeworld 2 on youtube and first vid was of some BSG mod. looked pretty sweet.

I just checked that out yesterday. Battle Star Galactica: Flight Commander v 0.3.8, I think. It was meh. The GUI was fine, the models seemed pretty good, but the scripting was goofy and the game crashed to desktop frequently.

The voice acting alone made me cringe, though. The intro female voice was fine, but the other voices sounded like kids trying to do different accents. I could have looked past the voice acting if the game didn't crash.

Sigh. I had higher hopes for it.

 

[CP5670]

This could be interesting. I never actually played Homeworld but my brother got it when it came out. It's another game on my long list that I need to get around to.

Originally posted by: ayabe
if by Freespace style they mean flying with a mouse like a homo then I'll pass.

You're thinking of Freelancer, not Freespace.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
I would buy a Homeworld 3. A space combat game set in HW universe would be even better

I miss my Freespace 2...

Easily one of the best games of all time.

I think this month's GFW listed Freespace 2 as freeware now.

To the best of my knowledge, Freespace 2 is not freeware or abandonware yet. The source code was released, however, the game itself is still proprietary.