HomeworldprimasOfficialStrategyGuide-2004.pdf

PRIMA’S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE

This game has received the

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Homeworld ®

Prima’s Official Strategy Guide

Rick Barba

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ISBN: 7615-1576-3

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-65450

III

C ONTENTS

Part 1: General and Multiplayer Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 1: General Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Group Type Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Defense Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Strike Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Battle Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Escort Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Capture Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

The Homeworld Fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Fighter Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Corvette Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Frigate Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Super Capital Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Noncombat Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Attacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Strike Craft Tactics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Capital Ship Tactics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Defending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Escort Tactics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Defending the Mothership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Harvesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Deploying Your Collectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Attacking Enemy Collectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Defending Your Collectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Chapter 2: Multiplayer Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

The Big Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

The Ultimate Goal: Balance! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

How to Develop Your Fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Early Phase: Harvest and Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Middle Phase: Defend Supply Lines and Diversify the Fleet . . . .60

Endgame Phase: The Mothership Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

How to Adapt to Special Multiplayer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Short Games, Low Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Long Games, High Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

H OMEWORLD : P RIMA ' S O FFICIAL S TRATEGY G UIDE

Part 2: Single Player Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Chapter 3: The Kharak Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Mission 01: Kharak System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Mission 02: Outskirts of Kharak System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Mission 03: Return to Kharak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Chapter 4: The Asteroid Belt Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Mission 04: Great Wastelands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Mission 05: Great Wastelands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Mission 06: Diamond Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Chapter 5: The Great Nebula Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Mission 07: The Gardens of Kadesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Mission 08: The Cathedral of Kadesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Mission 09: Deep Space—”Sea of Lost Souls” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Chapter 6: The Inner Rim Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Mission 10: Super Nova Research Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Mission 11: Tenhauser Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Mission 12: Galactic Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Chapter 7: The Hiigara Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Mission 13: The Karos Graveyard—”The Shining Hinterlands” . . .134

Mission 14: Bridge of Sighs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Mission 15: Chapel Perilous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Mission 16: Hiigara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

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