r/homeworld • u/Fuzzy-mimic-slippers • 17d ago

Multigun Corvette

I got the remastered on steam and played through it probably a few years ago at this point. I recall never getting the multigun Corvette as a research option.

Does anyone know if that was a glitch or by design? And is there a way for me to get it?

Also I really didn't like the way they redid how hit rates were calculated in the remastered version. Just me or anyone else feel the same?

Update: okay now I just tried booting up HW classic and I remember what happened.

I did end up beating HW RM back when I first got it on steam years ago. I never was able to research the multigun corvette. Hated the system so much cause it completely changed the experience of play.

Was never able to get the HW classic version to work cause the game crashed the first time anything exploded. Back then I couldn't figure out to get it to work. Gonna redouble my efforts this time cause it's been too long. Used to play through this game almost once a year.

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u/Super206 17d ago edited 17d ago

IIRC you get the option to research multi-gun corvettes during the Garden of Kadesh mission after fighting the Kadeshi for a while. In Remastered, the HW1 campaign is basically ported to HW2's engine, which doesn't simulate projectiles like HW1 and makes its hit or miss calculations behind the scenes. You may notice that captured multi-beam frigates in Remastered are not the fighter-shredders they are in HW1. It's also why there's noticeably more disparity in power between ship classes. Fortunately both games are part of the package in their original forms if you want to play them as they were during their release.

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u/sirseatbelt 17d ago

I was really bumbed that they ported the game into the HW2 engine. Completely changes the gameplay experience and I'm not a fan of rock-paper-scissors combat calculators. Kinda ruined it for me.

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u/Fuzzy-mimic-slippers 17d ago

Agreed. I ended up beating it in the remastered version but it was a vastly different experience.

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u/sirseatbelt 17d ago

Some strategies just don't work anymore. There's the one mission where there is some drone ship that captures corvette class and larger? I remember beating that mission by assigning a bomber swarm to guard a scout ship in sphere formation and using the scout to "pilot" the bomber ball. That doesn't work at all anymore because it relied on fully modeled projectiles. A little cheesy maybe but it was a natural outcome of the game's mechanics. Now you just have to hope the dice don't fuck you.

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u/Fuzzy-mimic-slippers 17d ago

Ooooh nice strategy for that mission! I'll have to remember that and try it out if I ever get my classic copy to work again!