Delphi-PG

That would be very odd if futuristic light wave based weapontry formed spherical architectural structures when used.

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Heh, test scenarios that we setup to test various maps in sandbox mode. Read dev diary 2 for those details.

Did you he ever played the Warlords mod for HW2? Or the Nexus game? I did play HM2, but not too completion. Sadly, never played Nexus. :-[ RTS with the First Person shooter (The next C&C aparently has this.) Heh, Renegade 2?

The issue isn't with Homeworld, it's that you're stuck in 2D. Yep... ;D But, we're still having fun with it.

Eh, what, sorry. I am pretty sure if we had the technology for a real life space battle, we wouldn't be stuck in 2D. I can tell you this for sure because even *naval* battles on Earth are 3D after you factor in submarines and airplanes. I have complete faith someone is going to come along and make another Homeworld like game that you will truly enjoy.

Hey now guys don't forget about the FreeSpace games Great game! But it was more geared to the FPS crowd than RTS. The Descent series was also very cool.

when space battles went 3D with Homeworld They went 3D for the Homeworld franchise. Homeworld was built around this aspect from day 1, EAW was not. If one day we decide full 3D is a route we want to go, then we'll design a game around this mechanic.

I get so sick of watching my units move in a stupid manner because there's another large ship of the same class between them and where I want them to go and they take some crazy wound about route. You and me both. This is something we will be looking into tweaking down the road.

But you still haven't answered my question, can you name some space-battle including games that have been released since Homeworld? That caught my attention like Warcraft, Starcraft, Age of Empires, C&C, Dark Reign, Dragonshard, RTW. Nope...

you should be wondering why Petroglyph took a step back with the 2D space battles. If that's what you'd like to call it. ;D Honestly, if you really feel the itch to play a true free form 3D RTS, don't hesitate to load Homeworld up. I wonder if Delphi has even played Homeworld very much. Not really, but it is sitting next to Dark Reign 2 on my games shelf.

If he is a dev, he shouldn't be bashing other RTS games. Especially Homeworld which recieved high ratings from several sites(check IGN and GameStats). HUH??? ??? Where in my statemeant did I make one negative remark about Home World? It's a great game, if you like that style of combat. My point was merely that more people prefer the 2.5 3D (as many of you like to call it) over the free form mechanic found in Home World. If you don't like EAW, well, you don't like.

I tis the fog of war for space. It is in the full game.

I was hoping it would be somewhat like HomeWorld where you cold adjust the elevation and angle of attack and do that neat alt+click on unit and watch the battle from their perspective. I'm not knocking HM, but I think there are far more people who are much happier with the route we took. I do pose the question, if the perspective in HM was so great, how come more developers don't adopt it for there games? Hmm...

Hi Guys, It truly is amazing what the modders have done and hopefully shows the community how easy it is to customize EAW. With that said, I’ve received e-mails from fans asking “what is left?” There are concerns that much of the game has been revealed. Our answer: You’ve only scratched the surface. The maps used in the demo are just the tutorial maps and do not reflect the designs found in the full product. Also, there are events and story elements in the full product you currently are not experiencing from an altered version of the demo. I’m not saying “stop playing the mods.” I just want to make sure you guys know that there is plenty left to see and experience in the full game. Thanks guys! ;D **Any webmasters who may read this, you are welcome to post this message.

Yes, whoops, but there are no assets there.

Does it blow things up too? No, but it would be cool if it fired a nerf rocket laser. ;D I dunno, tired and going to bed.

A lot of old crap boys, entries we forgot to delete.

Do you really think we've forgotten about them? Things are in motion boys...

But yes, the heroes (Millenium Falcon) needs a little nerf. Especially the special abilities need a longer cooldown. Yes, we are ready and prepared for any balance tweaks that need to be made. I think heroes will more than likely be in the fast pass. I've been practicing my nerf bat swing, still pretty solid.

The system runs a check and estimates if you are likely to win the scanrio. If soo, the radar map will reveal for you.

Good question... I'm not really sure on that one. It may actually take new code.

Only the Death Star 2 fires on capital ships and space stations. :o :o (EVIL GRIN) The Death Star in EAW follows the time-line. Planets only.

I can assure you this little oversight is not in the official sandbox map.

Focus tests. Most of the feedback pointed out that waiting to repair ships just drug the game on and on. I do agree, it was not very fun. If you would rather we penalize you and pull out large chunks of cash from your resource pool and decomission ships temporarily, than it is something we might revisit.