Homeworld 2, mods and you super long - posted in Mac Strategy: So I spent some time over the weekend reading about different hw2 mods and how to get them working. I thought I would post what I found here so that if someone else is interested they could just read this thread instead of several different threads on several different forums. But first a brief disclaimer: this is just me. The Homeworld Remastered Collection introduces Relic's acclaimed space strategy games Homeworld and Homeworld 2 to modern players and operating systems using the newest sophisticated graphics rendering technology, plus a fully remastered score and new, high fidelity voice recordings by the original actors.
Homeworld free download - Homeworld 2 patch, Homeworld 2 EX v2.0 Mod, Homeworld 2 Update, and many more programs. Homeworld 2 Full PC Game was added to DownloadKeeper this week and last updated on 24-Nov-2020. New downloads are added to the member section daily and we now have 424,265 downloads for our members, including: TV, Movies, Software. Homeworld 2 - Free - Download - PC - Full - Highly Compressed - Rip - Game Homeworld 2 is a ( real-time strategy computer, Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game) game for ( Microsoft Windows, Mac OS ). The Developer are ( Relic Entertainment ) and Publisher are ( Sierra Entertainment, Aspyr Media, Inc. Corel Painter X3 Download Mac Download Keygen Photoshop Cc Mac Download Isaac Rebirth Mac Free Eclipse Zip Download For Mac Homeworld 2 Mac Free Download Superantispyware Mac Os X Download Gedit Mac Os X Download Full Tilt Pinball Mac Download Mac Server 5.4 Download Desktop Recorder Mac Free Download.
Faux prog rock crackles through my headphones and vapour trails claw across the starfield spread before me. I have sent hundreds of small fighter craft to attack a vast defenceless mothership, laser fire pouring from their cannons, the whole scene reminiscent of some computerised re-enactment of human fertilisation. Sperm flock towards egg, tails flick wildly behind - all to the strains of what sounds like an Ozric Tentacles number. Far out, man.
Before you ask, no I haven't been smoking banana skins. I've been playing Homeworld 2, sequel to Relic's groundbreaking 3D RTS, for longer than common sense deems prudent. And though the version sitting on my hard drive is far from complete, there's enough to give a very good idea of what to expect from the sequel to one of the finest strategy games ever devised.
Galactic Acid
Synergy 1.8.8 serial key. True to plan, the aim of the game is to lead your race from the besieged home planet you fought so hard to find in the original game to salvation among the stars. It's obvious, even after a few minutes play, that Relic has put some considerable effort into telling a good story, as opposed to just ripping it from the opening titles of Battlestar Galactica. Again, the developers have opted to narrate the linear quest with their trademark sketchy cut-scenes, now overlaid with in-engine cinerrjjrtrcs that complement the epic far from spectacular by today's standards, but atmospheric and unhurried nonetheless. Bluestacks msi download for windows 7.
Best Fleet Forward
But it is of course the battles that made Homeworld what it was, and in Homeworld 2 they're just as epic. Hundreds of years have passed since the original tale, so the ships are of course all new, though fulfilling much the same functions. Fighters, bombers, corvettes, frigates, destroyers and capital ships make up the bulk of your fleet, and though there are a few new additions, the general lack of new and unique ships may come as a slight disappointment. Certainly, some of the new craft are quite cool, like the Marine Frigate that allows you to board and capture enemy carriers, but there's nothing on the scale of the biomechanical menace that was introduced in Homeworld: Cataclysm. Let's hope this changes before release.
Where the developer seems to have concentrated most of its attention is on the graphics and user interface. The crude and empty backdrops that Characterised the original game are now replaced by a universe of bright stars, distant planets and ominous gas clouds. The wrecks of long-dead ships litter the galaxy, each offering vital materials to recycle, and often a squadron of enemy interceptors ready to pounce on an unguarded Resource Collector drone.
Warp Nine
Ships offer an impressive amount of detail - the larger craft especially - but it's the sheer numbers of them that's more impressive. Watching hundreds of fighters escorting wings of bombers as they flit about an enemy Carrier, missiles streaming into the unguarded hull - well, it's probably the most impressive sight in sci-fi gaming today. Group your ships into a Strike Fleet and they can progress at the speed of the slowest ship, yet click on an enemy ship and the fastest among them will peel away, while the Missile Cruisers and Ion Frigates will pound away from a distance.
The point is that unlike the original game, you can at last appreciate the scale of the destruction you're inflicting on the enemy, rather than having to master the over-complicated controls and miss the action as a result. Sweeping your view to get a good squint is masterfully simple and though the tactical options are fewer (there's no longer the same wealth of formation options, for instance) the effects are much more pleasing.
Getting into the action is far quicker too. Smaller ships are ready-built into pre-organised wings, so 50 fighters can be built in a matter of minutes, making it far easier to assemble a hasty defence if you see a fleet of frigates approaching your Mothership at speed.
Buffed
On present form, it looks very much like Relic has succeeded in fixing all that was wrong with the original title, while building on the game's obvious strengths. The interface is indescribably better and more streamlined, and while perhaps not offering the wealth of tactical minutiae of Homeworld, it should ultimately make this version all the more enjoyable for veterans, as well as newcomers.
On the downside, there's not all that much in the way of innovation on display - the ships stick to the established template, the resource management seems hardly changed and the research options offer very much the same upgrades as before. Personally, I would have liked to have seen a return of Homeworld's supply system and a multi-map system as seen in Conquest: Frontier Wars, but these are minor quibbles at best.
Homeworld 2 Mac Download Full Game Torrent
Ultimately, it's difficult to see many veteran Homeworld fans being upset at the state of this epic sequel. It's lavish in detail, rich in gameplay and hugely atmospheric. And the space battles are among the most magnificent we've ever seen. If, as we suspect, Relic still has a few novel surprises up its sleeve, Homeworld 2 could meet every one of our lofty expectations.
So I spent some time over the weekend reading about different hw2 mods and how to get them working. I thought I would post what I found here so that if someone else is interested they could just read this thread instead of several different threads on several different forums. But first a brief disclaimer: this is just me compiling the work that others have done, I will try to link my sources when ever possible if I miss one I apologize.I suppose a brief run through of what is known is a good place to start. Homeworld 2 mods come in two varieties. 1, '.big' files, these are self contained mods that have all the mod information prepackaged in them. 2, gobs of files in folders, you put these files in your hw2 data folder and activate a command line option to get them to work. You can have as many .big files as you want in your hw2 data folder, but only one of the other type of mod at a time.
To run the mods you need to use the Terminal (or use a script I will talk about in a second). First right-click/control-click on homeworld 2.app and select 'Show Package Contents' this will open a new finder window. In that new window open the folder labeled 'MacOS', inside will be something that has the same icon as homeworld 2.app. Now open a new terminal window and drag the file you found in 'MacOS' into it. The prompt should look something like this:
[Zion:~] jlege% /Applications/Games/Homeworld 2/Homeworld 2.app/Contents/MacOS/Homeworld 2
After that you can add options by typing them into the that line. There are many options but only four that I have ever used. They are (in no particular order)
• '-luatrace' this is a debug option, you dont need it if everything is going fine
•'-nomovies' this disables the movies at startup, which is nice
•'-mod XXX.big' run mod file XXX.big, the 'XXX.big' part is case sensitive
•'-overridebigfile' ignores the homeworld2.big file and runs with what ever files you have in the data directory
But all this is rendered unimportant by the work of SantaDuck and (Mighty)Slugman over at macologist. Those two have put together an applescript that can be used to launch all the mods I am going to talk about. In the linked thread they have three things on interest, a script for running .big files, a script for running random data files, and a temporary download location for the HW2 EX mod. To run the scripts copy them into script editor (found in /Applications/Apple Script usually) and save as Application bundles. Make sure to edit the few things that need to be edited at the beginning of the file and know that for the script to work properly you must type in the file name of the .big file exactly as it appears and there must be a lower case b in .big (important for Warloards mod).
On to the mods!
I suppose I should mention a couple things that function differently then the PC version. First something strange happens when new ship icons are created for the user interface, namely the mac version crashes. I would say this is the single largest impediment to straight up using mods on the mac. A second and more minor (depending on how you look at it) issue is that resource injections do not seem to work. This is more of a gameplay issue in that you can still get mods to work with out this but it reduces the fun factor of some mods because it does not work.
First there is the warloards mod. This mod is a total conversion that brings the star wars universe to life using the homeworld 2 engine. It reminds me in a lot of ways of total annihilation, which is not surprising because the creator listed it as one of his inspirations for the mod. You can find a mac download in the IMG thread where the creator took the time to get his mod working on mac HW 2, here. The Download link from page 3 of the thread goes here.
Second as a I mentioned already the thread over at the macologist contains a link to the Homeworld 2 EX mod their download link is temporary. But hopefully they will find a more permanent solution soon. The EX mod adds the progenitor from the single player game as a playable race and few other minor tweaks. Of note is that the AI can not play the progenitor in a player vs. CPU game.
Last, but certainly not least, is the point defense system mod(PDS). This mod drastically rebalances the game towards a more realistic point of view. The crew that made PDS has added significant weaponry to all ships especially capital ships. No longer can a squad of bombers take out a battle cruiser. Also there are now weapons systems that take out incoming missiles and bullets. Battles have to be seen to be believed, the whole thing is awesome. This also means this mod puts a lot of stress on your system. If you are anywhere close to the minimum system requirements you best not even try. Examples of things this mod can do to your system, complete system lock up(had to hard restart) and it killed the in game sound. Also this mod takes some command line magic to get working so you have been warned.
This information is harvested from this forum thread
The first step is to go here and download the three files (PDS 5.0 Beta 4 Full Install, PDS Beta 5.0 Update and PDS 5.0 Beta 6.1 Update). Make sure they are not decompressed! Put them all together in a new folder. Open terminal.app and move to the folder that contains the three zip files. In the terminal type unzip -u -o -C PDSv50b4full.zip, repeat for the other two files. This will open them on top of each other saving you a lot of headache. This should create a folder called 'Data', inside that folder there is a folder called 'Ship' inside that folder is an other folder called 'icons'. Remove that folder, it causes the mod to crash. Go back to the folder 'Data', open the folder 'leveldata' then 'multiplayer'. There is a file called deathmatch.lua, you have two options remove it or edit it. To edit the file open it in you favorite text editor(not MS Word!) and change the line that says:
SetStartFleetSuffix(startf)
Homeworld 2 Remastered Free Download
to:SetStartFleetSuffix('classic')
Either way things should now run smoothly. Make a backup copy of the 'scripts' folder in your homeworld 2 data folder. Then copy all the files that are in the PDS data folder into your homeworld 2 data folder. Presto, it is installed.
To run the mod at the terminal put -overridebigfile at the end of the hw2 path. It should look something like this:
[Zion:~] jlege% /Applications/Games/Homeworld 2/Homeworld 2.app/Contents/MacOS/Homeworld 2 -overridebigfile
I hope everyone finds this information useful. If you think I missed something feel free to add on. Also a big thanks to those who took the time to figure this stuff out in the first place, all of your work is greatly appreciated.