Reviews - Complex954

This mod shows great progress and has a lot of promise, while no where near a completed state it does have plenty of playability in its current state. I do like the new models created and the new effects that have been added to said ships. Although all the ships do give me a vaygr/taiidan feel which isn't bad. But a much greater variety of ships would be much appreciated as the mod progresses to keep it feeling fresh. As of right now and how it goes I can safely say it deserves a 7, which makes it a good mod. In its completed state if they continue the excellent work I could safely give it an 8, a 9 if the story is engaging and interesting. The possibility of a 10 does exist if there is an incredible story along with deep and rewarding game play. It is definitely worth a download now and a must have when completed

Complex adds so much content too the original game, it does its name justice and does make the game more complex. The new units add some new strategic options, considerations need to be made of what your fleet will consist of as to make a fleet to best combat your enemy.

However this mod does have some major issues that I believe hold it back from being a fantastic mod that so many give it. The game has gone beyond complex, I feel it is more confusing for people who are new to the mod. It feels like new features were added just to make the mod seem lots more complex. Even after playing hundreds of matches against all forms of AI combinations, against my friends in 1 on 1 matches and even 2v4 I will always choose Hiigaran as they have the most work done to them, they have the widest variety of units and the most depth added. Which is a real shame because I love the Vaygr style of fleet tactics, but in countless trials I could never get a fleet of Vaygr ships to counter the Hiigarans.

Another major issue I found is in all the games I played I experienced a frame drop that made it almost unplayable on the larger games I played. Now while my machine is not the greatest it can play much bigger games on higher settings and maintain 60 frames. Yet Complex seems to slowly degrade over time and on my friends computer which is older then mine he cannot play on the larger maps or with more then 2 AI for long periods. It feels like a lack of optimization or testing but I have talked to others that have the same issue, which is very sad as this game needs to be played on the bigger games to experience all it has to offer.

Now despite the balance issues and the optimization problems I will still give this mod a 6/10, it is definitely above average but with these huge issues I don't feel like it truly deserves 9's and 10's. But all homeworld 2 players have to at least try it because it is amazing in its concept.

This game continued a great legacy left by homeworld 1, the story here I found to be just as engaging and I really felt like I was helping the Hiigarans achieve their destiny. While the single player campaign does limit you to the Hiigarans this time rather then a choice, it was done because the races play so differently now, it is no longer possible to allow you to play either. While I was a little put off by this it did allow me to get immersed in the story a lot better. I was even able to construct a small narrative of my own with some ships that lived from the beginning of the game all the way to the final mission.

Now after the campaign is done I jumped straight into a 1v1 with an A.I so I could test to see what it would do. Surprisingly it did well for a while, even though it was a stomping on easy and normal. On hard it put up some resistance but eventually I beat it. Then on expert I had to endure a few defeats as the A.I. was very good and provided several good games, unfortunately as the A.I is quite old it was not able to think very smart and it has the same pattern it must follow so after a while you will know how to beat it.

However this game can still be a lot of fun if you can play with a friend, I played many games over the internet and had a great time. I can say with absolute confidence that this game deserves a 10/10 and is a must own for fans of the strategy genre and fans of the sci-fi genre as it contains so much story and content that has kept me entertained for hours.