Articles - FX:Galaxy mod for Homeworld: Remastered

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Abridged version & tips from fellow FXmod players on our Discord

Note
There is no "set" way to play the FXmod. Each race has its advantages and disadvantages, and more than what is beneficial it always comes down to what you enjoy playing the most.

What is written below is an observation of the races' key characteristics and traits. It is intended as a reference for you to you map out your own playing styles in FX.

To learn the races and hone your skills as you go (or to apply what you read below), check out our Single-Player Challenge Mode: "The Shimmering Path".

General Tips

• The races in the FXmod were designed around Homeworld lore. This reflects itself not only in their unit designs and abilities, but also the race's strengths and weaknesses.
• The AIs in the FXmod were designed to be challenging, and should not be underestimated.
• Economy and unit abilities play a bigger role in FX than in regular Homeworld.
• Past Homeworld experience always helps. Build a unit via shift-click to queue 5 of them, press [Q] to keep tabs on your production, remember to Scout your enemies, deploy RU Controllers efficiently, etc.
• Everything that a unit in the FXmod does is listed in its in-game description (building menu). Sometimes it pays off to just hit that [Pause] key and take your time reading.

Six Balanced Races

Balance in the FXmod is based on a model of six races. The Kushan and Bentusi are a WIP and bonus race respectively, and are not fully balanced at this point in time.

Each race, or "faction", has its own distinct units, benefits, and playing styles. While filling gaps in the roster and introducing new units for previously unplayable factions like the Kadeshi or Progenitors, we closely looked to the Homeworld lore. You'll find, for instance, that the Taiidan are the production/"armada" race in the FXmod, which we based on how the Taiidan Empire pretty much ruled the galaxy prior to the events of HW1 with outposts and large fleets scattered everywhere.

Thanks to "Bioclone AX-45" (Steam) for the screenshots below. Source.

Overview
The Hiigarans are mostly unchanged compared to how they are in vanilla HWRM counterpart. They remain the technology-based race, which manifests itself in their hyperspace technology (more efficient) and weaponry (Ion Beams, Pulsars, Defense Fields).

Changes to the Hiigarans are mainly related to their Research and Production, but some units were also revised or swapped out.

Hiigaran Playing Styles
--WIP--

A unique feature of the Hiigarans is that they have access to hyperspace upgrades, allowing them to jump further, faster, and cheaper than the other races. They can also build both the Hyperspace Module and Gravity Well Generators on their Capital Ships (as well as anti-cloaking sensors on their production vessels), giving them the widest range of hyperspace inhibitor options out of all races in the FXmod. These two perks can be combined, allows them to efficiently trap targets at late game and easily hyperspace fleets in and out for quick surprise raids (mobility).

HWRM Changes
Some HGN units have always been obsolete as they were never really used outside of the campaign. In other cases units were improved, or removed for balance reasons.

- Removed Units: Gunship, Minelayer Corvette, Probes (all), Sensor subsystems (except anti-cloak).
- New Units: Multi-Gun Corvette, Light Cruiser.
- Other Changes: Pulsar Gunships got an extra barrel (1→2) and a small damage boost vs. fighters; Scouts and Marine Frigate now have the Speed Burst ability; Production Facilities must be build in order.

• Multi-Gun Corvette (Corvette) - A single-unit Corvette that is highly effective against strikecraft.
• Light Cruiser (Capital Ship) - A hybrid between a Destroyer and a Battlecruiser. Its unique feature is that it can build one of two turret types, and swap between the two for a higher effectiveness vs. a specific ship class (Frigates or Capital Ships) based on the situation.

Changes to Research & Production:

• Both Research Modules [both Normal and Adv.] must now be constructed on the Mothership or Shipyard (no longer Carriers).
• Each production subsystem is now a prerequisite for unlocking the next tier (Fighter>Corvette>Frigate>Capital).
• Some units can be built by any production vessel in the fleet as long as 1 copy of the required subsystem exists anywhere in the fleet.
  Example: Pulsar Corvettes can be build by all production ships if there is a Corvette Facility anywhere in the fleet.
• As part of balance adjustments, all Research (Chassis, Imp.Production, Speed) has been replaced by firepower and armor upgrades.

Overview
Much like the Hiigarans, the FXmod Vaygr are mostly identical to their vanilla HWRM counterpart, featuring some new units and some removed ones.

The one major difference when it comes to the Vaygr is research: chassis research has been removed. Basic Vaygr units (Assault Craft, Missile Corvettes, Assault Frigates) are now unlocked by having the prerequisite facility on any production vessel, while advanced Vaygr units (Lance Fighters, Laser Corvettes etc), are unlocked by building the respective subsystems on the production ship you want to build those units from.

Vaygr Playing Styles
As in regular HWRM the Vaygr remain a swarm-based race, relying on (large) squadrons with powerful, but single purpose units. In return for a powerful strikecraft they have limited Frigate options, and a heavy reliance on missiles which can prove a problem vs. Taiidan players. Maneuverability can likewise prove a problem; Vaygr ships are rather slow to turn, and since their main weapons are mounted up front some key units like Battlecruisers can easily be outmaneuvered up close.

The Vaygr benefit from being able to fight both up close (melee-strikecraft) and from range (Frigates, Capital Ships). While you keep the enemy busy at two fronts, the immensely powerful Trinity Cannons of the Battlecruiser give the Vaygr access to the highest burst damage in the game, allowing you a means to take out even the most powerful ships from a safe distance in just a few volleys. The one pitfall to avoid is bringing your ranged ships too close into melee situations, at which point their advantage will be forfeit.

HWRM Changes - Ships
Some VGR units have always been obsolete as they were never really used outside of the campaign. In other cases units were improved, or removed for balance reasons.

- Removed Units: Command Corvette, Probe, Sensor Distortion Probe.
- Merged Units: Gun + Missile Platforms (= Cluster Missile Platform).
- New Units: Artillery Frigate, EW Frigate.
- Other Changes: Hyperspace Gates now move as fast as probes, and no longer require a Platform Control Module (unlocked via HS Module); Infiltrator Frigates can cloak; Production Facilities must be build in order.

• Artillery Frigate - Long-range firepower support frigate. An alternative to the Heavy Missile Frigate that trades in some firepower for range. One of the few Vaygr units that doesn't rely on missile-based weaponry. Artillery Frigats excel at harassing Resource Collectors, pummeling Frigate groups, or even chipping down Capital Ships from a safe distance.
• EW Frigate - Utility Frigate. It disables several abilities and functions of nearby enemy ships, such as boarding (capturing), deploying minefields, repairing, and entering/exiting hyperspace. It also has a passive Sensor Distortion effect.
• Cluster Missile Platform (Platform) - A highly effective, multi-purpose platform that replaces the Gun and Missile Platforms. By itself it excels at taking out strikecraft, but in numbers they can also wear down Frigates.

HWRM Changes - Research & Production:

• Ships are no longer unlocked via Chassis Research. Instead, you will build the proper production facility (unlocks basic units in that ship class) + up to 2 adv. production facilities per vessel (unlocks adv. units in that ship class).
• All Subsystems have been grouped into a new, separate "Subsystem" tab (no longer in the respective ship class tab).
• The four main subsystems (Fighter/Corvette/Frigate/Capital Ship) must now be constructed on the Flagship in order, putting a greater importance on it as the core of the Vaygr fleet.
• Carriers are no longer restricted to building one specific ship type based on its built subsystem (e.g. Frigate Facility = Frigates). Instead it works like this:
  (1) All Vaygr Carriers can build the basic units of each ship class as long as one copy of the relevant Production Subsystems exists anywhere else in the fleet.
  Example: Building the Fighter Facility on the Flagship will unlock the production of the basic Fighter (Assault Craft) on all Vaygr production vessels.
  (2): All Vaygr production vessels can now specialize in up to 2 advanced units of choice. These are the units that use advanced weaponry, such as the Lance Fighter, Laser Corvette, and Artillery Frigate.
  These units can only be build by building their respective Weapons Module subsystem on the production vessel you want to build them from. It is possible to construct these on all production vessels, in any combination (so e.g. 3 carriers can specialize in Laser Corvettes).
• The Platform Facility has been retired:
  - Cluster Missile Platforms are automatically unlocked through the Research Module.
  - Hyperspace Gates are automatically unlocked through the Hyperspace module.
• As part of balance adjustments, all Research (Chassis, Imp.Production, Speed) has been replaced by firepower and armor upgrades.

Overview
The Kadeshi are in many ways a hybrid of the Hiigarans (technology) and the Vaygr (swarm). Survivors of the Kushan passage through the Nebula gathered and, in time, rebuilt their units using cutting-edge technologies. For the first time, the Kadeshi have steered away from their ancient home to enact revenge upon the defilers.

As in Homeworld's campaign, the Kadeshi's main strength lies in their strikecraft. Their fighters and corvettes are powerful and versatile, and come in large squadron sizes. Their already advanced weaponry can be upgraded further via research and/or augmented through the presence of nearby Support Pods to make them even more lethal. Even the heaviest ships will succumb to the might of a fully upgraded Kadeshi swarm.

Outside of their strikecraft the Kadeshi have limited options, but these should not be underestimated either. With the Multi-Beam Frigate they house the most powerful Frigate in the game, and their Needleships (max. 3) house advanced PDS and a powerful frontal cannon.

Kadeshi Playing Styles
The Kadeshi excel at early game. Kadeshi players typically will want to use their various Swarmers early on to set themselves up in an advantageous position for the rest of the match. Hit-and-run raids on enemy RU ops, keeping their strikecraft population under control or pummeling lone Frigates are all common Kadeshi tactics. Invest in firepower upgrades and bring Support Pods along on your raids to enhance the swarm's firepower to awe-inspiring levels. Since most of the Kadeshi potential comes from their smaller ships, you may need to do some micro-managing to draw out their full potential.

At mid and late game the Kadeshi will slow down a bit. At this point you'll want to keep a few wings of Multi-Beam Frigates and Adv. Assault Swarmers at hand for when the time comes to make a push. The Nagual can nullify the enemy's strikecraft, while your upgraded Needleships both reinforce the fleet at the front lines and support the offense with their long-range frontal cannons. Fuel Pods (Resource Controllers) can be left behind to oversee your resourcing operations and build smaller units, allowing your motherships to freely roam the map.

A vital weakpoint as a Kadeshi player is the Khar-Toba (Carrier). This unit can't be rebuilt, and houses of all your technology and thus progress. To aid in its survival it will receive a permanent cloaking field that can't be detected so long as the [Dark Nebula] is up on the field. It is especially vulnerable until then, and returns to this status once the Dark Nebula has been tracked down and destroyed.

Strengths & Weaknesses
+ Best strikecraft in the game (firepower, squadron sizes, build costs).
+ Strongest frigate in the game.
+ Best anti-strikecraft unit in the game.
+ Max. 3 (combat) Motherships.
+ Khar-Toba (carrier) has permanent cloak.

- Destroying the Khar-Toba collapses the entire Kadeshi production chain.
- Each Mothership requires 3 subsystems before it is fully operational (costs time and RUs).
- Few (squishy) Frigate/Capital Ship options.
- Limited anti-cloak options; weak vs. cloak/ambush tactics.
- Medium to close-combat race; weak vs. long-range attacks.

Special Units

• [Support Pod] - This Frigate can temporarily augment the weapon systems of all your nearby swarmers, making them even more lethal for 30 seconds. This ability can be used 1x per Support Pod. It also has a built-in micro AA laser (anti-fighter) that is activated whenever the unit is idle.
• [Nebula] - The Kadeshi can support up to 3 Motherships (Needleships), and upgrade these into fully-fledged combat vessels. Once its LV1 and LV2 subsystems have been constructed, as well as the Bright Cannon module on the Khar-Toba, the Nebula will upgrade into a Bright Nebula. The Bright Nebula houses a powerful frontal cannon, the apex of Kadesh technology.
  
  As they are mobile combat motherships, they can freely 'roam' the map and reinforce their fleets at the frontlines. Meanwhile your Fuel Pods can stay behind at resourcing operations and produce limited defenses.
  TIP: Press [Ctrl+Z] to switch between defensive mode (default) and offense mode. In offense mode the Nebula will use its frontal cannon, but the ship's speed will be halved and auto-regeneration disabled.
• [Dark Nebula] - The tactical variant to the combat-centered Bright Nebula, this unit provides an advanced cloaking field to several units. The Dark Nebula can also briefly cloak itself, but it cannot move during this time and may be easily detected by anti-cloak units. Hunting this unit down removes the Kadeshi access to cloaking.
• [Nagual] - This ancient unit can best be described as a Drone Destroyer; it hosts and remote controls 6 untargetable drones that devastate lightly armored targets. While the drones themselves are incredibly powerful, the Nagual itself has a rather limited range and is squishy. If the Nagual falls, the drones go down with it.
• [Fuel Pod] - An advanced version of the Resource Controller, exclusive to the Kadeshi. It can dock 6 Resource Collectors (instead of the usual 2), and also serves as a mini-production vessel that can produce/dock Fighters and (mini) Platform units. Fuel Pods will stay behind at Resourcing areas, allowing the Needleships to freely roam the map.

Research & Production
The vast majority of subsystems are constructed on the Khar-Toba. Each of these will automatically unlock one or more units for production. Additional modules (to power-up the Needleship and unlock other units/subsystems) must be constructed on the Needleships throughout the game.

In order to unlock all units and technologies, you need at least 1 fully upgraded Needleship as well as a second Nebula on the field.

Overview
The Progenitors can be played in a number of ways. Their trademark style is that of the "Sniper" or Capital Ship race, but their production capabilities and high unit specs also allow them to be played as a production race. Survive the slow start, and once the other factions are capped at their Battlecruisers you can go two steps further with the Dreadnaught and, ultimately, Sajuuk itself.

As the precursor race the Progenitors enjoy several advantages over the other factions. Their mastery of hyperspace allows them to instantly move their strikecraft between locations via their Phase Prisms, while some of their larger vessels count as Hyperspace Inhibitors. With access to unique variants of both the Scout and the Probe, as well as exclusive access the "Ping" ability at late game, the Progenitors also have greater intel capacities than the other races. The price to be paid for this are low movement speed and maneuverability, and the need for a strong economy to hyperspace/build large ships.

Progenitor Playing Styles
The Progenitors have limited strikecraft options, and while they house several powerful Frigates they mainly rely on their Capital Ships. With access to the Dreadnaught and even Sajuuk they house the two most powerful ships in the game, but their other vessels should not be underestimated either.

As a Progenitor player Light Movers will be your best friend early on. Wasps are lethal versions of Bombers, but move slow and are best used later on in the match. Your Phase Prisms are versatile production vessels, and can act as Hyperspace Gates once Core-Hyperspace Force has been constructed. Strategic deployment of your Phase Prisms across the map will allow you to nearly instantly move your strikecraft between locations.

Rushing for the Capital Ships is a risky move that is best saved for team matches and/or open maps, as this takes time and is bound to require both financial and military support from allies. The Progenitors are able to reach their full potential on large, open maps. Be sure to keep your Pyramids hidden from your enemies, as without them you will not be able to build your units.

The Progenitors can also be played as a production race. Invest in some Phase Prisms and a The Hand That Shapes to keep a steady flow of Corvettes and Frigates with some other units. There is little that a wall of Guards stacked with some Arbitrators cannot demolish. Individually the Progenitor units are squishy, oweing to advancements the other races have made in studying their automata, but in numbers (and coupled with some Arbitrators) they quickly turn into a force to be reckoned with. Establish a stronghold around your base, the middle, or even keep the enemy confined to his starting area - all while your Arsenal Ships snipe and take out their major production vessels from a safe distance.

Strengths & Weaknesses
+ Strongest Capital Ships in the game.
+ High base firepower units.
+ Not restricted to Subsystem Modules that need to be build on key units (except Balcora Gate).
+ Access to the "Ping" ability (late game).

- Limited strikecraft options.
- Expensive units.
- Slow building rates.
- Slow start syndrome.

Special Units

• [Partner] - An advanced version of the Scout, exclusive to the Progenitors. It can shoot further than other reckon units, making it particularly effective at taking out Scouts. The Progenitors' high unit specs also allow this unit to dub as a powerful, lightweight Interceptor.
• [Arbitrator] - This Utility Frigate deploys an energy field that boosts the damage of your ships by 25%. It also serves as an adv. cloaking generator, being able to cloak both itself and nearby friendlies when they are not in combat (hotkey: C). The Arbitrator is a key vessel for any player who plans to heavily invest in Frigates.
• [Keeper] - The trademark Progenitor unit. Each Keeper hosts two AI drones that will auto launch and attack nearby targets. It also comes with the {Energy Shield} ability, which will nullify all incoming damage for a short period (hotkey: T), and also counts as a Hyperspace Inhibitor. Keepers can spearhead the assault and soak up the big hits while trapping the enemy fleet at the same time, allowing your other units to move into firing range.
• [Arsenal Ship] - A lighter version of the Dreadnaught that trades in firepower for range. Nicknamed the "Sniper", the Arsenal Ship can shoot targets from extreme range (7.5km, biggest range in the game). If fired from outside an enemy's sensor range it will be hard for them to track where the beam came from. Keep this unit under the cover of dustclouds and/or cloaking units to fully utilize its potential.
  The Arsenal Ship's on-board sensor systems are weak however, so you'll need some sort of eyes near your targets to be be able to hit them. It is also easily captured if left undefended.
• [Phase Prism] - These mini-production platforms can summon all but the largest ships and come with the {Hyperspace Delivery} ability. Any units that dock with the unit you activated the ability on will be stored in hyperspace, and will appear at the next Phase Prism to use this ability. This allows you to instantly move your strikecraft between locations.
• [Balcora Gate] - Your "mothership" is static and can't move outside of hyperspace, but has a number of other perks. It will count as a Hyperspace Inhibitor once Core-Hyperspace Force has been built and receives the "ping" ability at late game (hotkey: X), allowing the Progenitors to briefly reveal all non-cloaked enemy ships on the map.
• [Adv.Probe] - The Progenitor variant of the Probe moves slower, but is unique in that it can be moved freely again after deployment. It also comes a permanent cloaking ability.

Research & Production
Research is done by constructing special platforms known as Pyramids (standalone subsystem units) from Balcora Gate. There is one Pyramid for each weapon system the Progenitors utilize (e.g. Pulsar, Photon Bomb, Phased Ion Array), and having these units up anywhere on the field will unlock their respective units for production.

Pyramids mostly need to be build in order (one will unlock the other), and will need to be rebuild if destroyed. Keep them hidden from enemies, as smart players will try to hunt them down to slow down the Progenitor's development.

Having certain combinations of Pyramids on the field will also unlock additional subsystems on Balcora Gate, which in turn will unlock more units or special abilities such as hyperspace and the sensor ping.

Overview
The Taiidan are the armada or production race. What they lack in base high unit stats or large squadron sizes they make up for with their potential - Taiidan players can bring out Capital Ships before any of the other races can, outproduce their enemies by means of an extra production vessel, and have access to dual construction (Shipyard). Because of this they also dub as a Capital Ship race, coming second after the Progenitors.

Their potential at late game and their unique access to the Sensors Array unit make the Taiidan a very welcome addition to any team for both numbers and intel - and a serious concern for enemies.

Taiidan Playing Styles
With a total of 6 production vessels (3 Carriers, 1 Flagship, 1 Shipyard & 1 Research station) and access to dual construction (Shipyard), the Taiidan hold the absolute production advantage. They can rush and bring out Capital Ships before the other races can or, if they survive the slow start, quickly build up and maintain a large, diverse force. Because of their access to the Sensors Array unit, Taiidan players often also function as the "eyes" of the team, and are hardly caught by surprise.

Playing as the Taiidan is all about keeping constant pressure on your opponents, and making sure you always have production queues going. While one fleet is out there being destroyed, you've got queues going on all production vessels (Tip: set a rally point near the action) to keep the flow of ships constant, whereas the other races will eventually run out and will need to rebuild. In a war of attrition, the Taiidan will almost always come out on top. Beware, however - delay too long between building and sending in the fleets, and chances are you will find yourself on the short end of the stick instead.

A vital weakpoint as a Taiidan player is your economy. To fully support and utilize the Taiidan's production advantage, as well as reach your endgame potential, you'll need about 4 RU operations.

Overall, the Taiidan are a race that go best with offensive playstyles (Capital rush, constant pressure), but can also work well in defensive situations - the constant stream of ships will allow them to survive most enemy offensives. Due to their balanced ships and straightforward teching new players to the FXmod will find the Taiidan a viable race to start with.

Strengths & Weaknesses
+ Very powerful units at late game (once fully upgraded).
+ Production advantage; most construction units out of all races, dual construction (Shipyard).
+ Can field an additional Battlecruiser (Heavy Cruiser - 3 instead of 2)
+ Access to Lv3 Armor+Weapon upgrades for all ship classes.
+ Fast building rates & relatively cheap units.
+ The Salvage Corvette has the fastest capture speed out of all infiltration units.
+ Great intel/sensor capabilities (Sensor Array).

- Frigates and Capital Ships only truly become good at late game (Lv3 Armor/Firepower).
- More or less bound to the same one playing style (armada); heavily reliant on keeping constant pressure to win (can be intense to play).
- Heavily reliant on the (vulnerable) Research Station.
- Requires multiple Resourcing Operations to fully utilize the production advantage; vulnerable to RU Raids.

Special Units

• [Defender] - A hybrid between an Interceptor and a Gun Platform, these units don't count towards the Fighter cap and thus provide an additional source of (anti)-strikecraft firepower early on. They move slow, so are best used when deployed near stationary units (Carriers, Resourcing Operations).
• [Defense Fighter] - This utility fighter can automatically shoots down enemy missiles, greatly reducing the damage taken from Vaygr and Turanic players. It can also detect cloaked ships. Only the Taiidan may build it.
• [Salvage Corvette] - The Taiidan capture unit has the fastest capture speed out of all infiltration units in the game. They can sneak in amidst the chaos and, if not noticed on time, rapidly seize key enemy ships to turn the tide of battle.
• [Defense Field Frigate] - This auxiliary frigate deploys a passive effect that reduces the accuracy of nearby enemy units by ~20%. Effect stacks (2 max). It also acts as a hyperspace inhibitor. Only the Taiidan may build it.
• [Shipyard] - The Taiidan "Empress" Shipyard functions as a second, improved version of the regular flagship. It has an additional construction bay for dual construction (1 -> 2 build queues), and is also the only ship capable of building the Battleship.
• [Battleship] - The ultimate ship in the Taiidan imperial forces, this warship is the Taiidan's answer to Battlecruisers or Progenitor Dreadnaughts, and the cornerstone of the Empire's new rise to power.
• [Sensor Array] - An exclusive unit to the Taiidan, it reveals all enemy ships within a 25,000 km radius. In team matches you may build one, transfer it to an ally, and then repeat this until all members have been outfitted for the ultimate sensor superiority.

Research & Production
The Research Ship is given for free, and will unlock all smaller vessels as you build modules on it. The Corvette Module will unlock the Taiidan Research Station for production from any Carrier, which can build the subsystems that will unlock specific units at Frigate-class and above.

Overview
The Turanic Raiders are the "hit-and-run" or assassin race. They never open the assault, instead sneaking in while the fight is already in progress, and prefer a single, well-timed blow to prolonged skirmishes. They excel at harassing players over time and wearing down their ships or RU operations, the true masters of sabotage and deceit. While a small force lures the enemy fleet away or keeps them busy, a heavy strike team may sneak in from behind to quickly dispatch of key enemy ships - or seize them for oneself.

Raider Playing Styles
The Turanic Raiders are rather diverse and can be played in a number of ways. What all these ways have in common is that, for the greatest successes, the Raiders are heavily reliant on the element of surprise. To this end many of their units come with the Cloaking ability (hotkey: C). You only get limited chances on the battlefield, and those who were raised in the savage Raider Kingdoms know like none other to choose the right time and place for their assault.

The Raiders have durable corvettes, allowing them protection against early rushes, and house several powerful strikecraft units such as the Bomber and Minelayer. They can quickly build up a fleet centered around smaller units, but their Capital Ship options are limited, and require time and resources to be developed into fully combat-capable vessels.

As a Turanic player some of your key production vessels also dub as your main combat ships, which can be blessing or a curse depending on the situation - the Raider's Capital Ships can live reinforce the fleet on the frontlines and lay down massive firepower, but are easily destroyed once discovered and take time to rebuild. Again: for the greatest Raider successes picking the right time and place for your assault is crucial.

Strengths & Weaknesses
+ Durable corvettes, several powerful strikecraft.
+ Scouts have permanent cloak.
+ All production vessels also dub as combat vessels, can reinforce directly at the frontlines.
+ Very effective capture unit (Siege Drill Frigate).
+ Outposts can dock/repair Frigates & Capital ships at a very fast rate.

- Ships have small sensor ranges; limited sensor capabilities.
- Heavily reliant on the element of surprise; vulnerable to anti-cloak units, Sensors Array, Ping.
- Squishy Frigates/Capital ships (even after armor upgrades, except the Siege Drill Frigate).
- Your main combat vessels also dub as your key production units.
- Slow rebuild speed for key vessels.

Special Units

• [Azrael Attacker] - Suicide attacker. It carries a single heavy payload missile that will inflict massive damage on the target and nearby ships if it's allowed to hit. A group of these can dispatch undefended Motherships or Carriers with ease. Since they die in one hit, they are best kept hidden, cloaked, and then send in to dispatch their target.
• [Minelayer Corvette] - An advanced version of the Minelayer Corvette, exclusive to the Turanic Raiders. Unlike regular Minelayers, this variant can not only deploy minefields (hotkey: "N"), but also directly attack enemy ships directly (good vs. Frigates, Resource Collectors). It also detects cloaked ships.
• [Siege Drill Frigate] - While most Raider Frigates are squishy, the "Pillager" Drill Frigate is the lone exception. The Raiders' capture unit benefits from lv3 armor upgrades, making it the sturdiest capture unit available. It also comes with the Savage Drill ability, which greatly increases capture speed while the unit is on full aggressive mode (F2/F5) in return for damaging the target ship.
  
  Siege Drill Frigates can sneak in amidst the chaos and rapidly turn the enemy's key assets against them. Even if they fail, they will at least leave their targets crippled.
• [Energy Jam Frigate] - Utility Frigate. A more situational version of the Vaygr EW Frigate that trades in several functions (it only disables cloaking and hyperspace) for the unique ability to suppress the "boost" effect from nearby enemy units (e.g. KAD Support Pods, KPR Arbitrators).
• [Mk. II Attack Carrier] - The upgraded version of the traditional "Rancor" Attack Carrier trades in armor for additional weaponry and faster movement speed. On top of the iconic twin ion cannons it features a large missile bay that can be upgraded further. The new Attack Carrier has increased production rates, allowing it to quickly field both strikecraft and Frigates.
• [HeavyGun Cruiser] - The Raiders' cruiser can build/docking strikecraft and pummel armored targets from range with volleys of ultra-heavy rounds. As they take time and RUs to build, and even more to upgrade, the Raiders tend to use these only as a last resort unit - in cases where Siege Drill Frigates find no opening to procure the necessary firepower from enemy fleets, or when the Raiders are up against targets that are too big for their other ships to handle.
• [Outpost] - The Turanic Raider Flagship (max. 2) trades in the 'commanding' or support capabilities of regular Motherships for a full focus on weaponry and production. These sturdy structures can be outfitted with an array of Anti-Frigate defense guns, and can dock/repair units at the fastest rates in the game - even Capital Ships.

Research & Production:
After building a Fighter Facility on the Outpost, research moves to the Recycle Station. Once the Light and/or Heavy Weapon Modules have been built and all strikecraft unlocked, all remaining modules are constructed on the Outpost.

As we continue work on the next release for the FXmod we would like to take you on a journey through 15 years of mod development, and give you an overview of the features that are currently in the FXmod - and a preview at what is to come, still.

New Features in the FXmod

One of the first tools that we scripted, the HW In-Game Music player was designed to allow players to customize the BGM music while in-game. It overrides the default ambient/battle music settings in the map's .level file. The Music Player supports the entire HW1/2 OST, but also comes with several other space themed tracks - including ones by Paul Ruskay!

By default the Music Player will randomly select tracks to play. Press [F1] or click the music note icon on the left sidebar to open the Music Player and customize your BGM experience:

1. Play the next track (in order). If enabled, it will move from track 04 -> 05 -> 06 etc.
   
2. Repeat the current track indefinitely.
3. Shuffle/Random (default).
4. Open OST Index. This will toggle the song list you see in the screenshot above. Here you can browse and manually select the track you want to play. You can navigate the pages using the < > buttons in the middle.

Everyone enjoys collectibles. That said, we felt that the Steam Achievements for Homeworld were a bit lackluster, so we designed our Achievements system.

There is at least 1 achievement for each type of content available in the FXmod, so following the achievements is a great way to ensure you get to see and experience all the new content in the mod. In a way, the Achievements System helps you keep track of your exploration progress in our mod.

The Achievements tab can be found in the Main Menu, but can also be brought up via the top menu in-game.

Designed for players who are new to the FXmod, this feature will prompt the AI to "analyze" the current situation, and give the player live advice or tips. For example, if the enemy has a lot of Corvette units in particular, you may get a notice about that. The Staff Officer can also comment on your resourcing situation, your relative fleet strength, and what you should build next.

The Staff Officer can be consulted by setting it to "Enabled" in the match settings (Player vs. CPU) and then pressing [F9] in-game. Alternatively, you can click the staff officer icon in the left menu bar. The Staff Officer is also enabled by default in our Single-Player "The Shimmering Path", and can be consulted anytime in that mode.

In games like Sins of a Solar Empire you can name your ships, and since we thought that was neat we scripted a tool that lets you do the same in our mod.

You can name a ship by clicking the [A___] button above a selected unit's UI box. In the Input Screen you can enter the desired name via direct keyboard input or by manually clicking the letters. Click [CONFIRM], and the chosen name will hover over the ship, distinguishing it from other units and allowing you to more easily keep an eye on it. Names can be changed or removed at any time.

The background of the mod's main menu will change depending on the type of content you last player. Right now there are two (animated) main menu backgrounds, (vs.CPU/Multiplayer and Single-Player), but we will be adding more later.

Tip: You can click anywhere in the background to hide the menu, and click again to bring it back.

This is an advanced match statistics system, designed for players who really want to improve themselves. Like the Staff Officer, it can be set to [ENABLED] in the match settings beforehand.

When enabled, the Tactical Report function will display both the basic match data and additional data in graph form at the end of match. Click [Continue] after the default results screen to view the tactical report. For instance, it lets you see how you did with resourcing as compared to the others, or at what points in the tides of war started to shift.

In the v1.37 update we added an in-game image library and document library, both accessible from the Main Menu.

• The Concept Art ("Original Design Drawing") menu contains images of our own concept arts, as well as some original Homeworld concept arts that stood as the basis of some new units in the mod, such as the new Turanic Attack Carrier and HeavyGun Cruiser. Among the 100+ images in the gallery you may also spot some previews of future units - like the Progenitor Demolisher that was added recently.
• The Literature section is a series of documents that details the story of the FXmod timeline, and what we believe happened in the Homeworld Galaxy in general.

Since the v1.35 update the FXmod supports custom gameplay maps. New factions such as the Kadeshi and Progenitors can now be brought to community favorites such as Ace's HWRM Map Pack. Other custom maps are supported as well, and can be included as following:

• Place both the map(s) (*.level) and thumbnail (*.tga) files in the following folder:

*\HomeworldRM\Data\leveldata\multiplayer\deathmatch

• Maps need to be tagged with “dm” or “fx_dm” in the index (*.levels) file. !! A .levels file is NOT the same as a .level file !! .levels files are map index files that were added to HWRM after the 2.0 update. See Ace's HWRM Map Pack linked above for an example of supported maps, the intended folder structure, and a properly made *.levels file.
• The map must be compatible with HWRM 2.0+ (e.g. contain no broken dustclouds or other objects that are not supported in this version of the remaster)

At the core of many the new features we were able to develop in and for Homeworld Remastered, as well as new unit abilities such as stance switches, is the team's core script system library, the X-System. Development on this began back in 2009 as a way to expand on the ways units could be controlled and marked. Since then it has grown into a repository for scripts and other coding work that opens up many new possibilities within the Homeworld2 engine.

Players of the FXmod will not see much of the X-System beyond the "Powered by X-System" message in the menu header, but fellow Homeworld modders and scripters can view the X-System on our Github page. You'll also find some of the team's other open-sourced scrips and contributions to the Homeworld modding scene on our ModDB Team Page.

Some of the features not touched upon in this post are the live comment system and unit summoning interface from our FX:The Legendary Fleet mode, or the ability for the new "Observer" faction in Standard PvP Mode to see real-time tactical data, such as RU gains per player.

New gameplay modes such as Bentusi Defense or Artifact Retrieval were not listed in this post either - we'd like to leave some things for you to discover on your own ) Follow the Achievements and Loading Tips, and have fun exploring the FXmod!

Upcoming Features

In the present day we continue to try and create many new things. The most ambitious of these, of course, is our RPG Mode: a sandbox-themed, dynamic Single-player campaign that steps outside of the idea of a linear campaign that has defined Homeworld up to this date.

Until then, feel free to drop by our Discord for behind-the-scenes updates, an occasional FX Multiplayer game, or just a Homeworld-related chat.

Until the next time,
-WH.

When Homeworld Remastered was released back in 2015 we created a simple ModDB page to serve as the basis for the continued development of our HW2Classic version of the FXmod (FX:Commander) in the remaster. Under a new name (FX:Galaxy) the project also took on several new goals, varied in nature but united in the idea that we wanted to tap into the new modding possibilities that came with the remaster and do many new, exciting things.

Today, on the day of Homeworld’s 20th Anniversary, we want to give you an insight into what has secretly been in the works ever since the day we brought the FXmod to the remaster. Homeworld3 is coming, but before we travel to the future we’d like to invite you to a journey of our own – a journey across a living, dynamic Homeworld galaxy, where your choices will define and shape your own adventure. Welcome to FX:Galaxy’s RPG Mode. Welcome to Homeworld: The RPG.

About RPG Mode

RPG Mode is, as listed on the main page, a unique spin on Homeworld’s traditional Single-Player mode. We are keeping the RTS and Homeworld elements everyone knows and loves, but are expanding on it by adding an RPG-themed sandbox aspect to it. You will be able to freely travel to and between maps, complete map-specific quests, and build up your fleet in different ways. At the same time RPG Mode overhauls and adds more depth to several existing systems; the default RU system, for instance, has been replaced by an elaborate trading system in which will you gather the raw materials yourself. These materials can then be sold for money or processed into higher tier items, which in turn can be used to craft your own supplies or, ultimately, even assemble your own ships.

Overall, the theme of RPG Mode is freedom. Where you will go, what you will do and in what order is all up to you. We are stepping outside of the idea of a fixed, linear campaign by introducing new things you can do between (or alongside) following the main story for your faction of choice. Maybe you’d like to go exploring the galaxy and see what quests (and stories) are available in different maps. Maybe you’d like to become a trader, and convert your profits into an awe-inspiring fleet. With these options and more to truly carve out “your” own path and playstyle, your journey in RPG Mode will be a journey in every sense of the word.

At the same time we intend for RPG Mode to be a community project, through which both players and HW modders alike can realize some of their wishes (e.g. quests, map ideas). Together, we will be able to truly create a living, dynamic Homeworld galaxy.

The idea is that from now up to the point where we have a first (early) playable release ready for you – we are aiming for the next big update (FX v1.40) – we will be releasing periodical RPG Mode-themed newsletters, each previewing a different aspect of it. In this first entry we want to give an introduction to the project and its history, and give you an idea of our progress and the things to come.

History

The concept for RPG Mode dates back to 2010, when Hw_Lover started making Trading Mode for the Fairy Empire (Yaodu) mod. If you haven’t heard of it, it is a famous mod among Chinese players, where most members of the team are from too. Anyway, it was a huge success, and many players enjoyed this feature.

Since then many new ideas and possibilities came to mind, and since Hw_Lover had decided to make Trading Mode for the FXmod in the first place, development on what would become known as RPG Mode began back in 2014 in the v2.0 series of FX:Commander. At the same time Trading Mode continued to be updated in the Yaodu mod too, so two variants were being developed at the same time.

In 2015 Homeworld Remastered was released, and the team’s focus was shifted to porting the FXmod over to the remaster (FX:Galaxy). Efforts were complicated when Gearbox released the 2.0 patch for HWRM in 2016: due to some reasons the team had to spend another ~2 years on making the FXmod compatible with this version of the remaster. In December 2017 this finally culminated in the release of FX v1.25, and we could slowly shift our focus back to the future.

Concept

In order to give some more context to what RPG Mode is and does (outside of the description on the main page) let us consider the regular Homeworld experience for a bit.

Traditionally, Homeworld’s campaigns make you (the player) follow a set story; you have some freedom in the sense of how you choose complete a mission (especially in HW1), but things like objectives, key strategies and the “path” you follow through the galaxy are all set in stone. Everyone of us who has played Homeworld1 has assumed the role of the Kushan, and followed the same path to Hiigara; we all escaped the Nebula by destroying the Kadeshi Needleships, toppled the Super Nova Research station by utilizing the shielded veins..you get the idea. The point is that the key focus of Homeworld has always been its compelling story and combat, and while this indeed worked out wonderfully this also means that there has not been much room to explore other aspects that you’d also expect to come with life in space.

Through RPG Mode, we have a means to give you an insight into what happens “behind the screens” in Homeworld. For instance, instead of just ordering your collectors to harvest with one click and you then putting ships in the build queue with another you will be harvesting the raw materials yourself. As a normal person in space, you will need to consider those things that you logically expected to be there but you didn’t see or have to deal with as a Fleet Commander.

At the same time, we wanted to keep this sense of freedom. You can harvest raw materials and process them, but that doesn’t mean that you must – you may prefer to travel the galaxy and earn the majority of your income through quests and collecting space debris or lost goods. In such a case, your exposure to the logistics aspect would be limited to keeping an eye on your fuel and other supplies. Or you could do both, and alternate between the two.

A similar concept was applied to the system of travel. We wanted to keep the idea of a big “main” campaign for all factions on the table, but at the same time we also wanted to offer some alternatives. In RPG Mode advancing the campaign for your race is encouraged (e.g. rewards upon completing certain parts, new areas that are unlocked upon reaching certain levels), but it not the only thing you can do. You can decide to go back to that previously visited map and suddenly take a left turn to explore other areas of space, or decide to take a breather by building up your fleet, income and supplies before proceeding.

RPG Mode: An Introduction

Now that we have elaborated a bit on RPG Mode as a concept let’s take a look at how this translates to the game itself.

As mentioned previously, the goal of RPG Mode is to create the image of a big, living, dynamic galaxy. To that end we are aiming for a total of five playable races: The Hiigarans, Turanic Raiders, Taiidan, Kadeshi and Vaygr. As things are looking now the first build will launch with the Hiigarans as the only playable race with some content, but later on we will add other races with some starting content while also adding new content to the already playable races..you get the idea.

Each of the five races starts in its own quadrant of the galaxy, with their own maps, and own big main quest or campaign (story). Later on, as you travel further and farther, you’ll find areas that are used by several races, or might even venture into enemy territories, where some endgame systems may be set to take place. As you travel the galaxy you’ll learn many different stories and see many different things – among the map concepts are new areas of Karos, a military development and testing site for AIs, and a map where once a terrible battle was fought and sometimes actual ghost ships may be spotted.

Basics

Since the goal of this first newsletter is to give an introduction of RPG Mode, let’s start by taking a look at those strange new UI icons you may have seen in some of the above screenshots:

1. Funds – The galactic standard currency, replacing RUs as your money. Funds are acquired from (and used in) all manners of transactions; think purchasing (or selling) ships and items, repairing owned ships if you don’t have the supplies or units to do so yourself. They are also commonly awarded through quests.
2. Trade Level – Your trading proficiency. Doing business (selling items), refining or crafting items (processing), and completing non-combat tasks or certain quests will all contribute to your trading level. A higher trading level will unlock higher tier cargo vessels for purchase, allowing you to carry more items.
3. Military Level – Your combat proficiency. Your military level is raised by destroying enemy units or completing combat-oriented tasks or certain quests, i.e. everything you are used to doing in Homeworld. A higher military level will unlock higher class and stronger combat vessels for purchase, increasing the combat capabilities of your fleet.
4. Population – Your fleet capacity (current/max). Each unit takes up a different amount of capacity. Your fleet capacity is increased alongside your trade and military levels, but can also be increased further or improved via the skill system.
5. Skill System (WIP) – Your available skill points. Skill points are obtained as you increase your levels, and are used to unlock global research upgrades of various types. Think in terms of boosts to ship stats but also increased harvesting efficiency, sensor ranges. We will talk about the skill system in a later newsletter.
6. Date – The current date and time in GSY (Galactic Standard Year). Some tasks will have a deadline, and will need to be completed before that date. Think in terms of an item delivery (economy) or an attack on a certain ship before it leaves the area (military).

(Existing) Systems

Below is an overview of the planned systems for RPG Mode. There is a lot more to RPG Mode than what you see below (e.g. setting unit stats and prices, descriptions, creating maps, quest dialogues and rewards, event triggers), but we hope it will give you an indication of how far we are along and what will be coming in the future next to additional playable races and content for said races (quests, story, goods, etc).

Existing Systems

• Trading System (Operational): The core system of RPG Mode.
  -Harvesting System: In RPG Mode the traditional harvesting system (RUs) was replaced by our Trading System. Through harvesting you will obtain various raw materials, which can be used in several ways.
  -Processing System: Raw materials can be processed into higher tier items, which in turn can be used to craft supplies. Additional (ship) recipes will be added later.
  -Buy/Sell: Items and ships can be purchased from - and sold to - space stations or specific (NPC) units. An added gimmick is that the speed at which items are delivered is based on how close you are to the station. As a whole, you can refer to this aspect as the stevedore system.

• Questing System (In Progress): RPG Mode offers three types of quests: a campaign-style big or “main” quest (akin to Homeworld’s campaigns) that is automatically updated, map-specific (regular) quests, and dynamic objectives. Objectives are a fast way to earn funds and trade EXP, and are reloaded each time you complete one or change maps.
• Skill System (Operational (Early Alpha)): See above. The framework of the skill system is finished (all 12 planned skills have been implemented and are functional), but we will be further polishing its UI and icons before the first release.
• Ship Management (Operational): Some eligible units can be refit from one type (e.g. military) into another (e.g. cargo). In other cases, key weapon systems may be swapped out. This, along with repairs, can be done via the [Manage] tab when near a Shipyard.

Planned Systems (Near Future)

• Ship Module System: An addition to the Ship Refit System, this allows you to further modify your ships, based on subsystems.
• Ship Assembly System: The item processing (trading) will be expanded so you can build/assemble your own ships with materials.

Planned Systems (Distant Future)

These systems will remain in concept stage until both the existing and planned systems for the near future have been completed and implemented:

• Dynamic Event System: As part of a living galaxy, there will be a variety of possible events that can occur. Some may happen at specific moments, i.e. be scripted (e.g. a large Vaygr attack on Hiigara at some point), while others are randomly selected from a pool of possibilities (e.g. a damaged transport spawning on your map and creating additional [Event] quests for a limited time). The pool of randomly selected events may vary based on your current map, trade and military level.
• Broadcast System: As part of the above, there will be a broadcast system to tell player what is happening in nearby areas. For instance, if a dynamic event starts on a nearby map you may see a message, and be able to instantly teleport to that map for the next ~2 minutes in return for a small fee.

Coming up next..

With that we have come to the end of this first (20th anniversary-themed) newsletter. But worry not - you can still check out the [Images] section for more previews, or try out the mod itself while waiting for RPG Mode. We have also setup a preliminary Discord server that we hope to expand upon later: discord.gg/ekG3Wry

In the next newsletter we will be taking a look at the trading system in more detail, but for now do let us know what you think about RPG Mode so far - what are things you are looking forward to, want to know more about, or hope to see in this mode? Let us know in the comments (guests can post), and together we can truly create a living, dynamic Homeworld galaxy for you to travel in preparation for Homeworld3.

And with that, we will see you the next time!
-WH

Hello Hello, this is WildHeart speaking. How do you do?

At this time we're roughly half a year after the release of FX 1.39, and with Homeworld3 on the horizon the big question is: "What now?".

The short version is that Yes, we'd definitely like to try modding in HW3. The long version? You can read that below:

With the release of FX v1.39, the FXmod project has been put "On Hold". We are currently waiting for Homeworld3, which should be a lot easier to mod thanks to UE4. For us, it simply doesn't make much sense to go out of our way and have sleepless nights over building newscript libraries now, in HWRM, when a lot of that hard work will soon be obsolete in Homeworld3.

The other pieces of the puzzle are our real life situations, and the fact that we have more or less exhausted everything that is possible in HWRM. The increased frequency of "Out of Sync issues", which we later learned are caused by the true ballistics aspect of the 2.0 patch, meant that the mod's core concept (8 playable races in Multiplayer) had to be reconsidered. To that end we started creating additional Single-Player Content and features instead while working on RPG Mode. Then, Homeworld3 got announced.

Q: "What are the FXmod's plans for HW3? What about RPG Mode?"

HW_Lover: "It mainly depends on the difficulty of modding HW3 and the ability to mod HW3 at all, which remains unknown for now.

If it is possible to mod HW3 and it is easy enough, we will focus on building the RPG Mode in HW3.
Or, in case modding HW3 is easy but making RPG Mode on it is not, we will continue making RPG Mode on FXG in HWRM. But other than RPG, there will only be some fixes left for FXG in HWRM."

We'd like to wait and see what HW3 brings before we invest more time into developing RPG Mode in HWRM. But it would make little sense to move onto HW3 without RPG Mode having been unavailable in Homeworld Remastered at all..

RPG Mode Closed Test: How to Participate?

So to that end, after talking with Hw_Lover, we decided that we will be releasing what we have on RPG Mode so far by means of a CLOSED TEST BUILD. This build features a (very) early DEMO version of RPG Mode - there are no quests and few maps. More than anything, it is intended as a showcase of the core systems that we have made for RPG Mode so far, and for playtesting these systems.

If you are reading this and are interested in trying out the RPG Mode's closed test, you can find the instructions on our Discord. We welcome your feedback and thoughts on RPG Mode so far, and would like to know you would like to see from it in HW3/HWRM. Those ideas and wishes will help shape this mode going forward.

Q: "Can I help develop RPG Mode?"

HW_Lover: Models are always welcome. But what RPG Mode needs most are the designs of this HW universe we are going to build."

For those who are interested in helping, I advice you to get an idea of the HW universe we are trying to build by playing the RPG Mode Closed Test. You can use the Discord for discussing and giving feedback, I'll get the results via one of our guys.

The future of the FXmod will be centered around the development of our RPGMode. I'd like to interject with some more background information as to why we came to this decision below:

Back in the days of HW2Classic, the selling point of the FXMOD was that it ported over all races from HW1 and made them playable in HW2. In the present day, that is not something special - many mods have done it, though maybe not at the scale we have. But back then it was a big deal, especially since we added many new ships and features on top.

2015. Homeworld Remastered was released, and while it was great to see Homeworld get the love it deserves, there were a number of issues. Engine limitations and an overdose of out-of-sync issues (we recently learned this was caused by the "true ballistics" aspect of the 2.0 update) killed the Multiplayer aspect of FXG and many other mods.

So, while Hw_Lover and the others kept working on RPG Mode, which had been in development already, we also started making new Single-Player content instead, which had been neglected since the FXCommander days. This resulted in 3 brand new SP missions, 2 new tutorials, and the pride and joy of the HW:RM version of the FXmod: our 33-stage challenge mode, The Shimmering Path.

Now, after considering all options, we think that our focus going forward should be RPG Mode, regardless of whether that will be in HWRM or in HW3.

So far, the FXMOD told our story of Homeworld's 8 races - through Deathmatch (and later, the new Single-player campaigns). However, in the HWRM version of our mod some models still are using HW2C textures even now..and even the HD HWRM models will probably look outdated and of low quality in Homeworld3. Besides the fact that we'd have to redo and redesign all existing units, there is also the notion that the "8 Multiplayer races" model from HW2C has run its course by now.

So, the idea is that we will instead use all existing HWRM FXmod assets for RPG Mode instead of bringing the 8 HWRM factions over to HW3 as playable factions. What will come to replace it, if we decide to make other contents besides RPG Mode? Will HW3 even be modable, or will it not and will RPG Mode continue to be made on HWRM? We'll have to see!

Q: "What was the thing you were the most happy to have achieved in the HWRM version of the FXmod?

HW_Lover: "The Shimmering Path. Its popularity and the players' reactions to it are really beyond my expectations. The new AI is cool, too. Easy to adjust, being able to mine, repair ships and dock units, very challenging."

WildHeart: "For me, it's the Taiidan mini-campaign and the "bonus" stages of Shimmering Path. If only you could see all the work that went into the TAI Mini. . . designing a big map, thinking out every possible scenario, what players could do, making sure everything happens at the right time.. Did you know that there are 30+ pages of .lua code just for making the Keepers in HW2 M08 and M10 do what they do?"

And that's it for today! We hope to see you pop by the Discord for the closed test of RPG Mode - and even if you're not participating, you'll still find us there for updates, gameplay tips and matches from and with fellow FXmod players, and more.

See you in HW3,
-WH