Please read the installation guide first, because This RAR contains all the raw files instead of a single big file, in consideration of future convenience when it comes to upgrades. And if you are a curious player like me, you can also modify the files inside easily according to your preferences :)
Homeworld 2 Complex Simple Installation:
1. Extract everything into the DATA folder of your Homeworld 2 game folder. For example, D:\Homeworld2\Data
2. Go to Homeworld2\Bin\Release Folder, right click on Homeworld2.exe and create a shortcut. And be sure your Homeworld 2 is already V1.1!
3. Right click on the shortcut, add " -overridebigfile -hardwarecursor" to the end of the existing line in the Target box. For example, D:\Homeworld2\Bin\Release\Homeworld2.exe -overridebigfile -hardwarecursor
(Don't forget to click Apply)
4. You can now play this mod via the new shortcut. For noobs like me, you can at the same time run the trainer (bie.exe) which is also supplied in the rar. (I actually use this trainer as a tool to test the mod.) In game, press SHIFT+R=be rich (AI players will also be rich), SHIFT+U=instant research, SHIFT+B=instant build; CTRL+R/U/B=deactivate each item. This trainer only works on Homeworld 2 v1.1
WARNING: Someone acused me saying that this mod contains trojan! I don't know whether it is the trainer (bie.exe) inside, which is secure on many computers I've tested. So please be careful and scan this mod using your antivirus software first after download! And please tell me if you find the virus too!
bie.exe is a trojan no virus
Sorry about that...But I'm confused why I've never found it a trojan on many computers with many antivirus softwares. And why did this upload successfully pass the ModDB authorization which also includes antivirus scan? I guess maybe this trainer is just mistaken for trojan by some paticular softwares, and decide whether to use it at your discretion. Anyway, I won't include the trainer in RAR in the following versions.
ok
Most Anti-Viruses I've used recognize trainers as viruses, since they edit the memory of specific programs.