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The promised demo of Homeworld 2 is now available, offering a sample of Relic's
now-gold space-based RTS sequel. The demo includes a tutorial, two solo missions
and a pair of multiplayer maps. Mirrors of the 141 MB demo can be found on 3D
Downloads, 3D Gamers,
Absolute Gamer's,
AusGamers, Boomtown
(registration required), Computer
Games Online, FileFront,
FilePlanet
(registration required), FileRush
(Bit Torrent), FileShack
(registration required), GameGossip, Gamer's
Hell, GameSpot
(registration required), Gaming Asylum, Happy
Puppy (registration required), IGN,
Jucaushii.ro, Loadedinc
(registration required), and Worthplaying.
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Sep 5, 2003, 17:59 |
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I would have sad the new interface was fugly, both in the conventional sense and the f = "functional but" sense.
I dont feel I have the same formation control that I used to, balance feels a little off in that you seem to need a complete mix rather than being able to throw unbalanced fleets with specific advantages but not cripling vulnerabilities.
There's not enough feedback in the UI about the advantage of certain ships over others, I bemoan the lack in the demo of a really good missile boat and the more interesting specialised ships and this also makes the UI feel a little vacant.
The upgrades for most of the ships feel generally anonymous, in that pretty much every ship has movement and armour upgrades, but you can't really see the effect of them to any great extent, and mostly it feels like you're researching random upgrades not really matched to the use of the unit itself. The only real tech research upgrades I appreciate are the ones like extended sensors for scouts, improved bombs for the bombers etc. The rest feels like fluff.
I find fleet micromanagement a lot more difficult than the last game, made worse by increased difficulty in formations and positioning as well as the small map sizes and relative lack of significant dust clouds for tactical hiding of units. (A few advanced probes and you can see everything anyway) Oh, and the fact that micromanagement seems to be of increased importance.
There are my thoughts anyway.
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