<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cataclysm	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reappeared	O
on	O
the	O
gaming	O
website	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
as	O
Homeworld	B-Application
:	O
Emergence	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Cataclysm	O
"	O
was	O
trademarked	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
its	O
third	B-Protocol
expansion	I-Protocol
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
resource	O
collectors	O
perform	O
the	O
same	O
functions	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
when	O
upgraded	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
capture	O
enemy	O
vessels	O
,	O
harvest	O
crystals	O
and	O
repair	O
friendly	O
vessels	O
;	O
functions	O
that	O
were	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
separate	O
,	O
single-function	O
ships	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
the	O
Taiidan	O
Emperor	O
and	O
reclaiming	O
their	O
ancient	O
homeworld	B-Application
of	O
Hiigara	O
,	O
the	O
Kushan	O
re-establish	O
their	O
clans	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
kiith	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
great	O
council	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
clans	O
have	O
precedence	O
over	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
setbacks	O
,	O
the	O
Kuun-Lan	O
manages	O
to	O
locate	O
their	O
sister	O
ship	O
and	O
finally	O
get	O
vital	O
information	O
to	O
their	O
homeworld	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
territories	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
buckling	O
with	O
both	O
attacks	O
from	O
the	O
Imperialists	O
and	O
the	O
spreading	O
Beast	O
infestation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
"	O
Homeworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cataclysm	I-Application
"	O
takes	O
place	O
only	O
15	O
years	O
after	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
"	O
Homeworld	B-Application
"	O
,	O
several	O
ships	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
,	O
notably	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
new	O
 '	O
Hiigarans/Kushan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Taiidan	O
forces	O
(	O
both	O
Imperialist	O
and	O
Republic	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
not	O
previously	O
seen	O
are	O
ship	O
upgrades	O
and	O
Support	O
Units	O
-	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
put	O
a	O
lower	O
cap	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
fleet	O
size	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
maximum	O
fleet	O
size	O
of	O
300	O
in	O
"	O
Homeworld	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Kushan	O
and	O
Taiidan	O
fleets	O
remain	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
their	O
Homeworld	B-Application
counterparts	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
clan	O
,	O
Kiith	O
Somtaaw	O
,	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
scratch	O
its	O
own	O
fleet	O
specs	O
based	O
on	O
salvaged	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
just	O
one	O
point	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Sacrifice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Shogun	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyHomeworld	O
:	O
Cataclysm	O
works	O
on	O
both	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Vista	O
,	O
and	O
7	O
after	O
being	O
patched	O
to	O
version	O
1.01	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenGL	O
may	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
running	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
compatibility	O
mode	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
(	O
Service	O
Pack	O
5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
locked	O
at	O
a	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Widescreen	O
resolutions	O
may	O
be	O
applied	O
by	O
editing	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remastered	O
Edition	O
(	O
formerly	O
Homeworld	B-Application
HD	O
)	O
from	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
IP	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
and	O
includes	O
both	O
updated	O
and	O
original	O
copies	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
Twitch	O
interview	O
,	O
former	O
Cataclysm	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
remake	O
should	O
be	O
possible	O
even	O
without	O
the	O
Cataclysm	O
source	O
code	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Homeworld	B-Application
Remastered	O
"	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
