<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
sequel	O
to	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
by	O
now	O
defunct	O
publisher	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
closely	O
equivalent	O
Kushan	O
and	O
Taiidan	O
forces	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Vaygr	O
and	O
Hiigaran	O
spaceships	O
differ	O
significantly	O
in	O
design	O
and	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
shares	O
the	O
movement	O
system	O
and	O
three-dimensional	O
play	O
area	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
depends	O
on	O
so-called	O
"	O
Resource	O
Units	O
,	O
"	O
(	O
RUs	O
)	O
which	O
are	O
collected	O
by	O
harvester	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
fleet	O
is	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
Mothership	O
,	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
an	O
immediate	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
in	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
critical	O
loss	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mothership	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
constructing	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
very	O
largest	O
ships	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
built	O
using	O
Shipyards	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
states	O
these	O
are	O
built	O
at	O
orbital	O
facilities	O
and	O
arrive	O
via	O
hyperspace	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mothership	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
Carriers	O
,	O
which	O
themselves	O
can	O
build	O
any	O
ship	O
from	O
the	O
Fighter	O
,	O
Corvette	B-Device
and	O
Frigate	O
families	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
units	O
in	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
starships	O
of	O
various	O
classes	O
,	O
from	O
small	O
to	O
large	O
:	O
Fighter	O
,	O
Corvette	B-Device
,	O
Frigate	O
and	O
Capital	O
Ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
co-opt	O
enemy	O
ships	O
using	O
specialized	O
frigates	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
nominally	O
has	O
no	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
dynamic	O
difficulty	O
adjustments	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
's	O
opposition	O
is	O
determined	O
using	O
the	O
composition	O
of	O
the	O
fleet	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
level	O
with	O
(	O
the	O
fleet	O
remaining	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
level	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
codifies	O
the	O
support	O
caps	O
introduced	O
in	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
and	O
explained	O
in	O
Homeworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cataclysm	I-Application
,	O
by	O
placing	O
overall	O
limits	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
ships	O
of	O
each	O
class	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
control	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
with	O
5	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
struggle	O
of	O
the	O
Hiigarans	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
Karan	O
S'jet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
the	O
player	O
could	O
select	O
either	O
the	O
Kushan	O
or	O
Taiidan	O
races	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
the	O
Kushan	O
are	O
established	O
as	O
the	O
canonical	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
and	O
played	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
Deserts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kharak	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Kushan	O
race	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Kharak	O
discovered	O
the	O
wreckage	O
of	O
the	O
Khar-Toba	O
,	O
an	O
interstellar	O
transport	O
starship	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
Desert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
an	O
ancient	O
Hyperspace	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
galactic	O
map	O
etched	O
on	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
stone	O
that	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
Kushan	O
had	O
been	O
transplanted	O
to	O
Kharak	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
their	O
long-lost	O
homeworld	B-Application
,	O
Hiigara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kushan	O
built	O
an	O
enormous	O
self-sufficient	O
Mothership	O
,	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Hyperspace	B-Application
Core	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Khar-Toba	O
,	O
to	O
carry	O
600,000	O
people	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
to	O
Hiigara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
Bentusi	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
and	O
enigmatic	O
race	O
of	O
traders	O
,	O
the	O
Kushan	O
reached	O
Hiigara	O
and	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Taiidan	O
Emperor	O
,	O
laying	O
claim	O
to	O
their	O
homeworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continues	O
that	O
the	O
Hyperspace	B-Application
Core	I-Application
found	O
in	O
the	O
Khar-Toba	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
only	O
three	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
an	O
ancient	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Progenitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
massive	O
Flagship	O
empowered	O
by	O
the	O
Third	O
Core	O
,	O
Makaan	O
began	O
a	O
campaign	O
of	O
conquest	O
,	O
seizing	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Taiidan	O
Empire	O
and	O
surrounding	O
star	O
systems	O
,	O
andas	O
of	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2began	O
attempts	O
to	O
capture	O
Hiigara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makaan	O
believes	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Sajuuk-Khar	B-Application
,	O
a	O
messianic	O
figure	O
that	O
will	O
unite	O
the	O
Three	O
Cores	O
and	O
herald	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Sajuuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pride	O
of	O
Hiigara	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
shape	O
and	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mothership	O
and	O
commanded	O
by	O
Karan	O
S'jet	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makaan	O
's	O
fleet	O
lays	O
siege	O
to	O
Hiigara	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Warlord	O
offers	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
the	O
Hiigarans	O
:	O
if	O
they	O
surrender	O
the	O
Second	O
Core	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
spare	O
their	O
Homeworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
Warlord	O
learns	O
of	O
the	O
Balcora	O
Gate	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
penultimate	O
mission	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
where	O
Hiigarans	O
and	O
Vaygr	O
alike	O
discover	O
that	O
Sajuuk	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
a	O
Mothership-sized	O
Progenitor	O
starship	O
,	O
with	O
sockets	O
for	O
the	O
Three	O
Hyperspace	B-Application
Cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sajuuk	O
is	O
later	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
a	O
galaxy-wide	O
network	O
of	O
hyperspace	B-Application
gates	O
,	O
ushering	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
age	O
of	O
trade	O
and	O
prosperity	O
for	O
all	O
civilized	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
-	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Karan	O
S'jet	O
,	O
the	O
true	O
Sajuuk-Khar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
individual	O
characters	O
with	O
a	O
prominent	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
narrative	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Karan	O
S'jet	O
:	O
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
the	O
scientist	O
who	O
volunteered	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
living	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
Mothership	O
during	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
returns	O
once	O
again	O
as	O
Fleet	O
Command	O
on	O
the	O
Pride	O
of	O
Hiigara	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
Hiigaran	O
fleet	O
against	O
the	O
Vaygr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleet	O
Intelligence	O
:	O
Much	O
like	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Fleet	O
Intelligence	O
is	O
a	O
male	O
character	O
who	O
analyzes	O
sensor	O
data	O
and	O
generates	O
mission	O
objectives	O
during	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
;	O
also	O
like	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
heard	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believes	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Sajuuk-khar	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Chosen	O
One	O
who	O
will	O
unite	O
the	O
Three	O
Cores	O
and	O
bring	O
about	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Sajuuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Taiidan	O
Emperor	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
Makaan	O
is	O
a	O
battle-hardened	O
warlord	O
and	O
brilliant	O
strategist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
scripting	O
language	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
SCAR	O
(	O
SCripting	O
At	O
Relic	O
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SCAR	O
language	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
express	O
purpose	O
of	O
coding	O
in	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
deals	O
mainly	O
with	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
(	O
zooming	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
creating	O
enemy	O
ships	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
version	O
4.0	O
of	O
the	O
Lua	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
Lua	B-Language
for	O
in-game	O
levels	O
,	O
formatted	O
as	O
.level	O
files	O
,	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
Rules	O
Engine	O
for	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
sets	O
many	O
variables	O
inside	O
a	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
,	O
including	O
ambient	O
light	O
,	O
background	O
,	O
placement	O
of	O
start	O
positions	O
and	O
asteroids	O
,	O
among	O
many	O
other	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Paul	O
Ruskay	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
former	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
83/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
Relic	O
Studios	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
approximately	O
US$10	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
THQ	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
competitor	O
of	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
,	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
a	O
Homeworld	B-Application
sequel	O
remained	O
unlikely	O
as	O
Sierra	O
was	O
still	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
Intellectual	O
Property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
until	O
September	O
2007	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
THQ	O
was	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Vivendi	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
license	O
Homeworld	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
THQ	O
finally	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
franchise	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
confirm	O
a	O
sequel	O
maintaining	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
comments	O
on	O
future	O
games	O
from	O
THQ	O
based	O
on	O
Homeworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
reported	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
that	O
Relic	O
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
looking	O
"	O
at	O
creating	O
Homeworld	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
lead	O
designer	O
Jonny	O
Ebbert	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
really	O
happy	O
the	O
IP	O
has	O
made	O
its	O
way	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
yeah	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
definitely	O
looking	O
at	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
strongest	O
evidence	O
indicating	O
that	O
Homeworld	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
in	O
development	O
came	O
from	O
Relic	O
's	O
General	O
Manager	O
,	O
Tarnie	O
Williams	O
indicating	O
that	O
"	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
"	O
titles	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
while	O
declining	O
to	O
elaborate	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
Relic	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
"	O
like	O
to	O
develop	O
Homeworld	B-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
confirm	O
or	O
deny	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Homeworld	B-Application
IP	O
was	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
early	O
speculation	O
that	O
SEGA	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
IP	O
,	O
ultimately	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
IP	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
initial	O
plans	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
existing	O
Homeworld	B-Application
games	O
to	O
multiple	O
digital	O
sales	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
forum	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
specifically	O
asking	O
for	O
fan	O
ideas	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
series	O
should	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	O
Interactive	O
,	O
a	O
newer	O
developer	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
later	O
offered	O
their	O
support	O
of	O
Gearbox	O
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
carried	O
the	O
"	O
essence	O
"	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
made	O
an	O
arrangement	O
with	O
Blackbird	O
to	O
re-brand	O
Shipbreakers	O
into	O
"	O
Homeworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shipbreakers	I-Application
"	O
;	O
officially	O
tying	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Homeworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deserts	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kharak	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
HD	O
and	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
HD	O
remakes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
for	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
Homeworld	B-Application
HD	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Homeworld	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
missing	O
the	O
original	O
deadline	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Homeworld	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
(	O
with	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
removed	O
)	O
and	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
and	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remastered	O
versions	O
are	O
both	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
2	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
have	O
high	O
resolution	O
textures	O
and	O
models	O
,	O
new	O
graphical	O
effects	O
,	O
recreated	O
cinematic	O
scenes	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
HD	O
,	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Homeworld	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
Media	O
released	O
the	O
Homeworld	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
for	O
OSX	B-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Mac	O
App	O
store	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
publisher	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
development	O
of	O
Homeworld	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
