~~General ship wide announcement~~
>> All Hyperspace systems operating at full power...
*Fleet Intelligence*
If the Hyperspace targeting system is accurate we will emerge in close proximity to the support vessel Kar’Selim. This ship has spent the last 10 years travelling on conventional drives to reach the outer edge of the Kharak system.
The Kar’Selim will monitor the quantum waveform as we emerge into normal space and assist in tuning our drive control systems.
If the Hyperspace module malfunctions, the Kar’Selim will provide assistance and resupply.
Mission objectives will be to dock with the support vessel in order to complete adjustments to the Mothership and her drives.
We will remain docked for a minimum of 1 week or until all systems are brought to full functionality.
During this time, all crew members will be permitted to interact with the crew of the Kar’Selim and temporary sleeping quarters can be made available for those with family stationed there by request.
>> Approximate arrival time: 2 Days, 13 Hours, 42 Minutes
~~End announcement~~
~~Location: Mess Hall 13~~
~~6 hours in Hyperspace~~
Lunch today was some manner of brown stuff, mashed potatoes and a carrot muffin.
Taking her tray, Eclipse made her way to where her friend, and gunner, Ditsy was sitting.
“Trade my muffin for your mash?” she asked
“Sure!” the grey Pegasus replied holding out a hoof for the muffin, “So what you gonna do when we get to the Kar’Selim?”
“I was just gonna hang out with my brother is all, haven’t ‘seen’ him since his departure, just so you know, I don’t count comm. screens as seeing somepony, just isn’t personal enough. But other than that I don’t have any plans other than kicking the Kar’Selim’s crew’s flanks in the hoofball match Dash is organising, you should join in too! If you can kick a ball as well as you shoot then we’ll definitely win!”
“I don’t know Eclipse, I’m not very good at sports because of the whole eye thing,” Ditsy replied sheepishly around a mouth full of muffin.
A sudden argument got both the mares attention.
“I told you, I didn’t do anything to any computer!” a stallion was yelling, Eclipse couldn’t see him through the crowd
“Look, we have reasonable suspicion that you are involved in the illegal tampering of the VR combat simulators code” A MSP mare in golden armour replied
“I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING! I wouldn’t know what to do even if I wanted to, I’m a pilot, not an egghead!” replied the stallion who Eclipse figured was Maelstrom based on his voice.
“Irrelevant, I am under orders to place you under arrest until this investigation is over. Now are you going to come quietly or do I have to embarrass you in front your squad mates?”
A sudden static burst from the MSP’s helmet causing her to turn and listen intently.
“Understood sir, MSP Golden Glow out.” The mare ended the comm line and turned back to Maelstrom, “Looks like I won’t have to do anything to you at all. You’ve been cleared of all charges; apparently Celestia was bored and changed the simulation as a joke. Unfortunately you were logged on when she did so, resulting in us believing you to be the culprit, our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience. Enjoy the rest of your day”
Once the MSP left, everypony went back to their tables and continued their lunch. As Maelstrom turned to leave he saw Ditsy waving him over and instead went to go say hi.
“Sup?”
“Heya! What did you do now to piss off the MSP?”
“I didn’t do anything, like I told that MSP bitch, I wouldn’t be able to reprogram a calculator let alone an advanced training interface terminal, but no one ever believes the “mad” pony.”
“So what exactly where you accused of?” Eclipse suddenly interjected
“Apparently ‘I’ reprogrammed the VR Sim to give a score based on performance, almost like a videogame. Except I didn’t do it, according to the MSP, Celestia did. I just happened to be logged in at the time.”
“Fleet Command turned a training sim into a game?” Eclipse suddenly exclaimed, “Come Ditsy, we got training to do, and a high score to set. Maelstrom, DON’T TELL DASH! We don’t need her beating our awesome just yet”
Both Eclipse and Ditsy ran out the mess hall and headed in the direction of the VR deck
Watching them go Maelstrom sighed,”Mares, I’ll never understand them... I wonder what’s for lunch. Ooooh! Carrot Muffins! My favourite!”
>Outer Edge of the Kharak System<
Between the inner and outer asteroid belts of the Kharak system there is nothing but empty space.
The peace and quiet of this place is suddenly broken by an Immense glowing blue doorway appearing out of nowhere.
A massive ship is deposited into normal space and the doorway closes behind it.
>> Hyperspace jump complete.
>> We made it.
>> All systems nominal and the quantum wave effect has dissipated...
*Ship wide announcement*
We have mis-jumped. The support ship is not here. Fleet Command will signal the Kar’Selim while we confirm our current position.
*End of announcement*
>> This is the Mothership calling support vessel Kar’Selim, come in please.
>> We have mis-jumped and are requesting your beacon...
>> ...
>> This is the Mothership calling support vessel Kar’Selim. Please respond...
Priority alert, we have picked up the Kar’Selim’s automated beacon; we will send a probe to make contact and re-establish communications.
All flight teams are to be placed on standby.
~~Journal of Starlight Eclipse~~
Date: 1st of Garaan, 5493 CR
THIS IS SHIT!
The Kar’Selim is gone. Destroyed, everypony on board is dead, including my brother.
I best explain for anypony who might be reading this (Why the fuck are you reading MY journal anyways??)
We dropped out of Hyperspace on schedule and were greeted by nothing except empty space. Fleet Intelligence at first thought that we had mis-jumped and had Fleet Command signal the Kar’Selim for a beacon.
We then get an automated beacon from the support ship and we launch a probe to re-establish comms.
All of us not on standby where watching the feed from the probe, as we all wanted to see the Kar’Selim in all its glory.
I can’t describe the feeling I had when instead of a glorious research vessel showing up, a wrecked and broken piece of the command bridge was all that could be seen, what I can tell you is I never want to feel that emotion ever again.
Then suddenly this whole mess of strike craft attack the Mothership, we know they weren’t ours as their contrails where pale yellow and ours are green.
After destroying the group that attacked us, Fleet Intelligence ordered the Kar’Selim’s mission log recorder recovered. My squad was one of several assigned to escort the Salvage “Porter” Corvette sent to retrieve it.
On our way back to the Mothership, more of those yellow fuckers show up. We took out any who where stupid enough to get in range of our guns. Hell, Ditsy even blind fire killed 3 that her targeting assist said where out of range.
I managed to get a copy of the recording as my brother was on it.
~~begin audio log playback~~
*static*
Captain: What do you mean you detect a Hyperspace entry? The Mothership isn’t due for...
Storm Chaser(SC): Sir, I have multiple contacts on closing vectors. Unknown profiles... No recognition codes... Ahh, they’re not ours.
Captain: Well if they’re not ours, who the hell are they?
SC: Sir, they’re coming in fast... Check... *static* Incoming fire! We are under attack! *static* They’re getting through. Breeches across all decks! Hull integrity failing!
Captain: Kar’Selim to Mothership, if you are receiving, abort Hyperdrive test. Repeat: ABORT Hyperdrive test!
*multiple explosions*
~~End of audio log~~
As soon as we got back to the Mothership, sensors picked up the yellow fuckers coming back for more hurt, which we were happy to give them, we even got an order from Fleet Command to “Engage with extreme prejudice”. Hell I would have done so anyways.
We also encountered a “Carrier” ship which we managed to heavily damage but it escaped to Hyperspace before we could blow it to Tartarus.
We are now 4 hours into our jump back home to warn Kharak missile defence and dock with the Scaffold to finish brining the Mothership’s systems to full functionality.
As soon as we are home, I’m quitting the fleet. I’ve had enough. The only reason I joined is gone. Maybe I’ll become a rock farmer.
~~End of entry~~
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I haven't read this yet, though I will. Right now it's on my read later list. Sorry, I don't feel like reading much right now. My brain...
As for cryotrays. While it is possible to save all six of them, it is really difficult(I somehow did it once, a long time ago) and there is no voice confirmation of it. The count goes to 500k and that's it. I think it is assumed you will not secure that last one. I might be wrong though, seeing as I haven't played that for a long, long time.
And derp... I remember Keepers but who in the world could they be in MLP-verse? My stupid brain can't think of any... Will have to read at some point and see. Though maybe Changelings? Kind of fits... what with join us or die or something... I do remember that correctly, right?
You know, I never did finish this game. The farthest I got is that station that blocks hyper entry surrounded by that hundred or so Ion Frigates. I somehow got into this empty skull of mine that I wanted to capture them all, mwhahahahahaha! Standard procedure, use cloacking generator and a swarm of
capture frigatessalvage corvettes... shows what I remember... and a lot of careful luring. I already was like 30 in when I was forced to abandon computer... I got the saves and I do believe there are still somewhere there... I just don't know where. It was, like, seven years ago? Kinda lost count... Plus I kind of lost the drive to play recently... dunno why.Hmm... maybe I will regain my drive soon and I shall reinstall and replay that piece of art.
Amazing chapter and I hope to see more of this awesome story!
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I know that behaivior, my Unread Chapters count is sitting at 126 at the moment.
As for saving the Trays, often they get attacked by 4 assault frigates, but sometimes the game derps and only puts in 3. which makes it much easier to save all 6. if they do make a remake of HW, that should be an achievement.
and with the keepers, i'm thinking of doing a freaky thing that references another fic i like. wait and see
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Ah, that warm fuzzy feels, when you try something out of your comfort zone and people like it.
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Mine is 180 at this point.
Four? I always had three... I think? The number was consistent, of this I am sure.
Remake??? Mind pointing in the correct direction? Is it that HW2 mod? That's the first thing I found. Well, second. First was some old uncompleted Linux port.Welp, derp... I am blind... disregard this one... Missed one crucial bit and understood it as when they do, implying it is in making...
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Nope a remake is just a wish of mine. mabbi HW fans should petition RELIC?
I'll load a screenshot of the 4 Assaults later
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I think we all wish for a remake. Or at least for easily obtainable series... Don't have cataclysm and amazon is not really an option for me. Different continent and all that jazz with shipping and stuff...
Oh, it would be awesome for, say GOG to get them... Mmmmm... Oh, well, a man can dream.
And you don't really need to post screenshots. I believe you. Maybe I simply don't remember? It could be that it's four and I simply forgot it glitched to three at that one time? Dang it, where did I put that game's CD? For that matter, where is its copy, made because original started behaving funny at one point?
Edit:
Darn, just realized I wrote capture frigates instead of salvage corvettes up in comments... shame on you, brain... shame on you...
Edit 2:
Now that I watched playthroughs... it's four. And I think it was four that one time. I think I spammed them with salvage corvettes. Or maybe I used repair ones to heal that one tray...
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Confusting 1 and 2. thats why i'm playing through again to keep story write. my first draft had the Sajuuk-kar. that is brain fail. might still reference though.
my disk didnt want to install the game so i had to download it off the pirate bay. also HW2 doesn't like win7 and the fact i have daemon tools. even with the legit disk and no iso's mounted i still get securom screaming about disk emulation. so i had to crack it too. scumbag DRM
You're both right. Actually, this is a dynamic difficulty feature of the game. The size of the enemy fleet per level will vary slightly, based on your own fleet size. My tactic was to build up a load of salvage corvettes, and then use my scouts to distract the assault frigates, while I grabbed them all! I would then retire them, so by the time I was ready to attack the first Taiidani fleet, I had enough resources for the deadliest weapon of all: A wall of heavy corvettes backed up with support frigates.
Seriously, 36 supported heavies will rip through almost anything.
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and then you pres "Z" with them selected and targeting a single ship in Sphere formation.
unleash the hurt.
with H-corvette z activates a barrage fire.
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'Hurt' is an understatement!
I replayed mission 3 and did M4 last nite. so fun. caputered the required ass frig and a spare, then in M4 the turanic HS jumped 6 Ion-Array frigs to my MS... i had 12 salvage waiting for em. there where also two escorting the carrier. all 8 are mine now! Mhuehuehuehuehuehuehue
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I had a little too much time on my hands one time, and on M2, I decided to let the Raiders attack until they ran out of fuel. Then I launched my salvagers and took them all.
Bit tricky, though. You need to do it one at a time. Set your corvette to kamikaze, then just at the last second before it hits, you cancel the order and issue a normal attack.
I ended up with all the Turanic ships, and retired them for more salvage corvettes. Got 11 ion arrays in M4. Man, it was hilarious.
IT'S BUCKING HOME WORLD! FINALLYYYYYYY! I LOVE THIS GAME!
I have faith in you sir that you will not buck this up, because I am a huge home World fan.
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For more HW fic greatness check out Hiigaran's fic: Also called Homeworld: Equestria
I believe its set after the second game, while mine follows the first.
To be honest, i am thoughraly suprised at how many people know and love this game. every gamer i've spoken to (even at the rAge expo [SA's biggest Gaming and PC expo {I've gone to 7 of the 10 that have happened so far}]) have no idea what i'm talking about
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Bah! Their minds have been corrupted by the crap that is today's games. Everyone these days is content with each new installment of COD (ie, same gameplay, different weapons), or think that DOTA and LoL are RTS games. They are not. They are the retarded cousins of RTS. True RTS games such as Homeworld and Company of Heroes are where it's at. Even Dawn of War. Funnily enough, Relic made all of them, and with the exception of Dawn of War 2 (they turned it into a hybrid RTS RPG, which ruined it with all the repetitiveness), they are probably one of the best developers.
Also, if anyone still plays HW2, seriously, get the REARM mod. It's awesome.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/rearm
Turanics and Kadeshi are playable races.
YEEEAAAH HOMEWORLD FINNALY!!!!
BEST SPACE EMPIRE GAME EVAHHHH.
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I have HW 2 i'm just having trouble getting it to run on WIN 7. i'm thinking of partitioning my HDD and reinstalling XP just for HW2
I must admit, i saw the REARM mod a few days ago and was
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We have been ever since Homeworld 2, bro.
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I've got it working just fine. Have you patched the game? If not, this will probably fix your problem.
http://www.gamefront.com/files/1643419
Criticism below. If you don't want it, don't read further.
...I'll be honest, this chapter could have been better. The feels were hurt, but not murdered. The characters all feel like high-school students, not pilots and soldiers, and Eclipse seemed more angry than sad that her brother is space dust. If that's what you were going for, then good, but it seems a bit odd to me.
The next chapter awaits.... I expect intense feel-death.