User manual GAMES PC HOMEWORLD 2

[. . . ] The following section will describe each technology to be found in Homeworld, as well as listing the discoveries required to reach that branch and the new technologies it might lead to. camera controls action command action command action or rotating mothership view fleet view zooming cancel focus focusing alt focusing f Select a ship to focus on, then press the middle mouse button or the [F] key. To focus on a ship without selecting it, hold down the [ALT] key and then leftclick on it. plasma bomb launcher attack bomber home c f1 fighter drive fighter chassis interceptor cloaked fighter/ defense fighter defense fighter (taiidan) cloaked fighter (kushan) 2. 0 ship selection command action command action command action defender subsystems defender selecting fast tracking turrets corvette drive light corvette multigun corvette drag selecting shift selecting selecting everything hotkey grouping e corvette chassis salvage corvette heavy corvette upgrade heavy corvette de-selecting Leftclick on empty space or press the [ESC] key. or esc shift + ctrl + 1 minelaying tech mine layer corvette To add ships to the selection, hold down [SHIFT] and click the left mouse button on the desired ship(s). Select the ships you wish to assign a hotkey to and then press [CTRL] + a number key (from 0-9). gravity generator gravity well generator 3. 0 ion cannons ion cannon frigate the rightclick menu cloak generator cloak generator At any point during the game, you can get a detailed list of command options specific to a ship or groups of ships by rightclicking on one of them while it is selected. capital ship drive support frigate resource controller capital ship chassis assault frigate drone tech / defense field defense field frigate (taiidan) drone frigate (kushan) 4. 0 Movement command action super capital ship drive destroyer horizontal movement m guided missiles missile destroyer Select a ship or group of ships and then press the [M] key. [. . . ] Simply move the mouse pointer to where you wish to go and click the left mouse button to issue the move order. 3d movement shift proximity detector proximity detector sensors array sensors array super heavy chassis carrier** heavy guns heavy cruiser** With the movement disk up, hold down [SHIFT] and drag the mouse to add elevation to your destination. As before, clicking the left mouse button will issue the move order. NOTE: To cancel vertical movement and return to the movement disk to horizontal mode, press [CTRL]+[SHIFT]. long-distance movement Call up the Sensors Manager and use the [M] key to bring up the movement disk. Select <FORM ALLIANCE> from the menu that appears. Use the rightclick menu or [F5] to [F11] to set a formation. f7 *Custom: If none of the formations suit your needs at a given moment simply move each ship into the position you want and then select the whole group again. Now, select the <CUSTOM> formation to lock the group into the formation you have put them in. setting tactics Use the rightclick menu or [F2] to [F4] to set tactics. f2 f3 f4 Evasive Neutral Aggressive command command breaking alliances Turn on the Tactical Overlay, rightclick on the player's name you wish to end your alliance with and choose <BREAK ALLIANCE> from the menu. transferring rus Turn on the Tactical Overlay, rightclick on the player's name you wish to send Resource Units to and choose <TRANSFER RESOURCES> from the menu. After this is done a prompt will appear at the top of the screen. Type in the number of RUs to transfer and press [ENTER]. 8. 0 other commands command action command action harvesting Select a Resource Collector, then use the rightclick menu or press [H] to issue the Harvest command. [. . . ] Type in the number of RUs to transfer and press [ENTER]. 8. 0 other commands command action command action harvesting Select a Resource Collector, then use the rightclick menu or press [H] to issue the Harvest command. Also: Select a Resource Collector, move the mouse pointer over any resource and click the left mouse button. h cursor icon docking Select the desired ship(s) and then doubleclick on the vessel you wish to dock with (it must have docking capabilities). [. . . ]