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In the space opera computer game Homeworld, there are several ships with a distinctive appearance when compared to the ships of other space operas. This appearance, similar to the designs displayed in the Terran Trade Authority novels is one of the attractive aspects of the game. more...
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In addition, the game designers (i.e. Relic Entertainment or Barking Dog Studios) made it a point to outline the official technical specifications of their ships, a tradition continued by fans designing modpacks based on the engines of the Homeworld games.
The ships listed here spread from the original Kushani and Taiidani vessels to the Vaygr and Hiigarans in Homeworld 2, or even to vessels which never made it into the games like the Turret Frigate.
Taiidani vessel naming
In Homeworld and Homeworld: Cataclysm the Taiidani vessels are often named by Kushan names, like "Triikor" or "Sajuuk-Cor". The reasons for this are complicated and involve the open nature of the original Homeworld campaign. In the original game it was possible to play as both the Kushan and Taiidan, despite the fact that it was later decided canonically speaking that the Kushan are the true Exiles. In Homeworld: Cataclysm, the situation was further complicated by the fact that Barking Dog Studios continued to use the names as "code-names", similar in use to names like "Typhoon" or "Foxtrot" used to describe Soviet vessels in the Cold War.
Many fans of the Homeworld series believe that the Taiidan were the original Exiles and that it was later changed to the Kushan at a later date. Relic continues to deny this for the most part but it is still a popular theory amongst many gamers of the original Homeworld, especially those who were fans of the sleek design of Taiidani vessels (particularly fighters).
Beast information
In Homeworld: Cataclysm the Beast are the main antagonist and are a species of deadly biomechanic virus that can colonize and hence "infect" both machines and organic matter. Unlike a regular virus the Beast does not destroy its targets, enslaving its host to create genetic copies of itself in a self-destructive manner, but instead literally enslaves them, acting as a sentient being and using their memories and knowledge against their allies. For this reason, almost all Beast vessels are copies of designs used earlier by other races. For this reason the section devoted to the Beast contains few ships and merely mentions some used by the Beast alone (such as the Beast modification of the lower half of the Kuun-Lan Command Ship).
For more information on the world of Homeworld, see Homeworld Universe.
Homeworld fleets
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