Classic gameplay mod?

Homeworld Remastered Collection Homeworld Mods and Modding
#1

Howdy. I recently found my copy of HWrm, and started playing through the remastered games this weekend gone. The updated graphics have made this game fantastically beautiful, and deeply immersive.

Unfortunately I was very unpleasantly surprised to see that a lot of the gameplay mechanics have been completely buggered, including a per-ship pop cap. If I had known this to be the case… I might not have bought the remastered game when it released.

Regardless, I have it now. So, in the interests of a pure experience with the updated graphics and audio, are there any mods out here that do the following?

  • Return the ship pop cap to it’s original, proper config (I’ll settle for removing it, but I’d rather not)

  • Return the enemy AI to it’s original specification

  • Return material spawns to their original specification

Furthermore, can I apply a mod to HWrm without impacting the game I’m currently playing? I’d rather not start over.

FWIW, I did have a brief look at the forums, but I’m not entirely sure what I’m looking for. Everything seems to be on Steam, which I don’t use.

#2

There are a couple of mods that do help. Unfortunately they’re on Steam. Regardless, there’s no mods that return the game to original HW gameplay. Only make it more tolerable.

#3

I take it there’s no real way to pull the new graphics and audio into the old game? I would very much like the new UI, too, but I imagine that’s unfeasible

#4

I still mod and play the 20 year old game. Not interested in the new versions. Eye candy only goes so far. Maybe some day someone will actually bring out a HW game that reflects on the original.

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#5

I take it there’s no real way to pull the new graphics and audio into the old game?

No.

You can use reshade however to improve graphics for classic.

#6

Update! I found a mod that increases the ship pop cap limit significantly. This is one step towards my end goal - I’ll keep this thread updated if I find other stuff, for posterity’s sake.

If you’re reading this in the future, this mod works as of April 2021, with the 2.3 players patch:

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