[Sandwich]

Originally posted by CP5670
I think the models are good but the textures need a lot of work.

A cool thing about the textures was that they had designated areas that could have the colors changed dynamically. Shame that they limited it to mainly pastel colors.

[Blitz_Lightning]

From Sierra's tech support site

Additionally, this error message may be caused by the presence of multiple CD-ROM drives installed on the system or if a CD Changer is installed to the system. With more than one CD-ROM drive, make sure that the drive from which Homeworld is being run from is set as the default drive for playing CD Audio files. To change the default drive setting:
- Double-click on the MY COMPUTER icon.
- Double-click on the CONTROL PANEL icon.
- Double-click on the MULTIMEDIA icon and select the CD MUSIC tab.
- Make sure the drive letter designation in the DEFAULT CD-ROM DRIVE FOR PLAYING CD MUSIC box matches the CD-ROM drive letter designation for the CD-ROM drive the program is being run from. If it does not match the drive letter, click on the down arrow next to the box and select the correct driver letter designation.

Also, if the system has more than one CD-ROM device, Homeworld may only operate properly from the CD-ROM drive with the drive letter designation closest to the Hard Drive. For instance, if the system has a hard drive on
letter C:, a Read/Write CD-ROM drive on letter D:, and a normal 24X CD-ROM drive on letter E:, the program may only operate on drive letter D:, since it is closest to the hard drive. Even if the program was installed on drive letter E: from the regular CD-ROM drive, since E: is not the letter closest to the hard drive, the program may not operate properly from this location. If
invalid CD errors appear running the program from a higher letter CD-ROM drive, insert the CD into the drive closest to the hard drive and start the program again.

Finally, the system may be reporting the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive incorrectly to the Program. Start Homeworld with the command like switch to force the CD-ROM drive path.
- Click on the START button and select RUN from the menu.
- In the OPEN box type in the Case-sensitive information below.
C:\sierra\homeworld\homeworld.exe /CDpath X: (where X is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.)

[Stryke 9]

It's a moot point- Games run more smoothly when they aren't spooling off of a skipping CD, anyway.

And the texes aren't all that bad. They're ugly mainly because most of the color schemes appear to be randomized. Not as nice as the FS ones, of course, but HW's got to handle a lot more of them than FS ever does at one time.

[Liberator]

1. Try reinstalling HWC.

2. Ensure that the disk is in the drive you installed from(don't ask me why, but it works with me)

3. Patch (1.1 IIRC)

Hopefully one of these will work.  I'm working on an FS2 conversion to HWC with the Collossus as the Command Ship.  Work has be slow of late but is continuing.

[vadar_1]

Originally posted by Liberator
I'm working on an FS2 conversion to HWC with the Collossus as the Command Ship.

sounds challanging... your command ship is has the firepower of the old mothership from HW, and the hp of a scout, and as manuverable as an elephant in a space suit.

Remember, the Colossus can't enter hyperspace...

[NeoHunter]

Originally posted by vadar_1


sounds challanging... your command ship is has the firepower of the old mothership from HW, and the hp of a scout, and as manuverable as an elephant in a space suit.

Remember, the Colossus can't enter hyperspace...

Who says so? Show him man!!:D

Anyway, I hope you get the FreeSpace conversion done. I can't wait to have a big battle.

[Nuclear1]

Originally posted by vadar_1


sounds challanging... your command ship is has the firepower of the old mothership from HW, and the hp of a scout, and as manuverable as an elephant in a space suit.

You'd better be talkin' about the conversion...... The Kunn-Lan (or whatever) has enough turrets and firepower to obliterate an Ion Array Frigate on its own. Given that it can get more powerful through experience and double firepower through energy cannons, it can do some serious damage.

[Stryke 9]

Hmmm... none of the little progs seems to work, with the exception of the BIG viewer, but as far as I can tell modding in HW makes WD extraction or wrangling with TS look like a good time. Yeeech.

[Liberator]

Originally posted by Stryke 9
Hmmm... none of the little progs seems to work, with the exception of the BIG viewer, but as far as I can tell modding in HW makes WD extraction or wrangling with TS look like a good time. Yeeech.

Not really, aside from model design the actual insertion of ships is quite easy.  It's just making sure you've got the folder structure right.  And there are a few rules that you have to follow as the HW/HWC engine was not designed to moddable.

1.  In HWC a model cannot have ANY exposed faces, as it causes a crash.

2.  You cannot add ship slots, only replace.  This does present a problem as certain behaviors are hard-coded.


If you bring up the the Unit Info window during play you will see that the Kuun-Lan has in excess of 750000 hit points.  It once came under attack from the Imperial Garrison during the nebula mission in HWC.  She withstood 2 Destroyers, Multiple IC Frigates, and assorted strike craft for over five minutes before she blew.  Anyway, it's a MOD, the ships will be as close to the origianal material as I can make them.

[Stryke 9]

Excess of 5 minutes? all I had were 5 Ramming Frigates, a dozen or so Acolytes which all dissapeared almost immediately, and the Kuun-Laan and I wiped the force out!

And learned the meaning of the phrase "ram them 'till they give up!". Ramming frigates rock.

You know, all around I think HWC has the coolest weapons of any game I've played in recent memory. I mean, Leeches, Ramming Frigates, and Mimics?