![]() So that’s the shinies covered to some extent, but I’m afraid I can’t tell you an awful lot about how the remastered version feels right now. Edit – actually it links to a downscaled version, but if you click the ‘download’ button on the lower right you can grab the full-size originals. There’s possibly some image compression, but still. The screenshots throughout this post will expand to the full, ludicrous 5120×2880 versions (hosted via Flickr) if you click on them, by the way. Maybe I should start a Patreon: “buy Alec a 4K system and monitor so he can make short videos of old games at silly resolutions.” That’d be worth making everyone hate me and publicly call my integrity into question, right? How about that, huh? Sorry about the jumpiness and frame rate, there’s only so much my poor single GPU PC can handle. Fullscreen, set the settings icon lower right to the highest you can, and bathe in it! If I can render a higher res video for you later I will, but even so, this conveys the galactic enormity and clean, star-travelling lines of it all. This is running at 5120×2880, which is deemed ‘5K’, but downscaled to 2560×1440 because my encoding programs were grumbling about anything more than that. ![]() Let’s start with a video of Homeworld 2’s remastered introduction. It is… well, yeah, maybe I do need that poet after all. Even so, I was able to get a preview build of the Homeworld Collection Remastered running at a preposterous beyond-4K 5120×2880 resolution, via the dynamic super resolution stuff in drivers*. Instead they sent me, with a single graphics card and a 1440p monitor. I was going to say they should have sent someone with a triple SLI setup and a 4K monitor. They should have sent – hey, no, don’t interrupt me with your obvious, tired pop culture quote. See Homeworld Remastered At 5K Resolutionīy Alec Meer on February 12th, 2015 at 5:00 pm. You can also check out the new trailer showcasing the remastered game below: This will change once the game launches so it’s best to place your order now. The game can also be pre-ordered on Steam for a discounted price of $29.74. ![]() Homeworld Remastered is set to release on February 25th and is priced at $34.99. This beta combines code from over 15 years ago with newly-written changes, and will be shaped by fan feedback as development progresses.” “Competitive multiplayer modes for Homeworld and Homeworld 2 have been joined to offer players access to races, maps and game modes from both games in one integrated multiplayer experience. So players can now enjoy the games multiplayer feature. Purchasing the Collection will give players access to the games Steam Multiplayer Beta. As a free bonus, this collection also includes the original versions of Homeworld and Homeworld 2 with compatibility updates, preserving the purest form of the original releases.” ![]() The collection includes Homeworld and Homeworld 2, painstakingly remastered by Gearbox in cooperation with key members of the original development team and members of the series’ passionate fan community. “Homeworld Remastered Collection updates and introduces the landmark space strategy games to modern audiences. Developers Gearbox bought the rights to the Homeworld franchise and have now announced the return of the game with their Homeworld Remastered Collection.Īccording to Gearbox, Homeworld Remastered will feature a new combined multiplayer setup from both the games as well as a couple of other bonuses. The series eventually came to a halt in 2003 after the release of Homeworld 2. The original Homeworld strategy games were developed by Relic Entertainment and won many Game of the Year awards. The developers have also revealed a release date as well as screenshots and a trailer for the remake at their panel in PAX. Sadly Homeworld: Cataclysm is not part of the collection. The game is a remake of Relic’s classic real-time strategy title Homeworld 1 and 2. Gamers got their first look at Gearbox’s highly anticipated upcoming strategy title Homeworld Remastered Collection at PAX South 2015. ![]()
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