Homeworld 3 - Official Extended Gameplay Trailer

Homeworld 3 showed off a trailer at Opening Night Live at Gamescom and this trailer goes further in depth with how gameplay will look in Homeworld 3

[@Nick7380]

Alot of people don't realize how much of a treat this is, to get a third Homeworld game, when the first one debuted in 1999 it was revolutionary at the time-to get full 3d space combat at that time was HUGE.

[@stuch17]

Ohhh Yes, me too. Maybe the best RTS never created.

[@motan7864]

Homeworld has the legendary status

[@Vinylheritage]

Yeah, the first ones were really poetic, beautiful games.

[@majorlazor5058]

So is the game on a 2d plane? A completely 3D map seems as though it would be overwhelming

[@woulfhound]

...but this still looks like Homeworld 2. I was expecting a much grander scale between ships. The only "large ship" is the hyperspace gate. I'm not sure about this.

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

We've waited 19 years for this game. We can wait as long as you need. Don't break our hearts.

[@emomuzz5883]

100%. Better done well than 'on time'. Take all the time U need to do it properly the first time.

[@ZwangsNeurotiker]

Agreed!

[@jamesrocks19]

Seriously, what he said, don’t f it up

[@brokengames9020]

First half of 2023 is over. Homeworld 3 is a scam in plain sight.

[@TrevorSmith-lx8sf]

Year one pass.... Already broken

[@linconamn747]

I'm so glad that they take note about unit's radio chats from Desert of Kharak and improve them further. More informative and easier to identify which unit type in your fleet is reporting.

[@ReddwarfIV]

That originates with Homeworld: Cataclysm, which had a couple of responses for each unit. The Worker, for instance, would give an exasperated sigh before reluctantly acknowledging the order to harvest resources. The Ore Refinery ship is commanded by an old guy who's hard of hearing. The Recon unit is a cocky lady. And so on.

[@ShiftyMcGoggles]

@@ReddwarfIV and the mimics were suicidally depressed.

[@skipperg4436]

the 1999 game had a lot of that actually: there were alerts like "group 3 under fire", "resource controller under attack" and so on. Game had a lot more voice alerts than RTS usually had

[@ReddwarfIV]

@@ShiftyMcGoggles yuuuuup

[@danielharvison7510]

@@skipperg4436 They'd also chat to each other about how out-numbered they were, or how well things were going if they had the advantage. Just nice touches that gave the game character.

[@danilolacerda9444]

"End of the line Fleet ... make it count" that may have been just random coms from the game or just made for the trailer, but that kinda of stuff makes me sad. Such an heroic pilot , and as always Homeworld is just a visual marvel of an RTS, the new aditions seem pretty neat. Fantastic job !

[@krillnyetheshrimpguy6152]

Should have pulled the last pilot back for a full refill. In homeworld 2 remastered, if you return even 1/5 ships from a squadron to resupply, you can get a full squadron of ships for free. It makes carrier fleets very strong.

[@inzane456]

@@krillnyetheshrimpguy6152 There are no squadrons in this anymore, unfortunately.

[@Kasirkin29]

@@inzane456 Dang really? Going back to the H1 roots

[@Quadrolithium]

@@Kasirkin29 some people preferred it, including me because this allows for absurd formations.

[@amorphousavocet1210]

It occurs to me, if units have names like in Kharak, you could program dialogue to use them, and have death clips like that which use them too. Imagine if every time you command this one unit you hear it’s name, and then you hear them die like that…

[@HevonCZR]

The epic scale only Homeworld can deliver!! Great job guys!

[@Welly2773]

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[@TomTom-mb9tg]

How about EVE Online?

[@woulfhound]

Is it really though?

[@Volgrand]

@@TomTom-mb9tg different epic, but still epic.

[@Xerxes17]

The Scouts/Interceptors being a combination of Kushan and Taiidan design is fantastic.

[@redfortress7777]

In my personal opinion, the taiidan ships were the most beautiful in the entire homeworld universe, especially their destroyer.

[@starliner2498]

@@redfortress7777 ikr? Somehow the bad guys had very attractive ships

[@BlackViperMWG]

@@starliner2498 It's nice change though - bad guys havign beautiful ships too

[@mahzorimipod]

@@starliner2498 has a lot to do with the lore of the series- the kushan were exiles whose warships were civilian designs pressed into war, while the taiidan were the overmatched bad guys with tailor built warships

[@woom_y]

@@starliner2498 Yeah it was such a fantastic touch of lore. Kushan had very utilitarian ships, made only to serve their purpose as they were underdogs. Taiidan were a mighty empire with resources plenty, and had the luxury of building pretty ships.

[@corvuscorax9028]

The Keeper is aware. The Keeper understands. The Keeper has seen the enemy

[@motan7864]

* epic space oriental music in the background *

[@mechakid]

"We are the Keepers of Abassid. We are the servants of Sajuuk."

[@thebighurt2495]

*PTSD Intensifies*

[@morecowbell2611]

Such legendary writing and voice acting by Campbell Lane, may he rest in peace.

[@iHax101]

Damn that one pilot's last stand hit me in the feels. Love homeworld

[@amorphousavocet1210]

It occurs to me, if units have names like in Kharak, you could program dialogue to use them, and have death clips like that which use them too. Imagine if every time you command this one unit you hear it’s name, and then you hear them die like that…

[@Sushi_bar]

Seems like hard work to get it done, considering you'd have to record thousands of dialogues with names in them.

[@OmegaZyion]

@@amorphousavocet1210 It could also mean that you have hero units that are better than regular ones that you have to use wisely or lose for the rest of the campaign. Imagine if those hero units could affect options within the story if you manage to keep them alive or lose them too soon.

[@soldierbr8726]

@@OmegaZyion maybe unit experience or veterancy?

[@Kohaim]

🤓

[@lucascamargo8745]

Pls take as much time as you need guys (it doesn't seem you need much time with how amazing this looks) to make it perfect.

[@KRoOoOoZ]

anyone who play this kinda of games are dorks tbh

[@marksaitis]

Agreed. Looking forward like there’s no tomorrow

[@KRoOoOoZ]

@@marksaitis dork

[@marksaitis]

@@KRoOoOoZ ?

[@blackbear0084]

@@KRoOoOoZ anyone that unironically uses the word dork, is a dork themselves

[@tenofswords618]

cant wait! love they kept the chatter between forces

[@dangerfly]

Heh, comm static for interstellar craft is like the faux engine noises of electric vehicles.

[@WellBattle6]

@@dangerfly Enemy comm chatter on similar frequencies to friendlies would create noise in friendly comms though.

[@Ender240sxS13]

@@dangerfly what are you talking about???? Doesn't matter what kind of craft it is, combat craft are always going to need to communicate with each other

[@dangerfly]

@@Ender240sxS13 99% of all people on earth have zero idea what the consequences of having interstellar tech are. We're talking about an exponential effect like the Kardashev scale. Don't let fantasy tropes dull your knowledge of the real universe.

[@Ender240sxS13]

@@dangerfly "don't let fantasy tropes dull your knowledge of the real universe" ?? Lol wtf are you talking about man. Let's just do a tiny bit of world building why don't we. What is the magical future tech mcguffin that allows us to have interstellar travel? -> The ability to manipulate gravity and create artificial worm holes. Limitations or caveats with the use of this tech? -> Requires a large amount of energy just to initiate the wormhole, and energy requirements scale with the surface area of the wormhole opening, so you need a frigate class power source just to initiate the creation of a wormhole so micro-wormholes are off the table and small craft like fighters and corvettes aren't capable of creating wormholes on their own. What implications does this have for things like combat communications and general command and control? -> inability to create micro-wormholes means impact of wormhole technology on communications or command and control operations is non-existent, use is primarily relegated to transportation. Therefore communications will still rely on electromagnetic comms systems, technological advancements will mostly impact data-rate, ability to communicate even in high noise environments, and power efficiency as underlying physics remain unchanged. Hence comms chatter between units.

[@radhazard3551]

Its brings a tear to my eyes to see this masterpiece series comeback so beautifully.

[@chrismph5239]

It would be so epic if you could have units that rank up and eventually become ace units with random names that are voice acted

[@telapoopy]

That just means I'll end up save scumming after losing a single unit

[@TheNapster153]

@@telapoopy That's the spirit! It'd be cool if we have a memorial like in Xcom 2 where you can put epitaph on those units that really stood out in campaign. Like, Ali of the Spicy Sands, captain of the Frigate Coarse and Rough who took on an entire patrol of corvettes, won, and then rammed a cruiser; crippling it.

[@Lurker-dk8jk]

The ranking system was implemented in a previous game. Can't remember which one, though.

[@JustinLiGreci]

@@TheNapster153 You'd have to just list the ship name for something like a frigate or destroyer. Would be too many personnel haha

[@hawaii941]

@@Lurker-dk8jk It started in Homeworld: Cataclysm. A shame my ships always got zapped by the beast would have had a seriously impressive fleet

[@anttiakselisalmi913]

absolutely astonishing once again, beautiful work!

[@dangerfly]

A great reminder of why my Art of Homeworld book exploded in value...

[@StannieDum1]

It absolutely looks like a REAL Homeworld game. That they haven't fallen into the trap of modernising, consolising or general dumbing-down that most modern devs do these days. That wonderful Homeworld vibe and atmosphere appears intact. Can't wait for this.

[@zackgraymes3665]

Doubt you could consolize homeworld tbh

[@StannieDum1]

@@zackgraymes3665 True friend. But no doubt there are some devs who just might try! 😂

[@GeeeDubb]

This was my thinking the whole way through. Thank you thank you thank you for making it an actual Homeworld game and not feeling the need to change everything for the sake of it. It looks and sounds like a Homeworld game, right down to the super-saturated navy colour of the sensor background screen.

[@hindenpeter1]

What's consolising?

[@nazreenpg]

Huge improvement, it also encourage player to be more into tactical thinking like using debris as shield and using tunnels for hide and when time's right use for ambush/surprise attack. Well done

[@danilooliveira6580]

it was one of the complains about the other games, there was almost not tactical aspect when it came to movement and positioning. its amazing to hear that they are trying to improve that.

[@insertcognomen]

there was. space was big. sure you can go around to the side of your enemy but that could take a while

[@ecikowaty]

Childhood dream is being fulfilled. Kept us waiting, huh.

[@TeslaDeCastaka]

Desert of kharak

[@ecikowaty]

@@TeslaDeCastaka but that's a prequel without the verticality of the genuine Homeworld series. Still, a very enjoyable piece of Homeworld cake 👌

[@fonkyman]

@@ecikowaty and neccesary for the lore !!

[@vomitkermit3446]

uhhhmmm... Metal Gear..

[@dartiel6892]

Love the radio chatters. More games should do this.

[@turbokisiel]

These from deserts of kharak are like hours long. Fantastic work.

[@Saxakola]

The 3D combat sims we enjoy today owe a huge debt of gratitude to Homeworld. There was nothing like this in 1999. Every space sim I've played since then contains a strong echo of Homeworld.

[@enkiduo]

It's pretty amazing how this simulatenously looks great and fresh while looking just like the original homeworld, really a testament to how great that original design was.

[@nwstart9805]

This wasn't a trailer it was a freakin short film. And an awesome one at that

[@eddymedina2715]

Salute to that Pilot 3:15 ..we will avenge!!

[@ZaneysCompany]

"End of the line fleet..."

[@AxelCross]

o7

[@wameier84]

That's how you make a trailer!!!! Actual in game footage no cut screen nonsense no spoilers!

[@Cryten0]

Though it is all customised cinematic cameras rather then showing the game itself. We have had plenty of trailers over the last 20 years with in game content be misleading. Enjoy but just be aware that what we saw doesnt show a playable game.

[@kevin_aldo]

@@Cryten0 eve online this is eve?

[@Warglein]

@@Cryten0 nah, the game allways looked like that, and with the technik we have today, this should just look the same

[@ncdxero88]

Chills, just chills. Can't wait. Looks like there's a lot of improvements on the dogfights.

[@pldcanfly]

The battlechatter... they nailed it! The Music ... such Homeworld! The chaos of battle ... nice! This trailer made me more hopeful then anything before.

[@TheBryceWade]

Hell yeah. Can't wait. One of the best campaigns in a strategy game, ever.

[@iamthelaw69]

It's amazing, really. From the time Homeworld 2 was released (nearly 20 years ago), until today, there was not a single RTS borne from concepts of 3D space management, that even came close to matching the space opera that is the Homeworld series. Some have tried, but none come remotely close. It's almost like everyone knew this cannot be matched, so they don't bother trying at all, and just wait in anticipation that one day there will be a HW3...and lo, here it is, outdoing itself to make that space RTS crown even loftier.

[@uhhyeahokdude]

1999. 23 years ago.

[@nickharvey7233]

Homeworld: what a game! Along with Shogun Total War (the original), my favourite games of that decade. True 3D grandeur, underpinned by a soundtrack second to none. Oh the satisfaction of that Yes track (from The Ladder) in the end credits! One of those very special games that left an indelible mark.

[@Drrolfski]

I'm so ready for this game

[@tomwalch9532]

No other game brings tears up like this one. Homeworld was the best RTS story experience of it's time ever. Game of the year 1999 PC gamer... Can't wait 😁🤩

[@vuhlko]

Awesome, love the idea of manuevering in structures. UI looks crisp and clear.very excited!

[@sonyman344]

This looks great! Hope it can deliver. Still kinda hoping that they remake cataclysm or include the beast campaign in some way, but from what I've heard that code is lost due to reasons.

[@Wilhuf1]

It’s on GoG

[@maniacunbound]

Correct, it's just called Homeworld:Emergence. Blizzard TM'ed Cataclysm

[@xTheUnderscorex]

@@Wilhuf1 It is, but they don't have the source code anymore so a remaster wasn't possible

[@danielharvison7510]

@@maniacunbound Yeah, I'm still cranky at ActiBlizz about that. The HW game came out before their expansion for WOW did!

[@rw5096]

Ok get this out so someone can mode Battlestar onto it because this looks amazing!

[@kristopherorellana1849]

Yes

[@chrizjavez]

no, cos it using ue4

[@valianity1856]

@@chrizjavez If they make mod tools the engine doesn't really matter.

[@aperson325]

@@chrizjavez so? Mods would give this game so much publicity they’d have to support them.

[@darthdarkrage]

I've been waiting for homeworld 3 since 2004. Which nearly 20 years ago.

[@TeslaDeCastaka]

Desert of kharak.

[@rubz1390]

@@TeslaDeCastaka spinoff

[@eyeballpapercut4400]

@@TeslaDeCastaka DoK isn't and was never planned to be HW3.

[@christopherwyatt9754]

@@eyeballpapercut4400 Agreed, DoK is more like HW-0 then HW1 and HW2 now we just need to wait for HW3 to be done.

[@ChrisLoos1]

Homeworld is back! You love to see it.

[@househendoe7549]

Love what you made so far, hope you make this accessible for the Mod Community.

[@veldanen]

Chills, literally chills.

[@Welly2773]

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[@casbot71]

Once again, beautiful ship design reminiscent of 1970's airbrushed art - such as in Chris Foss's coffee table books and sci fi novel covers. It's the classic aesthetic.

[@Adam.C]

So excited for this! Been a fan since 1999!

[@someguy4384]

This entire video was just a long series of "Ooooo!" Over and over for me. Literally cannot wait.

[@iwangerritsen9226]

YES!!! Homeworld managed to create such an amazing atmosphere, looking forward to some amazing gameplay and cutscenes

[@edmundmondo1682]

We will never forget your sacrifice First Squadron!

[@hex9347]

This is looking amazing! 👏 🤯

[@thomasklemmer4861]

Can't wait to play this on a big screen!! Please please please make this playable in VR as well!

[@EdmundRobinson]

Clearing my calendar for this launch. Bring back memories from way back in the day.

[@Zapp__Brannigan]

Wow, that was a gorgeous. Bought the original back in '99; excited to continue the journey.

[@TheDoomWizard]

This is already shaping up to be LEGENDARY!

[@graemel3069]

An awesome true and pure piece of Art in motion! Outstanding creativity well done to the Homeworld Team!!

[@krisherrera9834]

When the modders get ahold of this it's gonna be epic, star wars, star trek, and hopefully 🙏 Stargate Mods will be available in the coming years

[@starscream6629]

Hopefully complex as well

[@AC-hj9tv]

Star fox

[@swiftmind9700]

Battlestar Galactica!!! how could you forget?!

[@mikehawkisb1g]

Warhammer 40k mods even 😩

[@DrownedInExile]

Babylon 5.

[@unnameddelta38]

Oh man what a treat!!!! Been waiting for many, many, MANY years for a proper sequel. Can't wait.

[@stonehorsegaming]

It looks astounding, which is what we have come to expect from the Homeworld series. I'm really looking forward to seeing the story, that for me has always been the main strength of the series.

[@IchabodSPE]

I'm actually really worried this game is going to make me too attached to my fighter squadrons and I'm never going to get past the first mission trying to get all my guys out alive. "Josh Kal-El signing off" 😭😭😭

[@JackMyersPhotography]

It’s like watching a John Harris and Chris Foss painting come to life. Stunning beauty!

[@spenceduggs8449]

The lead designer of the OG Homeworld said that designing an RTS in space meant not needing to render terrain, therefore freeing up computer resources for better ship designs & AI. How lucky we are that HW3 is able to have both. This is going to be spectacular

[@GrayFolxy]

Finally a true RTS

[@Zev191]

Was entirely disappointed by the new Dune game being 4X

[@GrayFolxy]

@@Zev191 suits a game that was far more than war and way more political and social , you are out of point dude

[@AC-hj9tv]

Disappointed by grey goo

[@Zev191]

@@GrayFolxy your prior knowledge is frighteningly low. The previous RTS Dune game released by Westwood was an absolute classic, and factored in the political angle extremely well.

[@GrayFolxy]

@@Zev191 dude use your eyes and read

[@eltvben]

Amazing! This will be a máster pincel thank you for bringing it back.

[@origami83]

Iam so excited for this!! Played the previous 3 Homeworld games so many times!

[@Quebster]

Amazing. Looks like a true addition to the series. Homeworld coming in strong, the Battlefield team should take notes at giving fans of old series what they want

[@bl4454]

Gorgeous. Can’t wait to dive back into my favorite Sci-Fi IP.

[@Boondock980]

By far one of my favorite series.

[@blacksheep_77]

A true treat to see this sequal. Been waiting so long.

[@jackt4595]

Honestly i'm just happy about the fact that fighters are now independent from each other instead of coming out as squads.They really listened to the community.

[@S31Syntax]

It also looks like they ironed out the weirdness with squad formations in HW1, looking forward to seeing mixed squads

[@jackt4595]

@@S31Syntax yeah,i also hope they have better the formations,in HW2 whenever fleets got into battle they tend to break off formation and do their own thing

[@fonkyman]

if im not mistaken you can now choose wether you want them to come out individually or in squads

[@da6ko1]

Can't wait!

[@eyeballpapercut4400]

Just realised, at the Homeworld Universe website you have options to ship the Collector's Edition to Kharak or Hiigara.

[@ZakroyGlaza]

Мне очень нравится "кадр", как играет игрок. Именно так получаешь мурашки по спине. Я играл в remastered первых двух частей (как и в оригиналы очень давно)- это незабываемо.

[@bioglassmusic]

remains one of the most beautiful RTS games ever made

[@sugarqfxxx]

Would be cool if the massive ship halls or walls would reflect the missle or gun mussel effets. With all those explosions or missile passing by, it looks weird that the surrounding debris dont even light up.

[@Jayy997]

They do. There's other footage out there that shows gun and missile fire pockmarking the structures

[@Servellion]

@@Jayy997 And one unfortunate frigate suffering a complete blow through by an enemy frigate's railgun.

[@edinalewis4704]

Gorgeous as always!! Can’t wait!!

[@sickbozo8152]

that radiochatter is glorious

[@sierra1816]

TOP OF GAME IN UNIVERSE!!! BEAUTIFUL

[@Drake_Ebonheart]

Karan S'jet's voice at the end got me all choked up and emotional - I'm not crying damn it!

[@ironicjest1503]

That gave me chills. Can't wait for it

[@sloo6425]

Please Dev if you're reading this, get the formation fire and physics right, it's what made the first game Brilliant. From an old fan.

[@Servellion]

I'm liking the new Mothership more and more. Also helps that it can actually rotate to the traditional vertical orientation.

[@wr4th1800]

So excited for this :D

[@crassirus]

Anyone else notice the flat/wide Tidaan aesthetic in the friendly carrier and the twin underslung guns, narrow bodies and quad rear fins on the friendly interceptors? I'm getting a Tishan vibe.

[@ryanjenkins9435]

Incredible gameplay, incredible music, long awaited!!!

[@SparkS1166]

love it !!! so many memories !!! )

[@craig_z]

So excited about this.

[@weshkobeats5667]

Im 21 now, played homeworld as a kid of 6 years, love to see HW3!

[@chadweirick]

Looks great! Can’t wait for…what is this, round 5? If you count DoK and Cataclysm?

[@xota-prebs4593]

Love the games, HATE the learning by dying. These games are the dark souls of RTS! :D

[@END30000]

Already have it in my wish list love this franchise

[@lorenzocassaro6188]

These games have THE BEST combat chatter I've ever seen

[@DaHALOSHOCK]

Captain Cutter leading ship to ship combat once more!

[@yoshikiharo1020]

Homework 3 + Halo Mod Phoenix-class Support Vessel (Very Adaptable and High Resour ce Transport) Epoch-class Heavy Carrier (Very Durable Armor & Defenses and fast BroadSword & Longsword build time) Orion-class Assault Carrier (High Firepower but lower buildspeed and population limit) Punic-Class Super Carrier (Higher Population limit and slow OP MAC)

[@NichoTBE]

Cant wait to play it, homeworld and hw2 was one of my fav games as a kid.

[@scientia5709]

Looks amazing. Homeworld will always be special.

[@vamperic]

It hurts this got delayed till next year...NEED IT!

[@redfortress7777]

It's better to wait and get a really high-quality product, and not a "Semi-finished product".

[@papahuge]

first half of 2023 is pretty much just around the corner!

[@imaytag]

2:20 Wait, assault frigates are effective against capital ships? That's new :P

[@iambatmantoo]

Wait, vaygr Assault frigs have been effective against caps since, like, forever. Granted, less effective than, say, Missile frigs, but still.

[@KillerOrca]

"Green line confirmed." OH BABY, WE'RE BACK!

[@patton3338]

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten Josh.. 😥

[@Ashes-Crime]

Уже и не надеялись на продолжение столь эпичной игры... Но вот и оно!😁

[@SuperHero1234123]

Is that one Commander the voice actor of Cutter from Halo Wars 2?

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

Yeah he sounds like Gideon Emery a little, hvnt checked the casts tho

[@remcob8892]

man the terrain elements are awesome. looks great 2!

[@carlhamer3762]

It's been a while since I've been this excited for an upcoming game.

[@benshearer1710]

Hearing the voices from alot of halo characters just makes it feel more epic

[@omnitheman9254]

"Homeworld 3 The Prodigal Son Returns!"

[@neosilly1]

Capture~. So sweet sound!!!

[@clouddefender1773]

can't wait for this to come out and see those awesome videos starting with "Welcome to the Dreamlands"

[@ricolives1166]

This kind of looks like Empire At War. I'm excited

[@dogweapon3748]

Similar in some ways, but the Homeworld series has 3 dimensions to its maps so you can approach at any angle, and much more granular control over the little things (like picking which wings to load into a carrier before sending it into a fight.)

[@ricolives1166]

@@dogweapon3748 didn't know this. Thank you

[@jmkhenka]

Would say it looks like Homewold 1-2...

[@Tantive]

@@jmkhenka There is a whole generation that didn't get introduced to the Homeworld series.

[@jmkhenka]

@@Tantive Uncultured primitives!