Homeworld - The Homeworld War (Complete)

Emperor Riesstiu IV the Second attempts to have a BBQ on the desert world of Kharak with disastrous results. Angered by this, Karan S'jet leads a fleet of Kushan survivors on a galactic journey to take revenge and reclaim their long lost Homeworld .
A compilation of The Homeworld War Series, parts 1 - 3.
00:00 Intro
00:46 The Stone and The Core
02:06 The Mothership Project
05:28 Hyperspace Test
06:50 Return
10:35 Bentusi Exchange
11:32 Vengeance
12:54 Credits
Homeworld War pt. II
13:10 Chapter II
13:39 An Alternate Route
16:31 The Garden
17:34 No One Withdraws
21:17 Groundhog Day
23:16 Battle of The Second Khar-Toba
25:09 History of the Kadeshi
27:35 Emerging from the Garden
28:03 Credits
Homeworld War pt. III
28:19 Chapter III
28:43 The Inner Rim
30:59 Rescue at the Tenhauser Gate
32:12 In The First Time...
34:23 Gravity Wells
35:51 Captain Elson
37:23 Karos
39:48 The Hyperspace Inhibitor
39:48 "I threw a rock at them"
41:02 Riesstiu's Final Contingency
43:53 Regicide
46:14 The Hiigarans
46:52 Patreon Credits
47:21 Credits
#homeworld #homeworld3 #blackbirdinteractive

[@MacsLore]

I imagine this video can also double as some kind of weird ASMR sleep aid. Chase away the nightmares of Emperor Riesstiu IV the Second coming back from the grave shouting "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS DESERT SCUM" with the sound of my voice telling the tale of the Kushan Exodus. Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=98553222 Twitter: twitter.com/MacsLore Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/macslore.bsky.social

[@warhawk4494]

Put this into a 8 or 10 hour loop and people could sleep to it. I fall asleep to Archs 40k lore videos all the time. Those are like between 20 some minutes long to 40 plus.

[@maxpayne930]

Dude u vid is awesome u did justice to Homeworld ty👽👻

[@comentnine1574]

Say Macs have you given any thought to doing a lore series on the Ember War universe by Richard Fox?

[@CookieJarJar89]

No way bro. This story was way too exiting to fall a sleep to lol.

[@ebanu8theimmortalemperor781]

Love your lore videos, hope you do a full lore video of the Beast War from Cataclysm.

[@CaptainSentry]

Damn, that Gaalsien railgun round really shocked you. Kushan? Mothership? Homeworld War? Get it together man, Rachel S'jet just ordered us to secure that RU site.

[@MacsLore]

IT WAS A VISION GIFTED TO ME BY SAJUUK I TELL YOU!

[@tianrongchen6916]

⁠​⁠@@MacsLorehold on Sajuuk? Are you a spy?

[@thekingzhaul5914]

People who want to go back home. A classic story as old as time.

[@gusfring8451]

Goosebump moment.

[@ShahjahanMasood]

This was soooooooo fucking good. Holy shit. Homeworld NEEDS a Dune level cinematic adaptation

[@LuoSon312_G8]

starting with the deserts of Kharak?

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@@LuoSon312_G8 Maybe. It would give greater weight to the destruction of Kharak that way

[@KatanamasterV]

As a huge fan of both the Dune Saga and the Homeworld Saga please do not wish that curse upon me

[@viperswhip]

You can watch the game movies on youtube, we really don't need someone to muck it up.

[@warhawk4494]

47 minutes of Homeworld lore compile in one video? Count me in.

[@Bogdan221192]

I mean, i recently saw a complete Game-movie of Homeworld (all cutscenes and ingame chatter important for story) that was 1 hour and 17 minutes. So recapping all of that oneself, with scene recreation - great work and i love the results!

[@shaftoe195]

Don't forget that some Kadeshi returned to Hiigara after learning of the exiles' success, and reunited with their long long people, whom they've recently fought in that nebula.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Where'd you hear this?

[@JeremyJohnson27]

Weren't they tragically wiped out in the first game's story?

[@Terranallias18]

​@@JeremyJohnson27I mean it's not like they strapped civilians in those ships, presumably they have a space station somewhere

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

Homeworld Revelations mentions it. The Needleships were not their only mobile homes. Around half of the Kadeshi rejoined with the Hiigarans, while the other half spread across the stars. A small group chose to stay in Kadesh to rebuild.

[@GtdAquataine]

Mac, you didn't have to make that introduction so slick with the interceptor flying through pivotal moments, but you did. I love it.

[@Talon1124]

The prisoner did not survive interrogation. That line, and the delivery, hit so damn hard when I first played this 25 years ago.

[@sper1585]

Was it really 25 years ago? I can still clearly remember my first playthrough so many years ago.

[@Talon1124]

@@sper1585 1999 my dude. Feel old yet?

[@Doomer1984]

The lack of characters (except fleet command) was one of my favorite aspects

[@IntrepidSmiles]

Nice to look back at something wonderful like this after how horrendous Homeworld 3 was

[@SuperDachande]

I take it HW 3 isn't worth it?

[@petkofuchalski9809]

@@SuperDachande i honestly don't get the hate about it. I played trough the campain and it was fine. Sure, the gameplay is quite diffrent from the originals, whitch is normal to disagree with, but the story wasn't all that diffrent from Deserts of Karrak i terms of structure.

[@Petr75661]

where's the part describing how the salvage corvettes stole the entire enemy fleet 🤣

[@simply2187]

Yea, this is inaccurate because that’s obviously missing

[@PY5RA]

Imagine the Kushan begging the Kadesh to cease fire, for they both were of the same people. The Minbarri straight up surrendered at the verge of victory at the Battle of the Line. Also, love the details of they both still using same First Contact procedure, and the accidental friendly signal. Also, also, imagine Fleet Command orders all fleets to engage the Tiidani fleets to protect the only friend they have in the whole galaxy. Homeworld has to be turned into a tv show. Shit would be epic.

[@EmptySoul01]

I needed this after the disaster that is Homeworld 3 watching the good ones.

[@sirlightbright]

if they only brought a 1% of the original story in the actual homeworld 3.. thanks to PHD writing.. we deserved this kind of lore and story telling after 20 years of waiting not a disney pricess fairy tale

[@FaithFalkner]

Homeworld was a watershed moment for me 25 years ago. Thank you for such a quality breakdown of one of the most meaningful pieces of sci-fi to come out of interactive media.

[@gusfring8451]

The music always gets me every time you return to Kharak. Turning the camera, seeing the horror, the dry and hopeless response from your compatriots…

[@Dash_Rendar2050]

It’s amazing how one person can view an action as insignificant and at the same time be the first domino to fall that eventually leads to the downfall of an empire.

[@blackdog6969]

Beautifully done, mate. As a child playing this for the first time, I was more invested in the Kushan than the 3 Little Pigs. Can't wait for HW2 and Cataclysm if you get around to them

[@TheKianykin]

There is no such thing as too many salvage corvettes.

[@Talon1124]

Hippity hoppity your ships are now my property!

[@stephenkenney8290]

​@@Talon1124Official Motto of the Second Hiigaran Empire.

[@Inignot12]

Perfect thing to watch while I install Homeworld 3

[@dog-bk3ub]

I am curently in a race to upgrade my pc to play this game (i have been internaly screaming since it came out)

[@commanderwookiecopc806]

Uninstall it. It’s terrible

[@Inignot12]

@@commanderwookiecopc806 you haven't even played it yet be gone troll

[@thekingzhaul5914]

@@Inignot12 They had Borderlands 3 writers making the plot. It's over. I'm so sorry.

[@commanderwookiecopc806]

@@Inignot12 I have

[@shaider1982]

I like how an almost unkmown game I enjoyed in high school has been rediscovered, has a spinoff and a sequel.

[@gusfring8451]

Can’t wait for Homeworld 2! I can wait for Homeworld 3.

[@TheWildcard4542000]

On one of my play throughs, by the time i left that nebula. I had captured 15 or 20 of those Kadeshi Ion frigates lol.

[@countrygeneral]

Love the hell out of this. My favorite franchise. Pride myself in knowing almost all of the possible lore and you still did it more justice than I ever could.

[@toriasdax2166]

I wonder if he will cover Homeworld Emergence or if he will go straight to Homeworld 2. Cause Emergence was awesome game and had a good story.

[@MacsLore]

Oh hell no. Cataclysm/Emergence will get it's time to shine here for sure.

[@steve86sabas]

Sands and sinners this is some good work.

[@Sujad]

Allah above Homeworks 3 is absolute trash.

[@viacrucishector1821]

@@Sujad*Sajuuk above

[@dsmithum]

I love me some homeworld lore.

[@larslaufer301]

Very well done and just in time for the new Homeworld game.

[@terryalberts5892]

Hay just bought Home World 3 perfect timing

[@Metoollhead]

I was always interested in the Homeworld series, but was simply not much of an RTS player. This vid's perfect for me, so thanks!

[@TheDeathtoyu]

Whattup Mac's. I stumbled across your channel yesterday and instantly subbed. I love your content. Your voice is made for this narrating stuff. I love it. Look forward to the Homeworld 3 videos.

[@Fortyfester]

This is a great channel, I really appreciate the work you did on the Freespace videos and your narration is very high quality

[@Dzztzt]

You accurately described the story perfectly as I remember it. You are master storyteller.

[@BurningEarthProductions]

That intro tho o.o

[@MacsLore]

I literally spent the past week getting the timing of everything just right.

[@_zurr]

Cataclysm/Emergence next? Please?

[@DLuniz]

Yes, tell us of the parts and their flicker lives

[@Suisfonia]

Somehow I doubt we'll get that, recall that the source code for both were "supposedly" lost and the current game doesn't seem to work on current modern systems (Hell, I can't even get it to work in a VM with specs meant for the game)

[@cardiv5zuikaku944]

​@Suisfonia I think he meant the story And this guy already did Kuun Lan lore video, so its very likely

[@bcbc-xt3gw]

What an absolute piece of art as assembled down into a lovely compendium, a lore movie for the uninitiated. This is a level of quality completely alien to KZbin as a whole, much less the 'lore' genre, which is attached to its slow pans of loosely related game screenshots and occasional 2d, silhouettes. Which may even move if your lucky. The concept that there's a whole channel worth of this waiting to be seen is incredible, and I plan to watch allll the rest of your content in time. In the meantime, Incredible work! Please, keep up what your doing, its a step above all your competition in a way that's frankly unbelievable.

[@itsglennski]

It feels illegal to watch this for free on KZbin. This is so good.

[@GillytheTechpriest]

Perfect, just perfect.

[@kinofthestars]

A masterpiece. thanks !

[@KaraValmeyjar]

I love your work, Mac. Excellent job as always.

[@bustacap503]

Your narration and wow animations are really good!

[@wombleofwimbledon5442]

Saved me sooooo much time. Thank you kindly.

[@VykoSss84]

Ty !!! Fantastic Summary & and cool voice Subed and liked : )

[@minussoup9183]

So good!

[@dharmasanjaya4398]

No Taiidani ships are left unsalvaged... and their crews spaced by angry Kushans.

[@rchiche]

Thank you for putting this video together! it was fun. Even comedic with the mortal kombat style cartoons! :)))

[@Fusako8]

Not exactly how I played out HW. . . I captured every single capturable ship. My fleet was ridiculous by the end of the game.

[@Reoh0z]

Oh yeah, this hit the spot.

[@Folfca]

Well done

[@hilkmeister1382]

Great video. Now, when can we get a video on the war of the beast?

[@Vorl0n1]

Theres already on one on in his video's called Homeworld Cataclysm - The Kuun-Lan

[@hilkmeister1382]

@@Vorl0n1 I have seen it and I want the full history of the events as promised in said video.

[@N30-JLI]

Beautiful lore of old skoll ☺️👏👏👏👏👏

[@modelsnstuffreveiws6628]

In my play through all of the frigates attacking the trays were captured, I like to think they got exactly what they deserved for their crimes.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Just gonna leave a like and maybe some comments. However, I do admit that I'm only gonna count 1 (both Classic and Remastered with the Players Patch), Cataclysm/Emergence, and Deserts of Kharak as the definitely true canon of the series, due to recent... debacles. Anyways, live on, Mac's Lore and the Homeworld fandom no matter what!!!

[@gusfring8451]

I think it would be fun to have an optional mission to raid a military installation. Would be quite the spectacle for sure.

[@RamdomView]

Not enough use of Salvage Corvettes.

[@Striker427]

FINALLY!

[@MrHellknightimp]

Homeworld 3 currently 50ish percent positive on steam, thats a big oof.

[@aetherial87]

Too many people complaining that it isn't HW1, or HW2, or Cataclysm (whichever is their favorite I guess). There's some valid criticism too but it seems mostly like whiny drama to me.

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

It's mainly because the story was not what people expected, and the rumors that the man who wrote Borderlands 3, another polarizing third game, also wrote part of HW3's story. Don't worry, there's no Ava in this one. Although the Queen is definitely strange-minded, Imogen and Karan are fine.

[@gusfring8451]

In Homeworld 2, if you force fire on the ship Bentus, you get unique dialogue. Try it. (And then apologize to the aliens)

[@johneaton4588]

Good Shit!!!!

[@APOKOLYPES]

homeworld was an awesome game

[@agecom6071]

I subscribed because of Babylon 5, but this is great aswell

[@jakeverbakel204]

You have to do all of them now 😂

[@Aeternum_]

The Ion beams in the intro movie look and sound better than the HW3 version

[@amputee1967]

I wonder which streaming service is going to pick it up and make it into a series?

[@NIL0S]

Hiigara, our home.

[@karlyan17]

Waaait, so they must have smuggled the hyperspace core out, since their transports were sub-light?..

[@viperswhip]

You can recover all of the cryo trays

[@Azathoth2980]

Why Bentusi sold them ion cannon in that critical moment for just 800 RU, was a question I never thought about when I was teenager, back then I believed Bentusi help the Kushan out of kindness. when HW2 came out I thought they must shared some common goal or vision for the future. Then in my 30s remaster was released, upon play again, I had a revelation the Bentusi is using this trade to threaten the emprise so they can get more influence in the 'console'. Now with the remaster become history, I once again thought about this question, I now have a better theory of what is going on. Bentusi is in the trade business kind like the space guild, by 'help' the Kushan they threaten the stability of the empire. If rule of the empire is shaken they can increase the price of everything they trade in the galaxy. Oh how much doomer I have become.

[@MrShishaw]

It sucks you never covered homeworld 2

[@Maddock_]

11:07 Ion Duke Nukem 😭😭😭

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

Did not notice this until now (was only mostly listening). Damn, that's bad ass.

[@jasonbull6560]

I take it's a pc game or is it available on a console platform?

[@chaddyboy3901]

Song at 44:05?

[@commanderwookiecopc806]

What a cool series. I hope the third game doesn’t suck ass.

[@MrHellknightimp]

Currently 50ish percent positive on steam.

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

​@@MrHellknightimpThat's what happens when Hype goes uncontrolled. It wasn't terrible, but it can be better.

[@Razgriz_01]

It's a shame. two decades of waiting, just to get something that's really mediocre. The story is really bad. The CG cinematics are very odd looking and out of place. Maps are too small. Very few skirmish maps (Think only 5 or 4). The strategic and tactical aspects are lacking, doesn't help that the very small maps just forces you to blob your units all the time and the campaign can be finished in less that 7 hours. At least they got the aesthetics, graphics, and audio-design right. But thats it. Style over substance really.

[@Brandon-ph8dv]

Thanks for the amazing lore video. I have watched homeworld 3 gameplay and i am not liking the story. It just feels off to me

[@miinyoo]

Homeworld was an amazing, interesting game. Its expansions were good. Embellishments upon something great. Homeworld 2 was mid at best. It lost the character of its progenitor. Homeworld 3 on the far left field foot is a miserable disgrace that ever fell upon the world of storytelling. WOW. You did it. You made one of the weirdest stories into a political event. Good for you. Happy selling.

[@Paisa231]

To damn waste of Homeworld 3... With this legacy to build on, and they totally trashed it! Due to activist within the BBI. Now, the gameplay, skirmish and multiplayer is in a good state. So I do recommend the game if you want epic space battles. It's promising if the patches and DLCs is good. But forget the campaign and it's story.

[@davidlandrum]

Homeworld 3 is a disaster. OG fans stay away from it. If you like ugly characters, basic gameplay or other _modern_ mechanics, it’s for you. Enjoy your 6 hours.

[@gamingforfun8662]

I haven't seen any homeworld 3 gameplay what has changed?

[@davidlandrum]

@@gamingforfun8662 Volound and ArchCast both have very detailed gameplay videos. HW3 is nothing like the original games. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqm1gZ6Lm9yCjJIsi=6QJB_dccjEWro1ej kzbin.infoNnbeb0ECOAU?si=jQdRA9HLcaXFHkUq

[@xendakakorva3267]

idk about you, but the gameplay looked pretty neat, plus it has several control modes ranging from classic all the way to modern or simply customizing like a utter MADMAN

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

No need to exaggerate. The story is not great, but the game itself is alright. This is from a HW fan who's played the games since 2005.

[@davidlandrum]

@@kraosdadafusfus8034 I bought Homeworld on day one in 1999.