Computer Game :)

if any of you are into computer games... Homeworld: Cataclysm is out.

It's a combination Scifi/Horror story, and a 3-dimensional real-time stragety. You'd need a 3-D card and 300 MHz machine minimum to run it. But it's pretty. (smile)

It continues the story from Homeworld, about a group of people who have found their homeworld after having been exiled from it for 3,000 years. The story follows the exploits of one tribe of the exiles, the Somtaaw.

Early in the story they stumble across a derelict object, which ends up "infecting" the lower part of their ship, creating the "Beast", a techno-organic creature that can "infect" other ships. Sort of a combination of the Blob and the Borg. (grin)

It's interesting in that unlike many other computer games, it's got a storyline and works around the story, instead of just being an excuse to blow things up. (smile)

And the background stories for both Homeworld and Cataclysm... I fell in love with Homeworld because of the background story. Cataclysm continues in the tradition.

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On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Tangent wrote:

T>And the background stories for both Homeworld and Cataclysm... I fell
T>in love with Homeworld because of the background story. Cataclysm
T>continues in the tradition.

Isn't Homeworld the one that has the Yes soundtrack?

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Karen J. Cravens  silver@phoenyx.net


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> T>And the background stories for both Homeworld and Cataclysm... I fell
> T>in love with Homeworld because of the background story. Cataclysm
> T>continues in the tradition.
>
> Isn't Homeworld the one that has the Yes soundtrack?
>
It's the one that has the song Homeworld by Yes on it.

But not the entire Soundtrack. Unless you buy the later edition that
included the soundtrack and hint book inside of it.

Cataclysm doesn't have any Yes songs, sadly enough. But it still rocks :)

Rob

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: > T>And the background stories for both Homeworld and Cataclysm... I fell
: > T>in love with Homeworld because of the background story. Cataclysm
: > T>continues in the tradition.
: >
: > Isn't Homeworld the one that has the Yes soundtrack?
: >
: It's the one that has the song Homeworld by Yes on it.
: 
: But not the entire Soundtrack. Unless you buy the later edition that
: included the soundtrack and hint book inside of it.
: 
: Cataclysm doesn't have any Yes songs, sadly enough. But it still rocks :)
: 
: Rob
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> One question where is the game?

I found it at Electronic's Boutique. It's at Babbages as well. I'm sure
other computer stores have it as well.

Ya know, it would make an awesome tabletop game too. Hmm... wonder how we
can work out the gaming for it... and how to factor in true 3-dimensional
combat as well. :)

Could work well as a roleplaying game too! Instead of fighting all the time,
do some exploration. Of course, if you play after finding Hiigara, you could
be part of the Kushan Exploration Corps searching out your new territory...
:)

Rob

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