Losing resource controllers can be devastating, as well. We encountered many instances where one player would divert a portion of their fleet to defend a teammate's resource nodes if they happened to be close by. This is a much easier task in multiplayer and also promotes some fun cooperative play. Players need to juggle between defending their resource controllers from sporadic assaults while also making progress on each map's randomly generated objectives. Managing resources is the key challenge in War Games since resources and ships are carried over between each mission, and this can make or break a run. We found that each run tends to start off the same, but this is typical of real-time strategy: immediately build additional resource controllers, build escorts to protect them, and get the economy established. Once the run begins, each player starts off with a carrier and the ships included in their starting fleet in this case, we had a handful of interceptors, scouts, and one of Homeworld 3's new resource controllers. Thankfully, leveling up is pretty quick: our profile leveled up several times in just a few hours and gave us access to more fleet options. On one hand, locking starting fleets behind progression gives players goals to look forward to, but it wouldn't hurt to have some more options from the start, as a lobby of fresh players will all be running the same build initially. Successful and unsuccessful runs each yield experience for the player's profile, and leveling up will open up those additional starting fleet options. Initially, the only starting fleet available is the Strike Craft Fleet, and unlocking the others is a core component of the roguelike mode's meta-progression.
This decision has serious implications for how the roughly 45-minute run will play out, as each fleet begins with its own build list and starting bonuses. Here, players also decide on their starting fleet.
There's a full-range color picker along with a saturation slider, and players can choose both their primary color and trim color along with the color of their emblem, of which there is a wide array to choose from. Customization isn't incredibly deep, but it does get the job done and each player in our lobby had a wholly distinct Hiigaran fleet, which was the only faction available for this preview. Upon entering the War Games lobby, players will begin by making one of the most important decisions in a Homeworld game: choosing their fleet's color scheme and emblem. RELATED: Homeworld 3 Collector's Edition Revealed for Pre-Order Narratively, War Games is contextualized as a battlefield simulation aimed at training fleet commanders to handle various combat scenarios, but otherwise, there isn't much in terms of story as players progress through the roguelike mini-campaign. Game Rant's hands-on preview was centered around Homeworld 3's single-player and up to 4-player multiplayer PvE roguelike mode, War Games.
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Although Homeworld 3 has benefited from two decades of progress in real-time strategy design, it also feels remarkably authentic to the classic experience that longtime fans of the series have come to know and love. It's immediately apparent that Homeworld 3's developers at Blackbird Interactive have taken great care in ensuring that the latest entry in the series lives up to the legendary Homeworld name, and based on Game Rant's hands-on preview, the team has largely succeeded in this endeavor.
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