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This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
CTRL 1-9 = CTRL Group. Crucial to battlefield success, using Control Groups in most RTS games allows one to better manage ones forces.
An organism consisting of both natural and artificial systems.
Over time, it's common for publishers to stop supporting the online components of old or unpopular games. In addition to saving money, this also serves to boost sales of newer games in the same series or genre.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
A fleet is a group of ships, typically military warships, that sail together for mutual protection and to consolidate their power.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Hotkeys allow advanced players to map game functions to a single button on a keyboard for quick and easy access.
One of the factions from the backstory of Homeworld.
One of the two warring factions in the Homeworld series.
Lens Flare is a dynamic graphical effect that emulates visual artifacts that can appear on an image captured by a camera with a lens. This effect is not limited only to sunlight.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
A home away from home, mobile base and more.
Open source games are games that have had their source code officially released to the public, allowing anyone to modify, distribute, and create ports of the game.
Combat that takes place in real time, but that can be paused to give commands to certain characters.
Games related to this concept can be run and played from within a Linux-environment with little to no problems, using the Wine compatibility layer.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
An ancient civilization long since vanished from the galaxy, the hulking remains of the Progenitor's technology continue to play a role in the events of Homeworld.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
Games where players can move in any 3D direction: forward & backwards; up & down; and left & right. Descent is a well-known example of this type of movement. It is differentiated from standard FPS movement, which is considered to be four degrees (or five, including jumping and crouching.)
Unit Formations are pre-set ways of laying out a group(s) of units in strategy games.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
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