The Research Ship is a Non-Combat Ship that allows for the expansion of the fleet by researching technology to build new vessels in Homeworld.
Background[]
In the Homeworld War, six Research Ships could be built, each automatically linking together to produce a larger ship with tougher armor at the expense of reducing mobility. The more ships that are built, the faster research can be done, which means technology can be obtained faster.
These ships were made obsolete shortly after the Kushan returned to Hiigara. By the Beast War, kiith opted to use special modules, with each module having a set amount of researchers that researched technologies in their module at a default rate. The Vaygr War radically improved the researching system, by making the player pay resources to research a technology. Most research is for ship upgrades, but some allow the building of new ships.
Overview[]
Research ships are available from the very first mission, and allow the player to conduct research. Up to six research ships can be built; each ship automatically latches onto the existing ship. Additional ships increase the rate at which research is conducted. This is inconsequential in singleplayer, as most missions only have one or two research options that can be easily completed at any pace the player wishes. In multiplayer, however, rapid research can allow players to gain an advantage over their enemies, so having multiple research ships built can be useful. Enemy ships in the campaign place research ships on a very low priority, so they are unlikely to be targeted in the first place.
In multiplayer, destroying enemy research ships is useful for preventing opponents from accessing more advanced and dangerous ships. Conversely, building and defending research ships early on is vital, as without research ships, only Scouts can be built.
Unlike most other ships, research ships cannot be salvaged.
Trivia[]
- The Taiidan Empire does not make use of a research ship throughout the campaign. However, the Taiidan vessel can be seen if playing as the Taiidan in either single player or multi player.
- In the original Homeworld, building additional research ships increased the total armor rating. This was done by simply multiplying the base armor rating [7500] by the number of sections. In Homeworld Remastered, no such calculation is done, as the armor rating is a static 45,000 regardless of the number of extra ships that are built.
- The Kushan is called the Hub-class Research Ship whilst the Taiidan lacks any codename, making it one of the few vessels in Homeworld without a classification.
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- ↑ The Taiidan version gives an acceleration value of 90 m/s²