Some key personnel from the original development studio Relic (now working for Blackbird Interactive) are among the teams developing the game, namely design director Rob Cunningham, score creator Paul Ruskay and Homeworld Cataclysm's writer Martin Cirulis. Along with this campaign the team allows contributors to take part in exclusive surveys, in order to determine which elements of the original trilogy were most appreciated and hence guide future development. The development of the game started around 2017 and, despite being already full funded by Gearbox, Blackbird Interactive launched a successful mixed crowdfunding/investment campaign on Fig in late 2019 which went on to generate the highest donation average in the platform's history. The Remastered Collection's positive critical reviews and reception by the former active community (which had remained somewhat active with the use of extensively modded versions of initial games) as well as the Deserts of Kharak's respectable performance were enough to convince publisher Gearbox and the affiliated development studio Blackbird Interactive to follow up with the creation of a new game, in direct continuity with the original saga. The announcement of Homeworld 3 follows the release of the Homeworld Remastered Collection, as well as the prequel Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. The franchise was dormant until 2013 when its rights were bought from THQ by Gearbox Software. Following THQ's purchase of intellectual property rights to the franchise, further developments were halted after the release of Homeworld 2 in 2003. The initial launch of the Homeworld series dates back to 1999. After 100 years after the disappearing of Karan, the fate of the galaxy it's now in the hand of Imogen S'jet, his successor, who has dispatched a fleet in the hope of understand and defeat the Anomaly Development After having obtained the three cores and the Sajuuk, Karan S’Jet was able to open the ancient hyperspace gate network of the galaxy, unveiling the "Age of S'jet", an era of galactic trading and development, but this golden age seems to have reached the end: while she was opening some gates at the edge of the galaxy, Karan disappear and a mysterious scourge know as "The Anomaly" have started to spread across the galaxy, darkening entire star systems and threatening the existence of all sentient beings. Homeworld 3 is set after the events of the previous two chapters. The game will also launch with a new co-op mode that "will fuse Homeworld’s RTS gameplay with roguelike structure" Setting One of major gameplay new feature will be the megaliths and the trench, huge space structures that will add coverage strategies for small aircraft. As was already the case with the other games of the franchise, combat gameplay would be built around an effective 3D ballistics system. According to information from the developer team, following the responses to partner surveys, the game boasts an extensive campaign mode, giving solo gameplay an important role. Homeworld 3 will be made to resemble its two predecessors, and will therefore be a 3D RTS in a cosmic environment.
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