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Interview (continued)

FS: What kinds of units are there (some of the more interesting/powerful ones)?

AG: There are about 29 units in each of the two playable races. Each race has 2 or 3 unique ships that open up a host of options for unique play styles. Some examples in the Kushan (the good guys) race Cloaked Fighters and Drone Frigates. For the Taiidan (bad guys), there are Field Frigates and Defense Fighters. Cloaked fighters pretty much explain themselves. :-) Drone Frigates are huge hangar bays for anti-fighter drones. Very deadly fighter defense. Field Frigates are like huge bullet deflectors. When defending from a fighter attack, they send the fighter bullets flying off all over the place, very often back at the fighters! Defense fighters fly in formation with other fighters and actually shoot down incoming bullets! This allows the fighters to last much longer in combat, especially against defenders and other high rate of fire ships.

FS: Is there a theme that distinguishes the unique units of one side from another (I.E. Good guys ships are weaker but faster, while bad guys' ships are stronger and slower)?

AG: The Kushan have a more bulky, military, "big-tech, low-tech" feel to them, while the Taiidan are a sleeker, more colorful race. Both races have a plethora of special effects and sounds that distinguish them.

FS: Will there be subtle differences in the units that are shared between the two races? (speed/armor/weapon load out, etc.)?

AG: The races are really distinct in the look and feel of them, but we concentrated our efforts on a strong single and multi-player experience and decided not to try to make the two races totally different. Perhaps for Homeworld 2. :-)

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Dogfight

More dogfighting

Smoke trails

Gang bang!

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