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Homeworld 2

HACKS AND EDITS

Learn how to edit Homeworld 2 campaign files like persist2.lua to alter your fleet's status and research level.

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Learn how to edit Homeworld 2 campaign files like persist2.lua to alter your fleet's status and research level.

Location: The files are located at X:\...\Homeworld2\Bin\Profiles\Profile1\Campaign\ASCENSION\, where X is the drive letter and (...) represents directories chosen during installation.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    To edit a specific level's persistent data, locate the corresponding file, for example, 'persist2.lua' for Level 2.
  2. 2
    Open the file with a standard text editor.
  3. 3
    Altering RU: Scroll to the very end of the file and find the line ' RUs = X,'. Change the value of X to your desired amount. Note that there may be an unknown limit to the RU amount.

Important Notes:

  • These edits only affect your fleet's status and research level at the start of the mission. They do not alter or change the enemy fleet.
  • These edits only affect starting data. They have no effect on existing savegames for that level unless a savegame was made *after* you started the level with the edits applied.
  • Everything in the game after the edited level proceeds as normal.
  • Research and Ship editing/adding/removing are TBC (To Be Confirmed).

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