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BIG (.big)
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Don't believe this is an acronym, rather a reference to the fact that by bundling
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together lots of files you end up with one big one...
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Homeworld combines a large number of the data files it needs into a single
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compressed file. Such archives are given the .big extension. The main ones
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are:
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Homeworld.big - original archive containing the vast majority of the game data
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Update.big - "corrections" to Homeworld.big. Provided by the 1.05 PC patch
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and also used by Raider Retreat to add the extra mission's data
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Extra.big - this is not a real .big file. It's a CD disc space "filler"
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created to try and prevent exact-copy pirate CDs because CDR
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drives available at the time could only write 650MB discs.
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Extra.big's additional 220MB took the total data size over that
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limit and so prevented a fair bit of casual piracy. For the
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record, the contents of Extra.big is random junk; there isn't
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anything to extract:
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http://forums.relicnews.com/archive/index.php/t-4409.html
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See tools/biggie for a means of listing/extracting files within a .big archive.
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Bink
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A third-party video compression and playback library used by Homeworld for its
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trademark between-mission black-and-white movies. Bink is licenced by Rad Game
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Tools (http://www.radgametools.com) who also provide stand-alone player software
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(http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm).
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BTG (.btg)
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Background Tool [of the] Geeks/Gods!
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The panaromic "sky" backgrounds in Homeworld are created with BTG (tools/win32/BTG
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in the original source code released by Relic). This tool is currently Windows
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only. The files created by this tool use the .btg extension.
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GEO (.geo)
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GEO[metry]
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Geometry data for ship models etc. Tightly integrated with the LiF file format.
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KAS (.kas)
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Kick Ass Script
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Relic's proprietary scripting language for Homeworld. Mission scripts using
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this language are saved with the .kas extension. These files are converted by
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tools/kas2c into compilable C code which is then placed in the src/Generated
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directory.
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LiF (.lif)
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Layered image Format
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This format is the image storage method for Homeworld. It is mostly used for
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textures but also finds use for front ends graphics, cursor bitmaps and tutorial
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button graphics. It actually has 2 general formats which share a common header.
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NIS
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Non-Interactive Sequence
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The in-game cut-scenes rendered by the Homeworld 3D engine. Indicated by
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the fade-in black-bordered widescreen effect.
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P1
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The Turanic Raiders. The first enemy encountered in the single player game
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(Mission 2) after they've destroyed the Kar Selim. They are a carrier-based
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race and also feature in Mission 4 and the bonus level "Raider Retreat".
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P2
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The Kadeshi. The inhabitants of the nebula half way through the single player
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campaign whose Motherships resemble tadpoles. Originally part of the refugee
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convoy of Hiigaran exiles, they decided to settle in the relatively safety of
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the nebula rather than continue the journey on to Kharak as the Kushan (R1) did.
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P3
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Not directly encountered in the single player game although their Megaship
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makes an appearance at the end of the game as one of the council members.
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R1
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Race 1
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The Kushan. The default race in the single player campaign whose Mothership
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resembles a vertical banana.
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R2
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Race 2
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The Taiidan. The default protagonists in the single player campaign whose
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Mothership is a horizontal cuboid.
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Raider Retreat
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Raider Retreat was a special edition of Homeworld released as a promotion for
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Homeworld Cataclysm. When Homeworld was originally released a mission that
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previously existed between the fourth and fifth missions was removed because
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it was felt to be too hard for beginner players. Once the existence of this
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mission became public knowledge there was widespread demand from Homeworld
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players for this mission to be released. Relic eventually relented and it was
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distributed, along with the previous four missions, as a stand-alone CD to those
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people who preordered Homeworld Cataclysm.
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Source code required for this version of Homeworld can be toggled with the
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HW_RAIDER_RETREAT #define. The data files required can be downloaded from:
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http://www.homeworldarchives.com/hw1-downloads-raider.html
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RGL
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Relic Graphics Layer
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A graphics API wrapper which allows the exact nature of how the graphics are
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being rendered to be "hidden" from the main game. It wraps the APIs for
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software, Direct3D and OpenGL renderers. Does the same job as SDL and could be
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removed; the only caveat is that we would then lose the possibility of using
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a software renderer. See:
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http://homesource.nekomimicon.net/sourceforum/viewtopic.php?t=8
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SDL
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Simple Direct Media Layer (http://www.libsdl.org/)
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A cross-platform graphics/sound/input API wrapper.
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Traders
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The Bentusi. They offer to sell you ion cannon technology in Mission 4. Whilst
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technically they only have one ship in the game, the Traders race ends up
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hosting a lot of other miscellaneous ships used in the game (e.g. the Ghost
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Ship; Junk Yard Dawg; Research station).
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