Cataclysm is my favorite of the Homeworld series. Emergence changes nothing from the original aside from the title screen and the name of the shortcut. Even the .exe is still named "cataclysm". That said, the nGlide wrapper that comes attached with this is VERY outdated. If you have issues with the game window being off-centered, try grabbing a new nGlide version from "https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide". You'll also want to delete the original nGlide files from the game's install folder. These include: 3Dfx (folder) rDfxSpl.dll rDfxSpl2.dll rDfxSpl3.dll glide.dll glide2x.dll glide3x.dll nglide_config.exe nglide_readme.txt nGlideEULA.txt After installing an updated nGlide, and deleting these files from your game folder, you may want to run the updated nGlide Configurator (should be a link in the start menu) and switch "Aspect Ratio" to "Aspect correction". After doing this, I can finally run the game in any resolution I want (using the registry tweaks discussed elsewhere) and the game is centered and properly letterboxed. Onto the game review itself... I find both the story and the voice acting compelling. I really like the aesthetics of the ship designs. It's subtle, but the controls are quite a bit more comfortable than hw1. The game mechanics are superb, best in the series IMO. Every ship occupies a very interesting niche in your arsenal. Limited fleet capacity and generous resources in the SP campaign means missions have their difficulty fine-tuned to the fleet you can muster, rather than on your success in earlier missions. At medium difficulty, most missions can be completed with a variety of different fleet designs, while still providing a challenge. The missions themselves are interesting and diverse. No two missions feel "samey". Time compression is a great solution to post-mission gathering, and for slow parts of certain missions. I love this game. I'm overjoyed it's back on the market. I'm playing it all over again, and you should too!
