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GameGuides.com Presents Homeworld Game Guide

	Introduction Ship Management Resource Collection Movement & Combat Movement Combat Unit Strategies Walk-through Multiplayer

Controlling Your Fleet

Homeworld fleets can get awfully large. Certain tricks can make them easier to control, and these ideas are equally applicable to small fleets, too.

Assign a Hotkey to the Fleet as a Whole
Whatever fleet you send out, assign one hotkey to all your attack units. Ctrl-0 works well. If the entire fleet is bound to the 0 key, you can quickly divert all offensive fire on one target of your choosing.

Assign Hotkeys by Unit Type
Each kind of unit (fighters, corvettes, repair units, capital ships, and so on) has a particular strength. Grouping your units by type lets you dispatch parts of your fleet to tasks for which they are especially well-suited. In particular, this applies to salvage corvettes.

Guard Wisely
Choose one kind of unit (usually the slowest) to be your fleet leader. Guard these units with the other parts of your fleet, so the bulk of your fleet will trail along just behind. Now you can just select the lead units and move them around the map.

Putting It All Together
Let's say your fleet consists of three assault frigates, eight corvettes, 20 fighters, three repair corvettes, and six salvage corvettes. Choose all your offensive units and hit Ctrl-0. Assign the assault frigates to a group, and guard them with the corvette group, then the fighter group, and finally with the repair group. Then choose one of the repair corvettes, and guard it with the salvage corvettes. Now, as you move the assault frigate group around the map, the corvettes and fighters will trail along behind, and the salvage corvettes will trail behind them. Once battle is joined, your presets will let you appropriately target the enemy, while the 0 key will let you focus all fire onto one target at a time.

Next: Ship Movement and Combat (cont.)

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