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Capturing ships is an action that can be completed by various ships inHomeworld 3.In War Games, capturing a ship will be a recurring main objective players will need to complete to finish an area and move on.
While it will sometimes be a main objective, capturing enemy ships in battle is also possible and can be an easy way for players to obtain new ships or unique ones not made by their faction. While fully capturing a ship is a long process, knowing what to do can make the whole process a lot smoother.
How To Capture Ships in Homeworld 3
Capturing Ships is done byResource Collectors in theHiigaran Faction,with the Capture ability first needing to be researched, with theIncarnate Factioninstead using Capture Corvettes. Despite being done by different ships, the process of capturing is the same. With the ship that can capture another ship selected, use the “Capture” command either in the bottom right of the screen or hotkeyed to “U”. Ships that can be captured include Frigates, Corvettes, and Strikecraft.
With the Capture command active, find and select an enemy ship you wish to capture. Your ship will then fly to the selected ship, lock them up, and begin carrying them back to your Mothership. During this time, theenemy ship won’t be able to fight, but your ship can be targeted by other enemy shipsand be destroyed. The only way to free a ship that is being captured is to completely destroy the ship capturing it.
It’s best to have some guards follow your capture ship, as a good opponent will quickly try to stop any capture.
How To Use Captured Ships in Homeworld 3
After a captured ship is returned to your Mothership, it will forcefully dock and undock a few moments later. At this time, your captured ship will be free to leave and do something else, with the once enemy ship now being completely your own.
There isno timer or limitation after a ship is captured, with enemies either needing to capture it back or destroy it. Capturing enemy ships is a great way to deal with powerful Frigates and turn the tide of battle, but it can also give players access to faction-specific ships despite not playing as that faction.Both factionscan only have up to eight ships active that can capture, with the Incarnate getting access to the ability sooner in a game if the right ship research path is followed.
