Homeworld 2: Hiigaran Battlecruisers weak spot

This is direct game footage.

(Please notice that i know the Battlecruiser was already damaged, but that would not have made any difference to the outcome.)

The two Battlecruisers of Homeworld 2 each have a weak spot, a place where they are unable to use most of their weapons.

The Hiigaran Battlecruiser have a weak spot, right above and below it. In order to demonstrate how that works, this video will show you how to defeat it using the spot, with Frigates.

Now, the Ion Cannon Frigates that i used, are usually ridiculous lumps of metal that flings electrified playdoh at their target until they die. They would have been annihilated by the Battlecruiser if not for the exploit of the weak spot.

Notice how the Battlecruiser is incapable of using any of it's weapons when the Frigates are right above it.

I lost two Frigates in this battle, an Ion Cannon Frigate costs 700 RU's. So that would be:

Me: 2x Ion Cannon Frigates = 1400 RU's lost.

AI: 1x Battlecruiser + 1x Hyperspace Module (on the ship) = 5000 RU's lost.

If i had made all the Frigates exit hyperspace ABOVE the Battlecruiser from the beginning, and kept them above it, i would not have lost a single Frigate.

This technique works just as fine with Torpedo Frigates, Heavy Missile Frigates, and Destroyers. Just make sure that the unit is faster than the Battlecruiser, or they'll be in serious trouble.

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[GoombaDaddy]

never played this game in multiplayer.... are ion frigates used much? or is it pretty much all about destroyers and strikecraft?

[Ascensiam]

@GoombaDaddy multiplayer is dead now, but it was almost always rushing and going after resource collectors.

I think people went for efficiency, if Hiigara, people would spam Torpedo frigs, if Vaygr, they would get Destroyers ASAP.

I have only seen a Battlecruiser two times in a multiplayer game.

[SuperboyConnerKent]

good tactic, but you really can't use that against a player, especially a good Hiigaran player who never leaves a battlecruiser by itself, without some escort

[Ascensiam]

it is generally rare for a BC to even appear in MP

[Uuris]

The best direction to attack a hiigaran-battlecruiser, in my opinion offcourse, is from above, because it has only one hevugun in its upper hull and theres a bigger hitchanse from above... and off course it cant fire those ion-cannons directly up.

[Ascensiam]

The Heavy Guns can't fire up either, so it doesn't matter if it is from above, or below.

[LeshkaHW]

@Ascensiam You have a old information. Let's visit the gamespy lobby, and sometimes you can see a players. ) Or use a Tunngle or Gameranger for playing online.

[Kokoda144]

yummy, something for my bombers 2 chew into.

[159CrimsonFlag951]

If you had the Tactical Fleet Sim mod for HW then this wouldn't work. The bc would just rotate up.

[GoombaDaddy]

@Ascensiam lame.... i would buy a HW3 if it were coming.. it would be sick multiplayer but it seems like they didn't give a crap about it.. the MP aspect seemed to be a second thought.

[Shade373]

@aucteakwondomaster no ecuz it can fire missiles up and down,

Hiigaran bc dont have that angle of attack...