"Point Defense Systems" [PDS] is a simulation-oriented, lore-friendly gameplay improvement and conversion for Homeworld 2. PDS has several iterators and forks dating as far back as 2004. Classic versions such as v6.1 and v7.3 halted development at "First Era" stage and included several new ships, weapon systems, and accelerated high-octance space warfare. Substantial lore was developed around the Homeworld races and their extensive naval armadas and battlefleet doctrines. Later versions of the mod experimented with many "newtonian based" physics models that ran into Homeworld 2's innate engine limitations. A current "Remastered and Reimagined" mod of PDS is under development for HW:RM.

The result of that relentless experimentation was a lot of veteran supporters leaving for greener pastures... but one of the original stalwarts of the Homeworld 2 modding community makes its return to Steam Workshop with Gearbox's Homeworld: Remastered. Visit the PDS community in the following link: pds.hwaccess.net Original development credit goes to Sun Tzu, Ironwatsas, yasotay, Homdax, Warman1, and many other legendary Homeworld modding community contributors.