Homeworld 2 Mission 3: Defend Hiigara

Q: How to defend the shipyard in Homeworld 2 Mission 3?

You'll start by defending the Shipyard from an initial Vaygr assault. Then, you'll need to deal with a Vaygr Carrier that shows up to mess with your mining. After that, it's a big fight against three Vaygr Carriers, where you'll capture enemy frigates and build up your own fleet to take them down.

Q: How to counter Vaygr carriers in Homeworld 2?

You'll start by defending the Shipyard from an initial Vaygr assault. Then, you'll need to deal with a Vaygr Carrier that shows up to mess with your mining. After that, it's a big fight against three Vaygr Carriers, where you'll capture enemy frigates and build up your own fleet to take them down.

Q: Homeworld 2 Mission 3 resourcing operation?

You'll start by defending the Shipyard from an initial Vaygr assault. Then, you'll need to deal with a Vaygr Carrier that shows up to mess with your mining. After that, it's a big fight against three Vaygr Carriers, where you'll capture enemy frigates and build up your own fleet to take them down.

Q: Homeworld 2 Mission 3 Infiltration Frigates?

You'll start by defending the Shipyard from an initial Vaygr assault. Then, you'll need to deal with a Vaygr Carrier that shows up to mess with your mining. After that, it's a big fight against three Vaygr Carriers, where you'll capture enemy frigates and build up your own fleet to take them down.

Q: Homeworld 2 Mission 3 Marine Frigates?

You'll start by defending the Shipyard from an initial Vaygr assault. Then, you'll need to deal with a Vaygr Carrier that shows up to mess with your mining. After that, it's a big fight against three Vaygr Carriers, where you'll capture enemy frigates and build up your own fleet to take them down.

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Alright, so the Vaygr are really throwing everything they've got at Hiigara in this mission. You're going to need to pull off some serious damage control and then go on the offensive.

Walkthrough

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You begin with the Mothership meeting up with the Shipyard at Sarum. The Shipyard's already under attack, so you need to jump in and help out. Reinforcements will show up and help clear out the initial wave of attackers.
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Once that's done, you'll start a resourcing operation in a nearby asteroid field. Don't get too comfortable, though – a Vaygr Carrier will warp in and start blasting your resource collectors. You'll need to send strike craft from both the Shipyard and your Mothership to deal with this threat and the Carrier itself.
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After you've dealt with the carrier, the Shipyard will request repairs. While the fighting is still going on, send a few resource collectors over to start patching up the Shipyard.
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Just as the repairs are finishing up, things get way more intense. Three Vaygr Carriers will warp in, unleashing a swarm of Infiltration Frigates, Heavy Missile Frigates, Assault Frigates, and a ton of strike craft.
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The Shipyard will finish building a Carrier and hand it over to you. Immediately start building Flak Frigates to deal with all those enemy strike craft, and get some Marine Frigates out there to capture enemy frigates and secure the Shipyard.
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Your new Flak Frigates and support craft like Pulsar and Gunship Corvettes will work to keep enemy strike craft in check. Meanwhile, your Marine Frigates will be busy capturing as many enemy frigates as they can. Use your Bombers to help take down the enemy Carriers' Frigate and Fighter Facilities quickly.
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Once you've destroyed the enemy Carriers' facilities, you can lay waste to the Carriers themselves. After the dust settles, the Mothership will set course for the Oracle outskirts.

Tips

Capturing enemy frigates is key here. Marine Frigates are your best bet for this.
Don't neglect your own fleet composition. Balancing Flak Frigates for anti-strikecraft and other ships for offense is crucial.
Keep an eye on your resource collectors; losing them can really slow down your production.
Prioritize targets: take out the Carriers' production facilities first to stop the endless waves of attackers.

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