Sensor view: Kapisi group and Rachel S'Jet on the blue tactical plane

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak · Battle / Tactics

Art style Realistic 3D

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak - Sensor view: Kapisi group and Rachel S'Jet on the blue tactical plane

About this game

Developer: Blackbird Interactive · Publisher: Gearbox Publishing · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Realistic 3D · Screen type: Battle / Tactics

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What to study

The signature Homeworld idea translated to ground warfare: zoom out and the desert becomes a flat blue sensor plane where fleets are abstract icons. White icons mark the Kapisi group and a second force, green icons a third, and a green line shows the carrier group's plotted move, with RACHEL S'JET labelled as a distinct unit. It is the clearest statement in the trailers of how the game keeps fleet-command readability on a featureless desert. Frame at about 0:37 in the Launch Trailer (Steam).

Patterns

How the screen is arranged.

map-overlay map-icons location-label route-planning

Components

Parts on screen.

Map Marker

Screen inventory

  • blue sensor-plane terrain bands filling the frame, abstracted from the 3D desert
  • white unit icons for the Kapisi group and a second group, green icons for a third group at top centre
  • labels KAPISI and RACHEL S'JET with a green movement line from the carrier group
  • small cursor arrow at right, no other HUD chrome

Top 3 colors

#000002 25%#2850d5 18%#2136c3 17%

Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.

Source and credit

© Blackbird Interactive / Gearbox Publishing, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak screenshot: Steam trailers (Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Launch Trailer, Primary Anomaly Trailer), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Gearbox Publishing.

Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page

Source details

Fetched 2026-11-04. verified 2026-11-04: scene-change candidate v1_0012.png at 37.1551s in the Launch Trailer, inspected visually at full resolution; KAPISI and RACHEL S'JET labels, unit icons and green movement line all settled and legible; no trailer caption in frame

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