Over 80 additional Instant Action & Multiplayer maps by several mapmakers within the BZ2 community, and tweaks to some existing maps to reduce bugs. Strategy-CTF game mode - capture a goal, tug it back to your recycler to win, on 6 classic maps.
BATTLEZONE 2 1.3.6.5 MODS
Many more pregame options for IA, DM, Strat & MPI games (feature available to MODs to define custom options pages on a per-map basis) Bots in DM, and some additional DM gameplay modes. Enhancements to many parts of the game, including AI, craft handling, etc. Support for Ogg Vorbis compressed sounds - similar to mp3 files, but with higher quality.
BATTLEZONE 2 1.3.6.5 DRIVER
Note: not all sound cards on the market support that many channels if the driver on your system notes a limit under 64, BZ2 will use that instead. Redone audio system that supports far more channels (up to 64) and DirectSound3D for a far more immersive experience.
No stock assets have higher poly counts, but mods may take advantage of that. Max vertex count for models has been upped to 20,000 verts/model old limit was 2730 verts/model. High res shadows are re-enabled, but still just as buggy as it's always been (since Battlezone II v1.0) Local fog should look better Various crash bugs fixed Satellite view should be far faster, especially on slower machines EMBM bumpmaps work once again. Performance optimizations to DirectX 9 graphics, most noticeably in the terrain rendering. For Vista/Win7, should fully support being installed to paths with unicode, has high-resolution icon for Windows Explorer Many crashes/freezes fixed. Limited WINE testing has been done as well. Should work on Vista without requiring Administrator access. Mods supporting 1.3 are not included in this download, but are available.ĭeveloped/Tested on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, for much better compatibility out of the box. Many MODders have been among 1.3 beta testers, and have been working to take advantage of the new features. Maximum vertex counts for models has been increased over sevenfold. Recycler variants and Exta Options pages allow easy tweaks to gameplay with much lower chance of bad assets.
BATTLEZONE 2 1.3.6.5 MOD
(Note: other music needs to be user-supplied.) Much greater MOD (game modification) support, allowing up to 26 total races to be active at once. ogg files to the right place and the right name. You can also set up a random playlist of music to be played ingame, if you copy in. Music from the BZ2 CD is now distributed with this patch, in ogg vorbis format, allowing for better performance. DXT Textures are supported to more efficiently use graphics card memory. New DirectX features like fullscreen antialiasing (aka multisample antialiasing) are supported to improve visual quality. Hardware transform & lighting is now supported, allowing a lot of work to be offloaded from your CPU and onto your graphics card. Updated graphics engine that uses (and requires) DirectX 9.0c for the best balance of compatibility and speed. A number of tweaks and enhancements are in v1.3: ⦁ Battlezone II version 1.3.7.2 Public Beta Readme This project has been in development since September/October 2001, headed by two programmers from the Battlezone II team: Ken 'Ultraken' Miller, and Nathan 'GSH' Mates.
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