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#BATTLEZONE 2 QUICK SAVE MOD#
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Ability to replace CD music w/ OGG files.

Fewer resyncs, units (human & AI) should warp less online.

Performance optimizations - Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are used to take more efficient use of your CPU.

Many more modder features, such as 60-char ODF names, inheritance, tons of new tuning values, etc.

Increased vista compatibility, audio works in WINE.

More features, including weapon linking, thumpers, and variable gravity DM maps.

This changelog contains our (minimalist) notes as to what changed for each version, and isn't guaranteed to be easily understood.

Includes over 1MB of text files listing changes made since 1.2.

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Updates to the manual (located in the Extras folder where BZ2 is installed to) to give updated and more accurate information.Ability to rotate buildings (on 90-degree increments) for even more base-building fun.New BZ2 editor screen layout files contributed by testers to expose more functionality that was already there.Several additional security measures to make cheating in multiplayer much more difficult deliberate remote crashing of games should be fixed.As of 1.3TechAlpha5, there are 20 classic & additional IA maps, and over 100 classic & additional MP maps installed. Over 50 additional Instant Action & Multiplayer maps by several mappakers 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.Bots in DM, and some additional DM gameplay modes.Many more pregame options for IA, DM, Strat & MPI games (feature available to MODs to define custom options pages on a per-map basis).

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.

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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.

Limited WINE testing has been done as well. Should work on Vista without requiring Administrator access.

Developed/Tested on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, for much better compatibility out of the box.

Mods supporting 1.3 are not included in this download, but are available. Many MODders have been among 1.3 beta testers, and have been working to take advantage of the new features.

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Much greater MOD (game modification) support, allowing up to 26 total races to be active at once.

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.This project has been in development since September/October 2001, headed by two programmers from the Battlezone II team: Ken Miller, and Nathan Mates.Ī number of tweaks and enhancements are in v1.3:

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Updates Battlezone II: Combat Commander (any version) to 1.3 tech alpha patch updates the game to work with DirectX 9.0C and has a new graphics engine. This patch (along with the previous 1.3 patches) was made in their spare time by Nathan Mates and Ken Miller, programmers at Pandemic Studios. This is an UNOFFICIAL patch and is NOT supported by either Activision or Pandemic Studios. Battlezone II: Combat Commander - Patch Tech Alpha v1.3 (Unofficial)