Battlezone 2 patch 1.2 download

Please note that some video boards originally supported by BZ2 may not have proper DirectX 8. If this is the case, you may not be able to use them. Please ensure that your video board has DirectX 8.

BZ2 also requires a audio output device sound card, motherboard audio, etc that supports DirectX 8. If you have 3D video integrated onto your motherboard, additional RAM is required-- at least MB is probably going to be a usable minimum, as motherboard 3D video can use up to 64MB.

This may be a good baseline. What uninstalling 1. Sorry, there is no uninstaller for 1. For this reason, it is recommended that you reinstall BZ2 into a separate directory specifically for 1. There is no need to install any other patches e. A sepatate 1. If you take this route, probably MB of free HD space before starting the separate install is required. Will I get a bajillion FPS with 1. However, rewriting BZ2's graphics code would be a massive undertaking, not least of which doing an extensive round of compatability testing with all of the various combinations of graphics cards and drivers.

Thus, 1. At the same time, 1. Those sanity checks aren't free, but may not be noticeable. Some testers have noted 1. What about my overclocked system? That amount of stress may expose faults in your overclocked setup far earlier than other games may do.

If you are experiencing problems, then please try temporarily undoing your overclocking, and rerun BZ2. If the problem goes away, then the problem has been isolated to the overclocking, and not BZ2. No two applications use the same parts of the CPU, memory, etc, and "stability" in one application does not guarantee it being in all applications. For some, click 'ok' to dismiss that message, and the installer works perfectly well after that. If the installer crashes, the following steps may help: Installing BZ2 1.

Open the BZ2 CD 2. Go to the Setup directory 3. Right-click on Setup. Right-click on the shortcut, and select Properties. Select the "Compatibility" tab. Check the "Run in compatibility mode" box. Select "Windows 95 Compatibility Layer" in the popup. Click "OK" to close the Properties dialog box. Some players with 3Dfx Voodoo based cards were finding that the game would not use the 3Dfx Voodoo.

This was because of two improperly installed Microsoft dll files. This patch correctly installs those files. The game no longer crashes when run on a machine with certain versions of Active Movie installed. Download Now! Can work in TRO, just open the reder. The Red Odyssey Official 1. The Unofficial Battlzone II 1. The Official Battlezone II 1.

Essential for BZ Internet Play! These armies--the National Space Defense Force and the Coso-Communist Army--obviously hate each other and the player can choose either side. An important part of the game is its excellent multiplayer mode. Each army is made up of teams and you can choose which role to play within the team: a communicator, builder, defender, or attacker.

These team members i. This is especially satisfying when attacking the enemy in the shooter parts of the game. The original game allowed the player the safe option of retreating from one's tank and firing at the enemy from a cozy distance away. This time around, the local animal inhabitants of the battle zone will be very interested in you if you try to wimp out this way, as they haven't eaten for a while!

The graphics are stunning, especially when a 3D graphics card is available, with landscapes that go on for ever and finely realized battle craft. The game play, even when playing on your own, is fast and furious and the strategy elements of the game do not take away from the pure adrenaline rush of the shooter levels.

Battlezone II: Combat Commander is highly recommended both for fans of the original and new players to the space genre. But do play this on a PC with a fast processor and a good 8MB minimum, 3D enhanced graphics card to get the full effect of the experience. Replay Value: The action can be undertaken in either of the two forces, with a multitude of roles to play.

This being Pandemic Studio's debut game, soon to be followed by Dark Reign 2, it remains to be seen, apart from all the beautiful screenshots, whether Pandemic Studios can successfully build upon those great originals and improve them efficiently. Starting with the graphics, the developers have chosen to stick with the original graphics engine, and build upon that. The units are all brand new of course, and many new features have been introduced. As you can probably judge from the screenshots, the main style of units has been that of very sleek, fast fighting machines.

The ISDF good guys have their main color orange and their recognizable variations of fighting machines, whilst the Scions eeeviiillll have all their range of alien'ish yellow fighting things. The quirk here is that these aliens, whilst their ships are pretty well modeled, are a tad undistinguished really. They all have different models but its only after many hours of playing that you know which alien craft is tougher than the other For the Scions sounds like some sort of kitchen knife its either an "alien ship" or a "ack, its really big and has many legs".

The original Battlezone featuring US Vs Ruskies, whilst the units were essentially the same, both sides were recognizable and nicely modeled. Water has a nice rippling texture, under which there is supposedly what you would refer to as a "liquidy substance". Except there isn't.