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|cover        =  
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|cover        = Heavy Gear II cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Activision}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Loki Software}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Loki Software|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Dark Side}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Dark Side}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 1999}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 18, 1999}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 5, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 5, 2000}}
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 +
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 +
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 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Vehicle combat }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Robot }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Heavy Gear }}
 
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 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
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{{Series|Heavy Gear}}
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Oversized {{term|DRM}} (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method). Can join multiplayer games without disc | | Windows, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Game manual available [http://misc.weedwhacker.org/misc/manualuk.pdf here]
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{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/heavygear2 Archive.org].
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{{ii}} The game manual is available [http://misc.weedwhacker.org/misc/manualuk.pdf here]
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Possible with DxWnd.
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]]
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
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|oculus rift                = unknown
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−
|oculus rift notes         =  
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−
|high frame rate            = unknown
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|vsync notes                = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]]
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
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|60 fps                    = false
 +
|60 fps notes              = Capped at 58 FPS.
 +
|120 fps                    = false
 +
|120 fps notes             =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
−
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
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|eax support notes       = Interactive Around-Sound 2.0<ref>[http://www.3dgaming.com/fps/sound/interviews/earsound.htm Interview with EAR - 3D Sound Pages pages on 3DGaming]</ref>
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|eax support notes         = Interactive Around-Sound 2.0<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.3dgaming.com/fps/sound/interviews/earsound.htm|title=Interview with EAR - 3D Sound Pages pages on 3DGaming|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
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}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    = 3D Gamer release.
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = unknown
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 8
 +
|lan play modes      = Versus
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  = 8
 +
|online play modes    = Versus
 +
|online play notes    = The official [[MPlayer.com]] service has been shut down.
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = unknown
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = unknown
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = unknown
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = unknown
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = unknown
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
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{{ii}}A list with many problems and relative workaround can be found [http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~dank/hg2fix.html here]
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{{ii}} A list with many problems and relative workaround can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20161107015735/http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~dank/hg2fix.html here]
 +
 
 
===Everything renders inside out===
 
===Everything renders inside out===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Apply the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/355-heavy-gear-ii-culling-fix/ Heavy Gear II culling fix]|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general_archive/heavy_gear_2_culling_fix/page1|title=Heavy Gear 2 culling fix - GOG.com Community Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Apply the [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/355-heavy-gear-ii-culling-fix/ Heavy Gear II culling fix]|ref=<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/general/heavy_gear_2_culling_fix/page1 Heavy Gear 2 culling fix - GOG.com Community Discussions]</ref>|link=false}}
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 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 6
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = MPlayer.com
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 95
 
|minOS    = 95
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|minCPU  = Pentium
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 166 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
−
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 530 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 4 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 4 MB
 +
|minGPU  = 3D Hardware Accelerator
 
|minDX    = 6.1
 
|minDX    = 6.1
 +
|minother = 4X CD-ROM
  
 
|recOS    = 98
 
|recOS    = 98
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|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 233 MHz
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
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{{System requirements
 
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|OSfamily = Linux  
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|OSfamily = Linux
  
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|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = Kernel 2.2.x
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|minCPU  = Pentium
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium
 
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|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
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Heavy Gear II
Heavy Gear II cover
Developers
Activision
Linux Loki Software
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Dark Side
Release dates
Windows June 18, 1999
Linux April 5, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Vehicle combat
Vehicles Robot
Themes Sci-fi
Series Heavy Gear
Heavy Gear II on HowLongToBeat
Heavy Gear II on MobyGames
Heavy Gear II on Wikipedia
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Heavy Gear
Heavy Gear 1997
Heavy Gear II 1999
Heavy Gear Assault TBA

Heavy Gear II is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person vehicle combat game in the Heavy Gear series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Oversized DRM (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method). Can join multiplayer games without disc
Windows
Linux
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
The game manual is available here

Essential improvements

Patches

Linux patches can be found here

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Linux

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Possible with DxWnd.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use dgVoodoo 2
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Use dgVoodoo 2
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 58 FPS.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Interactive Around-Sound 2.0[1]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
3D Gamer release.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
8 Versus
Online play
8 Versus
The official MPlayer.com service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

A list with many problems and relative workaround can be found here

Everything renders inside out

Apply the Heavy Gear II culling fix[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer MPlayer.com

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 530 MB
Video card (GPU) 3D Hardware Accelerator
4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6.1 compatible
Other 4X CD-ROM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Kernel 2.2.x
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 1.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) OSS-compatible sound card


References