Battlezone
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| Developers | |
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| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| MechWarrior 2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 11, 1998 |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 70 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Shooter, Strategy |
| Vehicles | Tank |
| Themes | Cold War, Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Battlezone |
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| Battlezone | |
|---|---|
| Battlezone (1983) | 1983 |
| Battlezone | 1998 |
| Battlezone II: Combat Commander | 1999 |
| Battlezone 98 Redux | 2016 |
| Battlezone (2017) | 2017 |
| Battlezone: Combat Commander | 2018 |
Key points
- The "servers" source code (Anet) was made open source in 2002.
General information
- Battlezone 1 Community Forum
- battlezone1.com
- BATTLEZONE COMMUNITY FORUMS, Battlezone 1 subforum
- Battlezone Forums, Battlezone 1 subforum
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Battlegrounds | |
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| The Red Odyssey | |
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
- Latest official patch 1.4 and large assets are available at www.patches-scrolls.de and soggi.org.
- Latest unofficial patch 1.5.* is available at battlezone.videoventure.org.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use the Unofficial Battlezone 1.5 Patch.[1] | ||
| Multi-monitor | Use the Unofficial Battlezone 1.5 Patch.[2] | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Possible with dxWnd, but difficult. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use dxWnd. Battlezone will still attempt to capture the mouse after Alt+Tab ↹ to other applications. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Can only remap vehicle controls. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Uses list of presets | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | A3D 1.0,[3] EAX (via IAS patch)[4] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Japanese | Retail only |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 210 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible | |