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Battlezone 2 Patch v1.2
v1.2 BETA info (Note: v1.2 beta is not supported by Activision customer support):
- Lots of bugs squashed.
- Win2000 compatibility
- Small framerate speedups
- More reliable network communications
- Game balance tweaks.
- New multiplayer mode: Multiplayer Instant Action (MPI) – A team of humans against the CPU in strategy.
- New multiplayer mode: Race – with plenty of weapons. Improved stability, network performance, and speed.
- 10 New multiplayer maps of various types.
- More tools for map designers, with custom strategic AI.
- More agressive AI in Single Player missions (vs 1.1 patch).
- Server handoff in game support.
This is the code released 1.1 patch for Battlezone II. It enables worldwide multiplayer gaming. Other notable fixes from the 1.1 beta patch:
- Hauler vehicle now hauls reliably
- Bridge in SCION 5 can be destroyed more easily
- Multiplayer connections and stability improved
- Other assorted fixes and corrections
Multiplayer
- Chat with all is now the default option in MP
- Modem server games should be more reliable
- Sync join games should launch more reliably
- Late joins should be more reliable
- Removed pause on join in deathmatch games
- Servers can now set a max ping for joining clients
- Minimized game state sent across network to allow for faster modem joins
- Removed terrain reload on deathmatch join in order to eliminate major stall
- Warning to clients on joining a server with a high ping
- Session list now shows only games of the same version
Input Controller Issues
- Joystick should now retain calibration
- Players can now reverse the joystick
- We’ve increased the dead spot in the joystick
