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ISDF Command

I'd like to start off by welcoming another hosted site to PlanetBattlezone! The Battlezone II Modifier, run by Menacer, is the premier site for tips and tutorials on modifying Battlezone II!

We've got a brand new set of forums, with loads of great new features, and will continue to be a good source of Battlezone discussion and help.

Also, If you have any news, funny pictures, or cool files for us to check out, don't keep it to yourself, let us know! Got something to tell us? Give us some feedback and ideas! Want us to introduce your new Battlezone website? Send an email to our links crew!

- Adrian "Despoiler" Johnson

Looking for something?
The Battlezone Federation
Battlezone II v1.2 patch
Servers.dat (essential for BZ1 Internet play)
BattleStrat 2000
Up and Coming Battlezone II MODs, maps, weapons and much more...


 
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Aegeis sent in this cool shot of a Sabre fighting off a Puma in the G66 MOD.

   Thursday - July 19 - 2001
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    Lobby Project for BZII - Menacer
16:29 PST

When I recieved this eMail I almost flipped out! If this is at all possible then I want you guys to help Darien out, here is what he sent me:

Well, I am working on a project that can bring a lobby on in BZII and I really need help on some of it, I would like to ask you smart people out there if you wanna join this lobby project?! I'm trying to make a chat room that acts like BZ1, and I am kinda lost, LOL. I can't find anything that I need to create the link for the chatedit and to the chatline, and the players list. If anyone wants to help or can help act now!!
Here's a screenshot of his work:

eMail Darien to let him know you are interested in helping!
 
   Sunday - July 15 - 2001
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    Dutchboy.com file mirror - Despoiler
11:51 PST

Dutch Boy has written in letting us know that Dutchboy.com is down at the moment, however a mirror has been set up at the HEL clan website where you can access all the same files, maps, and utilities whilst the main site is offline. Click here to go to the file mirror!

    Dutchboy.com file mirror - Despoiler
11:51 PST

Dutch Boy has written in letting us know that Dutchboy.com is down at the moment, however a mirror has been set up at the HEL clan website where you can access all the same files, maps, and utilities whilst the main site is offline. Click here to go to the file mirror!

 
   Saturday - July 14 - 2001
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    Battlezone Graphics Patch - Ghostfire
13:30 PST

Radigator writes in today:

I've been working on a MOD called Battlezone 2nd Generation. In all high temps of trying to make it people weren't geared to it. I've stopped work on it and now I'm only going to release the Graphics section of my MOD. It contains new graphics towards explosions and a few shake values when you hit the ground with weapon fire. It will also get rid of the dust factor which no one cares about but lags 2-16mb video cards where about a good 35% of BZ has. Besides graphics it will convert the old 16bit sound table which BZ has into 32 bit, even a sound card that can only support 16bit sound can still play BZ with more of a tone sound. Overall there is one disadvantage it will cause the Mission Version Missmatch error if they try to enter a game which is the old version 1.4.

We'll keep you updated with news of this interesting project.

 
   Monday - July 9 - 2001
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    Outback Mission Pack on it's way - Menacer
15:35 PST

Mutt (official Outback beta tester) was kind enough to send PlanetBattlezone some cool screen shots of the Outback mission pack. Some of these may have already been posted on the Pandi Board, but just incase you missed them you can check them out on the Up and Coming page.

{SFP} Sonic set me some information on the Mission Pack. That can also be found on the the Up and Coming page.

Outback coming to your harddrive mid July!

    New Battlezone & Red Odyssey site - Menacer
15:11 PST

Just when people start saying the Battlezone series is dead, 4 new MODs are announced and loads of new fansites are popping up. The latest is Beachbadgerden which focuses on Battlezone and Red Odyssey.

 
   Saturday - July 7 - 2001
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    Installing BZII on Win2k - Menacer
9:58 PST

Ken posted some really useful info on the Pandemic Board about how to install BZII on Windows 2000.

I've successfully managed to install Battlezone II and the 1.2 beta patch on my Windows 2000 machine at home. I have Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 installed, so make sure you get it from the Windows Update site.

(Installing BZ2)
1. Open the BZ2 CD
2. Go to the Setup directory
3. Right-click on Setup.exe, and drag it onto the desktop.
4. Right-click on the shortcut, and select Properties.
5. Select the "Compatibility" tab.
6. Check the "Run in compatibility mode" box.
7. Select "Windows 95 Compatibility Layer" in the popup.
8. Click "OK" to close the Properties dialog box.
9. Double-click on the shortcut to install BZ2.


(Installing 1.2 beta)
1. Get the 1.2 beta installer.
2. Right-click on the icon and drag next to it to create a shortcut.
3. Right-click on the shortcut, and select Properties.
4. Select the "Compatibility" tab.
5. Check the "Run in compatibility mode" box.
6. Select "Windows 95 Compatibility Layer" in the popup.
7. Click "OK" to close the Properties dialog box.
8. Double-click on the shortcut to update BZ2.
Apparently some have been having trouble following these instructions. For additional help you'll want to visit this thread.
    Thread spotting... sorta - Menacer
9:55 PST

hmmmm, couldn't find any really good threads any where. If you know of one be sure to send it to news@planetbattlezone.com to let us know. Hopefully next weeks thread spotting will be better.

 
   Thursday - July 5 - 2001
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    Nomad Factor Interface Music - Menacer
15:21 PST

Sun-god a major contributor to the Nomad Factor MOD (Read all about this mod!) has put together some mind-blowing intro music for the new interface that will be included in the MOD. It isn't final or anything, but he is wanting your feedback!

Want some!?
The thread where it all started
The Intro Music for Nomad Factor

 
   Tuesday - July 3 - 2001
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    Shanes Battlezone II Site - Menacer
16:28 PST

Shane has made an awsome Battlezone II site with all of his maps displayed there. It is worth a look! Check it out at Shanes Battlezone II Site and for best results view it with IE 5 at 800x600.

    Metal Colliseum - Despoiler
5:54 PST

[Xǧ]1st Ometi'klon has posted a screenshot on the Battlezone Federation forums of his modification to the classic BZ1 map, Colliseum, and it looks rather good. No word on when it will be made available yet, however.

 
   Monday - July 2 - 2001
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    All Your Base style Flash BZII movie - Menacer
20:26 PST

BlackDog is working on a All Your Base style Flash BZII movie that he wants you to help with. He's looking for any good graphics artists to contact him if they would like to make images for the flash movie. Although he has mentioned that this project is not yet an official one. : (

You can reach BlackDog here.

    New Mod - Evil Empire 2.3 - Menacer
20:19 PST

Fade sent me some great news about his new MOD.

Hi everyone, Fade here;

Just wanted to tell you all about a MOD package I'm putting together called Evil Empire 2.3. It features new ships, some cool new weapons, & enhanced special effects. For all of you that loved BattleStrat 2k1 and still craves for more, this MOD is for you.
The package I've assembled in EE2.3 should provide players with a new and challenging experience. There is presently a test version (EE2.0) at The Map Room but wait for 2.3. It will be worth it.
    New fansite, worth a look - Menacer
20:15 PST

Brand new fansite. Head on down to it at BZII Fan Site. You can also post a message at its very own Message Board.

    Space Defense Force pack v1.2 has landed - Menacer
10:26 PST

Five new units: Scythe (SL Blast), Cocker (Guass Rifle), Hawk (Super Stabber), Revenge Bomber (Rocket Bomb) and Scrapper (Shredder) and one new gun tower: Raven Defense Site (Fire Ball).

Here are the major changes

v1.0 to v1.1 Scythe is given the SL Blast Cocker is given the Guass Rifle Hawk is given the Super Stabber Revenge is added and is given the Tag Missle Swarm (Two combat rockets and one assult rocket)

v1.1 to v1.2 Hawk is given light armor, a new skin, and a special hp Cocker becomes scoin and is given a new skin Revenge is renaimed to Revenger Bomber, gets two Rocket Bombs, loses the assult rocket, gets a empty combat cannon, is given a new skin, and gets the Interceptor's physics.
Dowload Bull Dog's Space Defense Force pack v1.2 from The Shack Project
 
   Sunday - July 1 - 2001
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    LOTG promo movie - Despoiler
11:16 PST

Existence, has sent in news about his Last of the Galillean mod:

Remember ages ago I mentioned I was re-releasing LOTG? Well, I still am, and I'm starting to set things in stone now.

I've given the site an overhaul, with a new layout and some details of what you can expect to find changed in the new version.
Perhaps most intertesting is the new promo movie. I've just put up an AVI trailer which demonstrates some of the many things which make LOTG so amazingly cool.
 
   Saturday - June 30 - 2001
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    MOD Manager 3 v1.7 - Menacer
7:45 PST

I just realized that I or any other PBZ staff member hasn't once mentioned MM3 besides a pic I posted in the POTD a while back.

I was just scanning the board and found out that some people are actually manually switching cfg files so that they can play MODs. What a waste of good gaming time!

So here is the low down on what MM3 offers.

  • Awsome looking interface!
  • Easy to use interface.
  • Mapper switches along with the standard switches like nointro, poweruser, etc.
  • MOD install feature.
  • Uninstall MOD feature.
  • Launch BZII with selected MOD.
  • Set MOD then launch with a standard BZII shortcut.
  • And MORE!!!!
So if you are one of those "fools" who hasn't downloaded this awsome utility then head on over to the official MOD Manager Section at Modifier.
 
   Thursday - June 28 - 2001
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    Exclusive Uler Screenshots - Menacer
17:59 PST

The Up and Coming MOD "The Uler" is looking amazing and these exclusive to PlanetBattlezone screenshots give you a first hand look at what Coxxon has been working on for the past 9 months.

You want to see them?

- Read on

    v1.2 Coming soon -ed - Menacer
7:10 PST

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I have to ask for your guys forgiveness one more time. Turns out that Bull Dog hadn't released v1.2 yet. He just posted incorrectly on the Pandi board and I followed in his footsteps.

Hang tough and hold on, I'll get it right one of these times.

Original message displayed here was incorrect. -ed

 
   Wednesday - June 27 - 2001
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    New patch for the BDSDF - Menacer
17:57 PST

I know it is hard to believe, but there were some minor bugs in Bull Dogs original release of BDSDF. Here are some of the fixes included in v1.2.

Bull Dog:
Yes folks. I found a few bugs and I changed a few things like the hawk has a new skin and is slightly tougher. The cocker also get a new skin.
Head over to The Shack Project for the latest version.

The version released is v1.2 not v1.1. Sorry about the confusion. BTW Bull Dog inform PBZ by eMail next time so we can get the story straight ;) -ed
    The Uler MOD - Menacer
15:41 PST

Coxxon finally spilt the beans on his up and coming MOD. If you want all the details check out the up and coming page for all the latest!

 
   Monday - June 25 - 2001
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    Up and Coming! - Menacer
10:30 PST

I finally updated the Up and Coming page. If you have a map, mod, weapon or unit that is in development and you want some HYPE be sure to tell us about it. Include some screenshots too!

I plan to keep the Up and Coming page up-to-date so be sure to visit it often for the latest on what's in development.

 
   Saturday - June 23 - 2001
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    This weeks thread spotting! - Menacer
14:09 PST

Here's some threads I enjoyed following over the past week on the Pandemic Board.

Add your 2 cents worth!

Fixed the thread list above ;) -ed

    More mind blowing screenshots! - Menacer
13:58 PST

The Forgotten Enemies development team just released some more awsome sneak peak screenshots for all us eager fans! You can check them all out in this thread!

I don't know about you, but I can hardly wait for this MODs release.

 
   Thursday - June 21 - 2001
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    Space Defense Force Pack v1.1. - Menacer
7:44 PST

Bull Dog just dropped this in my mailbox.

Bull Dog has released his Bull Dog Space Defense Force Pack v1.1. You can get it at The Map Room or The Shack Project. It consists of five new Units and Four new Weapons. Hawk with Super Stabber, Cocker with Guass Rifle, Scythe with SL Blast (It levels anything with one shot and uses all of the ammo in it), Scrapper (a turret) with Shredder. And one new building Raven Defense Site with Fire Ball. If you have already down loaded it get the update from the same places.
Be sure to check this unit/weapon pack out!

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