Battlezone 2 Patch

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

• 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

• Joystick should now retain calibration
• Players can now reverse the joystick
• We've increased the dead spot in the joystick