Battlezone 1

I am about to make 1.4M installer and I need your input. Guest posting is ON (OFF since Apr 15, 2008 due too much spam).

It will include stock game plus:

1.4 patch - official patch
Large Assets - official graphics patch, it will be turned off by default
Configuration Utility - for easier configuring of render.cfg (not included in 1.4L)
new net.ini - sets higher bandwidth for the host, for lower pings and less lag (not included in 1.4L)
new servers.dat - for seeing last Bz server
new winets2.dll - for playing on XP
bzone.iso - if you don't have CD
Daemon Tools - free program for creating virtual drives and mounting bzone.iso (not included in 1.4L)
IA maps from Battle Grounds - 13 maps picked by Red Odyssey team (not included in 1.4L)
Irfan View - free program for creating and saving screen shots with only 1 key (not included in 1.4L)
Registration Entries - you will not crash anymore andyou will be able to install Red Odyssey (not included in 1.4L)

ATM it has 82,0MB (1.4L is 118MB).

If you are running stock game, what do you miss in it?

FYI, stock maps are:



If you are running 1.4L, what you don't like about it?

I suppose that the biggest question is what custom maps to put in it? I need at least 2 votes for a map before adding it.

what i miss in all games is a hugh, realy very hugh thumper hehe
i have one question what can you do about hackers in 1.4m?
automatic kick or something like that?
kindly regards youre old friend kirk

good job! this seems like a good installer for anyone, but especially for new players. 1.4L is poluted with too many crappy maps. the majority of additional strat maps aren't made by stratters. with a few subtile improvements and a whole buch of less crap this looks like good replacement for 1.4L.

Would like to see Mag Arena and MagsCage for all use mag fags!

Nemo

Edit: star city, armadillo, Battle-Arena, Pyra 2 and face of death

yea, pyra 2 for sure, and kingdom falls is a must

I heard more map suggestions in the lobby than here, some even when I was AFK.

If you have stock game + few maps, check your netmis.txt in your main Bz folder and tell me what you have added. If you have L, make a game and browse through those maps (yeah, I know, head hurts) and tell me which one you played more than once (and enjoyed in it).

Jim, I don't have the code so I can't make any big changes. M will be the same as stock game. I will only make improvements to L version (Configuration Utility, Daemon Tools, Irfan View, net.ini, registry, maps...)

BTW, I'm adding 1 map rule: no custom weapons allowed (Kingdom falls is out).
I don't want to sound like reaper, but if you don't like it stock, go play BzE.

nah, no problem , i just want a nice fair game to play
not to much trouble to download or instal , just fairplay once in a while.
so you are on the right track.
kindly regards yourse truly jim

the custom maps i would like to have is battle-arena and dreads moon war

I want battle arena too and good luck with the installer.

I like Bio Metal strat map

Ok, 1.4M installer is done and uploaded, check "Downloads" section (it replaced old 1.4L).

You didn't have many map wishes, but I guess some still didn't hear about the installer. I don't want to be careless and egoistic like maker of the previous version, who put in there mostly own maps and maps of his freinds, no matter how bad those maps were, without consulting anybody outside his circle, so I decided to do next... Release Bz 1.4M (stock game) now, and Bz 1.4M Expansion (custom stuff), after a while (within a week), when I recieve more (map) requests.

So people keep posting what stuff you want to see in Expansion.

For now it has 18 extra maps, custom MAG sound, custom sniper...

Kingdom Falls, Xc3, Unforgiven Mags III, MagCage.... Those are a few of my favorites...

Skyeye Map Requests: Im not much a Dmer only map request i have for DM is YG New Ships . Strategy Maps Dmers vs Stratters (old map ignored too long) Pac Man, Earth,Moon Wars, Not to be mistaken with other moon wars map the one im talkin about is a 6 player team map and can be played with 2 teams of 3 players at the corners Author is Lizard, Biometal Run 1 , Low Visibilty , Dave Ransons Base Anywhere (worth a try).

Another cant miss good stratters map is Nomad Strat not sure if anyone suggested this map but its a 5 man strat map with great graphics and good scrap count . Wish i had more time to install strat maps and test for the addon . Back in 1999 or so i was always trying new maps out . Gotta watch out for some maps as its a mine field of MVM maps in there. But Nomad Strat is a sure winner if i happen to come across more good maps ill post here was thinking about checking out a couple of DHRs maps .....Skyeye Out

Biometal Run has more scrap to non host not host when other players not the host recycles a cube it creates a scrap field plus 50 scrap for the guy that recycled it when host recycles a cube it doesnt create a crap field but he does get 50 scrap and i vote for this map also if it will work . I tried base anywhere map last night and had problems . I wouldnt bother with it .