Battlezone

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This page is for the 1998 Activision game. For its 2016 remaster, see Battlezone 98 Redux. For the PC booter port of the 1980s Atari game, see Battlezone (1983). For its Game Room release, see Battlezone (2010). For the Rebellion game, see Battlezone (2017).

Battlezone

Developers
	Activision
Engines
	MechWarrior 2
Release dates
Windows	March 11, 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RTS, Shooter, Strategy
Vehicles	Tank
Themes	Cold War, Sci-fi, Space
Series	Battlezone

Battlezone
Battlezone (1983)	1983
Battlezone	1998
Battlezone II: Combat Commander	1999
Battlezone (2010)	2010
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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: base game, The Red Odyssey.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Battlegrounds
The Red Odyssey

Essential improvements

Patches

• The latest official patch 1.4 and large assets are available at www.patches-scrolls.de and soggi.org.
• The latest unofficial patch 1.5.* is available at battlezone.videoventure.org.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use the Unofficial Battlezone 1.5 Patch.
Multi-monitor		Use the Unofficial Battlezone 1.5 Patch.
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)
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

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

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		A3D 1.0, EAX (via IAS patch)
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese				Retail only
Brazilian Portuguese				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8	The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 120 MHz	Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	210 MB	230 MB
Video card (GPU)	16-bit high color card 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible
Other	2X CD-ROM 28.8 Kbps modem for online multiplayer

Chipsets tested as of product release: 3Dfx, Rendition, ATI Rage Pro, Nvidia Riva 128, PowerVR, Permedia 2