Is there any good reason to keep 1.2 installed on my system?

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

Probably, the only one I could possibly think of is for Forgotten Enemies, but now that FE has/is being adapted for 1.3 can I safely delete my 1.2 install completely and just use 1.3 and above? I see no legitimate reason tp keep it and just uninstall 1.2 completely. Besides with all of my assets the folder size weight in at just under 3 gigs of drive space. The extra size is due to FE, Data, and ZTV assets.

Can I safely just move these assets along with BNG assets to my 1.3 install and just uninstall 1.2 completely? I'm still debating the matter, but everything points to why are you still even using 1.2???

[VSMIT]

Well you've got ZTV, and SF (If you play that).

Those would be the only reasons for me to keep 1.2.

[AHadley]

The SF reason will become obsolete before long, unless you like Rotons.

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

So ZTV, COW, Starfleet, and other 1.2 based mods won't run under 1.3? I can understand this with FE as it has it's own executable, but why wouldn't other 1.2 mods run under 1.3???

[Warfreak]

ZTV won't because it utilizes 1.2 glitches/bugs to work properly (like Scrap Breeders).
Other mods don't because people haven't updated them yet.

Also, FE DOES work under 1.3, just the conversion process is a WIP.

[Nielk1]

The EXE does what MM5 does, in fact they share code.

[AHadley]

SF and ZTV will both work with 1.3 before long, and I'm sure somebody will update COW some time, though I've never been able to play it.

[Red Devil]

SF works fine under 1.3

[TheJamsh]

Starfleet will be in the TA5 addon pack as a recycler variant. So you needn't worry about that mod.

Red Devil is making FE for TA5, ZTV isnt a major loss and COW? meh.

I have 6 installs of BZ2 on my desktop, and 4 on my laptop. so long as you have the HDD space it doesnt really matter.

[Nielk1]

Starfleet will be in the TA5 addon pack as a recycler variant. So you needn't worry about that mod.

And WHO green lighted that one?

[hybirdisdf]

Ah Call of Wild! They arent much popular today.

[Red Devil]

Leave a 1.2 install somewhere.  You can copy the contents to a new folder and then install new patches to it.  Makes life much simpler.

ZTV no great loss?  It's one of the finest mods ever made.  I haven't seen anything to match Death Ray, Water World, or Saucer yet.  And Icarus is just plain brilliant.

[TheJamsh]

And WHO green lighted that one?

Tempest Storm did. Sonic directed me his way after asking him, and TS said that Boj-Man had been inactive for a number of years. TS said it twas fine, so long as Boj-Man gets the proper credit. Which of course he will.

EDIT: Should have kept my mouth shut about ZTV. I never REALLY played it very long, just a quick couple of games here and there. Now i want to try it out...

[Nielk1]

OK, good.

ZTV is epic. I am sad to say I have been unable to make a breeder in 1.3. I notified GSH of this issue so he COULD MAYBE IF WE PRAY supply a fix to it at some point if things move.

There are some good 1.2 mods that are not even often played anymore. The 1.2 G66 is different from the 1.3 one, and there are a few older mods too.

http://www.bzcomplex.com/wiki/index.php?title=Battlezone_2_1.2_Install_Guide&useskin=monobook

[AHadley]

1.3 had loads of mods, many of which will never be seen again. Not that many of them will be mourned...

I especially liked The Journey, though I have never got past those flying scouts at the beginning