Battlezone II 1.3 Tech Alpha 5 released

[Steeveeo]

I am guessing that by the mere lack of mention about it, that my request for Shader support didn't make it in...or am I wrong?

[TheJamsh]

It didnt i believe. Too complex i think, GSH isn't a full time graphics programmer

[GSH]

Compatability problems/headaches would be squared with shaders. Intel's integrated video chipsets don't do pixel shaders at all, last I checked.

-- GSH

[Steeveeo]

Perhaps a scalable option then, similar to particle settings (if this project goes to TA6 or whatever it may be called, of course), where if the user selects a Shader setting that's too high, it would yell at them and set it back?

[appel]

Looking forward to loading up the world with this patch... 

[Commando]

There may not be a public beta 6 so don't get your hopes on one.

[Steeveeo]

There may not be a public beta 6 so don't get your hopes on one.

We were told not to get our hopes up on a certain PB4 patch if I recall correctly.

[bigbadbogie]

You can do that in 1.2 as well.

[Commando]

True, but GSH most likely won't have the free time he had in the past.  He'll have to elaborate on that.

[Wraith]

Thanks to all who tested this patch and released it. How old is this game anyways?

[bigbadbogie]

A decade since it was released.

[Red Devil]

Tenth Anniversary January 5, 2010

[Commando]

I'm pretty sure it was released in Dec 1999.

[Red Devil]

I got it from here, but GSH would know best.

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/battlezone-ii/

[Commando]

I'm pretty sure I bought mine in the first week of 2010, but I saw it on the shelves in December of 1999.