Battlezone 98 Redux

Battlezone 98 Redux

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ISDF Chronicles: Campaign & Mod Pack
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Content Descriptors: General Mature Content, Frequent Violence or Gore
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13.328 GB
16 Feb @ 6:02pm
31 Oct @ 4:42am
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ISDF Chronicles: Campaign & Mod Pack

Description


Bridging the Gap Between Battlezone 1 and Battlezone 2

Fight through a 17 Mission Custom Campaign, and Battle Your Friends in Multiplayer With New Units and Weapons!

Current Content (All missions prefixed with 'ISDFC' for easy discovery):
  • 1 Custom Campaign with 17 Missions
  • 5 Instant Action Missions
  • 1 Death Match Map
  • 3 Strategy Maps
This Content Is All Accessible Just By Subscribing to This One Mod

Features
  • Dynamically scripted custom soundtrack with original BZ community music and full BZ2 OST.
  • Jukebox system for IA missions (control+shift+'/' for commands).
  • Battlezone Combat Commander (BZCC) units in Battlezone 98 Redux! Includes fully ported ISDF/Scion factions with hover-compatible models, plus new and modified vehicles like the "Ursa" tank.
  • Nearly all BZCC weapons ported, plus new ones, with enhanced effects (e.g., bullet casings, tracer/shell flash effects).
  • Custom BZCC-inspired HUD, sprites, UI, effects, sounds (doesn't overwrite other HUD mods).
  • Revamped stock BZ98R worlds with better skyboxes and weather.
  • Fully redone planet spin intros on briefing screens (done by a community 3D artist)
  • Ported BZCC worlds with custom atlases, textures, props, and more (Mire, Rend, Bane, etc.).
  • 4k skyboxes, custom ground textures, and immersive weather systems.
  • Heavily revamped explosions and gory snipe effects for both craft and pilots.
  • Fully scripted and voiced 17-mission campaign spanning over 10 worlds, with deep ties to BZ1/BZ2 plot points.
  • Unique first-person pilot views with animated guns and aim-down-sight mechanics.
  • Pilot powerups (jetpacks, grenades, etc.) that persist across saves.
  • Working flashlight on player pilot, new enemies, and improved AI for all combat units.
  • Service trucks, bomber bays, service bays, and service pods with unique functionality.
  • Built-in extra maps and modes for Instant Action and multiplayer, with functioning components from the single player campaign (e.g. jetpack).
  • Work-in-progress features: Scion morphing, Jammer buildings, armor shields, preset unit upgrades, and more.

Important Notes for Best Experience
  • Run in Full Screen with Shadows on High (not Ultra or Very High) to avoid crashes. Shadows on Medium will break transparency and affect visuals.
  • Do not alt+tab or use alt+enter; ensure game is in Full Screen mode.
  • Play in DirectX 9; add "-renderer: dx9" to Steam launch parameters if necessary.
  • Save regularly—some missions are long or difficult, and BZR can be unstable.
  • Game must be in English localization to avoid graphical bugs.
  • Install on an SSD for faster load times if possible.
  • Avoid using the editor during gameplay to prevent mission issues.
  • Disable active gameplay-changing mods before playing to avoid balance issues.

Installation Notes
Large download size due to custom assets: hundreds of models, textures, 25+ music tracks, and nearly 10k files. Ensure sufficient disk space and network capacity (approximately 7 GB).

Discord Battlezone Community
Interested in keeping track of this mod and others like it? Come and join us over on Discord to discuss Battlezone 98 Redux and/or Battlezone Combat Commander, organize Multiplayer games, or find organized modding resources and tutorials.

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Content Warning
Language, simulated gore, violence, references to alcohol/drugs, mature themes.

Compatibility
You may notice this mod changes the in game font and soundtrack when loading Instant Action, Campaign and Multiplayer menus. Given how this is a total conversion mod where I wanted to update all components of the game I could, and how BZR handles mods in general, this is expected behavior. It will NOT impact your ability to play other mods or MP compatibility.

Credits
Feel free to use any part of this mod for your projects—just credit appropriately. Check the discussions page of this mod for a full credit list. This mod is the sum of a huge amount of community input already, both direct and indirect. Keep doing cool BZ things!

GOG Users
Download the mod from Steam Workshop and manually copy it to your Battlezone 98 Redux "mods" folder. See this guide for details or contact me for assistance. Download Mods From Steam Anonymously
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Magus Strife 29 Oct @ 3:14pm 
No worries, I appreciate the work you're doing on the mod. Cheers.
GrizzlyOne95  [author] 29 Oct @ 4:31am 
@Magus Strife, my bad, just pushed an update to change that. Sorry! I have so many moving parts with this mod and am still adding content I forgot to switch back my testing flag.
Magus Strife 28 Oct @ 11:16pm 
I just installed today also got the message Blue got, I think, after trying to start the second mission:

"Warning! Fatal Error

Extra Utilities DLL is not installed on your system. This content uses functions which require that utility."
Panthermodern23 26 Oct @ 3:17pm 
Thanks for a great looking mod.. I`ll give it a test run once I`m done with my first replay through BZ Commander ;)
GrizzlyOne95  [author] 25 Oct @ 8:32am 
Confirmed fixed now, thanks Blue.
火Blue c:火 3 Oct @ 8:43pm 
I just joined the server, I ask about this problem in "#mod-isdf-chronicles-released" chat?
GrizzlyOne95  [author] 3 Oct @ 12:32am 
If you don't mind, itd be easier to figure this out via discord, so I can check out logs and such. Feel free to join the one linked above, I have a dedicated channel for the mod
GrizzlyOne95  [author] 3 Oct @ 12:28am 
@Blue you're still getting that same Lua error?
火Blue c:火 3 Oct @ 12:06am 
Sorry for the late reply @GrizzlyOne95, I tried to reinstall the mod and delete the save files to replay the entire campaign but the last mission still doesn't work D:
GrizzlyOne95  [author] 1 Sep @ 3:25am 
Hmm, not sure how/why this would even be attempting to utilize extra utilities on your system. I just did an upload where I completely removed that code from the final mission, please try that after it updates.