BZ2 1.3.6.4z6 - Open beta & testing

[GSH]

Download this and unpack over your existing 1.3.6.4 install's exe. This is a quick patch that re-enables construction rig upgrades and other tweaks

If you can, please install and test this. I think that this build is about 99.9% of what I want to put into a 1.3.6.5 release. Your best chance of having bugs fixed for 1.3.6.5 is to report things on the 1.3.6.4 series. Logfiles -- battlezone.log and chatlog (if enabled) -- are useful. Otherwise, reporting things in a way that makes them happen here is best.

See the changelog for the fuller descriptions of what's changed. Since 1.3.6.4n:

- Construction rigs can upgrade once again
- Much work to make griefers less able to annoy people
- Anyone can now ban anyone at any time - if you're a client in a game, you can ban a host or another client. Anyone you've banned who's hosting a game won't show up on the list of servers. Anyone you've previously banned who is a client in a game you joined is now warned about
- CUT the 1.2-style physics craft variants. The 1.3 patch series does not encourage that monoculture of overpowered scouts. Learn to explore the tech tree.
- Tweaked session registration and browsing to hopefully work around antivirus with overactive web shields better
- Chroming of objects is now SSE-powered for greater performance
- Tracked vehicle physics ought to be more solid. BZ2's collision code is still garbage, though
- On players leaving in a teamplay game, their units are redistributed to remaining players to avoid orphanage
- Upscaled shell fonts to look less klunky at large resolutions - note that this will require mods with custom extra options pages to also be upscaled
- Ingame UI can be upscaled by a preference - see graphics options, page 2, bottom right
- Input smoothing option from Ken, also pathing system tweaks and particle render from him.
- MP escape screen chat should scroll better
- Fix for input getting stuck at edges of range
- Crash logs aren't overwritten next boot, up to 10 crash logfiles and 5 regular logfiles are kept

-- GSH

[Protrector]

Hi, I have created the Ai (It is average with no scarp cheat). How can I give it to you to implement it in the official pack?



Ma man, bugs:

In bunker mode (satelite view) I put factory's drop zone somewere and all bugs-up. When I click factory, it selects the armory, when I click the armory (from top menu 1-2-etc) it selects f1 unit group.

[Commando]

I've been slowly compiling a whitelist, for those interested. This is based on players I run into in-game.

/////////////////////////////////////////////
// UserBanList.ini
/////////////////////////////////////////////

// This file is written by BZ2. Please do not edit while BZ2
// is running; it is safe to edit when BZ2 is not running.

// Note: you can add entries below as long as they have a
// unique number after the BanIP. You can delete entries
// without renumbering subsequent entries

[Banlist]
//Class A Private IP Addresses
BanIP1 = "10.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername1 = "Class_A_IPs"
BanTime1 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

//Class B Private IP Addresses
BanIP2 = "172.16.0.0/12"
BanUsername2 = "Class_B_IPs"
BanTime2 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

//Class C Private IP Addresses
BanIP3 = "192.168.0.0/16"
BanUsername3 = "Class_C_IPs"
BanTime3 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

BanIP4 = "24.28.0.0/15"
BanUsername4 = "GSH"
BanTime4 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 24.27.55.88
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-24-24-0-0-1/pft

BanIP5 = "24.24.0.0/14"
BanUsername5 = "GSH"
BanTime5 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 24.27.55.88
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-24-24-0-0-1/pft

BanIP6 = "70.189.64.0/18"
BanUsername6 = "Commando"
BanTime6 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 70.189.105.113
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-70-189-64-0-1/pft

BanIP7 = "108.131.0.0/17"
BanUsername7 = "Z28"
BanTime7 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 108.131.51.51
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-108-131-0-0-1/pft

BanIP8 = "71.96.0.0/11"
BanUsername8 = "Jabbapop"
BanTime8 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 71.122.120.60
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-71-96-0-0-1/pft

BanIP9 = "76.184.0.0/14"
BanUsername9 = "Axeminister"
BanTime9 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Additional Usernames = "Windy"
//Actual IP = 76.184.0.0/14
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-76-184-0-0-1/pft

BanIP10 = "207.134.0.0/16"
BanUsername10 = "patriot"
BanTime10 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 207.134.196.31
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-207-134-0-0-1/pft

BanIP11 = "89.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername11 = "kb."
BanTime11 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 89.177.229.57
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-89-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP12 = "213.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername12 = "{Wings_of_Death}"
BanTime12 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 213.149.104.49
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-213-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP13 = "173.64.0.0/12"
BanUsername13 = "{ZoE}Bart"
BanTime13 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 173.75.62.142
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-173-64-0-0-1/pft

BanIP14 = "68.35.128.0/18"
BanUsername14 = "Z-10_Lightning_"
BanTime14 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Additional Usernames = "Fireball", "Captain_Drahcir"
//Actual IP = 68.35.176.245
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-68-35-128-0-1/pft

BanIP15 = "217.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername15 = "yeah"
BanTime15 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 217.246.73.162
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-217-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP16 = "67.117.24.0/23"
BanUsername16 = "Tub_but"
BanTime16 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 67.117.24.86
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-67-117-24-0-1/pft

BanIP17 = "201.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername17 = "Lenormand"
BanTime17 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 201.141.148.241
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-201-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP18 = "86.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername18 = "Operator"
BanTime18 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 86.52.187.240
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-86-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP19 = "122.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername19 = "YakiKadafi"
BanTime19 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 122.111.240.205
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-122-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP20 = "84.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername20 = "SirJohn"
BanTime20 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 84.178.125.237
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-84-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP21 = "76.16.0.0/12"
BanUsername21 = "Bi"
BanTime21 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 76.23.103.77
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-76-16-0-0-1/pft

BanIP22 = "46.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername22 = "{Wings_of_Death}"
BanTime22 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Additional Usernames = "MAX"
//Actual IP = 46.33.195.237
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-46-0-0-0-0/pft

BanIP23 = "82.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername23 = "lieutenant-ita"
BanTime23 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 82.52.31.54
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-82-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP24 = "151.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername24 = "roby"
BanTime24 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 151.72.206.236
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-151-0-0-0-0/pft

BanIP25 = "209.105.192.0/19"
BanUsername25 = "SUB-0"
BanTime25 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 209.105.204.77
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-209-105-192-0-1/pft

BanIP26 = "98.91.0.0/16"
BanUsername26 = "Wolfen"
BanTime26 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 98.91.4.59
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-98-91-0-0-1/pft

BanIP27 = "99.224.0.0/11"
BanUsername27 = "datguy"
BanTime27 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 99.249.152.33
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-99-224-0-0-1/pft

BanIP28 = "115.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername28 = "Badger"
BanTime28 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 115.188.54.36
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-115-0-0-0-1/pft

BanIP29 = "24.218.128.0/17"
BanUsername29 = "Roy"
BanTime29 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 24.218.203.245
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-24-218-128-0-1/pft

BanIP30 = "66.122.182.0/23"
BanUsername30 = "Tub"
BanTime30 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 66.122.183.151
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-66-122-182-0-1/pft

BanIP31 = "79.0.0.0/8"
BanUsername31 = "SUB-way"
BanTime31 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 79.141.161.13
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-79-0-0-0-1/pft
//Suspected Muffin

BanIP32 = "173.88.0.0/13"
BanUsername32 = "Devastator"
BanTime32 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 173.89.188.86
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-173-88-0-0-1/pft

BanIP33 = "75.132.0.0/16"
BanUsername33 = "sOs"
BanTime33 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 75.132.37.152
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-75-132-0-0-1/pft

BanIP34 = "68.197.196.0/22"
BanUsername34 = "Tsahalis"
BanTime34 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 68.197.199.225
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-68-197-196-0-1/pft

BanIP35 = "76.101.0.0/16"
BanUsername35 = "Sentient"
BanTime35 = "2013-12-14 17.20.36"
//Actual IP = 76.101.117.230
//http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-76-101-0-0-1/pft

Updated list and removed duplicate entry.

[Commando]

Updated list. The raw IP ranges.

BanIP1 = "10.0.0.0/8"
BanIP2 = "172.16.0.0/12"
BanIP3 = "192.168.0.0/16"
BanIP4 = "24.28.0.0/15"
BanIP5 = "24.24.0.0/14"
BanIP6 = "70.189.64.0/18"
BanIP7 = "108.131.0.0/17"
BanIP8 = "71.96.0.0/11"
BanIP9 = "76.184.0.0/14"
BanIP10 = "207.134.0.0/16"
BanIP11 = "89.0.0.0/8"
BanIP12 = "213.0.0.0/8"
BanIP13 = "173.64.0.0/12"
BanIP14 = "68.35.128.0/18"
BanIP15 = "217.0.0.0/8"
BanIP16 = "67.117.24.0/23"
BanIP17 = "201.0.0.0/8"
BanIP18 = "86.0.0.0/8"
BanIP19 = "122.0.0.0/8"
BanIP20 = "84.0.0.0/8"
BanIP21 = "76.16.0.0/12"
BanIP22 = "46.0.0.0/8"
BanIP23 = "82.0.0.0/8"
BanIP24 = "151.0.0.0/8"
BanIP25 = "209.105.192.0/19"
BanIP26 = "98.91.0.0/16"
BanIP27 = "99.224.0.0/11"
BanIP28 = "115.0.0.0/8"
BanIP29 = "24.218.128.0/17"
BanIP30 = "66.122.182.0/23"
BanIP31 = "79.0.0.0/8"
BanIP32 = "66.122.182.0/23"
BanIP33 = "173.88.0.0/13"
BanIP34 = "75.132.0.0/16"
BanIP35 = "68.197.196.0/22"
BanIP36 = "76.101.0.0/16"

[MrTwosheds]

I'm feeling a bit thick atm, what makes it a white list?

[Commando]

I've whitelisted the players' ISPs as opposed to the individual IPs. Some may have static IPs but several have dynamic IPs which is why I whitelisted the ISPs.

[Protrector]

The AI is ready!


Features:
No scrap cheat.
Cool formations and annoying attacks.

Download and put it over the old patch13.pak



Not ready; must be improved...

[Juggernaut]

Thanks for the update GSH. Best Yet.

I had a chance to play quite a few 5v5 strats. Much more stable and smoooth than before, even with low pingers, quits, rejoins etc.

Some issues I notice:

(1)Pitch (mouse Y): seems to be double the sensitivity of Steer (mouse X) and has acceleration. I partially correct by setting my Pitch to 50% and steer I leave at default 100%
My adjustments help, BUT it still does not get over the mouse acceleration issue (with pitch only - steer is fine). This started happening a couple updates ago. it's very hard to aim in game while in dogfight. Quicker mouse response would be great as well. Although I know it's easier said than fixed.

(2)The text of the in game HUD chat window is still blurry for me, depending on the background texture displaying through the back (player list just above is not affected). The red and green font variably blur by different in game background textures. Something to do with the opacity settings mking the background blur into the text (very blurry - illegible), unless i move the view to a different location (like a mountain, hill etc). The green text, I often have to view the sky to be able to read (yet the red text will switch to blurry).

(3)Playerlist on hud (just above chat) only displays 7 players max. I noticed during several 5v5 strats.
ZA (ZeroAngel) created a solution a couple years ago for this issue which works fine, but have not tried it on the latest z6 as of yet.
ZA's 10-Player Playerlist Fix "Save or copy the file: bzgame_stats.cfg into your [Battlezone 2/Addon] folder"

Code: Select all

// ======================
// BATTLEZONE STATS PANEL
// ======================

//
// CREATE STATS PANEL
//
CreateControl("StatsPanel", "WINDOW")
{
	Geometry("RIGHT", "TOP");
	Pos(-10, 65);
	Size(310, 290);
	Style("INERT", "TRANSPARENT");

	CreateControl("TimeMessage", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(10, 0);
		Size(280, 10);
		CellSize(200, 10);
		Font("TINY");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		UseVar("network.stats.timestring");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}

	CreateControl("ColumnTitle0", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(10, 10);
		Size(20, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("F-#");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ColumnTitle1", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(30, 10);
		Size(100, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("Name");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ColumnTitle2", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(130, 10);
		Size(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("Deaths");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ColumnTitle3", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(160, 10);
		Size(20, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("Kills");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ColumnTitle4", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(180, 10);
		Size(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("Score");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ColumnTitle5", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(210, 10);
		Size(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("Ping");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ColumnTitle6", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(240, 10);
		Size(20, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("Lag");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ColumnTitle7", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(260, 10);
		Size(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		Text("FPS");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
		TabStop(0);
	}

	CreateControl("ScoreColumn0", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(10, 20);
		Size(20, 130);
		CellSize(20, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ScoreColumn1", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(30, 20);
		Size(100, 130);
		CellSize(100, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ScoreColumn2", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(130, 20);
		Size(30, 130);
		CellSize(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ScoreColumn3", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(160, 20);
		Size(20, 130);
		CellSize(20, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ScoreColumn4", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(180, 20);
		Size(30, 130);
		CellSize(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ScoreColumn5", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(210, 20);
		Size(30, 130);
		CellSize(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ScoreColumn6", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(240, 20);
		Size(20, 130);
		CellSize(20, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}
	CreateControl("ScoreColumn7", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("LISTBOX");	
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Position(260, 20);
		Size(30, 130);
		CellSize(30, 10);
		Font("Tiny");
		UseVar("network.scoredisplay");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "TRANSPARENT");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}

	CreateControl("Messages", "LISTBOX")
	{
		ColorGroup("BACKGROUND");
		Geometry("RIGHT", "TOP");
		Position(-10, 152);
		Size(200, 120);
		BevelSize(5);
		BorderSize(5);
		CellSize(200, 10);
		Font("TINY");
		UseVar("network.stats.messages");
		Style("INERT", "NOSELECTION", "AUTOSCROLL");
		ItemConfig()
		{
			Style("TRANSPARENT");
		}
		TabStop(0);
	}

	CreateControl("ChatLineIdentifier", "STATIC")
	{
		Geometry("Left", "BOTTOM");
		JustifyText("LEFT");
		Position(80, -1);
		Size(20, 10);
		Font("TINY");
		Text("Say:");
		Style("TRANSPARENT");
	}

	//
	// create the chat edit box
	//
	CreateControl("GameChatEdit", "EDIT")
	{
		ColorGroup("MAGENTA");
		Geometry("RIGHT", "BOTTOM");
		Position(-10, -1);
		Size(170, 10);
		BorderSize(3);
		BevelSize(3);
		Font("TINY");
		UseVar("network.chateditline");
		Cursor("Highlight");
		MaxLength(250);	
		NotifyParent("Edit::Enter","ChatEntered");
	}			

	//
	// Send a net event with the chat message
	//
 	OnEvent("ChatEntered")
	{
		Cmd("network.chatline.entered");
	}

	CreateControl("BackDrop", "WINDOW")
	{
		ColorGroup("BACKGROUND");
		Geometry("LEFT", "TOP");
		Pos(10, 0);
		Size(270, 120);
		BevelSize(5);
		BorderSize(5);
		Style("INERT", "TRANSPARENT"); //Thanks to 'Red Spot' for this fix.
	}
}

// ================
// BATTLEZONE SHELL
// ================

//
// CREATE THE WAITING FOR NEW CLIENT DIALOG
//

CreateControl("WaitingForNewClient", "WINDOW")
{	
	// inherit root window's dimensions
	Geometry("PARENTWIDTH", "PARENTHEIGHT");
	Style("INERT", "TRANSPARENT");

	CreateControl("Waiting", "WINDOW")
	{
		ColorGroup("MAGENTA");
		Geometry("HCENTRE", "VCENTRE");
		Position(0, 5);
		Size(300, 30);
		BorderSize(10);
		BevelSize(5);
		TabSize(150, 10);
		Style("OUTLINE", "INERT");
		Title("Info");
		TitleFont("MEDIUM");

		CreateControl("MessageString", "STATIC")
			{
				ColorGroup("BLACKBLUE");
				Geometry("TOP", "LEFT");
				Position(5, 5);
				Size(290, 20);
				BorderSize(5);
				BevelSize(3);
				Font("SMALL");
				Text("Waiting for new client...");
			}
	}
}


CreateControl("WaitingForResync", "WINDOW")
{	
	// inherit root window's dimensions
	Geometry("PARENTWIDTH", "PARENTHEIGHT");
	Style("INERT", "TRANSPARENT");

	CreateControl("Waiting", "WINDOW")
	{
		ColorGroup("MAGENTA");
		Geometry("HCENTRE", "VCENTRE");
		Position(0, 5);
		Size(200, 30);
		BorderSize(10);
		BevelSize(5);
		TabSize(150, 10);
		Style("OUTLINE", "INERT");
		Title("Info");
		TitleFont("MEDIUM");

		CreateControl("MessageString", "STATIC")
			{
				ColorGroup("BLACKBLUE");
				Geometry("TOP", "LEFT");
				Position(5, 5);
				Size(190, 20);
				BorderSize(5);
				BevelSize(3);
				Font("SMALL");
				Text("Verifying Gamestate...");
			}
	}
}

EDIT:
(4) I had a BZ2 crash a while back that was not BZ2 related (Some weird issue I had to resolve with my Asus xonar DGX sound card (was causing occasional game crashes (any intensive game) and sound loops). Ever since, I keep getting the new notification to Click OK or Report Crash and cannot get it to go away (unless I delete the log file I presume) See screenshot below:


Request:
Could the option to be able to change server message or name be reintroduced (shell and in game)?

[Commando]

---- Battlezone II Log File ----
//=====================================================
App version: bzone 1.3.6.4z6 Public Beta Dec 20 2013 19:04:19
Windows version: Windows Version: 6.1.7601 'Service Pack 1' PlatformID=2

Last few battlezone.log lines (may or may not be relevant):
DIAG|MissionHandler_oldcode:1356 |20:31:27|3956928|Expanded game UI file of 'bzgame_scrap_1920x1080.cfg' not found. Using default of 'bzgame_scrap.cfg'
DIAG| ifvar:41 |20:31:27|3956928|Var[scrap.supply] Ctrl[Gauge] needs to be resolved
DIAG| ifvar:41 |20:31:27|3956928|Var[scrap.supply] Ctrl[Count] needs to be resolved
DIAG|MissionHandler_oldcode:1356 |20:31:27|3956929|Expanded game UI file of 'bzgame_weapon_1920x1080.cfg' not found. Using default of 'bzgame_weapon.cfg'
DIAG|MissionHandler_oldcode:1361 |20:31:27|3956929|Using expanded game UI file of 'bzgame_team_1920x1080.cfg'
DIAG|MissionHandler_oldcode:1356 |20:31:27|3956929|Expanded game UI file of 'bzgame_stats_1920x1080.cfg' not found. Using default of 'bzgame_stats.cfg'
DIAG|MissionHandler_oldcode:1356 |20:31:27|3956930|Expanded game UI file of 'bznopause_game_1920x1080.cfg' not found. Using default of 'bznopause_game.cfg'
DIAG|MissionHandler_oldcode:1356 |20:31:27|3956930|Expanded game UI file of 'bzgame_keys_1920x1080.cfg' not found. Using default of 'bzgame_keys.cfg'
(done)

Exception code: C0000005 (ACCESS VIOLATION) READING from 0000001Ch
Message : Exception
Error occurred at 12/31/2013 20:31:30.
C:\Battlezone II 1.3 - Copy\bzone.exe, run by Commando.
C:\Battlezone II 1.3 - Copy\bzone.exe, run by Commando.
CPU: 8 processor(s), Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
Process Memory : 1318 MB free out of 2048 MB total
Physical memory: 28872 MB free out of 32715 MB total
Page(swap) file: 61175 MB free out of 65428 MB total
This exe is using 319 MB (95 MB dlmalloc), peak use 362 MB

Fault address: 00513180 01:00232180 C:\Battlezone II 1.3 - Copy\bzone.exe

Registers:
EAX:00000000
EBX:00000100
ECX:00000000
EDX:14E3006B
ESI:0654E470
EDI:69796D77
CS:EIP:0023:00513180
SS:ESP:002B:0654E33C EBP:0654E4F8
DS:002B ES:002B FS:0053 GS:002B
Flags:00210246

Call stack:
Address Offset1 Offset2 Module SourceFile
00513180 +00233180 00000000 bzone (bzone): : VarSys::VarItem::Str

003C2058 +000E2058 00000010 bzone (bzone): : GetVarItemString

003C237E +000E237E 00000336 bzone (bzone): : GetVarItemString

003C2C6F +000E2C6F 000004D1 bzone (bzone): : NetManager::Preload

004061A8 +001261A8 00000305 bzone (bzone): : LoadGame

00405D16 +00125D16 00000104 bzone (bzone): : LoadGame

0033859D +0005859D 00000407 bzone (bzone): : InitHandler::Process

0050FA64 +0022FA64 00000064 bzone (bzone): : Main::MessagePump

0032B0B2 +0004B0B2 000004F1 bzone (bzone): : HandledMain

0032AD64 +0004AD64 000001A3 bzone (bzone): : HandledMain

00327F45 +00047F45 00000069 bzone (bzone): : WinMain

004B1E19 +001D1E19 00000191 bzone (bzone): : strcat

7568336A +0001336A 00000012 kernel32 (kernel32): : BaseThreadInitThunk

77469F72 +00039F72 00000063 ntdll (ntdll): : RtlInitializeExceptionChain

77469F45 +00039F45 00000036 ntdll (ntdll): : RtlInitializeExceptionChain

[Commando]

I'm seeing this fairly often in strat

Server_AddPlayer has PlayerIdx=9, LPI=3, AtTimestep=-1
UHOH: Player net index 9 has invalid team 255
12/31/13 22:01:18 UHOH: Player net index 9 has invalid team 255
UHOH: Player net index 9 has invalid team 255

[Red Devil]

that av above, was that in IA? if so, check that it's using underscores in the options_string varbs in the .inf file instead of periods.

[Commando]

The av was in strat. Occured while the map was loading.