Battlezone 98 Redux has some great beginner tutorials within the game.



To view them start the game. click Singleplayer, Combat Exercises and then Archives. You will see a list of training exercises to get you familiar with the game basics.

Combat Driving – Learn to drive your tank through an obstacle course with weapons testing.
Defensive Command – Moving and placing structures with a defensive turret
Bio-Metal Scavenging – Production and resource collection. Base management.
Attack and Destroy – Unit Control with offensive manoeuvres and nav cameras.
The Playground – Experiment in a safe environment. Huge base, lots of scrap and no danger.

R To repeat the last radio transmission.
O to bring up your current objectives in a mission.

Spacebar To issue a command the the units you have selected or you are looking at.
Tab To cancel a comm channel command and go back a step.
H to hop out of your tank. Useful when you are low on ammo or health.
L to use dual weapons

Ctrl 1 Selects all your offensive units .
Ctrl 2 Selects all your defensive units.

You can find all the key bindings here. Keybindings

The comm channel is where you will control the battlefield. Each number represents the numbers on your keyboard.

Notice the greyed out selections mean we currently have no offensive units, defensive units or nav beacons.

If you wished to build something out of the Recycler hitting 5 on your keyboard would open up all the options the Recycler has.

In blue on the right you can see the cost in scrap that will be required to make that particular unit or item.

P indicates that a pilot will be needed.

Greyed out options indicate that we do no have enough scrap to make them currently.

At the top of the HUD you can see how much scrap you currently have as well as the amount of pilots you have free to use. This is very useful when making decision on what to buy on the battlefield.

Your radar is used to get a better understanding of your location in a more traditional Real Time Strategy view.

All green squares are friendly to you. All red squares are a threat.

Scrap and other map details can appear on the radar.

The radar is also handy for navigation with North, South East and West marked to help you navigate.

On the right we have your available weapons. Right click to change weapon. Your selected weapon is marked in bold.

On the left we have your hull strength (health) and ammo. If you get damaged to much you will fly out of your tank, you will be very vulnerable and either have to find another tank to pilot or continue on foot.

You can build hull repair and extra ammo from your recycler.