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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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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).

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!

For the record this mod does not use any models provided by Nielk1.

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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GrizzlyOne95  [author] 27 Mar @ 6:15pm 
Thanks buddy :)
2010 Porsche 911 Speedster 27 Mar @ 5:41pm 
this mod is good
AlexReady 1 Mar @ 4:23am 
Hi! Started this complain recently. Initially also have 3-5 crashes per mission, but it's much better after i turned off all my graphical settings to low. Maybe it would help someone
GrizzlyOne95  [author] 11 Jan @ 8:37am 
Hi Imperator, so sorry for the crashes. Please see my notes above for best experience and make sure you have the settings down. Bzr is very unstable even on stock content sadly, I get crashes in playground. I do agree the bz2 engine is superior but unfortunately I have no experience or knowledge modding there.

If the tips above don't help please reach out to me directly and I will see if I can help further.
Imperator RAD-X 11 Jan @ 8:17am 
As painful as it sounds to admit, missions on this crash constantly and without warning. Grizzly, as much as I absolutely LOVE the work you put into mods like this - I feel this may have been better in the Battlezone II engine due to its supreme stability.

I'll keep trying to play it, but is there any recommendations to stop the no warning crashes and fatal errors?
DriveLine 18 Dec, 2024 @ 4:19pm 
This is peak. The 13GB are justified.
2010 Porsche 911 Speedster 18 Dec, 2024 @ 12:23pm 
COD is mid
GrizzlyOne95  [author] 18 Dec, 2024 @ 11:25am 
Still better than COD
2010 Porsche 911 Speedster 3 Dec, 2024 @ 1:19pm 
13GB
Magus Strife 29 Oct, 2024 @ 3:14pm 
No worries, I appreciate the work you're doing on the mod. Cheers.