New Features

• Native Windows kernel
• New advanced special FX graphics engine with full DX8 support
• Up to 1280x1024x32Bit resolution support
• Updated AI engine
• Updated space/planetary dynamics engine
• New planetary terrain engine
• New character animation system
• New model database of over 250 space and planetary units
• New GUI
• New Instant Action and Training modes for new BC players
• Hardware Transform & Lighting etc for supported cards
• DirectSound3D support for all compliant sound cards
• Play as one of 12 races or 13 castes
• Six career modes, including commander, pilot and marine types
• Over 60 user controllable space, ground and air units
• More stations to trade with, destroy, capture, defend, etc
• Advanced Fleet C&C of NPC units
• Advanced station capture with full blown inventory management
• Seamless first person class-base combat as various crew types including space marine!
• Full inventory of first person gear, incl jetpack, sniper rifle, etc

Minimum Requirements

• WIN 98/ME/2K/XP (with all service packs)
• DirectX 8.1b or higher
• Pentium II 300Mhz or AMD K6-2 350Mhz processor
• 64 MB RAM (128MB minimum for WIN 2K/XP)
• 16MB DirectX 8 compliant 3D graphics card
• 16Bit DirectX 8 compliant sound card
• 8X CDROM or DVD-ROM
• 500MB uncompressed hard drive disk space
• Microsoft compatible mouse

Recommended Requirements

• Pentium III 500Mhz or equivalent AMD processor
• 128 MB RAM
• 32MB DirectX 8 compliant 3D graphics card with TnL
• DirectX 8 compliant Joystick

Genre

Multi-genre

ESRB Rating

Platform

PC CD-ROM

Release Date

November 2001

Patches

changelog