History VideoGame / BzFlag

* PoisonMushroom: The bad superflags, which do something detrimental to your tank. (Fortunately, these can be disabled in the server options).

* PoisonMushroom: The bad superflags, which do something detrimental to your tank. (Fortunately, these can be disabled in the server options).
* TheWikiRule: [[http://wiki.bzflag.org/Main_Page Right here.]]

''[=BZFlag=]'', short for "Battle Zone Capture the Flag", is a free, open-source, first-person multiplayer tank game, inspired by Atari's classic 1980 arcade game ''VideoGame/Battlezone1980''.

The tanks are highly simplistic; essentially, you are a slow, mobile box which can turn, move forward, and move backward (no strafing). Your one and only weapon is a fixed cannon that fires a large projectile in the direction you are facing, without ability to aim up or down, and takes a long time to reload. (If you're lucky, the server might allow you to fire more than one shot at a time). Any single hit on your tank will destroy it.

Adding to the fun of the game are randomly-placed power ups, called 'superflags', which can give your tank one of a variety of different powers to mess with your opponents. All superflags look identical, so there is no way of knowing which power you will get until you have picked it up (unless you've already picked up the superflag which gives you the Identify power). There is also an option to enable 'bad' superflags, which do something bad to tanks which pick them up.

The player is also equipped with a radar map, to tell them the positions of other tanks - often vital, as the tank's view will often be obstructed by tall obstacles. The combat arena is generally very large, and just like in real tank warfare, battles can take place over long distances (the projectiles travel a very long way).

* GlassCannon: Every tank is one; capable of destroying any opponent in a single hit, but also only able to withstand one hit itself.

* HostageSpiritLink: More of a Team Spirit Link, but if you shoot a teammate, you hear a donkey bray and immediately explode.

* JumpPhysics: Unlike in many first person games, tanks are completely unable to alter their momentum whilst in the air. This isn't a problem most of the time, as tanks are generally on the ground, but it becomes relevant when falling, or if your tank gains the Jumping power, or if the server has granted tanks the ability to jump.

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''{{BZFlag}}'', short for "Battle Zone Capture the Flag", is a free, open-source, first-person multiplayer tank game, inspired by Atari's classic 1980 arcade game ''VideoGame/Battlezone1980''.

The first version of ''{{BZFlag}}'' was released in 1992, and accumulated a fanbase as more and more features were added over the years. The 3D graphics are deliberately simple, which is part of its charm; the main focus is on the gameplay and providing a fun, balanced tank battle for up to dozens of players at once.

''{{BZFlag}}'', short for "Battle Zone Capture the Flag", is a free, open-source, first-person multiplayer tank game, inspired by Atari's classic 1980 arcade game ''{{Battlezone}}''.

The tanks are highly simplistic; essentially, you are a slow, mobile box which can turn, move forward, and move backward (no strafing). Your one and only weapon is a fixed cannon that fires a large projectile in the direction you are facing, and takes a long time to reload. (If you're lucky, the server might allow you to fire more than one shot at a time). Any single hit on your tank will destroy it.

* DenialOfDiagonalAttack: deliberately invoked. Tanks cannot fire in any direction other than dead ahead, and cannot look up or down. The only way to make a diagonal attack is to have the Guided Missile power (which will allow shots to lock on to things that aren't in the same horizontal plane) or use the Ricochet power to bounce a shot off an angled surface (which is extremely unlikely to hit anything).
* DressingAsTheEnemy: the Masquerade power gives your tank the team color of the opposing team. The radar will still show your true color however, and firing your cannon will give you away (as tank shots are color-coded).
* EnergyBall: tank shots have the appearance of a glowing ball of energy.
* GlassCannon: every tank is one, capable of destroying any opponent in a single hit, but also only able to withstand one hit itself.
* {{Hitscan}}: the Laser weapon can kill ''instantly'', but takes a long time to recharge.
* HomingProjectile: the Guided Missile superflag gives you these. God help you if your opponent has one and you're not on the same height as them; they'll happily rain homing missiles down on you while you can do nothing to hit them.
* HostageSpiritLink: more of a Team Spirit Link, but if you shoot a teammate, you hear a donkey bray and immediately explode.
* InterfaceScrew: many of the bad superflags do this.

* IntangibleMan: the Oscillation Overthruster power allows your tank to drive through solid objects. While inside a solid object, normal shots can't hit you, but someone with the Super Bullet power can.
* {{Invisibility}}: the Cloaking power makes your tank completely invisible to the eye, although you can still be seen on the radar.
* JumpPhysics: unlike in many first person games, tanks are completely unable to alter their momentum whilst in the air. This isn't a problem most of the time, as tanks are generally on the ground, but it becomes relevant when falling, or if your tank gains the Jumping power, or if the server has granted tanks the ability to jump.

* OneHitPointWonder: every tank is one.
* PowerUpLetDown: the Useless superflag (technically a 'good' superflag, but does absolutely nothing)
* PoisonMushroom: the bad superflags, which do something detrimental to your tank. (Fortunately, these can be disabled in the server options).
* TheWikiRule: [[http://wiki.bzflag.org/Main_Page Right here.]]
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* HitScan: the Laser weapon can kill ''instantly'', but takes a long time to recharge.

The first version of ''{{BZFlag}}'' was released in 1992, and slowly accumulated a fanbase as more and more features were added over the years. The 3D graphics are deliberately simplistic, which is part of its charm; the main focus is on the gameplay and providing a fun, balanced tank battle for up to dozens of players at once. As of 2012, it is still in active development by its devteam.

Adding to the fun of the game are randomly-placed power ups, called 'superflags', which can give your tank one of a variety of different powers to mess with your opponents. All superflags look identical, so there is no way of knowing which power you will get until you have picked it up (unless you've already picked up the superflag which gives you the Identify power). There is also an option to enable 'negative' superflags, which do something bad to tanks which pick them up.

* JumpPhysics: unlike in many first person games, tanks are completely unable to alter their momentum whilst in the air. This isn't a problem most of the time, as tanks are generally on the ground, but it becomes relevant when falling, or if your tank gains the Jumping power, or if the server has granted tanks the ability to jump.
** The Wings powerup specifically ''does'' give you the ability to change your direction in the air.

* HostageSpiritLink: More of a Team Spirit Link, but if you shoot a teammate, you hear a donkey bray and immediately explode.
* InterfaceScrew: There are two power-ups that do this. One that increases your FOV, causing a disorienting wide-angle effect, and the other reverses controls.

* PoisonMushroom: the 'bad' superflags, which do something detrimental to your tank. (Luckily, these can be disabled in the server options).

* AirControl: tanks deliberately don't have any and are completely unable to alter their momentum whilst in the air. This isn't a problem most of the time, as tanks are generally on the ground, but it becomes relevant when falling, or if your tank gains the Jumping power, or if the server has granted tanks the ability to jump.
** The Wings powerup specifically ''does'' give you AirControl.

* HomingProjectile: the Guided Missile flag gives you these. God help you if your opponent has one and you're not on the same height as them; they'll happily rain homing missiles down on you while you can do nothing to hit them.

[[http://bzflag.org/ BZFlag]], short for Battle Zone Capture the Flag, is an open-source multiplayer first-person tank game, inspired by Atari's classic 1980 arcade game ''{{Battlezone}}''.

The first version of ''BZFlag'' was released in 1992, and slowly accumulated a fanbase as more and more features were added over the years. The 3D graphics are deliberately simplistic, which is part of its charm; the main focus is on the gameplay and providing a fun, balanced tank battle for up to dozens of players at once. As of 2012, it is still in active development by its devteam.

[[http://bzflag.org/ BZFlag]], short for BattlefieldZone Flag ,is a open-source freeware multiplayer first-person tank action game.
* Tanks can jump. But they cannot change direction midair as they retain momentum before jumping.
* Every tank have fixed forward gun and have ''OneHitPointWonder''. How much you can shoot at one time depend on server setting.
* On default server setting, bullets ricochet off walls. This can lead to hilarious suicide.

[[PowerUp Power up items]] called "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flag]]" are scattered around the map. Either beneficial one like [[HitScan Laser]],Guided Missile, ability to change direction midair or [[PoisonMushroom nasty one]] like reversing your turning control, forcing you to change side temporary or even [[InterfaceScrew blacking out your screen.]] It helps that this game have a radar/minimap.

* HitScan: Laser flag.
* HomingProjectile: Guided Missile flag. God help you if you're on different height than it's user.

* InterfaceScrew: There is are two power-ups that do this. One that increases your FOV, causing a disorienting wide-angle effect, and the other reverses controls.
* OneHitKill: Rampant.

!!''BZFlag'' provides examples of:

[[PowerUp Power up items]] called "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flag]]" are scattered around the map. Either beneficial one like [[HitScan Laser]],Guided Missile,ability to change direction midair or [[PoisonMushroom nasty one]] like reversing your turning control, forcing you to change side temporary or even [[InterfaceScrew blacking out your screen.]] It helps that this game have a radar/minimap.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://wiki.bzflag.org/Main_Page Right here.]]

[[PowerUp Power up items]] called "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flag]]" are scattered around the map. Either beneficial one like [[HitScan Laser]],Guided Missile,ability to change direction midair or nasty one like reversing your turning control, forcing you to change side temporary or even [[InterfaceScrew blacking out your screen.]]

* Every tank shoot [[OnehitKill insta-kill bullet]]. How much you can shoot at one time depend on server setting.

Power up items called "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flag]]" are scattered around the map. Either beneficial one like [[HitScan Laser]],Guided Missile,ability to change direction midair or nasty one like reversing your turning control, forcing you to change side temporary or even [[InterfaceScrew blacking out your screen.]]

* HitScan: Laser flag.

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