HL2: Battle Grounds 2 version v.0.17 mod

Battle Grounds 2 is really a quite unique mod for Half-Life 2 as it takes the futuristic game back to the 1700s when American rebel forces fought British soldiers over the control of the colonies in North America.

Since the first beta release, Battle Grounds 2 for Half-Life 2 is becoming a much more stable and enjoyable experience, so do yourself a favor and this historic-themed mod.

Complete changelog version 0.17

- 1.0F style flags added
- Fixed crash bugs
- Melee should work slightly better with high latency
- American and British voice commands updated
- New menu music
- New menu background
- New map added: bg_skirmish_lms
- Most remnants of hl2 hud removed
- Damage indicator is smaller and below crosshair
- Flag capture centerprint removed due to redundancy with flag hud
- More props
- Updated face materials
- Phong shading added to player model materials
- Fixed spectator mode
- Fixed cheating in last man standing mode
- Added simple text indicator for last man standing. use cl_draw_lms_indicator to hide
- Smoke doesn't fly through walls any more
- Bullet velocity increased by 44% to 1200 fps, or 365 m/s
- Number of ragdolls can now be limited clientside. use the following cvars:
cl_ragdoll_maxcount - global maximum amount of ragdolls
cl_ragdoll_staytime - lifetime of each ragdoll
- Added or implemented two cvars to control backward/sidestepping speeds for "egg-shaped" movement
sv_backspeed - what factor of forward speed is backward speed?
sv_sidespeed - what factor of forward speed is sidestepping speed?

Features

• Two Teams (Royal British Army vs. American rebels)
• Six Classes (with weapons ranging from muskets to rifles and sabres to knives)
• Close Combat (fix bayonets, sneak attacks or noble sabre fights amongst officers)
• Huge open areas (huge open terrains pushing the Half-Life engine to it's limits)
• Linebattles (Stand in line. Shoulder to shoulder. Watching the enemy lines as they are marching down the hill. Present Arms! Frontrank make ready! Aim! Fire! Hell breakes loose)
• Cannons (Operate different kinds of cannons and artillery)