------- Versions concerned by patch 1.5 for Conflict Zone and patch 1.1 for Edland (the Conflict Zone card editor)

Patch 1.5 for Conflict Zone and patch 1.1 for Edland only apply to the versions of Conflict Zone listed below:

- Conflict Zone, English Version: versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- Conflict Zone, German Version: versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- Conflict Zone, French Version: versions 1.0, 1,1, 1.2

To identify the version number you have, start the game and go to the main menu.
The version number is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Warning!

It is essential to install patch 1.5 after a complete (default) installation, 
or complete personalized installation, of the game. 

If you have carried out a minimum or intermediate installation, 
you should uninstall the game and reinstall it in the complete (default) version, 
or complete personalized version, before applying this patch.

It is not necessary to reinstall patches 1.1 and 1.2 before applying patch 1.5.


------ Contents of patch 1.5 for Conflict Zone:

Patch 1.5 corrects the following problems:
- Creation of an installer to apply the patch

- Correction of a rare crash caused by a miscalculation in the pathfinder update
- Correction of a crash caused by explosions that fall outside the game's terrain
- Correction of a crash in Skirmish mode
- Correction of a crash linked to the addition of units in Strict mode to a group that is in Defensive or Aggressive mode

- Correction of an initialization bug affecting units at the start of a mission (and entailing problems when placing a building if a unit is located underneath)
- Correction of a trajectory bug affecting airplanes in an air raid (sometimes the aircraft in a raid got lost)
- Correction of the trajectory of air raids (to avoid flying over enemy bases needlessly on the way)
- Correction of a bug that caused units in "patrol" mode to stop prematurely
- Correction of a bug in F6 camera mode ("cinema" view) which prevented commanders from earning money
- Correction of a bug affecting the counting of units (from now on, when the maximum number of units has been reached, it is no longer possible to order a paratroop raid)
- Correction of a timing bug affecting raids
- Correction of a bug affecting the selection rectangle (the game froze if you pressed Esc while defining the selection rectangle)
- Correction of the problem reading streamed sound (sound broken up or cut off): the application of the patch converts game sounds to a new format
- Correction of the effect zone for missiles exploding on the ground (holes and humps on the terrain no longer provide protection)
- Correction of an AI problem with the islands in Skirmish mode
- Correction of the unlimited creation of Ghost units with the enlistment camp
- Minor correction of a music file played during battles
- Minor correction of the "Sardines" multiplayer card
- Minor correction of several solo missions in ICP and Ghost campaigns
- Minor correction of several ground patches for snow-covered environments
- Minor correction of the Ghost propaganda video for the Ghost bonus mission

- Overall improvement of frame-rate
- Improvement of civilian respawn system

- Implementation of "patrol" function:
		ALT + right click to place patrol waypoints
		(the patrol cycles back once the last point has been reached)
- Implementation of additional keyboard shortcuts:
	to access the construction panel: ALT + "b"
	to access the different commanders' panels: ALT + 1/2/3/4
	to access the orders panel: ALT + "o"
- Implementation of a confirmation request before resuming a campaign that has already been begun
- Implementation of an auto-download function for multi-maps
- Implementation of backup in Skirmish mode

- Reactivation of chat in the multiplayer chat room (deactivated since the previous version)

This patch also incorporates corrections previously made by patch 1.2 for Conflict Zone:

- Correction of a bug which caused a crash when saving
- Correction of a rare crash caused by units in prudent mode
- Correction of a problem that caused crashes on GeForce3
- Correction of display bugs for kyro II cards
- Correction of the life-bar display problem on GeForce3
- Correction of a bug that created too much fog (sometimes making the screen go completely white)
- Improved synchronization in multiplayer mode; fewer problems with invincible units
- Correction of a bug affecting the creation of civilians which caused mission ICP13 ("Mine Clearing") to crash
- Optimization of frame-rate in large-scale battles
- Visual separation of feedback and chat messages
- Modification of the default value for certain feedback (verbosity)
- Modification of colors for gray items in the menus (lightened)
- Addition of 3 cheat codes (unrevealed)

This patch also incorporates corrections previously made by patch 1.1 for Conflict Zone:

- Correction of a bug which cut the sound in videos if the sound settings had not been modified
- Improvement of the music and sound effects management system


------- Contents of patch 1.1 for Edland:

- Addition of a window for viewing patches, making it easier to select ground patches from the list.
- Updated start-up screen for version 1.1.


------- Installing the 1.5 patch

To apply Conflict Zone patch 1.5, double-click on "setup.exe".
The program automatically finds the directory where Conflict Zone is installed
and prompts you to install the patch in this directory.

Warning!

It is essential to install patch 1.5 after a complete (default) installation, 
or complete personalized installation, of the game. 

If you have carried out a minimum or intermediate installation, 
you should uninstall the game and reinstall it in the complete (default) version, 
or complete personalized version, before applying this patch.

It is not necessary to reinstall patches 1.1 and 1.2 before applying patch 1.5.


------- Full uninstall of the game and of the 1.5 patch

To uninstall completely the game and the 1.5 patch, please run: 
"Start/Programs/Ubisoft Games/Masa/Conflict Zone/Uninstall Conflict Zone".

Two windows will be displayed : th first one is running under MS-DOS and
the second one allows to start uninstall. 
Don't close the MS-DOS window! 
Click Uninstall in the second window and wait for the uninstall to
complete. 

To finish uninstall: 
Click the "Start" button, then "Settings" and "Control Panel".
Double-click "Add/Remove programs" and look for "Conflict Zone". Select
this item and click OK.


------- Problems reading sound and music files

To read sound and music files, the game uses
the "Advanced" version of the Fraunhofer IIS Mpeg Layer-3 codec.
This codec is installed when the game is installed.

If you are experiencing problems reading sound or music files,
check that your system is using this particular codec and not the "Professional" version,
which is incompatible with the game.

If you have the Professional version, this is the procedure to follow:
1) uninstall the "Professional" version of the codec:

If you have Windows 95, 98 or Me,
go to the "Start/Parameters/Configuration Panel Menu",
then click on "Multimedia", select the "Peripherals" tab
and go to the "Audio Compression Codecs" heading.
Find the "Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (Professional)" codec,
click on it to select it and press on the "Properties" button.
Lastly, click on "Delete" and validate by pressing "OK".

If you have Windows 2000,
go to the "Start/Parameters/Configuration Panel Menu",
then click on "System".
Select "Equipment", then click on "Peripherals' Manager".
Open the "Sound, Video and Game Controllers" tab and double-click on "Audio Codecs".
Select the "Properties" tab
and click on the "Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3" codec to select it.
Next click on "Properties" to check the version of the codec.
If it is the "Professional" version, press "OK" to go back to the previous panel,
then click on the "Delete" button and follow the instructions on the screen.

2) re-install the "Advanced" version of the codec:
The program is located in the place where you unzipped the patch.
Launch the "WMFDist.exe" program
and follow the instructions displayed on the screen.


-------- Known problems

The game does not support Geforce 3 cards made by Vision Tech: 
problems with graphics may be encountered when using these cards.