I don't think many people are playing the game with the minimum configuration in any meaningful way. My Take Strategy View Battlezone 2 is a very fun game to play that has some minor irritating problems. The campaign system eases the player into the game system in a manner that I thought was quite nice but others may not find so agreeable. Veteran Battlezone players will find the first ten scenarios a bit boring because the focus is on slowly adding game system features so that new players can grow accustomed to using these controls. I did not like the original Battlezone because I found the controls too awkward to use without investing a great deal of time learning the basics without much help.
Developers are in a rather untenable position when it comes to complicated interfaces.
They can choose to give basic instructions in a standalone tutorial and throw you to the campaign scenario wolves or they can ease your pain a bit by varying the complexity so that you can gain some comfort using the interface. Battlezone 2 players are afforded the opportunity to slowly gain confidence in their ability to maneuver in the system and I think it will attract new fans to the game at the expense of irritating some of the veteran players. Folks, there is no RTS game that you can purchase that has better atmosphere. You are down in the trenches with your comrades in arms and I found the gameplay very exciting. Having spent a little time in the United Stated Marine Corps infantry, I felt right at home lazing targets for my comrades to direct their fire on, calling in bomber strikes while sitting back and watching the explosions, and with the general interaction between myself and my computer AI mates as we moved forward to contact the enemy.