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Revision as of 09:47, 1 December 2023
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| Developers | |
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| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| MechWarrior 2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 25, 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Robot |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Heavy Gear |
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| Heavy Gear | |
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| Heavy Gear | 1997 |
| Heavy Gear II | 1999 |
| Heavy Gear Assault | TBA |
Heavy Gear is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person vehicle combat game in the Heavy Gear series.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Simple disc check. | |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use a wrapper such as dgVoodoo 2 to force the resolution, then:
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| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use a wrapper such as dgVoodoo 2 to force the resolution, then:
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| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo 2 | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | On by default. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Haptic feedback |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | A3D 1.0[1] (requires 1.1 patch) | |
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Game asks for the CD even when it is inserted
- The game fails to detect the CD when it is inserted on drives other than D: and E:
| Insert the CD only to D: or E: drives |
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | Co-op, Versus |
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| Online play | Co-op, Versus The official MPlayer.com service has been shut down. |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | MPlayer.com |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 195 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | PCI video card with 1 MB RAM | 3D accelerated video card |
References
- ↑ Activision Titles to Support A3D - Gamespot.com - last accessed on May 2023