Key points
- MechCommander Gold re-released as a free download.
- Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64 bit-Windows
General information
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
- MechCommander Gold Wiki - A small wiki for the game
- Mechcommander Gold on TheGameEngine.org - solving some technical issues.
Availability
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Version differences
- MechCommander: Gold is an expanded re-release which contains the Desperate Measures campaign, new mechs, new terrain and an editor.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Desperate Measures |
Included with MechCommander Gold. Not available separately, despite original plans to the contrary. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, Voice, Sound FX |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Affects radio chatter and video briefing |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Can't Alt+Tab ↹. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Russian |
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Fan translation, download |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 6 |
IPX, TCP/IP, Serial/Modem. |
Online play |
| 6 |
The official MPlayer.com and MSN Gaming Zone services have been shut down. |
Connection types
Issues fixed
Running the game on 64-bit Windows
- Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit.
Setting up the game manually[citation needed]
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- Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "MechCommander".
- Copy the contents of the MechCommander CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
- When everything has finished copying, go into the installation folder and right click on the MC.exe (or MCX.exe).
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and enable Compatibility Mode (set it to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)").
- Run the MC.exe (or MCX.exe) file to play the game.
Notes
- This will not run full screen.[citation needed]
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Use higher resolutions in game
Set higher resolutions[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
PREFS.CFG .
- Add the line
l Resolution=X at the bottom of the file.
- Replace
X with:
0 for 640x480 (default)
1 for 800x600
2 for 1024x768
3 for 1280x1024.
- With the game running in higher resolution, you can use the zoom in feature (press '+') to play in highest detail with slightly more battlefield visibility that the game offers by default in the unzoomed state.
Notes
- Menus are fixed to 640x480. In game resolution can be increased, but menus will not stretch to fill the screen.
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Rainbow color problem
- When running on fullscreen in Windows Vista and 7 only may trigger the rainbow color problem.
Check Rainbow color problems in older games for a proper fix.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
200 MB |
600 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA compatible 2 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
References