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MechWarrior 3

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MechWarrior 3
MechWarrior 3 cover
Developers
Zipper Interactive
Publishers
Microprose
Release dates
Windows June 1, 1999
MechWarrior 3 on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Subseries of BattleTech
MechWarrior 1989
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat 1995
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries 1996
MechWarrior 3 1999
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance 2000
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries 2002
MechWarrior: Living Legends (unofficial game) 2009
MechWarrior Online 2012
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries 2019
MechWarrior 5: Clans 2024

Key points

Poor performance on modern systems

General information

Official game site (Archived)
BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
MechWarrior3.org - A huge fansite for MechWarrior 3

Availability

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Essential improvements

Patches

A list of patches and enhancements for both the base game and the expansion are available here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues unresolved

Low FPS on Windows 8

Issues fixed

Adding compatibility for modern Windows

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 240 MB
Video card (GPU) High Colour Direct3D compatible graphics accelerator