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Revision as of 21:57, 7 August 2018
Developers | |
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Dynamix | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Release dates | |
DOS | September 16, 1989 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
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 |
General information
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Requires the manual to answer copy protection questions. |
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
To run MechWarrior correctly in DOSBox make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:[1]
- Change
cycles=auto
tocycles=4000
- Change
mpu401=intelligent
tompu401=uart
(this prevents a freeze when completing a mission)
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\*.GAM |
- In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
Game freezes when completing a mission
Change mpu401=intelligent
to mpu401=uart
in the DOSBox configuration file[1] (see run in DOSBox).
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Software renderer | ||
DOS video modes | EGA, CGA, Tandy |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 6.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |
System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA graphics card |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 32: MechWarrior