Difference between revisions of "M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault and Exploration"

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M.A.X.
M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault and Exploration	1996
M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault and Exploration 2	1998

General information

Russian Maxclub - A fan site for M.A.X. (Russian only)

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Bundled with M.A.X. 2. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[1]
Steam

Essential improvements

Mechanized Assault & eXploration Reloaded

A open source remake of M.A.X., it provides modern system support along with updated networking. If a full copy of the original game is available, the original game textures can be used. Otherwise, free texture packs are available to make the remake standalone.

Note that it is currently multiplayer only and there is no single player support.

It can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/615250/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/615250/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.

300px

Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Hot seat
LAN play	4	IPX/SPX; use DOSBox for UDP/IP.
Online play	4	Using DOSBox; the GOG.com version is already configured for this.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	SVGA

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	5.0	6.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486-66	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	8 MB	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	32 MB	40 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GHz
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (615250) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (615250) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (615250) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

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[Note 1]

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 '''General information'''
 {{mm}} [http://www.rumaxclub.ru Russian Maxclub] - A fan site for M.A.X. (Russian only)
-{{GOG.com links|m_a_x_m_a_x_2|m_a_x_series|for game series}}
+{{GOG.com links|max|m_a_x_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/615250/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]

Developers

	Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
DOS	1996
Windows	September 25