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Revision as of 10:22, 15 October 2021
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Interplay Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1996 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | September 2008 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | M.A.X. |
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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
Essential improvements
DOSBox
Run in DOSBox
To improve DOSBox performance make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:
- Change
memsize=16tomemsize=64 - Change
prebuffer=20toprebuffer=10 - Change
rate=44100torate=22050 - Change
mpu401=intelligenttompu401=none
Patches
The latest official patch, 1.04, can be found here. 1.03, which some argue to be better than 1.04, can also be found here. There is also an unofficial 1.56 available here, though not much is known about it and some say it is rather glitchy and arguably worse than the originals (a translated thread discussing the patch's origin can be found here).
DOS/32A
DOS/32A is a more advanced extender and open source replacement to DOS4GW. It can improve both performance and stability of M.A.X. greatly.
- Delete (or backup) the original DOS4GW.EXE file then bind with the command
sb /r maxrun.exeandsetup.exe. Simply replacing the executable does not solve the problem.
Disable annoying "register" message
Delete the files MAX.BAT and MAXRUN.BAT and download this file which will replace their functionality, but without the annoying messages. You can also delete EREGCARD.EXE and EREGCARD.INI as they will no longer be used.
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
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/615250/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/615250/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | 4 | IPX/SPX; use DOSBox for UDP/IP. | ||
| Online play | For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation. | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | SVGA |
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 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.