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Latest revision as of 20:10, 8 October 2023
Developers | |
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Interplay Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1996 |
Windows (DOSBox) | September 2008 |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | July 12, 2018 |
Linux (DOSBox) | September 25, 2021 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | M.A.X. |
M.A.X. | |
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M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault and Exploration | 1996 |
M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault and Exploration 2 | 1998 |
M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault and Exploration is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view RTS game in the M.A.X. series.
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 | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GOG.com | Bundled with M.A.X. 2. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[1] | |||
Steam |
Essential improvements
DOSBox
Run in DOSBox
To improve DOSBox performance make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:
- Change
memsize=16
tomemsize=64
- Change
prebuffer=20
toprebuffer=10
- Change
rate=44100
torate=22050
- Change
mpu401=intelligent
tompu401=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.exe
andsetup.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 |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
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 |
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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 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
Other | Two-button mouse or Apple mouse with secondary button/click enabled. |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 16.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023