Difference between revisions of "MechCommander"
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===Rainbow color problem=== | ===Rainbow color problem=== | ||
− | When running on fullscreen in Windows Vista or later may trigger the rainbow color problem. Installing DirectPlay may also help with this issue | + | When running on fullscreen in Windows Vista or later may trigger the rainbow color problem. |
− | See [[Rainbow color problems in older games]]. | + | Installing DirectPlay may also help with this issue. In Windows 10: |
+ | #Press Windows key & X together | ||
+ | #Select 'Programs & Features' | ||
+ | #Click 'Turn Windows features on and off' | ||
+ | #Tick 'DirectPlay' under the 'Legacy Components' item. | ||
+ | #Click OK to close the window then reboot. | ||
+ | |||
+ | See [[Rainbow color problems in older games]] for more ideas to fix this problem. | ||
==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 14:17, 18 March 2017
Developers | |
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FASA Interactive | |
Publishers | |
MicroProse | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 31, 1998 |
MechCommander | |
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Subseries of BattleTech | |
MechCommander | 1998 |
MechCommander 2 | 2001 |
Key points
- Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64 bit Windows
General information
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
- MechCommander Gold Wiki - A small wiki for the game
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | MechCommander Gold. Contains the base game and expansion. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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MechCommander: Desperate Measures | Included with MechCommander Gold. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Save game data location
System | Location |
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Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 6 | IPX, TCP/IP, Serial/Modem. | ||
Online play | 6 | Required MPlayer or MSN Zone. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Running the game on 64 bit Windows
Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. The only way to play it is to do a manual install:
Manually install the game
Instructions |
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Use Higher Resolutions in game
Note, menus are fixed to 640x480. In game resolution can be increased, but menus will not stretch to fill the screen.
- Open the PREFS.CFG file
- Add the following line to the bottom (without quotation marks: "l Resolution=X"
- Replace X with: 0 for 640x480 (default), 1 for 800x600, 2 for 1024x768, 3 for 1280x1024.
- With the game running in higher resolution, you can use the zoom in feature (press '+') to play in highest detail with slightly more battlefield visibility that the game offers by default in the unzoomed state.
Rainbow color problem
When running on fullscreen in Windows Vista or later may trigger the rainbow color problem. Installing DirectPlay may also help with this issue. In Windows 10:
- Press Windows key & X together
- Select 'Programs & Features'
- Click 'Turn Windows features on and off'
- Tick 'DirectPlay' under the 'Legacy Components' item.
- Click OK to close the window then reboot.
See Rainbow color problems in older games for more ideas to fix this problem.
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | 600 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA compatible 2 MB of VRAM |