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==Issues fixed==
 
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===Running the game on 64-bit Windows===
 
===Running the game on 64-bit Windows===
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{{ii}} Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit.
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{{ii}} Although the game installer is 16-bit, Needs To Be Install Manually to Bypass The Installer.
  
 
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# Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "MechCommander".
 
# Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "MechCommander".
 
# Copy the contents of the MechCommander CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
 
# Copy the contents of the MechCommander CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
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# When everything has finished copying, go into the installation folder and right click on the MC.exe (or MCX.exe).
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# When everything has finished copying, go into the installation folder.
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# Go to the "Compatibility" tab and enable Compatibility Mode (set it to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)").
 
 
# Run the MC.exe (or MCX.exe) file to play the game.
 
# Run the MC.exe (or MCX.exe) file to play the game.
  

Revision as of 22:17, 23 September 2018

MechCommander
MechCommander cover
Developers
FASA Interactive
Publishers
MicroProse
Release dates
Windows March 31, 1998
MechCommander guide on StrategyWiki
MechCommander on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
MechCommander
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
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
MechCommander: Desperate Measures Included with MechCommander Gold.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\PREFS.CFG[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6 IPX, TCP/IP, Serial/Modem.
Online play
6 MPlayer or MSN Zone No Longer Works.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
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, Needs To Be Install Manually to Bypass The Installer.
Setting up the game manually[citation needed]
  1. Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "MechCommander".
  2. Copy the contents of the MechCommander CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
  3. When everything has finished copying, go into the installation folder.
  4. Run the MC.exe (or MCX.exe) file to play the game.

Notes

This will not run full screen.[citation needed]

Use higher resolutions in game

Set higher resolutions[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open PREFS.CFG.
  3. Add the line l Resolution=X at the bottom of the file.
  4. Replace X with:
    • 0 for 640x480 (default)
    • 1 for 800x600
    • 2 for 1024x768
    • 3 for 1280x1024.
  5. 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.

Notes

Menus are fixed to 640x480. In game resolution can be increased, but menus will not stretch to fill the screen.

Rainbow Colors On Windows Vista And 7

When running on fullscreen in Windows Vista And 7 may trigger the rainbow color problem This Issue Is Not Present On Windows 8 And Later This Only Applies To Earlier Versions.
Check Rainbow Colors problem In Older Games To Fix The Problem.


Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
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

Notes

  1. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References