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Revision as of 07:58, 24 September 2018
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
MechCommander: Desperate Measures | Included with MechCommander Gold. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\PREFS.CFG[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Video settings
Input settings
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 | Required MPlayer or MSN Zone. |
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, the actual game is 32-bit.
Setting up the game manually[citation needed] |
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Notes
|
Use higher resolutions in game
Set higher resolutions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Rainbow color problem
- When running on fullscreen in Windows Vista or later may trigger the rainbow color problem.
Install DirectPlay[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Notes
- ↑ 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).