MechCommander 2
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| Developers | |
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| FASA Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 17, 2001 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Vehicles | Robot |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | MechCommander |
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| MechCommander | |
|---|---|
| Subseries of BattleTech | |
| MechCommander | 1998 |
| MechCommander 2 | 2001 |
MechCommander 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person strategy game in the MechCommander series.
The game was re-released as a free download as part of the Shared Source Release.
General information
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
- Mechcommander 2 on TheGameEngine.org - solving some technical issues.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| Official website | |
Shared Source Release, includes the full game in its FinalBuild folder. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
- The freeware version of the game is missing cinematics.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\options.cfg[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\savegame[Note 2] |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 4:3 and 5:4 resolutions only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects, Radio Chatter, Computer Message. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | The official MSN Gaming Zone service has been shut down. | ||
Issues fixed
Very poor performance, blocky textures, grey colors / distortion, poor particle effects
| Move, delete or rename files[citation needed] |
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Game is unable to launch
Launch the game with the /gosnojoystick command line argument[citation needed]
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Missing mouse cursor
| Disable Hardware Mouse Update under Graphics[citation needed] |
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Mouse cursor trails in Encyclopedia
| Launch the Encyclopedia from within the game instead of directly[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | MSN Gaming Zone |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 266 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA 2D video card 8 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16