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|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|September 16, 1989}}
 
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
{{Input Settings
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{{Input settings
|key_remap                  =hackable
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|key remap                = hackable
|key_remap_notes            =Use the [[DOSBox#Mapper|DOSBox Mapper]].
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|key remap notes          = Use the [[DOSBox#Mapper|DOSBox Mapper]] ({{key|Ctrl|F1}}).
|acceleration_option        =false
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|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|acceleration option notes =
|controller_support        =true
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|mouse menu                = unknown
|controller_support_notes  =Limited native support; use the [[DOSBox#Mapper|DOSBox Mapper]] to change mappings.
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  = Limited native support.
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = hackable
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|controller remap notes    = Use the [[DOSBox#Mapper|DOSBox Mapper]] ({{key|Ctrl|F1}}).
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
}}
 
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = DOS
 
|OSfamily = DOS
|minOS   = MS-DOS 6.2
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|minOS   = MS-DOS 6.2
|minproc = Intel 286
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|minproc = Intel 286
|minmem = 640 KB
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|minmem   = 640 KB
|minHD   = 2 MB free
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|minHD   = 2 MB free
|minGPU = VGA graphics card
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|minGPU   = VGA graphics card
  
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}}
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 
[[Category:DOS]]
 

Revision as of 11:44, 28 October 2013

MechWarrior
MechWarrior cover
Developers
Dynamix
Publishers
Activision
Release dates
DOS September 16, 1989
MechWarrior on Wikipedia
Subseries of BattleTech
MechWarrior 1989
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat 1995
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries 1996
MechWarrior 3 1999
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance 2000
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries 2002
MechWarrior: Living Legends (unofficial game) 2009
MechWarrior Online 2012
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries 2019
MechWarrior 5: Clans 2024

Key points

The manual is required to pass the startup copy protection.

General information

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Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Run in DOSBox

To run MechWarrior correctly in DOSBox make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:[1]

Game data

Game files location

Template:Game Location Table

In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

In-game options menu

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Game freezes when completing a mission

Change mpu401=intelligent to mpu401=uart in the DOSBox configuration file (see run in DOSBox).

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 6.2
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB free
Video card (GPU) VGA graphics card

References

  1. Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 32: MechWarrior