Difference between revisions of "MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries"
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− | {{ii}} When attempting to run the game on a modern Nvidia GPU you may receive the error "Your current hardware or driver setup is not compatible with MechWarrior 4..."; you may also be prevented from selecting your graphics card in the {{file|autoconfig_MERCS.exe}} setup program. | + | {{ii}} When attempting to run the game on a modern Nvidia GPU you may receive the error "Your current hardware or driver setup is not compatible with MechWarrior 4..."; you may also be prevented from selecting your graphics card in the {{file|autoconfig_MERCS.exe}} setup program.[[File:MechWarrior 4 Mercs_HiRes.png|thumbnail|right|Launcher Settings.]] |
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Developers | |
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FASA Interactive | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Game Studios | |
MekTek Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 7, 2002 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
⤏ Go to series page | |
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
- Comes with all 'Mechs from the MechWarrior 4: Vengeance's expansion
- Compatible with MechWarrior 4: Vengeance's Mech Packs.
- No longer available as freeware.[1]
General information
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
- MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries on TheGameEngine.org - solving some technical issues.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is no longer available digitally.[1]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\options.ini[Note 2] <path-to-game>\RESOURCE\Pilots\<user-id>\options.mw4[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\RESOURCE\Pilots\[Note 2] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 16 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
"Your current hardware or driver setup is not compatible with MechWarrior 4" error
- When attempting to run the game on a modern Nvidia GPU you may receive the error "Your current hardware or driver setup is not compatible with MechWarrior 4..."; you may also be prevented from selecting your graphics card in the
autoconfig_MERCS.exe
setup program.
Rename imagehlp.dll[4] |
---|
|
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 700 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB 3 GB (Free Release) |
|
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Before posting on MechWarrior4 - General Discussion - MekTek Community
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Using DXwnd to run MechWarrior 4 Mercenaries on Nvidia GPUs : mechwarrior