MechWarrior Online
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Developers | |
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Piranha Games | |
Publishers | |
2011-2014 | Infinite Game Publishing |
2014 | Piranha Games |
Engines | |
CryEngine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 17, 2013 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Free-to-play |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Genres | Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Robot |
Series | MechWarrior |
⤏ 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 |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Key points
- Several trial mechs are freely available to new players.
- Limited amount of game modes.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Official website | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require an MWO Account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\user.cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/342200/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Make sure to not violate the Terms of Use when modifying the user.cfg file. More details available here.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Set FOV in user.cfg[citation needed] |
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|
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 24 | Players can form groups from 2 to 12 mechs (11 is not permitted). Groups of 2, 3, 4 mechs will be matched with solo players and other 2-4 groups. Groups of 5 to 12 will be matched with other 5-12 groups only. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | Relies on an Elo rating system. The ELO score is not displayed. | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | North American, European and Oceanic servers. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon II X2 245e |
Intel Core i5-2500 AMD Athlon II X4 650 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT AMD Radeon HD 5600 DirectX 9 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 AMD Radeon HD 5830 DirectX 11 compatible |
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). - ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (342200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.