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Key points
- Re-released as a free download as part of the Shared Source Release.
- Includes a game editor.
General information
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Shared Source Release
The Microsoft MechCommander 2 Shared Source Release includes the full game in its FinalBuild
folder. The game is Mc2Rel.exe
and the editor is EditRel.exe
.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Missing mouse cursor
Disable Hardware Mouse Update under Graphics. The cursor will then become visible again.
Mouse cursor trails in Encyclopedia
Launch the Encyclopedia from within the game instead of directly; the mouse cursor will then display normally.
Very poor performance, blocky textures, grey colors / distortion, poor particle effects
Delete any copies of the files vidcard.csv
and badcard.csv
in your MC2 folder.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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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 |
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]
References