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Revision as of 17:16, 4 September 2019
Developers | |
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Zipper Interactive | |
Publishers | |
MicroProse | |
Engines | |
GameZ | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 1, 1999 |
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
- Poor performance on modern systems
General information
- Official game site (archived)
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
- MechWariorsUnited - A community with patches and multiplayer maps
- Mech3Mod - A community with mods
- MechWarrior3.org - A huge fansite for MechWarrior 3 (archived)
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon | Included with MechWarrior 3 Gold Edition. |
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest patch for the game (v1.2) can be downloaded from the Files section.
The patch is available in English, French, and German.
Enable High Resolutions with Launcher
A launcher for the game that enables support for widescreen and high resolutions (beyond the 1024 x 768 supported officially in the game) is available here. The launcher must be set to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode in order to work.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\pilots[Note 2] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Infantry can not be crushed, as they vanish when a 'Mech aims at them or approaches them. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 |
Issues fixed
Installing under modern Windows
For many people, the version of Installshield which MechWarrior 3 uses refuses to start, and instead just hangs. This appears to be caused by conflicting programs running in the background. Singling out which program this is can be quite difficult. A simple workaround is to create a new account with administrative privileges, and install MechWarrior 3 under that.[citation needed]
Adding compatibility for modern Windows
The following methods apply to both MechWarrior 3 and the Pirate's Moon expansion pack (except for the official patch step, as none were ever released for Pirate's Moon).
Method 1
- This method fixes most rendering, FPS, and loading issues with the game. Also helps with 'rainbow colours' artifacts in game'.
Use dgVoodoo 2[citation needed] |
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Method 2
- Use this method only if dgVoodoo cannot be run properly.
Configuring compatibility settings[citation needed] |
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Fix bouncing APCs/AMS not working
Use a tool like Rivatuner to limit the game's framerate to 30fps. Enabling V-Sync helps too.
Game won't start (Windows 10)
- If the game won't start and you encounter an application error message
Direct Play legacy component |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | MSN Gaming Zone |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 240 MB | 390 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | 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]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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