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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 7, 2002}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 7, 2002}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom page  =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
 
|wikipedia    = MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
 
|winehq      = 3839
 
|winehq      = 3839
|license      = commercial
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|MechWarrior}}
 
{{Series|MechWarrior}}
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{{++}} Compatible with [[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance]]'s Mech Packs.
 
{{++}} Compatible with [[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance]]'s Mech Packs.
 
{{--}} No longer available as freeware.<ref name="MekTek">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027154119/http://www.mektek.net/forums/topic/208502-before-posting-on-mechwarrior4/ Before posting on MechWarrior4 - General Discussion - MekTek Community]</ref>
 
{{--}} No longer available as freeware.<ref name="MekTek">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027154119/http://www.mektek.net/forums/topic/208502-before-posting-on-mechwarrior4/ Before posting on MechWarrior4 - General Discussion - MekTek Community]</ref>
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Main_Page BattleTech Wiki] - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
 
{{mm}} [http://www.thegameengine.org/mechwarrior-4-mercenaries/ MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries on TheGameEngine.org] - solving some technical issues.
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}}. | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{--}} This game is no longer available digitally.<ref name="MekTek"/>
 
{{--}} This game is no longer available digitally.<ref name="MekTek"/>
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\options.ini|{{p|game}}\RESOURCE\Pilots\{{p|uid}}\options.mw4}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\options.ini|{{p|game}}\RESOURCE\Pilots\{{p|uid}}\options.mw4}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\RESOURCE\Pilots\}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\RESOURCE\Pilots\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= False for retail; true for Free Release (abandoned project [http://www.dropshipcommand.com/forum/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=7&topic_id=49240#49241/ mektech] offered High Definition Patch).
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|widescreen resolution notes= False for retail;{{cn|date=April 2016}} true for Free Release (abandoned project [http://www.dropshipcommand.com/forum/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=7&topic_id=49240#49241/ mektech] offered High Definition Patch).
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = limited
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = On/off only; set in the launcher.
 
|antialiasing notes        = On/off only; set in the launcher.
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =
 
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|touchscreen               = unknown
|xinput controllers notes  =
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|touchscreen notes        =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|button prompts           = unknown
|xbox prompts notes        =
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|button prompts notes     =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =
 
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 
|other controllers         = unknown
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts     = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
|steam input api          = unknown
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|light bar support        = unknown
|steam input api notes    =
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|light bar support notes   =  
|steam hook input          = unknown
 
|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==="Your current hardware or driver setup is not compatible with MechWarrior 4" error===
 
==="Your current hardware or driver setup is not compatible with MechWarrior 4" error===
[[File:MechWarrior 4 Mercenaries settings2.png|thumbnail|right|Launcher Settings.]]
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[[File:MechWarrior 4 Mercs_HiRes.png|thumbnail|right|Launcher Settings.]]
 
{{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.
  
{{Fixbox|description=Rename imagehlp.dll|ref=<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/mechwarrior/comments/6mzki8/using_dxwnd_to_run_mechwarrior_4_mercenaries_on/dqvuvnr/ Using DXwnd to run MechWarrior 4 Mercenaries on Nvidia GPUs : mechwarrior]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Rename imagehlp.dll{{CN|date=December 2017}}|fix=
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Assets\Binaries\</code>
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Assets\Binaries\</code>
 
# Delete or rename {{file|imagehlp.dll}}.
 
# Delete or rename {{file|imagehlp.dll}}.
 
# Run {{file|autoconfig_MERCS.exe}} as administrator.
 
# Run {{file|autoconfig_MERCS.exe}} as administrator.
 
# Select the correct GPU and setup options as preferred and click continue. You should now be able to run the game normally.
 
# Select the correct GPU and setup options as preferred and click continue. You should now be able to run the game normally.
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{{++}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/mechwarrior/comments/6mzki8/using_dxwnd_to_run_mechwarrior_4_mercenaries_on/dqvuvnr/ The origin of the fix is here]
 
}}
 
}}
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
|vulkan versions        =  
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|vulkan support        =  
|vulkan notes           =  
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|vulkan support notes   =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  

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MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries cover
Developers
FASA Interactive
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
MekTek Studios
Release dates
Windows November 7, 2002
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
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]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
This game is no longer available digitally.[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Launcher settings.
Launcher settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
16

Connection types


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[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Assets\Binaries\
  2. Delete or rename imagehlp.dll.
  3. Run autoconfig_MERCS.exe as administrator.
  4. Select the correct GPU and setup options as preferred and click continue. You should now be able to run the game normally.
The origin of the fix is here




Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
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

References