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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames cover
Developers
Pandemic Studios
Windows LTI Gray Matter
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Zero
Release dates
Windows September 5, 2008
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Key points

Online multiplayer servers were shut down in March 2010.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Requires online activation
Can only be used x times
SecuROM 7 DRM, unknown machine limit. A De-Authorization Tool is available.
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Windows
Origin
Origin
Windows
The Total Payback DLC, and Blow It Up Again DLC Pack was not released for PC.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 (available for various countries).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Mercs2.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Mercenaries 2\SaveGames\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Widescreen resolution[citation needed]
  1. Download the resolution changer and extract it to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open Mercs2.ini and set your desired values.
  3. Run merc2res2.exe then launch the game through the resolution changer.

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Co-op
Use Mercenaries 2 Server Emulator.
Online play
Co-op
Servers have been shut down; use Mercenaries 2 Server Emulator.

VR support

Devices State Notes
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues Fixed

Dialogue Missing From Cutscenes

This happens because of the audio tracks from cutscenes not being mixed together, resulting in SFX and music but no dialogue track.
Reset Audio Settings in Game and in Windows

Leave in game audio sliders at default and do not change them. Make sure your PC audio hasn't been set to surround sound (reset it to stereo).

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4
AMD Athlon X2
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. 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