MechWarrior
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| Developers | |
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| Dynamix | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | September 16, 1989 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Robot |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | MechWarrior |
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| ⤏ 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 |
MechWarrior is a singleplayer first-person vehicle combat game in the MechWarrior series.
General information
- BattleTech Wiki - A massive wiki for everything BattleTech related
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Requires the manual to answer copy protection questions. | |
Essential improvements
- You can force the sound card with the following options:
- A - AdLib
- T - Tandy MT-32
- R - Roland
- S - PC Speaker
Graphic options can be forced as well:
- 1 - EGA
- 2 - Tandy
- 3 - CGA
MW 1 A is EGA and AdLib card.
Run in DOSBox
To run MechWarrior correctly in DOSBox make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:[1]
- Change
cycles=autotocycles=4000 - Change
mpu401=intelligenttompu401=uart(this prevents a freeze when completing a mission)
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\*.GAM |
- In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.
Video
In-game options menu
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Layout is quite archaic compared to modern standards. The manual has a list of the keys on page 27. Changing the controls may be achievable in DOSBox using the remapper. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Limited native support. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Game freezes when completing a mission
Change mpu401=intelligent to mpu401=uart in the DOSBox configuration file[1] (see run in DOSBox).
Battles don't start / end instantly in a victory when playing in DosBox
Try disabling EMS and XMS via the DosBox config.
If this isn't enough, LOADFIX -a or LOADFIX -32 can potentially help as well.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | EGA, CGA, Tandy |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 6.2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA graphics card | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 32: MechWarrior