MechWarrior: Living Legends
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| Developers | |
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| Wandering Samurai Studios | |
| Engines | |
| CryEngine 2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 26, 2009 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Robot |
| 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 |
Warnings
MechWarrior: Living Legends is a standalone total conversion mod for Crysis Wars (multiplayer component of Crysis: Warhead) inspired by the MechWarrior series.
Development started in 2007, with the original team stopping at version 0.7.1 onn January 27, 2013.[1] Development was restarted on October 28, 2016 by new developers, with frequent updates[2]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Developer website | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Move, rename or delete files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Crysis_WARHEAD\ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Crysis_WARHEAD\ |
Video
Launcher options menu.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Field of view (FOV)
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
| Field of view (FOV)[citation needed] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
| Anisotropic Filtering[citation needed] |
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Input
External key map settings.
External joystick settings.
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Disabled by default. See Mouse acceleration. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | XInput only. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse acceleration
| Mouse acceleration[citation needed] |
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Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | Up to 7.1 | |
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 32 | Versus |
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| Online play | 32 | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | All servers need to be launched via the mod laucnher. | |
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 80, 443, 6667, 28910, 29900-29901 |
| UDP | 27900-27901, 29910, 64087 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Hangs on startup
| Run the 64-bit version of the game[citation needed] |
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| Add the game to the antivirus exception list[4] |
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| (0.8.3) Disable vJoy virtual joytick in device manager[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c, 10 | |
| Shader Model support | 3, 4 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | 64-bit can be found under <path-to-game>\Bin64. |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | FMOD | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy | Replaced in 2017 (version 0.8.6) with a custom master server |
| Anti-cheat | PunkBuster |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.8 GHz (XP) 3.2 GHz (Vista) | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1.0 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista) | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS/640 |
- Supported processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.
- Supported chipsets: Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.