MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries
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| Developers | |
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| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| MechWarrior 2 | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | September 1996 |
| Windows | September 1996 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Robot |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | MechWarrior |
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| MechWarrior | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Key points
- MechVM fixes compatibility issues with modern systems.
- Windows versions do not work on Windows 8 and later.[1]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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- This game is not available digitally.
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Version differences
- The Titanium Trilogy includes Mercenaries as well as MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat with both expansions.
- The 3Dfx Interactive Edition does not actually include a 3dfx renderer.[2] 3dfx support was included in the Titanium version.
- The DOS version uses software rendering. This version can be played in DOSBox.
- Windows versions can be played using MechVM.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| MercNet | Mercenaries equivalent of NetMech. | |
Essential improvements
MechVM
- Windows versions do not work on Windows 8 and later; choose the DOS version when prompted (not included with all Windows versions).[1]
| Use MechVM[3] |
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Patches
- The v1.1 Patch fixes various issues and adds dynamic salvage (the original release had pre-determined salvage[4]). Battlepack and Titanium versions are already patched.
Skip intro videos
| Use replacement MINTRO.SMK |
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Apply the MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries intro skip. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 4:3 only; for higher 4:3 resolutions see Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Use Alt+Enter to go into windowed mode | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Install nGlide and force in the graphics card control panel. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Install nGlide and force in the graphics card control panel. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Widescreen resolution
- Versions with 3dfx renderers can run at higher resolutions using nGlide (choice of stretched or pillarboxed 4:3); for Direct3D versions see the WSGF entry.
| Use nGlide[citation needed] |
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View Distance
- A patch to increase the game's view distance is available here.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller 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 | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | Official servers have been shut down. | ||
Issues unresolved
Windows version crashes on mission launch on Windows 8 or later
- Windows versions crash on Windows 8 and later; use the DOS version instead.[1]
Issues fixed
No music
- The disc must be inserted in CD-ROM 0; see this page for details.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 486-66 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 45 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA 256 Color | |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 100 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 195 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Direct3D or 3dfx compatible | |