MechWarrior Online
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| Developers | |
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| Piranha Games | |
| Publishers | |
| 2011-2014 | Infinite Game Publishing |
| 2014-present | Piranha Games |
| Engines | |
| CryEngine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 17, 2013 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Free-to-play |
| Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Unlock |
| 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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| MechWarrior | |
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| 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 |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Key points
- Several trial mechs are freely available to new players.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions require an MWO Account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Game data
Configuration file location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\user.cfg[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/342200/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Make sure to not violate the Terms of Use when modifying the user.cfg file. More details available here.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Default is 60°. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Barely achievable due to performance issues.[citation needed] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Field of view (FOV)
| Set FOV in user.cfg[citation needed] |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Slider available in the Options menu. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Check box available in the Options menu. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Check box available in the Options menu. |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Effects, Music, Dialog. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 24 | Players can form groups from 2 to 12 mechs (11 is not permitted). Groups of 2, 3, 4 mechs will be matched with solo players and other 2-4 groups. Groups of 5 to 12 will be matched with other 5-12 groups only. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | Relies on an Elo rating system. The ELO score is not displayed. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | North American, European and Oceanic servers. | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| Devices | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z. | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | 32-bit support was eventually discontinued. |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon II X2 245e |
Intel Core i5-2500 AMD Athlon II X4 650 |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT AMD Radeon HD 5600 DirectX 9 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 AMD Radeon HD 5830 DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/342200/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (342200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.