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DOSBox MW2-modern-controls version last published 1 year, 3 months agoInstalls Mechwarrior 2 with modern style WASD controls. Videos and Music workingIf you want the default controls they are kept in the GAMEKEY (copy).MAP and INPUT (copy).MAP files in the gamedir just delete the existing GAMEKEY.MAP and INPUT.MAP and rename these
Please note that while you are in the pre-game menus there will be black bars all around, once launch into the missions though you will only see black filler bars on the left and right as the game is not widescreen. This is because the menus are only 320X200 and the ingame resolution is set to 1024x768
You are the genetically engineered Clan Mechwarrior. The Clans are invading the Inner Sphere. Join either the Wolf Clan or the Jade Falcon Clan as they pursue their own agenda against the Inner Sphere and other Clans. Take your advanced Omnimechs into battle against all comers. Win high warrior ratings (by using less mechs or smaller mechs than needed, completing secondary objectives, etc.) and you'll get chance at a promotion trial where you face superior odds in an arena. If you win, you advance in rank. If you are very successfully, you can make it all the way up to Khan, leader of the Clan!
Mechwarrior II was developed in-house by Activision as the successor to their original Mechwarrior. While this time there are no dynamic campaign and mercenary actions, the Clan culture is integrated into the two campaigns. Different clans have different mechs and different rules, even different weapons. You can customize your mechs in order to use less than the "par" force in order to get a higher rating. The full 3D environment wasn't pretty as this was before the 3D accelerators made their debut, but it's still better than anything that came before. Let addition of NetMech allowed users to fight each other online. When 3D cards came along, special versions were created to take advantage of 3D texturing. While not QUITE as replayable as Mechwarrior, it's nonetheless a classic.
If you want them now, get the Titanium Edition, which is 3D accelerated.
