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This can be done using the IMGMOUNT command in DOSBOX.ĭo NOT burn these CUE files to disc and run them using the CDROM drive there is a bug only present when running in DOSBox that prevents the game executables from detecting the disc, even after a successful installation. Simply launch the game executables as normal (MECH2.exe for the base game, GBL.EXE for the expansion), and mount the CUE files in each respective game (MECH2_16B.CUE for MECH2, GBL.CUE for GBL) as an ISO disc image. Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat and Mechwarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy are fully installed packages. Thanks to Damon, you can now download a full ISO preinstalled: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat has an addon available: MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy, don't miss it! External links MechWarrior 2 is one of the places where you can still see some of these “Unseen” mechs in action in the BattleTech Universe. FASA had ultimately bought rights from TCI which TCI did not have the position to sell the case was settled out of court shortly after Mech Warrior 2's release. These designs were subject of legal disputes between FASA (BattleTech's creators), who had attempted to license Japanese designs through Twentieth Century Imports, and Harmony Gold, North America rights holder for Macross. MechWarrior 2 features several “retired” mech designs (Rifleman, Warhammer, Marauder) known among BattleTech fans as “ Unseen”. The rest is just headache-inducing cruft and gibberish. Wolf: “Keep blowing up bases and killing Falcons, we'll save the Earth from them eventually!"įalcon: “We've killed the Wolves who keep trying to blow up our bases now we're going back to earth!” Frankly, they're a TL DR mess that the average player who just wants to fight giant robots doesn't need to force themselves to read to enjoy the game. While some BattleTech PC games, such as Crescent Hawks' Inception, try to be many things but excel at none, MechWarrior 2 keeps things squarely on combat simulation-and does so in a way by which it should be a measuring stick of combat sims.įor diehard fans of the setting, there are extensive “Data Links” and both “Situation” and “Aftermath” reports for every non-Trial of Position mission. While the control schema could have been daunting, a series of optional training tutorials do wonderful job easing you into piloting your mech. Gameplay is simulation-focused your mech has all kinds of bells and whistles, computer interfaces and displays, and dozens of weapons arrays. MechWarrior 2 showcased excellent graphics for the day and phenomenal audio.
Offered in a games package for new Windows 95 systems, MechWarrior 2 was the first exposure many PC gamers had to the BattleTech universe.
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