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I remember a few years back that there was a site, mechcommander.org, that had MC1 and MC2 available for download. That site is sadly shutdown.
Now I think I have the copy of MC2 from that site from a few years back somewhere lying around, but the iso is lost to a bad hard drive.
With that, I have two questions. First, was this download legit? I don't care for pirates, and I don't want to be one. Second, if it was legit, does anyone know where I can get a new copy?
Any help would be great.
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Good morning everyone, I spent the better part of 3 hours yesterday struggling to get my cd copy of Mechcommander 2 to run, and I wanted to share my solution in the hopes a few of you can enjoy an oldie-but-goodie.
Mechcommander Gold was released as freeware by Microsoft years ago, and you can find it here I recommend the ISO version personally
- In order to play it you will need an ISO tool, I use PowerISO which you can get here. This tool will allow you to create a virtual CD drive and then virtually insert the Mechcommander Gold ISO you downloaded (like putting a CD in a drive).
- Now all you have to do is open PowerISO, goto the Mount option at the top, set virtual drives to two (this will help later) and then restart your PC if needed. Here is a demonstration.
- Once that is done, reopen PowerISO, go back to Mount and then select either virtual drive. Now you need to navigate to your Mechcommander Gold ISO and choose the larger file.
- Now that it is mounted, use file explorer to view your Computer and its disc drives. Mechcommander Gold should appear, simply highlight everything on the disc, and copy the files manually to a new folder.
- After this is done simply apply compatibility mode and run it as an Administrator and you should be good to go. The game flickers, but it is easily ignored after minutes of play. Here is a video of it in action
Now for Mechcommander 2, this process is similar but requires an additional piece of software for compatibility.
- Once again Microsoft graciously released Mechcommander 2 for free years ago, you can download the source version if you prefer but this download offers the enjoyable video clips, and is what I recommend .
- If you don't have PowerISO from before, go grab it, and proceed to mount the larger Mechcommander 2 file in the same fashion.
- Once that is done, run the installer. It may require admin priveleges.
- After that concludes you will need to patch the game, the download mirror has a folder with an excel document, follow the instructions and copy and paste it into your installation directory, overwriting the old GPU compatibility list.
- Now you need the best piece of free software ever made, dg Voodoo 2. This program emulates older GPUs and allows old games to run in your monitor's native resolution, it works for MC2, MW3 + PM, and all Mechwarrior 4 games (and other games, although I haven't tried). You can grab it here, choose the 2.53 version a little below the top of the page
- Once it is downloaded, open the MS folder and cut all three .dll files and paste them where the dg Voodoo 2 executable is. Now select and copy the 3 .dll files and the dg Voodoo 2 executable and paste them into your Mechcommander 2 installation.
- In your Mechcommander 2 installation directory run the dg Voodoo 2 executable and select the DirectX tab. From here set your preferred resolution, and uncheck the watermark box. You can also set anti aliasing to reduce jagged edges and lines in game.
- Now you need to override the SecuROM disc check, it will prevent the game from playing. You can get a fixed executable here or here, the latter download requires UnACE or another program to decompress. I can vouch that both downloads are clean and only bypass the game's incompatible disc check system, but if this makes you uncomfortable (strangers on the internet, I understand) then skip ahead to the end of this post for an alternate method which lacks the cool cutscenes
- All you need to do is copy the game executable to your installation folder and overwrite the original, then establish compatibility mode.
- Once the game starts up, admire the music and space background. Now go to the options menu and deselect mouse hardware update to eliminate mouse flickering. Check all boxes for detailed graphics and keep hardware rasterization on, if you deselect that box you will encounter graphical anomalies.
I hope this helps! These games are tons of fun, and I am very pleased it is still possible to run them in 2016. There is an incredible mod for Mechcommander 2 which adds dozens of HD mechs to the game you can get here. This mod is standalone and can be installed and played without the original disc or ISO, but it lacks video cutscenes and still requires the dg Voodoo 2 fix.
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Hope you all have fun!
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