MechWarrior 2: Resource Forum

So I know there is a very brief set of instructions in the MechVM FAQ for ubuntu but I'm pretty new to ubuntu. The instruction: "Then cd to the src directory in MechVM and type: qmake make" is where I stumble. I cant find a mechvm directory or a src directory under that. The search functio...

Hi folks,

My antivirus program (Avira, free version) recently found a virus in the file: MechVM-win32-2010-06-15.zip

The virus detected was: TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen2

It's been flagged as a Trojan.

Just thought you might want to know.

I remember that my voodoo2 SLI rig kept me happy for almost TWO YEARS. It ran everything in 1024x768 and although color depth was 16bit frame rates were stupendous! These days I'm unhappy with my GPU in about 7-8 months. The beginning of the end was the Voodoo3 though. That thing ran hotter than Jes...

Problem solved! I'll post the solution here in case anyone wants to go the pure hardware route to getting MW2 Mercs up and running I replaced the SoundBlaster PCI with the SBLive! and it works great. The SBPCI uses emulation in DOS apparently and consumes an extra IRQ. SBLive actually supports DOS n...

Believe me, I would LOVE to use the ISA soundblaster cards. The PC is too new to have ISA interfaces on the mobo. Also, dosbox runs mercs terribly. My gaming machine is a quad core with an ATI HD 5890 so there's plenty of horsepower. The DOS machine above runs mech2 and GBL BUTTER SMOOTH. You can se...

Hi folks, Great forum, I'm so glad I found an active community for this awesome game! The problem is when I try to get into combat in any way (Instant action, campaign with either economy or no economy) When the game tries to load up the PC will spontaneously reboot. I've tried this on a couple of P...