My first post here is both introductory and a request.
I've been a fan of the entire BattleTech world since I saw MW2 demo (migth've been called shareware back then) some 15 years ago (and spent days on it), but I never really had the full version. I've played Mechwarrior 3, Mechwarrior 4 (Veng, Mercs and the current free MekTek version) and also some MechCommander 2. All these years I've been missing out Mechwarrior 2 (well there is MW1, but I don't think I'm going THAT far back). From time to time, me and my older brother, have a need to play good, classic games, like Privateer, Strike Commander, SubWar 2050, Commanche: Maximum overkill, Xenobots (a.k.a. Ultrabots in some regions). This is where my introduction stops and my request begins
I've read some a thread here, explaining which versions are recommended, but it's still unclear to me which version did Sir Radick mean, when he wrote "If you install Mercenaries 95 and patch to 1.1, it will be just as good if not better.". I'm specifically interested in playing MW2: Mercs, I know it can be run in either low-res or high-res versions, I assumed the low-res (they look like 320x240 or 320x200 to me) are run under DOS, while the engine was improved to run 640x480 in W95. But all the CDs presented in the aforementioned thread seem to offer both DOS and a W95 install. Even after reading the F.A.Q. I'm still a bit in the dark, so I thought I might explain what I'm looking for exactly and you could help me out
I've found this gameplay video on YT, which has good graphics, and does not seem to be a titanium version, since there is a wireframe view. What kind of version might it be?
- I'm looking for a proper MW2: Mercs version, because I've heard it has the most content, largest amount of mechs to choose from, but if you can also recommend versions of the original MW2: 31st CC, and the GBL expansion I'd be very grateful
- It should be running on the highest possible resolution, and by highest I probably mean 640x480 or 640x400
- complete soundtrack if possible
Thanks for any replies!