MechWarrior 2: Resource Forum

Alrighty! I got a windows 95 boot CD and went through a long process to install it into my laptop's microsoft virtual PC 2007 (the installation was tough at first because it required a floppy disk to boot up the setup CD, and laptops don't come with floppy disk drives. So I tried to use the floppy ...

VMware is quite expensive. here's to hoping that it works on windows virtual PC.

on the plus side, I bought this D3D edition bundled along with the good mech2 netmech edition (listed as the best version on the offline/online list) on ebay for really cheap, so if i really wanted to go online, I can ...

oh. now i'm really confused because this edition wasn't listed as the nightmare edition. alright, i'll try the 98 compatibility on my XP virtual PC.

*edit* i see. it was just moved up to the nightmare area. since i'm not planning to use it online, i don't need to get a new version, right?

*edit #2 ...

Thanks, but I can't run the 95 windows installer because I get a message saying that it is not NT compatible. So, I'll have to find a method to get the DOS version working

as a last resort, I could buy a 95 windows installer for cheap and get that running on a virtual PC and install and play the ...

I'm pretty sure that I don't have the nightmare edition. I have this version:
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I checked http://www.mech2.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=281 before purchasing, and it said this one can be played online and offline.

I'm currently trying Khorg's method on ...

Will MechVM work on vista? I read the best way to install it on vista is DOSBox. I'll try MechVM again now.

and yes, I made a cue file

Edit: Alright, it installed in MechVM on vista, but whenever I run the DOS versions (native and DOSBox), the process ends immediately. The message that I get is ...

So, I've been craving some old school mech destruction recently, but I've been having some technical difficulties that I need help with. Please read on to see all that I've tried so far...

The current version of Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries that I have has the jewel case that says "Enhanced Direct 3D ...