Yan's HomePage

This page lists out all available add-ons and patches for MechWarrior 2. Check out the FAQ for related information. The second portion of this page lists the patches, if any. As usual, please inform me if there are any problems with this page. Lastly, as with some other pages that I have, I disclaim from all content herein.

Back to MechWarrior 2 Infopage Home

Add-Ons

MechWarrior 2 Expansion Pack: Ghost Bear's Legacy

This cool expansion pack is out already. From what I've seen, read and played, it is on CD-ROM and requires the MechWarrior 2 CD-ROM as well. The introduction movie is way cool, you just got to see it. However, the expansion pack does not contain NetMech nor the mission builder, which I personally hoped for. Take a look at Activision's site as well. Here are a rough list of new features included:
• 13 Mechs
• 12 missions including these environments:
• Underwater
• Forest
• Snow
• Space
• 6 weapons including:
• Anti-Missile System
• Arrow IV Missile Artillery
• Flamer
• Inferno Missiles
• Narc Missile Beacon
• Torpedoes
• 14 weapon positions
• 21 CD music tracks
• Male voices
• More movie scenes

MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries

Watch out, MecHeads! This is the second and probably last add-on for MechWarrior 2, and it was officially released on September 25. Please note that this CD-ROM game does not need the MechWarrior 2 CD-ROM to install and play (unlike Ghost Bear's Legacy). Activision also provides a FAQ list which answers common questions and problems. Will Day has also compiled an unofficial FAQ.

One new feature in Mercenaries is MercNet, which seems to be a better network software package included with this game. The animation sequences are more awesome than the previous titles, and it only gets better. There are more textures and more exciting sound effects. Mercenaries is definately more complex in game setup as well.

There have been people asking me for cheat codes already, and here they are. The patch to fix many bugs has been released, so look over here. Those looking for ways to create missions can find what they need in the CD-ROM's \TOOLS subdirectory. I have seen at least one third-party mission on the Internet already.

Article: 51804 of rec.games.mecha
From: "J. J. Franzen"Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
Subject: Quick MW2:Mercenaries Update
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 18:46:49 -0700

Hi all. It was recently brought to my attention that I've been
neglecting this (newsgroup). Sorry 'bout that. So here goes with all the
news that the PTBs'll let me post:

MW2:Mercenaries will be a stand-alone "prequel" to MW2, and will
not require you to have owned a previous Mech title...

Mercs is based in the Inner Sphere where you become a Mercenary
looking to make a name and fortune for yourself. That is,
until some unexpected guests arrive...

Mercs will include:

Over 30 new fully texture mapped IS 'Mechs
Over 50 new missions
Salvage (leg and head shots become very important...)
Vastly improved AI
Multiple light sources
Shadows
Texture-mapped ground
Fully integrated network play - "Mercnet"
DOS and Win95 versions on the same disk.
Fantastic (if I do say so myself) new rendered cut scenes...
Fight against the clans in some of the most important battles
the IS has ever faced
Hire and fire your Lancemates according to their performance
Make money, upgrade your 'mechs and weaponry, and always
remember, wait for that missile lock, LRM20 rounds are expensive!

Well, that's about all I can say for now. Type at y'all later,

J^2

NetMech has been released as of 14th of June! Activision has finally sorted things out, and proper download, installation and usage procedures have been provided, especially on their NetMech Home Page. As expected, Activision says that MechWarriors can also choose to buy a CD-ROM containing NetMech also.

Indeed, the download is a choice between a single 11MB file, or 8-part 1.4MB files, which can be stored easily on diskettes. The installation procedure requires about 40MB of disk space, and after that, NetMech requires about 30MB of disk space. If I am not wrong, NetMech does not support TCP/IP, but IPX instead. Modem head-to-head play is possible.

It is imperative that you also download the installation notes, filename INSTALL.TXT, because it can save you alot of download and installation anxieties.

Reports show that NetMech for DOS is a higher quality product compared to NetMech for Windows 95, which I personally agree. It is well built and full of features. If you run Windows 95 and want to play with others who have NetMech for DOS, you are advised to download NetMech for DOS and use DOS.

Go to this page for screenshots.

MechWarrior 2 for PowerPC

Article: 48562 of rec.games.mecha
From: marshall1@aol.com (Marshall1)
Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
Subject: Re: What ever happened to the PowerPC version of MWII?
Date: 20 Jun 1996 05:20:24 -0400

Well, those of your waiting for PowerPC Mechwarrior are gonna be happy, cause
its looking great! In fact, frame rate on a 6100/66 is higher than that on a
P75. I'm not gonna say anything about release dates, cause I'm not sure
what's official right now, but I'd warm up your joysticks... pronto.

John Keating
MWII DOS team

Patches

MW2: Mercenaries Patch

Activsion has released the Mercenaries patch to upgrade to version 1.05. Some of the fixes include: 'Mech Lab functions properly, extra weight or weapons no longer appear after battle, CD-ROM changers and multiple CD-ROM drives now support, and MercNet improvements. The archive file to download is about 2.75MB in size. After download, place the MERC105P.EXE file in your installed Mercenaries directory. If you need further installation procedures, please refer to either of the first 2 following sites:
• West Coast FTP site

• East Coast FTP site

• PC Gamer FTP site

• Online Gaming Review FTP site

MW2DEMO2.EXE

From: actsearch@aol.com (ACTSEARCH)
Date: Wed Oct 04 09:38:32 SST 1995

The revised MechWarrior2 demo has been released. You should be able to
download the file from the following FTP sight:

ftp://ftp.crl.com/users/sl/slally/MW2DEMO2.EXE

• Download MW2DEMO2.EXE (5,050,960 bytes)

• Download mech2dem.exe at Activision

• Here is an alternative site generously provided by Will Day:

  Download mw2demo2.exe (5,050,960 bytes)

  Please read the demo notes before downloading or playing.

Battlemaster Fix

Here is a patch from Louis Hendricks to fix the problem of not being able to use the Battlemaster after you have typed in the ENZO cheat. Please read the documentation included first before running the patch.
• Download bttlmstr.zip from Will Day

• Download bttlmstr.zip

MW2GIDDI.EXE

From: actsearch@aol.com (ACTSEARCH)
Date: 20 Sep 1995 22:41:46 -0400

ftp://ftp.crl.com/users/sl/slally/mw2giddi.exe

Should fix joystick drift and hang-up due to joystick problems on the
Net/Mech demo.

• Download mw2giddi.exe (46,670 bytes)

• Download MW2GIDDI.EXE from Activision Customer Support

• Download mw2giddi.exe from Will Day

MECH2V11.EXE

From: actsearch@aol.com (ACTSEARCH)
Date: Thu Nov 23 01:03:31 SST 1995

This is patch v1.1 that addresses the right arm bug as well as expands on the
capabilities of MechWarrior2. The text file accompanying the patch will
explain all. Download from

ftp://ftp.crl.com/users/sl/slally/MECH2V11.EXE.

• Download MECH2V11.EXE (667,909 bytes)

• Download from Activision Customer Support

• Download mech2v11.exe from Will Day

  Please read some of the text I have stripped from the documentation in the patch which I find important before you download.

IRQpatch

If you want to use COM1 or COM2 with IRQ5 or IRQ7 while playing NetDemo, CyberWarrior's patch to MODEM.EXE is the solution. Please read the documentation carefully before applying to your MW2 directory.
• Download irqpatch.zip (16,749 bytes)

Suped-up Elemental for MW2

To play the Elemental with extraordinary capabilities, download this package, which contains documentation and some Mech configurations. Thanks goes to Jared Moore for his contribution!
• Download element.zip (2483 bytes)

Back to MechWarrior 2 Infopage Home