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Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« on: July 22, 2011, 01:22:20 PM »
At the moment, the only way to play Inner Sphere Wars is with the CD-Version of Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries.

That being said, the following webpages will help those interested parties along:

http://iswars.net/getstarted.php

Currently on sale from the magisterrex.com website for $15.37!
http://www.magisterrex.com/proddetail.asp?prod=WEBIJC560

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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 01:24:07 PM »
Quote from: EmyLightsaber on July 22, 2011, 01:22:20 PM
At the moment, the only way to play Inner Sphere Wars is with the CD-Version of Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries.

That being said, the following webpages will help those interested parties along:

http://iswars.net/getstarted.php

Currently on sale from the magisterrex.com website for $15.37!
http://www.magisterrex.com/proddetail.asp?prod=WEBIJC560
The MekTek Free Release does not work?
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2011, 01:26:31 PM »
The MekTek Free Release does not work. At least for ISW, anyways.

The maps were built using the NetMech IV 3070 Mission Editor. This editor has different variants in it compared to the Free Release.
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Main point: "OH LOOK AT ME I'm A BIG STUPID MECH WITH A SILLY GUN AND I'M ALL AGILE AND GRACEFUL OH LOOK OVER THERE IT's A TR MAX...............................OH MY GOD I CAN LICK MY OWN KNEECAPS AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY SPINE IS."

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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2011, 01:39:13 PM »
oh well, seeing how my bought versions always crap out on me, i think i will have to torrent MW4 again and use one of my bought keys . .
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Video: MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition 3072MB
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Monitor: 2x24" Widescreen 16:9 1920x1080 native resolution
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2011, 02:50:31 PM »
oh? well this means i will not be able to try ISW until it is fixed to work with MWLL.  I do not own anything aside from MW4 vengence, and I will not go buy MW4, as to be honest I hate it almost as much as mechassault, microsoft does not touch things in a nice way.
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2011, 04:37:45 PM »
Understood.

Although the current Combat Engine requires the CD-version, the Interface does not.

This is what Vermatrix is giving tours for.
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Wesco wrote:
Main point: "OH LOOK AT ME I'm A BIG STUPID MECH WITH A SILLY GUN AND I'M ALL AGILE AND GRACEFUL OH LOOK OVER THERE IT's A TR MAX...............................OH MY GOD I CAN LICK MY OWN KNEECAPS AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY SPINE IS."

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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2011, 05:59:30 PM »
Quote from: EmyLightsaber on July 22, 2011, 01:26:31 PM
The maps were built using the NetMech IV 3070 Mission Editor. This editor has different variants in it compared to the Free Release.
It's not the maps that cause problems, it's that the Netmech4 mech chassis have different slot and stock weapon assignments.  This is why the mektek, NBT-HC, and Netmech4 mods each use different variants folders.  When you try to use a mech that isn't possible with the version you're running your game crashes.

If there's enough interest I can build a conversion pack that'll allow the free release to run with the Netmech4 pack.  NBT did this with their mod and it worked out really well.
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2011, 06:03:56 PM »
sure, it will make it a bit more popular at least i think . .
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Memory: GSkill 2x4Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
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Monitor: 2x24" Widescreen 16:9 1920x1080 native resolution
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2011, 09:25:01 PM »
I agree it would be more popular with the current free release. Most of the maps built for ISW though, such as the Dropship attack ones, have those NetMech4 variants in them.

(Halfway through typing I realized what you meant by a conversion pack. You mean being able to use the free release engine with the NetMech4 mod despite needing the pr1 patch installed before NM4?
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Wesco wrote:
Main point: "OH LOOK AT ME I'm A BIG STUPID MECH WITH A SILLY GUN AND I'M ALL AGILE AND GRACEFUL OH LOOK OVER THERE IT's A TR MAX...............................OH MY GOD I CAN LICK MY OWN KNEECAPS AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY SPINE IS."

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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2011, 09:54:14 PM »
Quote from: EmyLightsaber on July 22, 2011, 09:25:01 PM
You mean being able to use the free release engine with the NetMech4 mod despite needing the pr1 patch installed before NM4?
Correct.

Aside from testing ISW, Netmech4 isn't really a useful mod.  No one plays it anymore.
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2011, 02:21:38 AM »
I'm uploading the patch to a download server and will post a link and install instructions once it's ready.
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2011, 06:53:42 AM »
Outstanding, Mitch. No one wants to pay what is officially Freeware, and that would help ISW immensely with getting a population (which will help MWLL to some degree as well).
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2011, 01:38:58 PM »
I eagerly await said patch with bated breath. I agree with Taemien as well, that it will help ISW immensely with getting a more stable population, as well as MWLL's.
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Wesco wrote:
Main point: "OH LOOK AT ME I'm A BIG STUPID MECH WITH A SILLY GUN AND I'M ALL AGILE AND GRACEFUL OH LOOK OVER THERE IT's A TR MAX...............................OH MY GOD I CAN LICK MY OWN KNEECAPS AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY SPINE IS."

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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2011, 03:18:54 PM »
As much as I disliked MW4, I may be winning to bear through it for a while to try ISW.
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Re: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries CD-Version for ISW
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2011, 09:05:18 PM »
While watching the pack upload I started googling around trying to find a little more about what happened to ISW before it last went down.  What I found was worse than what I had heard and some was rather shocking.  I feel this direction would do more harm than good to the community and I cannot in good faith or conscience support it.

I apologize to all who were waiting on this.
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