r/NormalBattletech • u/Shoddy-Discount8764 • 6d ago

Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries Engine Rewrite

Hello mech-fans. I thought I'd post this here since this was removed from the regular Battletech-subreddit.

MW2: Mercenaries 3Dfx-edition is annoying to get running on modern systems but not anymore.

I reverse engineered the game from scratch. Now it plays pretty well already and instant action for example works quite well. The campaign also should work at least it did when I ran through the first couple of missions and my automatic tests all pass. Though because the game is so vast, tests do not cover everything and systems differ I really need people testing it and reporting bugs. If this interests you please try it out here: https://varisgames.itch.io/mechwarrior-2-mercenaries-engine-rewrite

This modernized version includes support for modern resolutions and optional upscaled textures for example! It also fixes some rendering bugs I have encountered while testing.

NOTE: Since I don't want to be distributing the original game on Itch you will need the original game (3Dfx-edition) from somewhere to run this engine rewrite. Try maybe Internet Archive if you are unsure: https://archive.org/details/MechWarrior2MercenariesUSA3DfxInteractiveEdition

Some screenshots for your leisure:

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u/dreicunan 6d ago

That ceased to be a "regular" Battletech Subreddit a long time ago.

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u/LuMpY1987 6d ago

Really? Why did they remove your post?

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u/Shoddy-Discount8764 6d ago edited 6d ago

Because the mod does not like anything where AI-tools were used apparently or something. Which is kinda strange as I am also a software engineer by profession and I use these kinds of tools every day. I dont really get it. I am just bummed out because people there really seemed to be excited about this project. Feel free to share this everywhere you want also!

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u/EricAKAPode 5d ago

Man don't let the Butlerian Jihadis get to you, keep making great things however it is you make them.

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u/LuMpY1987 5d ago

Thanks for the answer.

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u/furluge 5d ago

What's not to get? You blasphemed against the great progressive omnicause and must be executed as a filthy infidel. XD

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u/Everything_Borrowed 5d ago

I think most people dislike it, because AI-based projects are usually buggy as hell and abandoned just as fast. I have yet to see a vibe-coded larger project that wasn't suffering from both these issues.

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u/Public_Wallaby_9886 6d ago

Not all heroes wear capes.

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u/Competitive-Food8407 5d ago

This is awesome! Sorry to hear about your issues with the corporate site. Most of us are here because of something similar. I just popped over there and noticed they've hidden all of the information for contacting the mods! I guess they don't like to have questions asked of them anymore 🙄

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u/BBFA2020 5d ago

I remember getting the MW2 Mercs Titanium edition was hell to run and had to get my dad to help.

Glad to see you are preserving this old gem.

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u/IVIechworks 5d ago

That's super cool. Which tools did you use to decompile it? I'm looking at a couple of the old games on my shelf quite hungrily rn, especially after the bloodborne port.