Topic: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?  (Read 47935 times)

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #40 on: November 07, 2005, 03:15:00 pm »
all of my league days were on MW2 (registry, TKZ) and mercnet the only reason to take a small projectile weapon is to fill unused spaces on your mech. It's a waste to take 8 machine guns as they didn't share ammo in mw2 so you'd have to take 8 tons of ammo for you MG.s 8 tons plus .5tons(each gun)=12 tons, when an AC10 (7.5 tons) and 4 tons ammo will do it quicker and cheaper.
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #41 on: November 07, 2005, 03:24:09 pm »
all of my league days were on MW2 (registry, TKZ) and mercnet the only reason to take a small projectile weapon is to fill unused spaces on your mech. It's a waste to take 8 machine guns as they didn't share ammo in mw2 so you'd have to take 8 tons of ammo for you MG.s 8 tons plus .5tons(each gun)=12 tons, when an AC10 (7.5 tons) and 4 tons ammo will do it quicker and cheaper.

Better knock down too if combined with the proper energy weapon.  ( I prefer long range high energy weapons, a fast mech, and on accasion if the mech has enough room ...  a good Gaus[sp?] rifle.  )
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #42 on: November 07, 2005, 04:01:27 pm »
<sigh>

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #43 on: November 07, 2005, 05:17:07 pm »
madcats and marauders are easy game, aim for the legs
warhammer, (if you got the pack) or Uzeil with jumpjets. I prefer the maddog (vulture) but again- chicken walkers have weak legs.
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #44 on: November 07, 2005, 05:24:13 pm »
madcats and marauders are easy game, aim for the legs
warhammer, (if you got the pack) or Uzeil with jumpjets. I prefer the maddog (vulture) but again- chicken walkers have weak legs.

to a degree ...   but then again ...  depends on how fast ya move ..  and if ya can shot from the hip while on the run at full throttle !

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #45 on: November 07, 2005, 05:38:27 pm »
I like the MechTech pack.

It has my Urbie in it. ;D

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #46 on: November 07, 2005, 06:08:38 pm »
You guys with the MekTek pak, look for us on TS in the MW room.  ;)
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #48 on: November 08, 2005, 09:54:51 am »
.....

OK peeps, if everyone keeps throwing sites where to buy it at me my\
excuses for avoiding Frey are gonna start to wear a little thin....

Thanks! lepton- I could have sworn I looked at all the Ebay sites, dunno how I missed that one.

Fortunately (?) after literally being laughed at when i called some of the local EB stores
looking for it, I stopped in at one I hadn't called.
Lo and behold, one last copy of Mercenaries sitting there on the shelf.

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #49 on: November 08, 2005, 10:22:55 am »
.....

OK peeps, if everyone keeps throwing sites where to buy it at me my\
excuses for avoiding Frey are gonna start to wear a little thin....

Thanks! lepton- I could have sworn I looked at all the Ebay sites, dunno how I missed that one.

Fortunately (?) after literally being laughed at when i called some of the local EB stores
looking for it, I stopped in at one I hadn't called.
Lo and behold, one last copy of Mercenaries sitting there on the shelf.


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Soon, soon I shall be as feared in a Mech as I am in a CWLP...

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #50 on: November 08, 2005, 10:33:26 am »
Soon, soon I shall be as feared in a Mech as I am in a CWLP...

I have no doubt. <snicker>

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #51 on: November 08, 2005, 12:33:15 pm »
here's the mercs patch site.

http://www.gamershell.com/download_1521.shtml

 I couldn't get it from microsoft. Ill try and get the IS pack by tonight.
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #52 on: November 08, 2005, 12:53:52 pm »
Any chance anyone can tell where to get the patches for MW-3.  I have not been able to play that one since I switched to XP. 

Frankly most of the sites dont have it ...  I've tried a couple ... but to no avail.

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #53 on: November 08, 2005, 01:48:47 pm »
I didn't think MW3 ran on XP.

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #54 on: November 08, 2005, 02:23:58 pm »
ummm

I just heard there was a patch ...  and supposedly, if ya check the right forums ...  ( I dont always  have the time to research as I'm at work all the time ...   even now) there is a patch to correct the problem with Winblows XP.

if ya stumble across it ..   could ya please post.   There were some features about it that I  liked better than MW-4.

thanks
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #55 on: November 08, 2005, 02:29:14 pm »
Really? I didn't like 3 at all.

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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #56 on: November 08, 2005, 02:57:00 pm »
Damage and texture details in some cases definitely better.

the mechs in 4 are a little better ..  and a better variety.

But, I have always liked better details.

BTW...  There are some things about SFC OP that I like better than SFC-3.

3 has a better selection of ships for the races that are there ...   but OP has some a better selection of races.

(At any rate before we get OT here ...  )

I would deeply appreciate it if anyone can find anything on the MW-3 patch for XP.
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #57 on: November 08, 2005, 04:01:23 pm »
Any chance anyone can tell where to get the patches for MW-3.  I have not been able to play that one since I switched to XP. 

Frankly most of the sites dont have it ...  I've tried a couple ... but to no avail.



It won't run on XP. Even with the 98 compatability mode. I tried and tried, it won't go...
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #58 on: November 08, 2005, 04:02:39 pm »
Damage and texture details in some cases definitely better.

the mechs in 4 are a little better ..  and a better variety.

But, I have always liked better details.

BTW...  There are some things about SFC OP that I like better than SFC-3.

3 has a better selection of ships for the races that are there ...   but OP has some a better selection of races.

(At any rate before we get OT here ...  )


I would deeply appreciate it if anyone can find anything on the MW-3 patch for XP.
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I may have it on my puter at home, but try looking here:

http://www.ntcompatible.com/Mechwarrior_3_c5984.html

I'll let you know if I have it.
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Re: OT: Anyone else play MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries?
« Reply #59 on: November 09, 2005, 09:06:13 am »
Ya, I was on a bit late, and I'm not just some 'noob' Mr. Frey. I got TS set up properly finally and was waiting to get into a game but nobody gave up the IP number. Will someone PLEASE enable the text option on Dyna's TS server so others know I'm alive until I get a mic.
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