What interest there was plummeted with the workmanlike clones (think Heavy Gear and EarthSiege) which followed, and the extremes of pedantic detail to which the last outing, Mech 3, aspired. So the only possible reason we're devoting two whole pages to MechWarrior 4: Vengeance is that it's showing dramatic signs of breaking this pattern.
| Developers | |
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| Publishers | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 23, 2000 |
Warnings
| MechWarrior | 1989 |
| MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat | 1995 |
| MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries | 1996 |
| MechWarrior 3 | 1999 |
| MechWarrior 4: Vengeance | 2000 |
| MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries | 2002 |
| MechWarrior: Living Legends (unofficial game) | 2009 |
| MechWarrior Online | 2012 |
| MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries | 2019 |
| Name | Notes |
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| MechWarrior 4: Black Knight | |
| MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere Mech Pack | |
| MechWarrior 4: Clan Mech Pack |

Patches are available for the base game and Black Knight.
Instructions[citation needed]
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| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>options.ini[Note 2] <path-to-game>resourcepilots<user-id>options.mw4 |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>resourcepilots<user-id>[Note 2] |
| Graphics feature | State | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | ||
| Multi-monitor | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | ||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 60 possible but causes physics glitches, ~30 fps external cap recommended. 120 possible but causes severe physics and input glitches, external cap required. | |
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information |
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| Controller hotplugging |
| Haptic feedback |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
| Type | Native | Players | Notes |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | 16 |
Launching the Configuration Utility[citation needed]
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Disabling the Configuration Utility from Startup[citation needed]
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To resolve this issue, use the following methods, as necessary, in the order presented.
Method 1: Install Microsoft Libraries Update from here.
If this does not resolve the issue, reinstall DirectX.
To resolve this issue, restart your computer with a diagnostic startup (Safe Mode), or disable the default Windows XP service. To do this, follow these steps:
Booting into Safe Mode[citation needed]
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Disable the default Wireless Zero Configuration[citation needed]
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Change the screen resolution[citation needed]
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Note that you may be able to set options that your video card does not support. If you experience game difficulties after you change your resolution on the Options screen, use Autoconfig.exe to reset your screen resolution:
Use the Autoconfig utility to change resolutions[citation needed]
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If you change the screen resolution while you are running MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Setup, the installation screen is not fully visible. To avoid this problem, do not change the screen resolution while Setup installs the game.
If your computer is running Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and the computer defaults to 640 x 480 screen resolution, change your resolution in the game to 800 x 600 to be able to read fonts properly.
By default, the text fonts in the HUD are set to be large and legible, but this setting can cause them to bleed past the margins in some screen resolutions. To make your font size smaller, in the folder where the MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries is installed double-click Autoconfig_Mercs.exe, click Advanced, click HUD Font Size, and then select a smaller size from the list.
When 32-bit color is enabled for this card, graphic instability might occur in the game. To fix this problem, download and install the latest drivers from the AMD Web site.
If your system uses either of these video adapters, runs Windows Millennium Edition, and has game screen resolution set to 640 x 480 or 1600 x 1200, the system may stop responding when you start to play the MechWarrier 4: Mercenaries. This problem occurs with both the retail and latest drivers.To fix this problem, use Autoconfig.exe to reset your screen resolution:1. In the folder where the game is installed, double-click Autoconfig.exe.
By default, this is:
2. Click Advanced, and then select a screen resolution other than 640 x 480 or 1600 x 1200.

If your system uses this video adapter, slight texture corruption might occur in the game. To fix this problem, download and install the latest drivers from the AMD Web site.
If your system uses this video adapter, some graphics irregularities might occur in the game. To fix this problem, download and install the “Special Released” drivers from AMD
If your system uses this video adapter, texture corruption might occur in the game. To fix this problem, download and install the latest drivers from AMD.
When you attempt to launch certain missions while in 1600 x 1200 x 32 resolution, your computer might restart. If you have this problem, turn off 1600 x 1200 x 32 resolution bit depth.
If you run MechWarrior 4: Black Knight on a system with a GeForce or TNT video adapter and an ASUS motherboard, the game may periodically stop responding or quit. If you have this problem, contact your manufacturer for driver updates.
If your system experiences instability when you run MechWarrior 4, and you are using the AMD Athlon or Duron processors, download and install the latest AMD processor utilities from the AMD Web site.
NOTE: More information on specific video adapter issues is available in the Readme.rtf file in the installation folder. For MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries the default location is
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
The changes that you make in the MechWarrior Autoconfig utility, affect the game when you start it.
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
in case if you just get the issue with 'Dialog_500X450.tga' the fastest solution wouldbe simply to create this missing file. for that you can even use paint and any type of texturejust ensure that the bitmap matches 500x450 pixel and save it as exactly 'Dialog_500X450.tga' underthe expected destination.
Remove all MechWarrior 4 programs and Mech packs[citation needed]
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Delete the MechWarrior folders[citation needed]
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To clean boot your computer, use the appropriate method for your version of Windows:
Install MechWarrior 4[citation needed]
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To resolve this issue, run the Autoconfig configuration utility before you start the game:
Run the Autoconfig utility[citation needed]
Notes
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Install the latest drivers for your graphics card.
Sometimes the game requires 2–3 minutes to set up and load correctly but if this time is exceeded then you can try the following.
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To manually add GOS switches to the command line in the game shortcut, follow these steps:
Manually add command line GOS switches in the game shortcut[citation needed]
For example, to add the GOS switch to, type: Or
8. Click Apply then OK. |
If the /gosNoSound switch resolved the issue, then the issue will lie with the Sound card Driver or the Sound Hardware Acceleration or a codec driver.
If the /gosNoVideo switch resolved the issue, then the issue will lie with the Video card Driver or a codec driver.
| Parameter | Description |
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| /gosUseHW | Overrides all checks and forces the use of 3-D acceleration. |
| /gosNoDialogs | All PAUSE dialog boxes will run automatically but will never be displayed. |
| /gosNoJoystick | Disables joystick enumeration and use. |
| /gosNoForceFeedback | Disables force feedback joysticks from using forces. You can still use them as joysticks. |
| /gosNoMemory | Disables the GameOS memory manager. |
| /gosNoBlade | Disables the Blade software rasterizer and uses the D3D RGB rasterizer instead. |
| /gosCheckMemory | Checks for memory overwrites/reads on all allocated memory blocks. |
| /gosAllSymbols | All modules loaded with MechWarrior 4 will have their .PDBs loaded and will display symbols in any stack walks. |
| /gosInfo 'fred.txt' | Writes machine information to the Fred.txt file and exits without doing anything else. |
| /gosInfo | On its own writes to the debuglog.txt file. |
| /gosnosound | Disable sound |
| /gosnovideo | disable the intro video |
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7.0a | |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, ME, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | 700 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | 1 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible |
%PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore (more details).MechWarrior 4: Vengeance begins with a strong, enjoyable cinematic introduction that stirs up excitement, a rare commodity when compared to the impatient norm for the genre. Not only does the intro set the plot, but it also features nice direction and action sequences. Does the game deliver on this promising start? The short answer is yes.
Most of the terrain is stunning. One mission in particular involves patrolling a beautiful mountainous area, replete with realistic trees, hills, and lakes nestled between the peaks where enemies can be blown up. Chasing after and firing at opponents from hilltops adds a welcome level of complexity, and, while this is the best example, it's not the only one. The rest of the environments are similarly convincing. In-game graphics are incredibly detailed, with enemies flashing visible weapons and defining characteristics that make them recognizable on sight.
A notable aspect of gameplay is the level of customization offered for weapons. Essentially, each Mech has a maximum available tonnage, which must be allocated to weapons, armor, and peripheral items like jump jets, anti-missile systems, and lights. You can either accept the initial configuration, which is usually good, or tweak it anyway you desire.
In combat, MechWarrior 4: Vengeance provides excellent checks and balances. Generally, firepower and increased armor is gained at the expense of speed and mobility. There's a real difference between short and long-range fighting, and you must choose carefully which type is best for any situation. Strategy actually plays a central role here, as storming blindly through a level with guns blazing will work some of the time, but a little planning can go a long way. Missions usually require some amount of finesse.
Despite the game's strong aspects, one major flaw centers on the AI that controls your lance mates. The orders you give these apparent half-wits have no discernible effect beyond the clipped, purposeful responses the pilots give. Inane replies like 'Roger!' or 'I'm on my way!' don't in any way correlate to the action the person is about to take. Indeed, it's not unusual to find that instead of running ahead to a specified point as he was explicitly asked to do, he'll head off inexplicably to some remote corner of the map, or just spin in place. The mental anguish this inflicts probably puts Microsoft in a state of non-compliance with the Geneva Convention.
Additionally, your lance-mates are hopeless at navigating in close quarters, like city environments, and their aim can be terrible. At times they seem afraid to get their 'mechs up to full speed. These shortcomings are especially problematic since the enemies are generally much smarter and more numerous.
The trouble stems from the attempt by the designers to make combat somewhat realistic, at least in terms of the odds. Unlike a FPS, you're not a one-person army slaughtering hundreds of opponents, but are supposed to be part of a team. The team may be involved in pitched battles, but won't be expected to perform superhuman feats of endurance, and you really need your comrades in arms. Unfortunately, the good guys need to function as a credible team, which rarely happens in MechWarrior 4.
Fortunately, though, most of the time when the missions take place in an open area where your lance mates can navigate without problems, the sense of excitement never really flags, making the time investment definitely worth the effort.
Graphics: High level of detail of 'Mechs and environments.
Sound: Satisfying booms that leave no doubt that someone has just blown up. Somewhat inane dialogue at times.
Enjoyment: Mission objectives are varied, gameplay can be exciting, and combat is quite detailed, though half-witted lance mates often cause problems.
Replay Value: The numbers tell the story: 30 missions, 15 campaign maps, 21 customizable 'Mechs, including new models. Coupled with the dramatic flow of the story, replay a good possibility.
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