MechWarrior 2

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On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Matthew Carpenter wrote:

> I have been getting this craving for some Mech2 (heck, I'd probably even
> buy the MSMech4-Mercs if it worked).  Does anyone know how to make this
> puppy work under Linux?  Or do I have to use a Grub option not seen in
> many months?
>
> Any of the Mech series is appreciated.  I've seen Mech4Mercs running on a
> buddy's machine and was quite impressed.  I bought Heavy-Gear back before
> I knew Linux existed and found it to be trash by comparison.  The Mech
> engine has always impressed me.  Activision did a great job and even
> Microsoft's Mech4 looks pretty decent.
>
> I used CodeWeavers and got it to install in a very pretty fashion.  But
> when I try to run the game I've tried several things and run into
> troubles.  The latest (I skipped the "Splash" screen and moved right into
> the game) trouble is that it is telling me that I need to have my monitor
> at 256-colors or greater.  I'm running 16 bit color in X, so I'm guessing
> this is some setting in Wine or a problem with Wine.  I'm running an
> NVidia Riva card (Diamond Viper 330-AGP) but for the sake of getting it
> working at all, I chose software-3D this time around.  If I can get it to
> work, then I'll try the OpenGL stuff.  Or perhaps I should tackle the
> OpenGL stuff first?  Might OpenGL require LESS of Wine rather than More?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Matt
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