MechWarrior 2: Resource Forum

Okay, I followed the instructions for Kontza's method (and discovered your helpful pdf handbook in the process).

And... I can play the game! UNFORTUNATELY, the game crashes when I try to launch a mission, in addition to the overweight bug in the mech lab. I will try other methods over again, just ...

The reason it sounds like dos is because you mentioned a I get a brief DOS window and... nothing happens.
Oh, you may be right. My readme says MechWarrior 2 DOS v1.1. But then how could I have a splash screen when I autoplay the CD? Why would it install in XP with installshield? I'm a little ...

First off your getting your versions mixed up.
slugs patch only works on 95 version, you installed the dos version off the disc from what it sounds like.
I'm pretty sure it's the 95 version, because the install interface is Windows, and because my CD packaging specifically advertises it: "Designed ...

Back in the day I bought Mechwarrior 2 bundled with the SideWinder 3D Pro joystick. I tried to install the game a few years back, on a new computer, but met with little success.

I was really excited to learn that viable patches had been developed for XP, but I can't seem to get any of them to work ...