MechCommander - Walkthrough Hard - No Commentary

[@Magbiy]

2:43 My man Panther just nailed that piloting skill roll

[@vilvismargots5937]

What a fantastic looking game!

[@alanhuskey2404]

I played this game over and over when it came out, but I can't get it to run anymore... I need to figure out how to make it work again.

[@thisisabsolutelystup]

Absolutely yelling at the screen whenever you unequipped PPCs 😂

[@alanhuskey2404]

Right?

[@prince.albert]

8:49:37 What a warrior. Fighting 1 vs 8, still managed to take out 1 Masakari with the last shot.

[@ebee-uz1oz]

with the "rescue Raven" mission, and the mad cat/Timber Wolf, when I played this long ago, I was able to get the mech, however, playing it recently for fun, I'd gang up on it, or hit the fuel tanks didn't get me the salvage.....(going on three/four times now)

[@UCLASeraph]

Yup. Play it over and over til you salvage that sucker hahah!

[@yong9613]

YES! Especially clan weapons

[@alanhuskey2404]

How are you getting it to run on Win11?

[@ebee-uz1oz]

@@alanhuskey2404 don't have win 11

[@alanhuskey2404]

@@ebee-uz1oz Win 10?

[@bencewohner305]

3:34 Mechwarrior 4! Launch Sound!

[@YamashitaPhilippines]

WE NEED THIS GAME in 2024..

[@TheBeardedFrogSage]

It's funny to think about the intro movie - Cmdr. Harrison is doing his job, making sure their landing zone is clear, and his CO is just rush rush rush, all gung ho. Clearly she's from Steiner and he's from Davion. Poor Hardcase, though - he didn't even get to fire a shot before he got blitzed. Dude shouldn't have been riding a Hunchback, but I'm sure if the CO had her druthers he would have been in an Urbie. I would have put him in something a little more suitable, like a Centurion or Vindicator, something that could take a hit and not go critical right off the bat. Hunchies are glass cannons, even the Clans despised them. Being assigned to one is considered punishment detail.

[@Scorch0017]

I thought, that Hunchbacks II were glass cannons, while original model was quite armored for its weight.

[@TheBeardedFrogSage]

@@Scorch0017 That sounds right. While I love the AC 20, the ammo has always been a problem. Between you and me, I'd rather ride a Hunchback than a Hollander any day. As great as the gauss rifle is, it's not good enough to be the sole weapon system on a mech. The Hunchback at least has medium lasers for backup. It's not much but at least it can keep fighting when the ammo runs out.

[@herico33]

I love hunchbacks and I would say HB II are the glass cannons, but other than that, my HBs pack a nice punch for their size currently playing MW5 for the 10th time, waiting for the next DLC coming this sept

[@MrAdamske]

The lance's mission AO was a city, you'd be mad NOT to bring a Hunchback. Plus there was a Centurion in the lance already so no need for two. Also looked like Hardcase took a bit of a beating, most likely losing his torso armour, before he sensibly ejected probably understanding he didn't have a chance in hell of closing and putting to use his AC after taking such fire from long range. Also wouldn't the CO sound German if she was from Steiner?

[@horrorsower]

GOD these pieces of junk moved with the grace of evergreen in suez. i loved it! it still looks good when zoomed out a bit :D

[@TrinanKocht]

oh god i love this mech animations

[@ElGoogKO]

one of the best games

[@deltasource56]

miss this game

[@KCS-KOBRA]

God i miss these live action video cutscenes.

[@ArmySigs]

Still have my original copy! Such a unique and awesome game, forgot how eerie and weird the background music is lol

[@YamashitaPhilippines]

how to make the screen like this? any tutorial?

[@AnotherSchmoe]

Hi, how'd you get the menus in big full screen when using the resolution patch? Mine get shrunk into the corner and are hard to read. Thanks!

[@Scorch0017]

I cropped those parts in video editor, didn't want the viewers to break their eyes.

[@AnotherSchmoe]

@@Scorch0017 Ah I see, thank you!

[@djayjp]

Apparently there's no satellite imaging in the 31st century lol

[@Rajalord27]

federated suns forever !

[@Gachaheathunter109]

Yeah, brotha!

[@america8706]

"Colonel, I need you to dominate my heart😳👉👈"

[@nicktod6117]

hey do you get anything significant at all for completing the secondary objective for missions ?? like maybe extra ending / stuff ?? or is it just you get more RP ?

[@Scorch0017]

No, it's just RP.

[@nicktod6117]

@@Scorch0017 thanks2 i got the ending and is it just it ??? like we dont get any credits score or somthing at all and booted off the game after the mechcommander title shows up ?

[@johntucker23]

Because of this game when i played mechwarrior 5 i was like, ok i only want to do Davion missions!! I'm a Guard!

[@KritoSkywaker]

Just a thing to say: You could have ejected Hawk, instead of killing him. 😅

[@Scorch0017]

At that time I didn't know the right way, how to eject pilot with the hotkey. Turns out it wasn't necessary to sacrifice the Mech at all, since Mad Cat will lose interest and stop, if you move the bait further to the north near the river.

[@KritoSkywaker]

@@Scorch0017 Yeah. I can imagine the frustration. Getting the Mad Cat with a precise Air Strike is possible, but you have to be quick. Also. Home+Left Mouse Click is the eject hotkey. Hopefully this will help in the future. 😄

[@Scorch0017]

@@KritoSkywakerYeah, I figured it out. Still, pilots rarely die during ejection even on Hard, and I tend to replay missions, if I lose Clan mechs or weapons anyway

[@KritoSkywaker]

@@Scorch0017 Same policy on my part. No mechs or pilots losing. Because they are hard to be found. Especially if we talk about Clan Technology. Besides, have you considered playing Darkest Hours with the Lostech Mod?

[@Scorch0017]

​@@KritoSkywaker Probably not, in my experience user made campaigns for strategy games often suffer from unbalanced difficulty or just have very long and tiresome missions. And from what I've heard, Darkest Hours is one of those mods.

[@AphexWebb]

Did you use the resolution patch from mdmods or did you use something else? If it was something else, would you mind posting the link?

[@Scorch0017]

I downloaded MCG ResolutionEXEPack from ModDB, after some experimenting choosed 1080p one and used zoom function in the game to get the highest quality sprite work and movable camera. Though, the side scrolling is still unresponsive in some areas.

[@MarcoMericoPHAcido]

I totally love this game! Your video bring me back in my childhood! Btw, does anyone know what's mean the thunder icon in the mechlab?

[@Scorch0017]

That gauge represents the attack power of the mech, which calculated as a sum of the equipped weapons and pilot skill. Something like that.

[@three-quartersbadger2929]

Any chance that you could post the resolution fix that you used? This game, be default, is rather hard on the eyes.

[@Scorch0017]

@@three-quartersbadger2929 download MCG ResolutionEXE Pack from ModDB.

[@rosalbafuda5234]

please, tell me you will amke ven the MechAssault series

[@Scorch0017]

I would like to, but this series is the console exclusive and only the first game can be emulated on PC.

[@johntucker23]

My first time playing, Mystique died 2 missions before the end...R.I.P. I never let anyone else Pilot her raven.

[@123TauruZ321]

Why is the interface icons so small? Can hardly see anything. And you have to run fast up to the hollander and keep close to it. You were so lucky you didn't get a pilot or two killed.

[@Scorch0017]

Because the game was runned in 1080p, that's the thing with the old games. I ordered them to run to the holllander, as you can see, but the mechs can't accelerate instantly in this game, especially uphill. That was enough for hollander to cripple one of my mechs with the first shot, and while I tried to select the last two, he crippled another. Nevertheless, it added some drama.

[@123TauruZ321]

@@Scorch0017 Tha'ts a bit strange... i never had that problem. But okay. At least you got it. Sometimes luck plays a part.

[@Scorch0017]

@@123TauruZ321 The plan was to wait, until Hollander came to the forest edge, putting itself at the close range with my light mechs. When I decided to take the chances and rush it, Lynx stuck behind and received a crippling shot.

[@123TauruZ321]

@@Scorch0017 I see.. Yes that was unlucky. But those light mechs can't take anything .. it's a risky part of the game..

[@stepankrafek4977]

Don't you know the difference between difficulties? I'm playing it on medium again now and I don't know if you should put it on hard again: D

[@Scorch0017]

Judging by the manual, enemy mechs would have more armor and damage points. Also, while playing on Hard, I get the impression, that my pilots become less accurate, while enemies scored hits more oftenly.

[@herico33]

@@Scorch0017 I think the best way to play it is on normal, but I do play it on hard just for the challenge. Mechcommander is one of my all time fav game ever

[@Brazouck]

how do you manage to be so rarely hit ? is there a movement trick ?

[@Scorch0017]

Yeah, something like that. Also, units taking the higher ground have increased accuracy and are less likely to be hit by enemy fire.

[@johntucker23]

i spend soooooooo many hours playing this on my pentium 233. i upgraded to a 4mb graphics cards from a 1mb onboard and the game got sooo much better, first time i played this was a demo cd on a pc magazine, the raven mission...ok fans, how many times did you do it over and over every playthrough to get the damn Madcat?.

[@alexmoreno2606]

There's a expansion of it desperate measures it continues the story of the original.

[@emanvalles4018]

how to make this kind of resolution?

[@awordabout...3061]

Well, assuming that was an ammo explosion, at least Beast would have gone out quickly! Worth it for the 'Mech - life is cheap, OmniMechs are not!

[@Scorch0017]

You meant Hawk, may be?

[@uemlolikdurnoskakov3566]

Это... Было... Охуенно...

[@1unkn0wn]

Such a great game. Its just a shame the mech lab is such a POS.

[@123TauruZ321]

Lol why the f would you sacrifice a pilot like that ^^ I'm not watching any more of this ridiculous playthrough...

[@Scorch0017]

Because it's the only way to get Timber Wolf in the third mission. Normally, I would force-eject my pilot, but in Gold version Hotkey for this function doesn't work and there is no Eject button in the HUD to click. I didn't miss Hawk anyway.

[@123TauruZ321]

@@Scorch0017 It's called the MadCat. And it is absolutely possible to get it without sacrificing a pilot. You get it's attention, then run away. It will eventually run back into it's position, but not entirely, you will be able to see it and then drop airstrikes on it. You can also fight it toe to toe, keep your mechs right up against it, you may lose one or two but it's worked 90% of the times for me.

[@Scorch0017]

@@123TauruZ321 Ok, I've replayed this moment and immediately parked Hawk near the river behind the hill just at the edge of the Timber Wolf's sensor range (I will insist on the original Clans name). It didn't run back and simply stopped on the slope, just like in my video. Funny, I was always under the impression, that this mech is scripted to pursue player's forces. I don't see a point in fighting Timber Wolf head on, since there is only a miniscule chance of salvaging badly damaged chassis and broken weapons. If player didn't interested in acquring this mech, it's easier to just destroy it by blowing up gas tanks.

[@123TauruZ321]

@@Scorch0017 I get that .. it's easy to think that. I understand that point too. I've always had a difficult time using aistrikes to kill pilot, no less than the conventional method. Sorry i was a bit abrupt at the start. I think this is a great game and beating it on hard mode is a difficult thing to do. So well done either way!

[@stepankrafek4977]

@@Scorch0017 I just played yesterday, you run up the hill, you continue to the water, you take the turret control to the right. Then you get Mad Cat and connect the unit to the others through the forest at 2x commando. You play the whole mission with a full squad. :D

[@pillepolle3122]

my god the graphics and sound effects are so bad

[@connernickerson5509]

Wrong

[@Lyaagato]

its 1998 games, wtf do you expect? unreal engine 5 graphic??

[@pillepolle3122]

@@Lyaagato at least

[@fun9577]

Когда-то это была моя любимая игра! Когда у меня был Виндовс 95-98