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Offline Grey Wolf

OT: Mechwarrior 4
on: July 11, 2001, 10:45:00 pm
I'm thinking about getting it. Anyone out there played it?
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Offline Shrike

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #1 on: July 11, 2001, 11:14:00 pm
I heard the last mission is a ***** and a half... cheesily hard.
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Offline Daedalus

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #2 on: July 11, 2001, 11:36:00 pm
My opinion? That game rocks!

The last level was very hard, and I did it only on the second difficulty. But if you're good, you can beat it.  

Multiplayer is fun, but half the battle is knowing how to set up your mech. And there tends to be no advantage with the smaller (faster) mechs, because someone else will pick you off while you run around that other big guy. So basically, it's get the biggest mech, load the best weapons, and duke it out.  

Still a very cool game though IMO.

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Offline Grey Wolf

OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #3 on: July 11, 2001, 11:39:00 pm
I've played Mechcommander, and I always prefer the Mad Cat. It's still really good, right? Or have they improved the other mechs to much?
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Offline Daedalus

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Reply #4 on: July 11, 2001, 11:46:00 pm
There's a MadCat Mk II that just totally kicks arse. That's probably my favorite.
It's a little bigger (90 tons. Biggest is 100 tons), but it's still got decent speed and all.

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Offline Nico

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #5 on: July 12, 2001, 06:28:00 am
mmh, the small mechs are VERY dangerous... I played with very good pilots, they run around you, packing some GAUSS gun (or anything that hurts a lot), and they're so small they can run UNDER you and ruin your legs in a matter of seconds. One of the most oppular mech in MW4 is the Daishi.
Tha Last mission is really hard, yeah. A duel against a Daishi with high AI after having done such a difficult mission, that was overkill. And all that to see that the outro, compared to the intro cutscene, sux... damn  
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Offline Culloden

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #6 on: July 12, 2001, 02:42:00 pm
The games good, but IMO, the controls are very poor, especially compared with MW3. You just can't aim as well as you could before. Appart from that, the Intro is the best I've seen in any game and the graphics are superb. All I have to do now is turn my mech fast enough to see the enemy Daishi before it kills me...
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Offline DragonClaw

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #7 on: July 12, 2001, 07:35:00 pm
  My favorite part in MW4 is being in a small mech with Large Lasers on your arms... you can move sideways and use the hat switch to point your arms to the side and WHAM smash the dudes  

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Offline NeoHunter

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #8 on: July 16, 2001, 11:57:00 pm
MechWarrior 4? I completed it. The last mission was very difficult to complete. After everything, you have to have a one on one duel with a Daishi with a difficult AI. Everyone knows the Daishi is the most heavily armed and armored Mech in the game. But if you are good at doing hit and run tactics, should be okay.

By the way, was there ever a repair bay in that mission? Some of my friends said there was one but I can't seem to find it. Anyone? Hints?

In MechWarrior 4, aim for the enemy Mech legs. The legs seem to go down pretty fast. When the Mech loses both legs, it explodes. Easy kill. The heavier Mechs' legs may need more pounding though.

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Offline Nico

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Reply #9 on: July 17, 2001, 06:30:00 am
No, there's no repair bay, I tried them all  
mmh, I remember only one leg is enough. Anyway, if you're an hotshot, aim at the cockpit   2 shots are enough  
That would be cool if it could be modded, but I remember one of the guys that worked on the game it would be actually easier to make a true battlemech than making an user made one (sob)
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Offline Fineus

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #10 on: July 18, 2001, 04:22:00 am
After playing the demo I was all set to make this one of my all time favourite games when I found out....


....you can't skin the mechs yourself. What a bummer - a custom made mech skin centre on HLP would 0wn, but it just can't be done. Ah well  

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Offline Setekh

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Reply #11 on: July 18, 2001, 04:53:00 am
 
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Offline Nico

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #12 on: July 18, 2001, 06:50:00 am
That's hella wrong. Just wander the net, you won't find new mechs, but you WILL find new skins...
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Offline aldo_14

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #13 on: July 18, 2001, 08:36:00 am
 
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No, there's no repair bay, I tried them all  
mmh, I remember only one leg is enough. Anyway, if you're an hotshot, aim at the cockpit   2 shots are enough  
That would be cool if it could be modded, but I remember one of the guys that worked on the game it would be actually easier to make a true battlemech than making an user made one (sob)

Well, my cardboard mech is running fine in my garage....Damn. I might of bough MW4 once i upgraded me PC.

Can you mod MW3 to make new Mechs?  Might be quite good once I get bored of modding FS2.
 

Offline NeoHunter

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #14 on: July 18, 2001, 10:06:00 am
Damn! No repair bays!! Those things can really mean the difference between victory and defeat.

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Offline Inquisitor

OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #15 on: July 18, 2001, 12:35:00 pm
 www.mektek.net  has a skinning utility.

 

I play all the time, SSC_Inquisitor on the zone, or stop by http://forums.shatteredstar.com  and look for our Mech 4 forum.
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Offline Fineus

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #16 on: July 18, 2001, 01:33:00 pm
 
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www.mektek.net  has a skinning utility.
Did I ever tell you that I loved you?  

Wicked stuff dude, now all I gotta do is buy the game...



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Offline Nico

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Reply #17 on: July 18, 2001, 02:31:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Inquisitor:
www.mektek.net  has a skinning utility.
Did I ever tell you that I loved you?  

Wicked stuff dude, now all I gotta do is buy the game...

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just to make new skins?

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Offline NeoHunter

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OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #18 on: July 18, 2001, 11:27:00 pm
Now if there was a program that can convert any 3D format into the format that MechWarrior 4 uses, Thunder will kiss you and bring you home.

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Offline Inquisitor

OT: Mechwarrior 4
Reply #19 on: July 20, 2001, 11:33:00 am
Yes, Thunder, many times over the last 2 years  

Yes, just skins.

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