MechWarrior 4 Free Release Now Available

Mr. Sketch writes with news that the free release of MechWarrior 4 has finally arrived. We've discussed the game in the past when it was announced, and later when its release was held up by Microsoft. Quoting the announcement: "One of the greatest features of MekPak3.1 and of MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries in general, is the ability to customize. MechWarrior always has been about the Mechlab, especially multiplayer. The Mechlab truly distinguishes MW4 from a long list of shooters that have come out in the past 10 years. The ability to create literally thousands of configurations allows the game to continue in popularity over its lengthy life span. Since the Free Release not only comes with the original mechs and weapons of Mercenaries, but also with the Clan and IS Mech Packs and all the Mektek mechs and weapons, here is what you are getting ... for free."

Comments

Torrent Link

[Krizdo4]

First download their mtx client.
Then this site: http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/mechwarrior4_free_released.html
was nice enough to repost the torrent file which downloads the mtx that you can use the offline mode of the client to install.

The link is labeled: Downloadmechwarrior4mercenaries.all.to.51.03.01.0017.mtx.torrent

1073 Seeders / 2154 Peers
tracker runs on mektek.net

Note: The client runs crazy slow after install. First thing I do is click Offline Mode.

Re:Yes, but

[Dahamma]

Come now. We all know comments like that are how the Succession Wars started.

MTX client sucks.

[voodoowizard]

For those of you that hate the MTX client. Download the torrents and rename the extension from .mtx to .zip No need to "install", the zip opens up to a functional game. Just unzip to where you want it and then apply the patches manually(kind of like oblivion/fallout3 mods). Here are the torrents if you wish to skip the MTX client hell. (via reddit) Main file: http://www.pwned.com/dz/mechwarrior4mercenaries.all.to.51.03.01.0017.mtx.torrent Patches: http://www.pwned.com/dz/mechwarrior4mercenaries.51.03.01.0018.to.51.03.01.0020.mtx.torrent http://www.pwned.com/dz/mechwarrior4mercenaries.51.03.01.0017.to.51.03.01.0018.mtx.torrent I have not tried this yet but there is a mod for the game Crysis that pretty much turns it into a MW game. http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/ Probably still a bit buggy but I am sure it looks a lot better.

Re:Awesome game now free

[Moryath]

Also, the slot restrictions were "canon" - they came out of the Solaris VII and Mechwarrior ("roleplaying game") sourcebooks, the same way that the weapon recharge times (otherwise you could fire a gauss rifle every round, period, same as a small laser) did. It was never intended for the tabletop game that a chassis would simply be "here's your tonnage, go nuts"; specific mechs were always supposed to have a flavor and that is important to the game.

Official Torrent Download HERE

[djdevon3]

Torrents:
http://www.mektek.net/mw4free/torrents/fil...017.mtx.torrent
http://www.mektek.net/mw4free/torrents/fil...018.mtx.torrent
http://www.mektek.net/mw4free/torrents/fil...20.mtx.torrrent

Here are the official files from mektek. You can skip the bullshit MTX program to download them. Get the torrents using your fav p2p program (bitcomet, utorrent, etc..) Then launch MTX and choose Open File (*.mtx)

"Core" file fix link: http://mtxgear.mektek.net/mtx/fixes/mw4/0020/core.zip

Missing .dll files? Try these: http://www.mektek.net/forums/index.php?act...st&id=57250
Put them in your Mercs root directory.

In order to play you will have to setup Port Forwarding rules if you have a router.
For TCP both inbound and outbound: 47624
For TCP and UDP both inbound and outbound: 2300-2400
Try both UPnP Enabled and UPnP Disabled on your router.