MechWarrior 4. What do you think?

[Erik_Twice]

I recently saw some old reviews on Mechwarrior 4 and it seems a really fun game. However I read that it has problems running on XP because it does not run on campatibility mode. Does anybody how to solve this? Is it really a game worth getting?

And if I want to play using Joysticks what do I need? I guess I need two of them, how many buttons?

Thanks in advance

[corn619]

Great game and cheap too. Also I have no problems running it on XP and I find using the Xbox Steel Battalion controller works awesome and really sets the mood. Heres the link to get the controller running on a PC http://vt.beckament.net/ The controller is a little expensive but it is perfect for the game, good luck.

[MrPopo]

Mechwarrior 4 is the only Mechwarrior game that actually has no issues running on XP, unlike Mech2 and Mech3. You don't need a real fancy joystick for it. I used to run the old Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro and it had most of the functions I needed right on the stick.

[Erik_Twice]

Hahaha I wish I had a Steel Batallion controller

Since it works perfectly on XP let's see if I can pick it up on ebay with it's expansions because it's really cheap there and it strikes me as a game I'm going to love.

So double joystick all the way huh? I supouse one is for movement and other is for firing stuff and that feels awesome. Can you use pedals for something or there's no need to? I want to use as much stuff as possible.

[corn619]

Hahaha I wish I had a Steel Batallion controller

Since it works perfectly on XP let's see if I can pick it up on ebay with it's expansions because it's really cheap there and it strikes me as a game I'm going to love.

So double joystick all the way huh? I supouse one is for movement and other is for firing stuff and that feels awesome. Can you use pedals for something or there's no need to? I want to use as much stuff as possible.

The pedals are used, you can map them to do many things.

[Erik_Twice]

^Mmmm I see then I would need to pick that steeering wheel I want soon.

Could somebody post a pic of their setup? I'm looking around the net but I haven't seen any.

EDIT: What's up with all those XPLOSIV prints around on ebay? I hate those, they look ugly as hell.

[Erik_Twice]

Greath I got the game and whn I boot it it runs (I can hear the sounds of the intro) but the screen is gully black except for the cursor which doesn't move at all. Does anybody have any idea of what can I do?