i think there is no 3DFX patch for the original DOS version. ive searched years ago for such patch, but never found one.
and if i remember correctly the OEM versions that came bundled with voodoo2 and ATI cards are all enhanced win95 versions (same as the titanium edition).

but maybe you find something useful on amazon.com ...

Thank you for your response and the nice link for Amazon.com. Unfortunately those choices are not what I'm looking for, although the last selection shows a special version made by Diamond Monster 3d, but it is not available anymore.

I'm pretty sure there was a special version of Mechwarrior 2 that originally came bundled with the 3dfx card I got. I have the box and a picture in the back shows the contents included, as well as comparison pictures between the regular Dos version and the improved quality with the 3dfx one.

Also on different older forums on the net and by searching on Google I found many references of a big first patch (at least 50 megabytes) that was developed and released in late 1996 by either Diamond Monster 3d or/and Orchid Righteous 3d.

The patch (like the Descent 1 patch), accelerated and improved the game for 3dfx cards.

In any case, I appreciate your help very much, and I guess I'll have to settle playing the Titanium version with a more recent Windows 98 PC.

Take care!

I have the Monster3D bundled MechWarrior 2. But it says Windows 95 CD-ROM on the disc, so I doubt DOS version existed...

Interesting. My Dos copy of the game also says it can be played in Windows 95 as well, but the game files are DOS related, and I myself am playing it through DOS.

However, it may be that your specific copy is windows only, since it is a later version.

I appreciate your input, and I will probably play through both versions to experience the differences.

Pianoman72,

There was never a patch released for the Mechwarrior 2 series that enabled 3DFX support for the non-OEM (read: retail) versions of the game. However, there were specific OEM versions created that were included with the following cards:

Diamond Multimedia Monster 3D
Orchid Righteous 3D

There were also other non-3DFX cards that received special 3D-enabled versions but the 3DFX version is considered by most, myself included, to be the best version ever released. Your only chance really to locate one of these versions is Ebay since they were never sold as stand-alone titles.

Details about this, and the Mechwarrior 2 series in general, may be located here:

http://www.geocities.com/k_lupinsky/3Dfx.htm

Thank you pjladyfox, your help is very much appreciated. Unfortunately I already purchased the Titanium edition, and I am satisfied with that for the moment, even though it does not contain MIDI files, like my DOS version.

Happy holidays to you and to everyone on this forum!