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2        Using a Voodoo 2 w/ MechWarrior 2 3Dfx
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6(1) First you will need Voodoo 1 drivers. You can download the drivers for the Diamond Monster 3D, from Diamond MM's FTP here: ftp://ftp.diamondmm.com/pub/display/monster/monster3d/m3d1600.exe You must extract the following two files from the drivers and place them into the Mech 2 directory (or whatever your main installation folder is):
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8    glide.dll
9    sst1init.dll
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11(2) You need to create a batch file (*.BAT) called "mech2.bat" (or "whatever-name-you-want.bat") in your Mech2 directory. If you're unfamiliar with how to do this, you can just open up a blank text (*.TXT) document in Notepad, then copy and paste the following information into it and save it as to the *.BAT file. It should contain the following lines:
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13    set SST_GRXCLK=90
14    set SST_FT_CLK_DEL=0x4
15    set SST_TF0_CLK_DEL=0x6
16    set SST_TF1_CLK_DEL=0x6
17    set SST_VIN_CLKDEL=0x1
18    set SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2
19    set SSTV2_FASTMEM=1
20    set SSTV2_FASTPCIRD=1
21    set FX_GLIDE_ALLOC_COLOR=3
22    mech2.exe
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24(3) Double-click on the *.BAT file you created to start the game. You can also create a shortcut to the *.BAT file you created and give it an icon if you wish. You might want to go into the shortcut's properties and put a check into the "Close on Exit" box on the Program Tab, so when you play you won't have to close the box that the batch file creates everytime you play.
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26Explanation: The problem is due to the game using an early version of the glide.dll (one that is lower than 2.1), that predates and is not supported by Voodoo 2 cards. The combination of variables in the batch file makes the game think it's running on a Voodoo 1 card.