BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2026-11-11, 18:19:

HG1 and GBL has some "negative thread" error. You might run into it sometime

Looked into this, shouldn't affect my ports as they rebuild the engine vs just converting it over via hacks to play on newer OSes..

I've forgot to put this too, but menu texts still shows up during menu cutscenes

Also i'll wait for the mech1 update

Deffnator wrote on 2026-11-12, 01:34:

I've forgot to put this too, but menu texts still shows up during menu cutscenes

The attachment Text on cutscenes.jpg is no longer available

Also i'll wait for the mech1 update

Should be fixed on 1.1.16, may take a few minutes for the Github build to finish.

Mikeyy00 wrote on 2026-11-12, 00:44:

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2026-11-11, 18:19:

HG1 and GBL has some "negative thread" error. You might run into it sometime

Looked into this, shouldn't affect my ports as they rebuild the engine vs just converting it over via hacks to play on newer OSes..

Edit: To clarify, I'm not poo poo'ing the existing ways to make the original game work on newer PCs.

Does Mercs have the dynamic salvage update or is it the base scripted salvage version?

MalekBrood wrote on 2026-11-12, 02:54:

Does Mercs have the dynamic salvage update or is it the base scripted salvage version?

It'll be whatever was in the original version. Edit: It does take cues from the Windows version.. so it might have the dynamic? I haven't play-tested yet.

It seems only the Win 95 version of Mercs patched to v1.1 and the Titanium edition support dynamic salvage. It's a shame DOS doesn't, as being able to leg a mech and salvage it almost complete was great fun, as opposed to just getting a pre-scripted set of salvage. It also made the economy in Merc Commander a lot more interesting.

MalekBrood wrote on 2026-11-12, 03:41:

It seems only the Win 95 version of Mercs patched to v1.1 and the Titanium edition support dynamic salvage. It's a shame DOS doesn't, as being able to leg a mech and salvage it almost complete was great fun, as opposed to just getting a pre-scripted set of salvage. It also made the economy in Merc Commander a lot more interesting.

I'll add dynamic in. Should be on the next build.

Mikeyy00 wrote on 2026-11-12, 00:08:

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2026-11-11, 18:19:

HG1 and GBL has some "negative thread" error. You might run into it sometime

Can you give me more details here?

It often happens when you launch the mission during the video mode transition. I think I got it to happen more with Single core affinity, but that's the extent my memory goes

Mikeyy00 wrote on 2026-11-12, 04:21:

MalekBrood wrote on 2026-11-12, 03:41:

It seems only the Win 95 version of Mercs patched to v1.1 and the Titanium edition support dynamic salvage. It's a shame DOS doesn't, as being able to leg a mech and salvage it almost complete was great fun, as opposed to just getting a pre-scripted set of salvage. It also made the economy in Merc Commander a lot more interesting.

I'll add dynamic in. Should be on the next build.

Just one thing, Dynamic Salvage breaks some scripted salvage rewards, the big one being the ancient star league cache.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/MechWarrior_2:_Mer … /Blood_Cauldron

Deffnator wrote on 2026-11-12, 12:57:

Mikeyy00 wrote on 2026-11-12, 04:21:

MalekBrood wrote on 2026-11-12, 03:41:

It seems only the Win 95 version of Mercs patched to v1.1 and the Titanium edition support dynamic salvage. It's a shame DOS doesn't, as being able to leg a mech and salvage it almost complete was great fun, as opposed to just getting a pre-scripted set of salvage. It also made the economy in Merc Commander a lot more interesting.

I'll add dynamic in. Should be on the next build.

Just one thing, Dynamic Salvage breaks some scripted salvage rewards, the big one being the ancient star league cache.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/MechWarrior_2:_Mer … /Blood_Cauldron

It's been added to latest build, but you can toggle it off. Requires some extra files off the Titanium disc, so update your install if you want it.

Readme still needs to be updated to mention the new files, will do so shortly.

Can the toggle be used during a playthrough or only from the start of a new game? I'm just wondering if it can be toggled off before the Star League cache misson, so you can get it, then toggle it back on afterwards.

MalekBrood wrote on 2026-11-12, 17:16:

Can the toggle be used during a playthrough or only from the start of a new game? I'm just wondering if it can be toggled off before the Star League cache misson, so you can get it, then toggle it back on afterwards.

You can turn on or off whenever you want. It checks on mission end if you had it on or off.

Possible edge case: if you save during a debrief that has wrecks waiting, those wrecks are saved with it. Load that save later and the Salvage button comes back for that debrief, even if you’ve turned the setting off since. It only affects that one debrief.

Is there a difference inbetween the Battlepack textures and Titanium textures in general? only now i began to notice a few things about battlepack and titanium

Deffnator wrote on Yesterday, 01:39:

Is there a difference inbetween the Battlepack textures and Titanium textures in general? only now i began to notice a few things about battlepack and titanium

Some minor differences in my poking around. Do we want a 3rd texture option in the game? You'll need files from all 3 releases in your game folder..

I noticed one thing, clan wolf mission 2 is missing the tertiary targets to complete the objective at nav gamma like shown here
https://youtu.be/qguLBtYkkdI?t=12108

Deffnator wrote on Yesterday, 16:31:

I noticed one thing, clan wolf mission 2 is missing the tertiary targets to complete the objective at nav gamma like shown here
https://youtu.be/qguLBtYkkdI?t=12108

Fixed in 1.1.19.

Is there a summary of engine changes?
I know it had some pretty iffy issues back in the day, but it would be nice to know that things that weren't broken weren't changed.

Personally, I think a series of steps/options would be... More ideal.

Eg:
1) it runs (exactly as it was) patch preferably
2) the known bugs (jumpjets, collision, view distances missing objectives) fixed
3) graphics api updated, textures/sound swap option
4) upgrade Models/maps made more detailed, textures reworked, possibly nuts and bolts things like file types Eg smk to modern, zip for paks

Didn't get into the game yet.
Mercs +Titanium files.
Something seems screwy with mech customisation. Pretty sure even the shit box commando can go to 9 armor on the head.
Mouse is a bit floaty
F keys mostly don't work as usual. F5 I think it was, did. The rest didn't.
cannot read bwd id 1490