MC2X DWE G (R03) file

MC2X–DWE-G (DriftWood Edition - Gaming-Only Version)
MC2X-DWE-G - Readme 10 Feb 2020 (R 03)


MC2X-DWE-G is for non-commercial enterprise only!
This is for fun and keeping a great game of tactical command alive.
Every use is under your sole responsibility and at your own risk.
Read Microsoft's Shared Source Limited Permissive License for use of MechCommander® 2 carefully. If you do not agree, don't use MC2X-DWE-G in any ways.
MC2X-DWE-G is an extended MC2 gaming and mission design environment.
Several additional tools and viewer are provided to allow easy mission design.
This package contain one campaign and five example missions for your testing pleasure.
MC2X-DWE-G is a “ Campaign-Gaming-Only” version and includes:
- the extended and freshly compiled MechCommander 2 system files based on the source code released by Microsoft and covered under the shared license agreement
- the re-distributable of important library files
- wolfman's extended MC2X Gaming Core (R43)
- Dege’s “dgVoodoo 2.61” ( recommended for Win10 installations)
- the maps "Metropolitan" , "RedRock Outpost", "Paradise Defense”, "City Assault", "Stormbreaker”s Mudhole"
and “Operation Delta” - the revised 20 mission campaign “DriftWood” (R03)
Thank you and credits to (in alphabetic order):
Aetrion, Battlemaster, Dege, Karl, Magic, Marceror, Paul, Raven IIC, Rollin, Starman01, Tyberius44 and VossieWulf
The features and the inventory available in MC2X are to some extent the collection of the work of the people mentioned above. They deserve the credit for their outstanding work and my greatest thanks for being able to feature their results in MC2X.
After almost 14 years of collecting inventory and features and improving I stopped to continue an anyhow incomplete list of who deserves credit for which features or object.
Magic has by far provided the most inventory and MC2-insights over several years.
THERE IS A LOT OF MAGIC IN MC2X --- Thank You
MC2X-DWE-G is neither a total conversion nor a revolutionary approach to change MC2; it is intended to be an evolutionary improvement over time. This is a stand-alone installation; do not mix with any other MC2 installations or expansion packs.
MC2X-DWE-G is based on the released MC2 source code; the source code release did not contain multiplayer gaming functionality nor embedded video capability.
Therefore MC2X-DWE-G does not support multiplayer gaming nor in game videos.
Because of the missing video capability of the released source code, MC2X-DWE-G does not contain
the CARVER V campaign and is not fully compatible to missions or campaigns designed under and for wolfman-x !
MC2X-DWE-G is not compatible to any other MC2 mod or campaigns/missions designed under other development environments. Never mix with files from other authors.
Installation of “Campaign Gaming-Only” Version:
- MC2X-DWE-G requires:
- winXP SP3 or better (Win Vista, Win7 Ultimate (32bit and 64 bit), win 8.1Pro (64bit)
- win10 users should install the included dgVoodoo files developed by Dege.
- visit : Dege.fw.hu for more infos and support regarding dgVoodoo
- DirectX 9 or better
- Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) (Visual Studio 2005)
- Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) (Visual Studio 2012)
Microsoft.com
* The Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components of
Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++
on a computer that does not have Visual C++ installed.
These runtime files are part of the MC2X-DWE-G installer package and will be offered
for selection towards the end of the installation; select to install if you have not done before.
* Install MC2X-MCE-G into a clean directory!
* system will select best possible resolution automatically and go full-screen-mode.
* Implemented Resolutions:
1280by720, 1280by800, 1280by1024, 1366by768, 1440by900, 1600by900,
1600by1200, 1680by1050, 1856by1392, 1920by1080, 1920by1200, 2048by1536
All selection that fit on your screen can be selected manually as well and used in window-mode
* You may open the dgVoodoo Control panel and adapt the settings to your installation needs; under Win10 I recommend to NOT “disable and passthru to real DirectX”
Uninstall Impact:
- Use the MC2X-DWE-G Uninstaller
- The uninstaller deletes all files that came with the installation.
- Any mission data files that came from independent installations or any savegame files are not impacted.
Support:
Mc2x.net
Please send me an e-mail and let me know, if you feel that I did not give the deserved credit to somebody.
Let me know if you find something that should not be included in the MC2X-DWE-G package.
I will review and make or eliminate objects from the package.
MC2X-DWE-G is for non-commercial enterprise only!
This is for fun and keeping a great game of tactical command alive.
Every use is under your sole responsibility and at your own risk.
Read Microsoft's Shared Source Limited Permissive License for use of MechCommander® 2 carefully. If you do not agree, don't use MC2X-DWE-G in any ways.