Official
Mechwarrior3 Page: The offical homepage for the resently released
game.
Mechwarrior 3 Tactics Page: A great page, designed to improve a mechwarriors Single and Multiplayer game, along with good info on weapons and mechs. Very simular to the Mercnet School.
Get the new Mechwarrior3 Demo at www.Mechwarrior3.com.
Info
Avalable: June 1999
Developer: Zipper Interactive
Distributor: Microprose
Operating System: Win 95/98/NT
Playability: Up to 8 players Lan or Internet
Cost: approx $54 US
SYSTEM REQUIRMENTS
MINIMUM
Pentium 166
32 mb Ram
Video will run in video software mode
RECOMMENDED
P200
32 MB Ram
Voodoo2/Direct 3d card
Full Blown 3D video
VIDEO
Resolutions for 3d Cards:
640x480 to 1024x768
D3d Support
No Glide
DirectX 6 (included)
AUDIO
3D Audio support
MULTIPLAYER
LAN
TCP/IPX
LAN TCP/IPX Players:1-8
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These are a few screen shots from the headquarters collection.If you would like a zip file containing all (or as man as you want) of the Mech3 pics in our data base just e-mail us with Mech3 zip in the subject
MechWarrior 3 Unofficial FAQ (Taken from Badkarma's Newsletter-badkarma.net) What is MechWarrior3? MechWarrior3 is a PC based simulation/combat game based on FASA's BattleTech universe. Who is making MechWarrior3? MechWarrior3 is being published by Microprose and being developed by Zipper Interactive. http://www.zipperint.com/ I was under the impression FI (Fasa Interactive) (MechCommander fame) was doing MW3 (Mech- Warrior3). FI was doing MW3 the project was turned over to Microprose (the publisher FI was working with) due to business reasons. Microprose turned the project over to ZI (Zipper Interactive) to develop the game. FI is presently working on MechWarrior4. Will it be more like Mech2, or Mercs? MechWarrior3 is completely new, it will not use any of the code from MechWarrior2, MechWarrior2 Ghost Bear's Legacy, or MechWarrior2 Mercenaries. You will have to maintain your forces/supplies like Mercs, but you will not have a money system. What perspective does the game play? MW3 plays in both 1st person (cockpit view) and 3rd person view. Third person view includes an aiming reticule making the entire game playable from this perspective. Is MW3 an add on to MechWarrior2, do I need a previous game? MW3 is an entirely new game, using a new game engine, built by a different company. Will I need a 3D graphics card? No the game will run in both software only and hardware mode. Which BattleMechs will be in the game? Inner Sphere Annihilator Avatar Bushwhacker Champion Firefly Orion Strider Sunder Black Hawk KU Owens Clan Inner Sphere Name Clan Name Cauldron Born Cauldron Born Mad Cat Timberwolf Thor Summoner Vulture Mad Dog Daishi Direwolf Shadowcat Shadowcat Puma Adder Supernova Supernova Will the game have Elementals? Yes Elementals are in the game. They will probably be playable via a cheat. Will MW3 have more advanced weapons or add-ons than MW2:Mercenaries (For instance Beagle Probes, C3 or Triple Strength Myomer fibers)? It'll have Beagle Probes, Narc, and C3 (possibly more). What is the multiplayer gaming setup like (max players, mission types, connections, etc.)? 8 players, teamplay and deathmatch. Internet or IPX What type of 3D support will you be offering (Glide, OpenGL, Direct 3D), if so are there any advantages of one over the other? Direct3D Will the game controls be first person shooter based, simulation style, or both? Pretty much the same mix of sim and action that Mech2 had. What type of vehicles other than "Mechs are there in the game? Will we be able to pilot them? You can only pilot 'Mechs but you will face enemy vehicles of various types including elementals. What type of imaging systems will be in the 'Mechs (enhanced imaging as in MW2-wirefraeme, infrared,magnetic resonance)? There's an enhanced imaging system along with the normal imaging.