The thing I miss the most about this version of the game is the ability to knockdown mechs with enough firepower. Nothing is more satisfying than knocking down a mech that leads into an easy kill
I miss joystick and mouse users on equal ground no flee floating reticule. My mouse playthrough was so much easier in mw5. The 2 click fullscreen zoom sucks too, mw4 did it much better.
@@Abb0able I sometimes refer to MW5 mercs and Squint Warrior. I swear even on a big TV having to adjust my eyes to shoot at a small tank or turret drives me nuts. LRMS ALL DAY!!!
@@Abb0able If joystick is on par with mouse in an FPS game you're either giving joystick aim assist or gimping mouse. Neither of which should be happening.
@@Abb0able Floating reticle would be the realistic scenario with mental integration with those mechs as per lore. I do agree it was weird at first to play with a mouse, but it makes sense. Feels too cumbersome now with joystick and rudder pedals. Wish the limbs would really articulate based on the actuators. Not sure how one would be able to control a hatchetman to do physical attacks though other than the current Rock em and Sock em toy method.
It’s cool but then you have “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.” “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.” “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.” “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.”
The nostalgia for me is this map in multiplay, basically you'd move up to the top of this basin, the other team also spawned in low ground and would do the same, ridge sniping each other, the xtreme right had low ground which a fast mover like a scat ERLL/ERPPC build could exploit for flanking shots. If i remember correctly there was a small base on the flat ground between the two basins that could be used to get a little elevation and provided some sparse cover.
Looking forward to your mod. I have tried literally everything to get MW4 running on my pc properly and nothing works. Hoping i have no issues getting this mod running
Agreed. The sprawling maps weren't as detailed maybe, but they made it feel so much more real. The old mission design wasn't perfect, but it was a lot more immersive than what we've got now.
Excellent news! My MW4:Mercs disc got corrupted before I could install it on my newer computer (used to play multiplayer on underspecced one) and missed out on MekTek's release before they took it down. I'll bookmark this channel and wait for more news about this one.
Fantastic sequence! I would say to do a run that is more lore friendly. That many top tier assault mechs is a bit over the top. Make a pair of lances with a mix of heavies and assaults. Gives a good challenge and is all the more epic!
i am literally in the middle of this epic game again after like a year - i meant to stream it a week ago but was so involved i've just been playing it by myself. yes, i have the version with the entire inner sphere mech pack and upgraded weapons. i'm slowly upping my difficulty level and switching factions so i can enjoy as long as possible. found this clip BY ACCIDENT. and with the new music track and recharged-PPC sounds you've got i'm getting the impression it's gotta be like war of the worlds in that behemoth. you MUST keep me posted on this mod of yours.
Having played several FPS games from the franchise (MW1,2,3,4,4,4,MWO, MW5) I am enjoyably impressed by MW5. MW3 will always be my fave, but MW5 is a worthy successor. I've spent more than a few hours (600?) in it and still play. Still, if Steam had some reason to update and remarket MW3 I'd buy it again. I just don't see any motive for them in it. MW3 is sort of linear compared to MWO or MW5. But it did provide nice flavor with the mission briefings including drone footage and overview map referents. Something strange is the gameplay "throttle" mechanic that pervades the franchise. I don't mean speed controls, I'm talking about how absolutely crappy the night vision devices are. Enemies being stealthy I get, but an environmentally overwhelming darkness? Seems a bit odd, when NV is supposed to provide an advantage. Even current LLTV has work arounds for ambient light sources.
I think my favorite campanion mechs to use are an entire lance of longbows with Clan LRMs. I just send them to the middle of the map and they rain the pain while I clean up with min-maxed Madcats. Also Marauder IIs with the jumpjets removed and focused entirely on weapon tonnage.
Felicitaciones por el MOD de MW4 Mercenaries, me gustaron los Mechs y la música. Recuerdo que salió un teaser de lo que sería la secuela de MW4 con la voz de Spectre, se veía bien, pero creo que se canceló.
This is the clearest I’ve seen this game! How are you doing this? Coding, modeling, scripts? All of the above? I need this! Would be pretty cool if you could get low poly MWO mechs in the game 😎
Imagine being a small mercenary lance being dropped off in the middle of a warzone like this where you're not on either side. [Insert I_guess_I'll_die.jpg here]
This mission is really frustrating on elite difficulty because if U do not catch up with the hammer lance the mission is over but if You push too hard the defending mechs destroy You. However there is at least 1 strategy how to finish the mission.
I feel that, even with A+ mech lance I still wasn't able to save hammer lance in time! Wasn't until I split my mech lance half way thru the first battle and made a B-line that i was able to succeed!
Which MW is this? I haven't played since 2 back in 98 or 99 I believe. Total annihilation came out and I just discovered escalation mod so I still am capable of playing games from back in the day. I love the revival of old favs like these.
@@wowathenaunfortunately not the one I meant but that one turns out is a banger too I was talking about the one from the very beginning of the video that goes on for a few minutes or so, proper fucking banger
Unlike MW:O, MW4 was best played with a joystick back in the day. Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro 2 was a popular joystick. Lots of competitive MW4 Vengeance League players (myself included) had them.
Been so long since I have seen good MW, 5 put me off the games for a bit...shiny but shallow. (4:50 forgot you could knock down mechs if you smack em with enough force.)
Imho assault mechs are NOT the most epic. They are slow. They 1 shot kill. And the whole mission is point and click no strategy quest. Also MechWarrior 4 Mercenaries is the best game in the series period.
@@JGxDATA nice I always felt way too rushed on this if you tried to distance yourself and use long range weapons he died and if you rushed in yours too messed up to really help with the drop ship
at elite he ALWAYS died, unless you took some sort of heavy mech....it's like hammer lance at elite: in vanilla they always die unless you rush there at 140 kph
@@JGxDATA I managed to save Hammer in vanilla on elite. It wasn't easy, but I took a Thor with maxed speed, some Clan LBX20s and a pulse laser to shoot down choppers. My lance was all Awesomes with maxed speed as well. If you ignore the armor and sprint to Hammer Lance about 1/3rd of the time they are still alive when you get there (some random chance involved) and if you snipe the choppers as you run in and quickly destroy the attackers you can save one member of Hammer Lance about 10% of the time. Very annoying, but doable.
@@JGxDATA its a bit shit if every location has the same amount of armor aswell as it certainly isnt canon, legs and arms have less armor than the torso in every other version
The music is not the same as the original, it's actually terrible! Plus, this mission is supposed to be a lot harder if you don't keep moving up from the start.
maybe for starters the AI is dumb as shit and you only get 4 mechs in the drop. also, the game just spawns enemies in arcade style. MW4 actually tried to make a good game. MW5 was just a cash grab that needs modding to see a fraction of it's potential.
@@oceanbytez847 pretty well summed up! I also miss the colour. These old maps pop. The maps in MW5 feel like the artist had 3 shades of brown and 2 shades of gray to work with and any other colours came out of their salary.
The thing I miss the most about this version of the game is the ability to knockdown mechs with enough firepower. Nothing is more satisfying than knocking down a mech that leads into an easy kill
I miss joystick and mouse users on equal ground no flee floating reticule. My mouse playthrough was so much easier in mw5. The 2 click fullscreen zoom sucks too, mw4 did it much better.
@@Abb0able I sometimes refer to MW5 mercs and Squint Warrior. I swear even on a big TV having to adjust my eyes to shoot at a small tank or turret drives me nuts. LRMS ALL DAY!!!
I heard you say "enough damage"...what you mean is DFA!!!
@@Abb0able If joystick is on par with mouse in an FPS game you're either giving joystick aim assist or gimping mouse. Neither of which should be happening.
@@Abb0able Floating reticle would be the realistic scenario with mental integration with those mechs as per lore. I do agree it was weird at first to play with a mouse, but it makes sense. Feels too cumbersome now with joystick and rudder pedals. Wish the limbs would really articulate based on the actuators. Not sure how one would be able to control a hatchetman to do physical attacks though other than the current Rock em and Sock em toy method.
I like how Spectre gets upset and snarky with being bothered while he's under a ton of stress.
Sounds like me
@@imglidinhere same
It’s cool but then you have “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.” “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.” “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.” “TAKE OUT THE DESIGNATED TARGET.”
@@Shane2020xxx lol
@@Shane2020xxx So... me during MWO, got it. :D
Supporting you to finish that mod with the whole game! I got a buddy who hasn't played because of the installation process. Good luck sir!
It's so easy to install, I just finished MW2 the other day, moved on to MW2 mercs and will move on to 3 and 4 and 5...
One of my favourite missions but hates it when Peter decides to face tank the drop ship
Best part of the mission
Mechwarrior 4 was peak gaming you can't change my mind.
Beautiful. Wave after wave like Overlord should’ve always been
I´m really excited about this Data! I used to live this game back in the day and have missed it
The nostalgia for me is this map in multiplay, basically you'd move up to the top of this basin, the other team also spawned in low ground and would do the same, ridge sniping each other, the xtreme right had low ground which a fast mover like a scat ERLL/ERPPC build could exploit for flanking shots. If i remember correctly there was a small base on the flat ground between the two basins that could be used to get a little elevation and provided some sparse cover.
Looking forward to your mod. I have tried literally everything to get MW4 running on my pc properly and nothing works. Hoping i have no issues getting this mod running
Likewise.
There’s threads on Reddit for how to download it and get it to work. Free zip files with the games.
Whatever mod this is I love it. The original battle was a slog, adding in Fafnirs and Behemoths makes it absolute insanity.
Those gauss rifles. They sound so GOOD
This looks amazing! Keep up the good work! Can't wait to play
One thing i miss from MW4 feels like ur in an actual battle field instead of smal box that stuff happens in.
Agreed. The sprawling maps weren't as detailed maybe, but they made it feel so much more real. The old mission design wasn't perfect, but it was a lot more immersive than what we've got now.
Thats why i love MechWarriors. Please make a movie about Mechwarriors. It will be the greatest movie about battles in the whole world.
The original ost Hunter sounded so good with this mission
I believe it was Behemoths at the start. Either way they're kick ass tracks that make the scene.
@@Chopstorm. it started with behemoths then moved into hunter, the best transition
Excellent news! My MW4:Mercs disc got corrupted before I could install it on my newer computer (used to play multiplayer on underspecced one) and missed out on MekTek's release before they took it down. I'll bookmark this channel and wait for more news about this one.
This video brought back memories! Thank you!
I love how casually the helos are swatted from the sky 9 minutes in.
The Battletech novels about the FedCom Civil War are great.
Was waiting for something like this for Years.
Thank You, gonna check it out.
Data out here doing the Lord's Work by modding the best Mechwarrior game.
The amount of clan tech present on the mechwarrior 4 series in general is just bonkers to me lol
The radio chatting makes it so good
Man how come this gameplay so crisps👌
I just tried MW 5 and it felt like pew pew weee weee really missing some oomph
Wow that battle was epic, can’t wait for your mod as well 👌🏽
for 2000s this game was awesome
Nice work. Never completed this mission. It beat me every time.
Fantastic sequence! I would say to do a run that is more lore friendly. That many top tier assault mechs is a bit over the top. Make a pair of lances with a mix of heavies and assaults. Gives a good challenge and is all the more epic!
i am literally in the middle of this epic game again after like a year - i meant to stream it a week ago but was so involved i've just been playing it by myself.
yes, i have the version with the entire inner sphere mech pack and upgraded weapons. i'm slowly upping my difficulty level and switching factions so i can enjoy as long as possible.
found this clip BY ACCIDENT. and with the new music track and recharged-PPC sounds you've got i'm getting the impression it's gotta be like war of the worlds in that behemoth.
you MUST keep me posted on this mod of yours.
I sooooo can't wait to play this mod!!
Love this game, still got my MekTek version running
Having played several FPS games from the franchise (MW1,2,3,4,4,4,MWO, MW5) I am enjoyably impressed by MW5. MW3 will always be my fave, but MW5 is a worthy successor. I've spent more than a few hours (600?) in it and still play.
Still, if Steam had some reason to update and remarket MW3 I'd buy it again. I just don't see any motive for them in it. MW3 is sort of linear compared to MWO or MW5. But it did provide nice flavor with the mission briefings including drone footage and overview map referents.
Something strange is the gameplay "throttle" mechanic that pervades the franchise. I don't mean speed controls, I'm talking about how absolutely crappy the night vision devices are. Enemies being stealthy I get, but an environmentally overwhelming darkness? Seems a bit odd, when NV is supposed to provide an advantage. Even current LLTV has work arounds for ambient light sources.
I think my favorite campanion mechs to use are an entire lance of longbows with Clan LRMs. I just send them to the middle of the map and they rain the pain while I clean up with min-maxed Madcats. Also Marauder IIs with the jumpjets removed and focused entirely on weapon tonnage.
Did u replace some sounds w/ ones from Jedi Academy?
Felicitaciones por el MOD de MW4 Mercenaries, me gustaron los Mechs y la música. Recuerdo que salió un teaser de lo que sería la secuela de MW4 con la voz de Spectre, se veía bien, pero creo que se canceló.
Damn, that was intense.
some of the music are from mental omega, you using MO theme into Mechwarrior 4 mercenary overhaul?
These are from WorldBeyond MO just got permission to use their music for their mod and this is the same case here
This is the clearest I’ve seen this game! How are you doing this? Coding, modeling, scripts? All of the above? I need this! Would be pretty cool if you could get low poly MWO mechs in the game 😎
How did you get the game running, do you use joystick or mouse and keyboard
Imagine being a small mercenary lance being dropped off in the middle of a warzone like this where you're not on either side.
[Insert I_guess_I'll_die.jpg here]
Miss this game. I had a problem with it in old days . Would play multiplayer all night. CFW_JONAS
Wait...what is this? I mean, it looks cool but what is it a mod for?
Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries
Aka the best game ever
This mission is really frustrating on elite difficulty because if U do not catch up with the hammer lance the mission is over but if You push too hard the defending mechs destroy You. However there is at least 1 strategy how to finish the mission.
I feel that, even with A+ mech lance I still wasn't able to save hammer lance in time! Wasn't until I split my mech lance half way thru the first battle and made a B-line that i was able to succeed!
@@edwardwillis3449 Oh nice. I had to search for a solution on YT. :)
Pretty nice how far MW2 has come
better than mw5!!! wish it would play on modern computer
How did you run it in wide screen?
Which MW is this? I haven't played since 2 back in 98 or 99 I believe. Total annihilation came out and I just discovered escalation mod so I still am capable of playing games from back in the day. I love the revival of old favs like these.
link
Is there a way to get this game still?
WOW this looks so much better then MW5!
Ahh i see someone else remembers Amaris's Rifleman design
This looks incredible
Okay but where do I get the mod?
Anyone know what the name of the song is used at the beginning of the battle?
It's fucking awesome and I've been searching for hours but no luck
did u meant "World Beyond - RIGHT ON TRACK"?
@@wowathenaunfortunately not the one I meant but that one turns out is a banger too
I was talking about the one from the very beginning of the video that goes on for a few minutes or so, proper fucking banger
U use graphic mod?
billions of c-bills were lost that day
Chromehounds on steroids!
This brings back memories…
How do you guys set up your controls for this game? I've tried but holy fuck the bindings were terrible.
i've heard a lot of people used joysticks for this game back in the day.
Unlike MW:O, MW4 was best played with a joystick back in the day. Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro 2 was a popular joystick. Lots of competitive MW4 Vengeance League players (myself included) had them.
@@Ahhhmotherland That would explain it.
Awesome Vid man, it looks amazing
is this a mech pack?
It kicked asses so hard my back hurts
Yess! But 3xER LPL Clan better then 3 PPC)
And very epic mission ws dropships landing
Been so long since I have seen good MW, 5 put me off the games for a bit...shiny but shallow. (4:50 forgot you could knock down mechs if you smack em with enough force.)
Ive been playing these Mechs for a very long time -never gets old- aim for one leg till its done. awesome graphics.
How do I get this game
Great work DATA. Cheers
ahh the good old days.
Looking forward to that mod but first, I need to find MekTek, I guess?
you need nothing, works alone
Looks really smart!
Imho assault mechs are NOT the most epic. They are slow. They 1 shot kill. And the whole mission is point and click no strategy quest. Also MechWarrior 4 Mercenaries is the best game in the series period.
I need this mod now... It's been too long mw4!
Patched out all of the other weapons so its just like old MW:O meta? Gauss and PPC all day!
What a punch lmao
Wish it was multiplayer online
Way better and funner than Steiner ending imo.
yep. most loved MW game, MW3 anyway)
whenever i tried to pace the trek up the hill like this peter always died before i got there
notece i moved his spawn behind our one, so he arrives there later
@@JGxDATA nice I always felt way too rushed on this if you tried to distance yourself and use long range weapons he died and if you rushed in yours too messed up to really help with the drop ship
at elite he ALWAYS died, unless you took some sort of heavy mech....it's like hammer lance at elite: in vanilla they always die unless you rush there at 140 kph
@@JGxDATA you have to have a lance of madcats with upgraded engines just to have a chance in veteran for hammer lance
@@JGxDATA I managed to save Hammer in vanilla on elite. It wasn't easy, but I took a Thor with maxed speed, some Clan LBX20s and a pulse laser to shoot down choppers. My lance was all Awesomes with maxed speed as well. If you ignore the armor and sprint to Hammer Lance about 1/3rd of the time they are still alive when you get there (some random chance involved) and if you snipe the choppers as you run in and quickly destroy the attackers you can save one member of Hammer Lance about 10% of the time. Very annoying, but doable.
Old but gold
Further proof that Angel is a terrible lancemate. She ALWAYS gets her mech shot out from under her.
Giocandola tu la fai sembrare cosi facile come missione eppure è una delle più difficili 🤣
Should I take out the designated target?
MechWarrior 3 is the real MechWarrior.
Dire Wolf go BRRRR
PPC very good weapon)
Excuse my French, but f*** yeah!
ok, sick
I love it
DAT MUSIC!
why do you always aim for the most armoured part of the mechs go for the legs and you will one shot most mechs and use less firepower
because this is not mechwarrior 3, therefore you will not one shot them
@@JGxDATA its a bit shit if every location has the same amount of armor aswell as it certainly isnt canon, legs and arms have less armor than the torso in every other version
@@gregdunn401 This is true for MW4 too, the torso has the most armor
Mod looks great.new music is generic garbage tho. Please include option for original music.
I miss mechwarrior games that had characters with personality, Mechwarrior 5 has dull and lifeless voice acting
Надо было генератор уничтожать, тогда бы турели выключились.
20 year old game, 1 month, 40000 views and mechwarrior 5 was rushed becauce they thought the fanbase wasnt big enough
gj
I have to disagree.
The final battle of MechWarrior 3(and the last true/best MW game) was a lot more epic.
...4v4 on an open icy ground with an AI so stupid that you can 1v4 them at max difficuty?
The music is not the same as the original, it's actually terrible! Plus, this mission is supposed to be a lot harder if you don't keep moving up from the start.
Trying to figure out why this game is so much fun no matter how long I play it and why MW5 feels dull and boring after a while.
maybe for starters the AI is dumb as shit and you only get 4 mechs in the drop. also, the game just spawns enemies in arcade style. MW4 actually tried to make a good game. MW5 was just a cash grab that needs modding to see a fraction of it's potential.
@@oceanbytez847 pretty well summed up! I also miss the colour. These old maps pop. The maps in MW5 feel like the artist had 3 shades of brown and 2 shades of gray to work with and any other colours came out of their salary.
thx D A T A sir o7
sweet memories on that one, I like ur idea also.. with all the mektek maps? ruclips.net/user/clipUgkxs2w3zN3R51F2zG0UMGuvn80Il4snglsD
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