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You can download the game here: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/mechwarrior-4-mercenaries-3ak (might take some time) This version is entirely free as the owners of it released it as free in 2009, originally released in 2002 it is almost 20 years old now and that means it is older than some zoomers who voted. While the base Mechwarrior4 Vengeance came out in 2000.

I have tested the "MekTek version 1.8 GB" It is pre-patched and includes bonus content and community fixes. It worked on my modern machine but you might need to do some fiddling and compatibility (there are several resources online for this). All that said the original base game and small DLC content is available same site for that vanilla experience. I highly recommend the training and spending a lot of time in the keybindings and settings so you can pilot your way comfortably.

I will always have a soft spot for this game and it still holds up after all these years IMO if you are the type that can enjoy older games. As for anything else you can let your own eyes and ears sell you on it.

>You can download the game here: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/mechwarrior-4-mercenaries-3ak (might take some time) This version is entirely free as the owners of it released it as free in 2009, originally released in 2002 it is almost 20 years old now and that means it is older than some zoomers who voted. While the base Mechwarrior4 Vengeance came out in 2000. I have tested the "MekTek version 1.8 GB" It is pre-patched and includes bonus content and community fixes. It worked on my modern machine but you might need to do some fiddling and compatibility (there are several resources online for this). All that said the original base game and small DLC content is available same site for that vanilla experience. I highly recommend the training and spending a lot of time in the keybindings and settings so you can pilot your way comfortably. I will always have a soft spot for this game and it still holds up after all these years IMO if you are the type that can enjoy older games. As for anything else you can let your own eyes and ears sell you on it.

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I am guessing you downloaded the MekTek pack and see a folder named 'base' and a UDT file after extracting? look inside the 'base' folder that is like how it would have installed into a location back in the day.

There will be an .exe named 'MW4Mercs" that is the game launcher, might need to run as admin or in compatibility mode.

If you get issues in game with fonts or menus you might need to do this extra step in properties, compatibility settings. Change high DPI settings button, check High DPI scaling override, drop down menu Scaling performed by "Application"

Let me know if you got it working.

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I unpacked (both downloaded version available) rar and got one folder contains 2 (each) .iso files. All I have.

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What are the names of the packed rars you got? I think you clicked on the wrong files or downloaded from a different page as both the "Original Iso" and MekTek version are packed in ZIP files and there are two other download options in that section ("Manual + Equipment Specs" and "Fix NoCD for original version").

For example the Original Iso ZIP on that page is named this \/ and is around 1.1GB in size.

MechWarrior-4-Mercenaries\Win\EN_Original-ISO.zip"

Edit: Wrong file name for original ISO,

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MW4MERCS_01.iso (and 02).