Dogs of MechWar

Mechwarrior 2 Cheat Codes

Once the mission has begun, hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift and simultaneously type the appropriate Code shown in this table.

It can be difficult to type like this, you should probably hold down the left Ctrl, Alt and Shift with your left hand while typing the letters with your right.

Mechwarrior 2 (Original)

In the Trials of Grievance instant-action missions, register your name for point 1 as:

• Calvin - Adds Elemental (between Dire Wolf and Fire Moth)
• Hobbes - Adds Tarantula and Elemental
• Enzo - Adds Battlemaster IIC, Tarantula & Elemental

To use the Battlemaster, you must first fix a bug, or your system will crash. Use a hex editor to make these changes:

• In file MW2.PRJ, change byte at offset 3206200 from 0x0B to 0x11,
  and change byte at offset 3206752 from 0x0B to 0x11.
• In file MW2SHELL.EXE, search for string "btllmstr" and replace with "bttlmstr"

In the campaigns for either clan, register your name as:

• Freebirthtoad - Lets you pick and play any of the 16 missions
  Of course, you can just win all the missions without cheating to get same effect (the ability to replay old missions).

To use a mech that's too big for a mission: copy & rename appropriate files in your MECH2\MEK subdirectory.

For example, say your favorite Mech is a Dire Wolf, user variant 2. Its file name would look like this: DRW01USR.MEK. Simply copy DRW01USR.MEK to FRM01.MEK. Now you have a Firemoth that packs a wallop!

You may also directly edit your .MEK files using Mech Editors: MechEdit for Windows, or MW2-MEK for DOS.

If you edit a custom mech (.MEK file) with a Hex editor, the first number in the file is the max tonnage. You can make this a high number (FF) and then pile on the weapons, jump jets, etc. When you enter a mission that has a set weight limit, it doesn't matter what the mech's weight really is, as long as the unmodified mech meets the weight restriction. Of course, you're still limited by critical slots.

Ghost Bear

To view some Ghost Bear Easter Eggs:

• Ice Hall: Click on the hanging light on the left side of the screen
• Barracks: Click on the poster on the right side of the screen in front of the mission computer projector.
• Drop Ship: Click on the white computer screen to the right of the mission computer.

To change your mech chassis when you're not on Alshain:

• Go into the combat simulator and change your mech to what you want.
• Start the simulator, then immediately press escape and select Exit to DOS (do not win the simulator level).
• When you return to your mission, you'll have the mech chassis from the combat simulator!
• Something similar happens if you replay an old mission; you might need to perform this trick just to continue normal play.

Mercenaries

To view some Mercenaries Easter Eggs:

• Mech bay: click on third light down from the ceiling.
• Enter your call sign as Goto and enter your unit as Goto. Then pick a contract and head to the Mech Bay. There should be a hallway in the background of the Mech Bay screen. Click on the first light in the hallway to meet the designers!

To get back Image Enhancement:

Image Enhancement shows everything in wire frame when you hit W. You can get it back by adding the line

ENHANCED_VISION        w 

into GAMEKEY.MAP. It was taken out partly because "... the Inner Sphere doesn't have image enhancement technology," and so the game's feature wasn't quite finished - lasers don't show up when it's on.