MechForce

rmcin329 · 01 September 2008, 00:02

Hi, i recently picked up this game off of planetemu. I REALLY don't want to play this game off ADF, because its a pain in the ass to play that way, plus ADFs have a tendancy to go bad.

There is no WHDload install for this game, but its easily enough copied to harddrive. However the game encounters problems, because it wants the disks to load some things. Is there some assign command i can use or something, so that i can run this effectivly from harddrive?

EDIT
Also i cannot view the doc files that come with the game, i need some tool called PPmore it says.....searched aminet, and downloaded(and unpacked) said file to my C drawer and i still cannot view them.

FURTHER EDIT
okay i managed to solve the problem of the game looking in the wrong place for files, but i still can't view any of the doc files that came with the game.

TCD · 01 September 2008, 07:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmcin329

FURTHER EDIT
okay i managed to solve the problem of the game looking in the wrong place for files, but i still can't view any of the doc files that came with the game.

You need PPMore in your systems C drawer. I've attached the program if you don't get it elsewhere.

rmcin329 · 01 September 2008, 08:00

already have it there, and copied the libs that came with it to the libs directory. I still get the same problem.

TCD · 01 September 2008, 08:04

You need nothing else than PPMore. What error message do you get? Something like 'Unable to load your tool PPMore'?

rmcin329 · 01 September 2008, 08:40

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...Pmoreerror.jpg

TCD · 01 September 2008, 08:45

I guessed so...
Check again that PPMore is in the C drawer of your System/Workbench HD. Usually that would be DH0:. You could also copy it to all C drawers in all HD you have (just to make sure...

).

rmcin329 · 01 September 2008, 09:08

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...PPmorelib1.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...PPmorelib2.jpg
hmmn yep looks like its there, and the libs have been copied to the right place too. Thats the only C drawer i have too.

TCD · 01 September 2008, 09:29

Don't make a drawer called PPMore in the C drawer. Just copy PPMore in the C drawer.
Why do you have your kicks in there? And why the libs? I don't know what you are doing there...

rmcin329 · 01 September 2008, 09:42

the file from aminet, unpacked the PPmore drawer lol. The kickstart drawers are also unpacked by the file from aminet.

TCD · 01 September 2008, 09:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmcin329

the file from aminet, unpacked the PPmore drawer lol. The kickstart drawers are also unpacked by the file from aminet.

Which file from aminet???

rmcin329 · 01 September 2008, 09:53

http://aminet.net/search?query=PPmore
ppmore20.lzh is the file name. Tried copying the contents of the PPMore drawer it creates, out into C drawer. Still can't open the files.

TCD · 01 September 2008, 09:57

Use my attached file. Don't know why that package doesn't work.

rmcin329 · 01 September 2008, 10:09

who knows....but in any case its finally working

. thanks for the help

TCD · 01 September 2008, 10:14

Phew, I thought that it'll take the whole day

Good to hear it's working

ppill · 01 September 2008, 10:42

:c/PPMore points to the C drawer in the root directory of the drive you copied the files to. So if you copied the files over to a drive called Games: and there's no PPMore in Games:c/ you'll get an error.

Simplest way would be to change the Default Tool to c:PPmore or load the files to a text viewer that supports powerpacker (most if not all do). TextView is my favorite.

Angus · 01 September 2008, 13:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmcin329

who knows....but in any case its finally working

. thanks for the help

How are you getting on with the game itself?

The game screen itself is interlace I believe - does that cause any problems?

I wish there was a WHDLoad patch as the game has issues with accelerated 1200`s.

rmcin329 · 02 September 2008, 21:33

I have it on a a4000 HD setup,(using windows directory as the HD) and its running pretty well, other then combat messages. The ones from missles take their time in displaying(a bit too slow) but all the others are almost too fast. Outside of that, my warrior is coming along well on it, i had some experience with this game in the past(though that was many many years ago).

rmcin329 · 03 September 2008, 05:18

I wish this game would allow for computer controlled mechs on both sides, it would be fun to setup a match to watch(comp vs comp) or to have a few computer allies. I wonder how hard it'd be to code that into the game.....hmmn well i don't have the skills to look into it :/

01 September 2008, 00:02	#1
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	MechForce problems Hi, i recently picked up this game off of planetemu. I REALLY don't want to play this game off ADF, because its a pain in the ass to play that way, plus ADFs have a tendancy to go bad. There is no WHDload install for this game, but its easily enough copied to harddrive. However the game encounters problems, because it wants the disks to load some things. Is there some assign command i can use or something, so that i can run this effectivly from harddrive? EDIT Also i cannot view the doc files that come with the game, i need some tool called PPmore it says.....searched aminet, and downloaded(and unpacked) said file to my C drawer and i still cannot view them. FURTHER EDIT okay i managed to solve the problem of the game looking in the wrong place for files, but i still can't view any of the doc files that came with the game. Last edited by rmcin329; 01 September 2008 at 00:44.

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01 September 2008, 08:00	#3
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	already have it there, and copied the libs that came with it to the libs directory. I still get the same problem.

01 September 2008, 08:04	#4
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	You need nothing else than PPMore. What error message do you get? Something like 'Unable to load your tool PPMore'?

01 September 2008, 08:40	#5
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...Pmoreerror.jpg

01 September 2008, 08:45	#6
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	I guessed so... Check again that PPMore is in the C drawer of your System/Workbench HD. Usually that would be DH0:. You could also copy it to all C drawers in all HD you have (just to make sure... ).

01 September 2008, 09:08	#7
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...PPmorelib1.jpg http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...PPmorelib2.jpg hmmn yep looks like its there, and the libs have been copied to the right place too. Thats the only C drawer i have too.

01 September 2008, 09:29	#8
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Don't make a drawer called PPMore in the C drawer. Just copy PPMore in the C drawer. Why do you have your kicks in there? And why the libs? I don't know what you are doing there...

01 September 2008, 09:42	#9
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	the file from aminet, unpacked the PPmore drawer lol. The kickstart drawers are also unpacked by the file from aminet.

01 September 2008, 09:53	#11
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	http://aminet.net/search?query=PPmore ppmore20.lzh is the file name. Tried copying the contents of the PPMore drawer it creates, out into C drawer. Still can't open the files.

01 September 2008, 09:57	#12
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Use my attached file. Don't know why that package doesn't work.

01 September 2008, 10:09	#13
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	who knows....but in any case its finally working . thanks for the help

01 September 2008, 10:14	#14
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Phew, I thought that it'll take the whole day Good to hear it's working

01 September 2008, 10:42	#15
ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	:c/PPMore points to the C drawer in the root directory of the drive you copied the files to. So if you copied the files over to a drive called Games: and there's no PPMore in Games:c/ you'll get an error. Simplest way would be to change the Default Tool to c:PPmore or load the files to a text viewer that supports powerpacker (most if not all do). TextView is my favorite.

02 September 2008, 21:33	#17
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	I have it on a a4000 HD setup,(using windows directory as the HD) and its running pretty well, other then combat messages. The ones from missles take their time in displaying(a bit too slow) but all the others are almost too fast. Outside of that, my warrior is coming along well on it, i had some experience with this game in the past(though that was many many years ago).

03 September 2008, 05:18	#18
rmcin329 NOOB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lost in a sea of madness..... Age: 39 Posts: 356	I wish this game would allow for computer controlled mechs on both sides, it would be fun to setup a match to watch(comp vs comp) or to have a few computer allies. I wonder how hard it'd be to code that into the game.....hmmn well i don't have the skills to look into it :/

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