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[Apoc1138]

when the patcher starts, in options there is a folder for where the data gets downloaded to, you should be able to copy the files from one PC to the other then reload the patcher and it should recognise that the files it needs are already "downloaded"

[Plo]

@ Apollo1138

Thanks for the reply!

[DjBeAsTaRoUnD]

Dude this game looks amazing to bad my comp sucks it probibly the best game ever

[Falcon1969]

After 2 yrs of waiting for this game to open, I finally got it downloaded, only to find that the nvidia system i have is not supported, and the game keeps shutting down, i had 200 dollars to put into the game, glad I didn't do it, it is still on my computer as it took nearly 8 hours to download the game and patches, I will keep it on the system till the day comes that i will be able to play, I am very dissapointed and very upset as I had waited so long to play, I hope the day will come that I will be able to afford all the nessessary harware to run this game properly.

Thank you
Howard Falkenberry
aka Falcon1969

[Kaemon]

We may need a new player question/answer thread, I'll try to get some min spec threads up as well (plus now I can add all the BETA threads as well).

Falcon1969, on 30 October 2012 - 06:59 AM, said:

After 2 yrs of waiting for this game to open, I finally got it downloaded, only to find that the nvidia system i have is not supported, and the game keeps shutting down, i had 200 dollars to put into the game, glad I didn't do it, it is still on my computer as it took nearly 8 hours to download the game and patches, I will keep it on the system till the day comes that i will be able to play, I am very dissapointed and very upset as I had waited so long to play, I hope the day will come that I will be able to afford all the nessessary harware to run this game properly.

Thank you
Howard Falkenberry
aka Falcon1969

I was getting that on my testing desktop, you can cancel through the error message and try to load the game, it sounds like you are low on the min specs so take a look in the BETA forums for ways to increase your FPS!

[Fotracul]

new players, what to expect:

unbalanced weapons, double heatsinks not working like they supposed to, no DX11, no physics on mechs or the environment, buggy netcode, ultra a/c 5 jamming every second shot, you actually have to re-buy the standard armor, standard internal structure and standard heatsinks if you upgrade them, altough you had them on your mech when you buy it, so you payed already for them but somehow you have to pay again to get them back if you do not like your ferro fibrous armor, endo steel structure or double heatsinks. game not optimized to run on some systems

did i mentioned before that the double heatsinks do not work as they supposed to?

Edited by Sashulescu, 30 October 2012 - 07:04 AM.

[Kaemon]

Sashulescu, on 30 October 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:

new players, what to expect:

unbalanced weapons, double heatsinks not working like they supposed to, no DX11, no physics on mechs or the environment, buggy netcode, ultra a/c 5 jamming every second shot, you actually have to re-buy the standard armor, standard internal structure and standard heatsinks if you upgrade them, altough you had them on your mech when you buy it, so you payed already for them but somehow you have to pay again to get them back if you do not like your ferro fibrous armor, endo steel structure or double heatsinks. game not optimized to run on some systems

did i mentioned before that the double heatsinks do not work as they supposed to?

Also expect players like this that 'Doom and Gloom' but for some reason still stay around...

Internet as usual...carry on.

[Falcon1969]

i increased the fps rate but windows still keeps shutting the game down, my computer has more than enough ram and more than enough cpu, just don't know other than my dsl speed may be too slow, other than that I cant figure what it is.

[Kaemon]

Falcon1969, on 30 October 2012 - 07:08 AM, said:

i increased the fps rate but windows still keeps shutting the game down, my computer has more than enough ram and more than enough cpu, just don't know other than my dsl speed may be too slow, other than that I cant figure what it is.

If you're running win7 I had this issue as well, (apparently the Closed BETA forums are toast, there were a few helpful tips in there).

The one that seemed to fix it for me was to add the following firewall rule for the game -
Inbound and Outbound allow connection:
%SystemDrive%\Games\Piranha Games\MechWarrior Online\Bin32\MechWarriorOnline.exe

(make sure it's whatever directory you have the game installed)

This was an issue with a windows platform filtering deal, where certain packets were getting the heave ho.

Hopefully it helps.

Edited by Kaemon, 30 October 2012 - 07:37 AM.

[Marzepans]

A tip for new players. When you see mechs just sitting at their own base doing nothing they are probably disconnected players and you get no credit for killing them. Instead, pay attention to the guy in team chat pleading with you to stop shooting them and help capture the base instead. He knows what he's talking about.

[Dominatrix420]

I am having a minor problem with the Forums. When I click to view my Profile I get a page with minimal info. I have to actually visit someone else's profile and search for my pilot's actual editable profile.

I also cannot seem to change my Avatar. When I click on the change Avatar, it sends me to the minimalist profile again.

Also, I seem to not allowed to start new topics, why is this?

Edited by Dominatrix420, 30 October 2012 - 09:03 AM.

[Stormwolf]

Dominatrix420, on 30 October 2012 - 09:00 AM, said:

I am having a minor problem with the Forums. When I click to view my Profile I get a page with minimal info. I have to actually visit someone else's profile and search for my pilot's actual editable profile.

I also cannot seem to change my Avatar. When I click on the change Avatar, it sends me to the minimalist profile again.

Cool name, the forums are supposed to get integrated with the game, the current avatar system is something of placeholder for the final system.

I recon that they'll fix the profile section soon enough.

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Also, I seem to not allowed to start new topics, why is this?

Not sure, have tried starting a new thread in general discussion?

[Dominatrix420]

Stormwolf, on 30 October 2012 - 10:38 AM, said:

Cool name, the forums are supposed to get integrated with the game, the current avatar system is something of placeholder for the final system.

Thanks, do you like whips?

I recon that they'll fix the profile section soon enough.



Not sure, have tried starting a new thread in general discussion?

Yes, I can do it now. I gotta learn how to multiquote, this probably looks messed up.

[Stormwolf]

Dominatrix420, on 30 October 2012 - 10:41 AM, said:

Yes, I can do it now. I gotta learn how to multiquote, this probably looks messed up.

It does

[Cogglesz]

Hey there guys, i'm new to MWO but i've been waiting years for a great mech game on pc, this one so far is pretty awesome in my opinion, i've got myself a little problem though and i was hoping maybe one of you more advanced players could help.

I've recently got a CPLT C4 and after doing pretty good with it i thought i'd celebrate by buying a couple medium lasers for it, so i sold the small ones that came with it and equipped the medium ones, everything says ok on the weapon itself, and my tonnage is fine too, don't think theres any problems with the weapons power either as it equips into the centre torso fine, however when i go into a match its not assigned to a key, i'd like it to left click like my small lasers did but there are no numbers highlighted on the weapon, however the weapon will glow green meaning its atleast working but i can't get it to actually fire, i thought maybe there was something i wasn't seeing that was wrong so i decided to unequip the medium lasers and buy a set of small lasers again, i equiped them the same and they also wern't working anymore in battle, if anyone could help me out i'd be most thankful

[Hayashi]

Cogglesz, on 30 October 2012 - 12:02 PM, said:

Hey there guys, i'm new to MWO but i've been waiting years for a great mech game on pc, this one so far is pretty awesome in my opinion, i've got myself a little problem though and i was hoping maybe one of you more advanced players could help. I've recently got a CPLT C4 and after doing pretty good with it i thought i'd celebrate by buying a couple medium lasers for it, so i sold the small ones that came with it and equipped the medium ones, everything says ok on the weapon itself, and my tonnage is fine too, don't think theres any problems with the weapons power either as it equips into the centre torso fine, however when i go into a match its not assigned to a key, i'd like it to left click like my small lasers did but there are no numbers highlighted on the weapon, however the weapon will glow green meaning its atleast working but i can't get it to actually fire, i thought maybe there was something i wasn't seeing that was wrong so i decided to unequip the medium lasers and buy a set of small lasers again, i equiped them the same and they also wern't working anymore in battle, if anyone could help me out i'd be most thankful

Your problem is that your weapons are not assigned to any firing group, so they can't fire. Use the arrow and ctrl keys to assign the groups and they'll work again.

Currently, replacing any weapons defaults new weapons to 'no group'.

[Cogglesz]

I knew it would be something simple like that lol, thanks very much dude, you've saved me a lot of stress.

[Omni Tek]

Cogglesz, on 30 October 2012 - 12:21 PM, said:

I knew it would be something simple like that lol, thanks very much dude, you've saved me a lot of stress.

its the right control button also**

[Xiax]

I'm looking to buy a mech, I want a fast harasser and I'm looking at the Jenner and Cicada mechs. What I don't understand is in what cases would you prefer a light mech to a Cicada because going from the stats the game gives you, Cicadas have a better top speed and have more armour and tonnage for you to work with. Only thing I can see about the Jenner is that it has jump jets. Are there hidden stats that make the light mechs better? Like better turning speed? Or a smaller frame translating to a smaller hitbox?

[Kaemon]

Xiax, on 30 October 2012 - 03:47 PM, said:

I'm looking to buy a mech, I want a fast harasser and I'm looking at the Jenner and Cicada mechs. What I don't understand is in what cases would you prefer a light mech to a Cicada because going from the stats the game gives you, Cicadas have a better top speed and have more armour and tonnage for you to work with. Only thing I can see about the Jenner is that it has jump jets. Are there hidden stats that make the light mechs better? Like better turning speed? Or a smaller frame translating to a smaller hitbox?

It's a bit of personal preference, I loved the Jenner it was a nasty beast for a looong while (6 spl or sl, really nasty). It's had a bit of it's bite removed with the engine HS deal (and since doubles aren't working quite right atm) the Cicada I like as well (mmm...medium lasers) but it seems not as configurable, I'm always running out of space, and nothing really fits in the Gun HP except a MG (which are kinda junk for my play style) if you want backup weapons.

Sadly you can't really play around as it ends up costing too much money, I would rock the Jenner first, since it's a slight bit cheaper to run (no ammo if you stay away from the missile variant) get a feel for it (remember they are putting knock-down back in the game, right now it's much more arcady than when it's in).

Work on scouting, marking enemy assaults (the r key is your friend), and harassing enemy LRM boats, and you will have many friends.

Edited by Kaemon, 31 October 2012 - 06:01 AM.