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[Volatar]

So I am planning to play through the Singleplayer Campaign of MechCommander 2. I think I will put that on hold for a little bit No I won't, I will be starting it this week!

Sensei wants to run a Multiplayer LP! Which sounds like a ton of Fun! SO! Sign up for his LP here, in this thread!

You can sign up for my LP when I start my LP this week.

Spoiler: "My Planned LP" (click to show/hide)

Would anyone be interested if I were to do a lets play of Mechcommander 2?

It would be screenshots and textual prose, not video. I don't really like video lets plays. Some of that dislike has to do with pacing. I can read through a text and screenshot LP very quickly. Video I have to go at the same pace as the player, and I feel like I might as well play the game myself. Video also takes time to edit and upload (though I CAN do that, and might take video for some sections I guess). With text I can also take liberties with the story, changing it in a fun and enjoyable way, patching holes, and filling in where there isn't any story in the game itself.

Would anyone enjoy me doing it?

BY THE WAY! I forgot to mention this: MechCommander 2 is FREE OPEN SOURCE. Yes. Microsoft has released it for FREE, AND the source code!

Normal people don't want to have to compile the source though, so they should go here to download the .iso. Both direct download and torrent versions are available. That site also has downloads for MechCommander 1 and MechCommander Gold incidentally, having also been released by Microsoft.

So, go, download MC2 and join up with the LP. NOW YOU FOOLS! 

[SHAD0Wdump]

Hell yes, and Men Shen FTW.

[EuchreJack]

Definitely.  Long live the Starslayer!

[Volatar]

Thats enough yea votes for me  I will start the LP thread later.

I will need one thing though: A way to easily resize a bunch of .PNG screenshots at once, after taking them with Fraps. I CAN resize them one at a time in Photoshop, but it just takes time and too much clicking  I need an easier way.

[EuchreJack]

I use ScreenHunter to take the pictures and TinyPic to host them.  TinyPic allows uploading of five at a time.  But that is just me.

[Servant Corps]

Rightload allows for the uploading of mulitiple pictures at a time. That's what I use for the HALP.

[Volatar]

Nevermind. Shad0w pointed out that most image hosting services provide a resize option when you upload.

I personally use Fraps to take my pictures and video, as I paid for it, and it works perfectly. I use Imageshack for my hosting, as I can upload as many pictures as I want at once, and its faster than most other services.

Image size test:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1280x1024 - The resolution I play at.


1024x768 (or 1024xSomthing. 1280x1024 isn't 4:3, its 5:4, so resizing ends up with a higher vertical resolution than 768. Works out ok though, as I am only worried about horizontal size.) - A possible mid-range, compromise size.


800x600 - All the game's menu's and cutscenes are this resolution. I may go with this size for the sake of consistency between in-game, menus, and cutscenes.

What to do.... what to do....

[Volatar]

Well, looking at it on the forum:

1280x1024 is WAY too huge. 1024x768 still cuts off a little bit on the right.

So I guess 800x600 is the way to go

EDIT: That test was at a 1280x1024 desktop resolution, with a maximized web browser window. At 1024x768 the 800x600 is only slightly cut off, so 800x600 should be just right.

[cganya]

I want a light, jump-jet enabled mech armed with nothing but dozens of small pulse lasers :3

[warhammer651]

I'll take a long distance missile mech if you get one.

[Volatar]

Lol, its not yet time to call mechs/pilots just yet. When I start the LP thread, post in it for what you want

[Sensei]

I have this too. I need a screencapper that works with it though.

[Volatar]

Fraps works with everything. 

[Itnetlolor]

I remember reading about the Mech Commander games in the old Gamepro magazines before; never actually seen them played. I'm interested to see how this turns out.

While we're at it, when you begin, sign me up.

[Volatar]

So, I believe I have figured out how to mod almost all the games files. While I am not planing on changing the game gameplay-wise, I can now change such things as the names and pictures for all of the pilots!

I will need a little bit to test things, but it looks like the LP should be able to begin very soon