Any thoughts on these being here? Are they available elsewhere for digital download?

I liked the commander series as well as the mercenaries game which I think came out shortly after mechwarrior 2, it's been a LONG time...

Currently no :(

One of my favorites !

Mechwarrior 4 is out for free from mektek.net The Commander series however AFAIK have dubious legal status regarding their abandonware status.

One of the MechCommander games had its source released, but not the assets--the game isn't freeware in a playable state. This hasn't stopped some sites misinterpreting "partial source == freeware" and distributing full ISOs, of course.

I tried to look for information on the Commander series status, but I couldn't find much in both the wikipedia entries and the website that still distributes both games for free.

But I do remember that very website explaining the freeware status in an older version of the website, I don't know why it has gone away (maybe because they were really wrong and are playing dumb now).

But if the source code has been released why no one finish it?

That's what I heard, but when I go to their site, nothing I can do.....just this animation running....

And the source was released by microsoft. Still up there to download.

Even if the source code is available, you need someone interested and capable doing something with it. Also what you can do with the SC is dictated by SC lisense. Also if assests are not avaialble, you need to posses original game to test your changes.

Absolutely incredible series. Mech Commander 2 is one of my all time favorite games along with mechwarrior 4. I could easily cripple a Daishi from long range with my dual heavy gauss cannons and dual ER PPCs on my Fafnir :D

Call me old-fashioned if you will, but I have always preferred the slow and lumbering mechs from battletechs to the insanely fast and agile mechs from anime such as those in Gundam Wing. Blue gender is an exception that I know of - those mechs were fast and agile (at least the later versions) but they still managed to, I don't know, feel right...

Heiligen necro Fledermausmann!

Mechcommander 2 is freeware.

Microsoft released the sourcecode years ago and there are now at least 2 fan made stand alone expansions available for it. The first is Wolman-X's MC2-X and the other is Magic's Omnitech.

Wolfman-X is older, more polished, and truer to the original game. Omnitech is less polished but has added some really interesting touches to the game, specifically in regards to managing your units' load-outs and available equipment.

Both versions include the toolset for making custom campaigns and missions, and many fan-made campaigns are available. MC2X includes a "brain tool" that will allow non-coders to program enemy AI.

The only downside is that these fan made versions don't support online PvP or in-game videos, so I would still love to see GoG sell the original retail version.

So why GOG.COM doesn't made his own version of Mech Commander with the code?
I don't trust in modified codes by fans....

Because they'd still need permission (distribution agreement) to distribute it from microsoft. They don't want to ruin possible future relationship with microsoft by doing something out of contract. Same reason they don't distribute free games offered by devs already in here (Like command and conquer & Red Alert), as they have no explicit permission to do so. I haven't read MC1&2 code license but many such licenses often forbit any commercial use and also state that only the rights owner has right to redistribute software to end user.

Likely because they wouldn't have the rights to distribute it - meaning putting man hours behind it would be not really a wise business decision (not to mention the fact that GoG isn't a development house, they are a distribution service)