Is there any possibility to include this patch into GOG version?

According to Gamespot review (http://www.gamespot.com/m-a-x-2/reviews/max-2-review-2542462/?tag=summary%3Bread-review) there's a bug in version 1.0 that ruins two missions in campaign...

Here (http://rapidshare.com/files/3671022388/M.A.X.%202%20v1.4.7z)is an archive that contains the updated v1.40 files.
Use 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) to extract it inside the MAX 2 folder of the GOG installation, replacing originals.

Note: after patching, at various times the game scrolling is getting way too fast (at least this happens in my Win7
system). Setting "max2.exe" to run under Windows 95 compatibility mode seems to solve the problem.

Please provide feedback ...

Oh, dear, I just have seen your post now! Thanks a lot, I'll give feedback as soon as I try it.
Thanks again, cheers.

The link above is defunct, so for those who would be interested see there:


http://www.interplay.com/support/support.php?id=44

What's the benefit to the patch?

Here's the patch readme:

This patch fixes the following problems:

Units near left edge would sometimes crash game.
Bridges would sometimes become stuck in up position.
Knibs would not attack power generators.
Campaign 2 - Mission 3 end game fixed.
Fixed bug with using duplicate names on the same server.
Fixed bug with host migration on server.
AI would sometimes unload dead units.
Knibs would not attack any buildings in turn-based games.
Units would continue to attack after target is destroyed.
Flags attached to units were not noticeable at higher zoom levels.
Clock readout would sometimes freeze at end of turn.

The following items have been added:

Added alliance buttons to chat menu.
...both sides must agree to alliance.
...alliance can be broken at any time by either player.
...units will not autofire on allied teams.
...units will not retreat from allied units.
...units not harmed by allied mines, gas clouds, area effects, etc.
...hidden units remain hidden from allies.
...alliances saved in save file.

Added text status for custom victory units:
..."X" means unit must be killed.
..."L" means unit must live.
..."D" means unit must be disabled.
..."C" means unit must be captured.

Can toggle ranking on/off in options menu in internet play.
Can load files for internet play. (ranking is forced off)
Added animals to remote play options menu.
Added trees in multiplayer mode.
Status toggle buttons are preserved between games.
Can move all units with outstanding orders (without ending turn) by
clicking End-Turn button with the Shift key pressed.
Added Max2ex.caf file to replace missing voice samples.
Replaced cancel-build cursor to match quick help chart

Is there anywhere that this patch is available these days? Interplay no longer has it on their site.

Hi,

I believe I have a copy of it at home. I could email it to you. I'll post back when I get home from work.


EDIT: I do have it and it's 1.7meg

Is it called max2p14.exe?

Yes it is

Great! We can just google that and find several places to get it.

I tried applying the 1.4 patch (thanks CDNMerlin!) to the GoG version, but I got the 'Wrong Save File' error. I deleted the install, restarted, and tried it clean but no luck.

This thread mentions the problem, and a possible solution is to apply the UK 1.3 patch first. That's proving to be a tougher one to find so far.

I'm running it on Windows 8.1 64-bit, Intel i3 2120T, 8GB memory.

I may put this aside for now and hope that when the Interplay site comes back, it'll still host those patches.

Found this.

https://www.mobygames.com/game/max-2-mechanized-assault-exploration

Search around, might have some stuff.


I also posted here.

https://www.maxr.org/showtopic.php?id=915

Saw CDN_Merlin posting on maxr.org, so I wanted to say hi here too =)

Found the M.A.X.2 1.3 UK patch - max2p13u.zip here
https://bit.ly/2FaYVDh
Mirror: https://sal4.de/upload/max2p13u.zip

Hope it helps!

Thanks