r/mechwarrior 23h ago

MechWarrior 2 Trying to get MW2 Mercs 95 working

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Like the title says, I'm trying to get MechWarrior 2 Mercs working and I think I've finally hit a wall.

I have it running in a Windows 95 environment on DOSBox-X from a BIN/CUE pair, and when everything seems to work until I start a mission. The environment doesn't really load for me, just showing a blue void and bits of enemy mechs/structures (Pictured). Is this a bug with known fixes? I currently have it using 'Software Emulation' for the video options.

In addition, I'm getting hit with the usual sound issues, though initially the music was the only thing that would play. Fixing the sound effects by installing a new driver seems to have broken the music.

Has anyone here encountered these issues? And do you know how to fix them?