If you chose to run in Direct3D mode the game runs between 20-25 fps. However, this is incompatible with the MTM Render Patch Game achieves 300 fps and objects do not get cut by the horizontal line. Game performance seems to be pretty chaotic. You can enjoy online gaming and have 99 mounted. (this step might be unnecessary but do it for safety as CowPoad now recognizes the game as patched). Open the Reg Info, click Edit>Reset As>MTM2. Extract all the files into the folder where you installed MTM2, overwriting monster.exe and any other possible files. Using the WinRar program, double click on mtm2pat.exe. If Reg Info is empty click Edit>Reset As>MTM2. You can download it straight into wherever you installed MTM2. You might be prompted to download DirectPlay by Windows 8.1.
Go to wherever you installed MTM2 and run monster.exe. Force close the installation using CTRL+ALT+DEL to open task manager, select the installation process and close it down. The setup wizard will proceed to copy the files but will freeze when it reaches the end of the installation.
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When installing choose Complete to install everything. Unlike the Win 7 installation, DO NOT run as administrator. Right click on setup.exe, select the compatibility tab and select Windows XP (Service Pack 2). Download the files from above to your preferred destination.Įxtract the files from the MTM2.zip archive to a temporary destination. WinRar - required to extract the patch files. MTM2 Patch - the official required patch for online play.ĬowPod - to help with the registry settings. Hence a little trickery is needed to get the game installed and patched.įiles needed for a successful installation? While the actual installation works fine, Win 8.1 changed the way it handles the registry settings regarding old software, such as MTM2. It turns out installing the game on Win 8.1 is a bit of a hassle.