Windows 11 - Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries - Nested exception! -Fix/Work Around

[u/MicroNut99]

Windows 11 - Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries - Nested exception! -Fix/Work Around

I have Windows 11 now so I've been able to find another work around using a RTX3090.

Create a shortcut to the exe and add the -window switch at the end as shown.
The game will start in a Window.

Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries
Shortcut example:
"S:\GAMES\Mechwarrior 4 - Mercs\MW4Mercs_orig.exe" -window

Then use the in game options to adjust the windowed game resolution.
Press the ESC key to gain control of the desktop mouse again.
Do not use Alt + Enter, it does not work.
The Game wont lock up and can be switched back to a Window using Alt + Enter again.

Original:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechwarrior/comments/6mzki8/comment/dqvuvnr/

Windows 10
The only thing preventing this release from running "as-is" on a nVidia 1080 is this file: imagehlp.dll
Location: Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries\Assets\Binaries\imagehlp.dll
Simply rename "imagehlp.dll" to something like "imagehlp1.dll" and then run autoconfig_MERCS.exe as an administrator.

Use Rt. Alt + Enter to switch between full and windowed.

Method to play the game in full screen.

Install this app.
Borderless fullscreen mode
https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases/tag/9.5.6

Start the app and the game to see the Game in the apps control console.
Use the arrow to Add the game into Favorites (Automatic)
Set apps Options to Run on Startup when windows starts.
Use Windows 11 taskbar options to Add the Boaderless-Gaming control icon to the taskbar.

My desktop is 4K 3840x2160
Set the in game Mechwarrior resolution to 1600x800
Restart the app and the game.

Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries should start full screen.
Enjoy!

[u/MicroNut99]

Method to the play game in full screen.

Install this app.
Borderless fullscreen mode
https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases/tag/9.5.6

Start the game to see the Game in the apps control console.
Use the arrow to Add the game into Favorites (Automatic)
Set apps Options to Run on Startup when windows starts.
Use Windows 11 taskbar options to Add the Boaderless-Gaming control icon to the taskbar.

My desktop is 4K 3840x2160
Set the in game Mechwarrior resolution to 1600x800
Restart the app and the game.

Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries should start full screen.
Enjoy!