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M.A.X. Port

M.A.X. Port

M.A.X. Port is an SDL library based runtime executable for the 1996 DOS game M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration developed and published by Interplay Productions. Portions of this software are copyright © 2023 The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.

Official home page: https://klei1984.github.io/max/

The goal of the project is to fix the game breaking defects present in the original game executable and to create a runtime that natively runs on modern operating systems.

M.A.X. Port requires the original game data. The port only provides a modernized executable.

M.A.X. COPYRIGHT (C) 1996 INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS IS THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE AND DISTRIBUTOR.

M.A.X. - MECHANIZED ASSAULT & EXPLORATION IS A REGISTERED U.S. TRADEMARK OF INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP.

How to play M.A.X. Port

1. Install the original M.A.X. game onto your computer.

   • If you still have the original M.A.X. CD-ROM you have to use a DOS emulator to install the game as only an MS-DOS compatible installer is found on the CD. Make sure to select full installation within the installer if you do not wish to keep the CD in your CD-ROM drive all the time. The game needs to be patched to v1.04 after installation.
   • If you have the gog.com release of the game it is already patched to v1.04.
   • If you have the steam release of the game it is already patched to v1.04.

2. Download M.A.X. Port or build the runtime using the source code.

   • Copy the runtime to your M.A.X. installation folder, e.g. C:\MAX.

Compatibility with Interactive Demo versions of M.A.X.

There were several demo versions published for M.A.X. Version v1.03a of the demo is marginally compatible with M.A.X. Port. Missing resources like audio files, unit sprites or images will simply not play or render.