Mideast Crisis 2] (MEC2) is a total conversion for 'Command and Conquer 3 - Tiberium Wars' set in the near future, letting you use modern technology (such as the Abrams, F-35 and Hind) alongside future technology (such as Drones, Airships and Medibots) in a conflict ranging from Jerusalem to Beirut.

MEC2's gameplay focuses on Occupation Warfare in which players are encouraged to not only capture parts of the map, but to put the map to use. Low on fuel? Capture a gas station. Need money? Hold key positions on the map with units. Need MORE money? Depending on the faction you can; Export Oil, capture News Vans or deploy Pop-up Ads. Add in our unique map events, 3 factions with highly diverse gameplay, and multipurpose units ensures that MEC2 doesn't play like any other RTS out there.

If you have any problems installing or loading the mod please see our technical support FAQ here: Moddb.com (updated link)

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Sorry if anyone mistakes this for a new update, this is just a repost and minor update of the technical support FAQ from the forum (which I actually had to find via the wayback machine). Our forum and site is down, and unlikely to ever come back soo this is here to help anyone who has problems running the mod.

MEC2 won't launch for me!

Is C&C3 fully patched up? You'll need that in order to play the mod.

Is MEC2 installed to the proper directory? (it should be located so that the file mec2.big's filepath is mydocuments\cnc3\mods\mec2\mec2.big)

Does the mod show up in the C&C3 launcher? (pop your disk tray out and back in, it'll bring up a menu...hit the "mods" tab and see if MEC2 is listed there)

It's still not working!
The MEC2 shortcut needs to be set up so that it is something like this (right click the desktop icon to see the settings);

Target: "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer 3\CNC3.exe" -modConfig "C:\Users\Bryan\Documents\Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars\mods\MEC2\MEC2_1.0.skudef"

Yes that all needs to be on the same line (ignore the 'Target:' though)

Depending on your computer the exact location will be different, but the importance is that C&C3 points to CNC3.exe as well as MEC2_1.0.skudef, if you have to use a search to find the location of them on your PC.

If you still have problems, it is likely that MEC2 is in the wrong location. See the first post for where in the mydocuments area it should be. In that CNC3 folder should be; mods, screenshots, replays as well.

What if I have the Steam version of C&C3?
The problem with Steam is usually just the filepath for mods. It is 100% possible to get mods working with the Steam version of C&C3.

What if I have the Origin version of C&C3?
You're screwed. I've heard of someone getting it working (via replacing launcher exe's I believe) but by default the Origin version of most C&C's don't run mods well.

Ingame units are invisible and have weird polygons stretching across the screen!
Changing your video settings (in the options menu) so shaders is set to medium or above should fix this. If you still have problems set your model lod to low.

The game crashes when I try to change my settings in the options menu!
Load up normal C&C3 and change the settings there, they'll carry over to MEC2.

When I load up a skirmish game it crashes (or gives me an automatic win)!
This is likely caused by setting the AI to random, set it to a specific faction and you should be alright. (I do think this bug was fixed though)

If you have suggestions for other FAQ items to add here please post below. Also if you have any extra info on how you got MEC2 running on a Steam or Origin version of C&C3 please post.

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This is the largest update we've had yet for MEC2. It covers the; Website Update, 'Cut Units' article, Medibots, Infantry, Cerberus, and more!

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Sn4rk
Sn4rk - - 540 comments

If there is any modder here, could you help me?
I want to make the corpses of dead infantry units stay longer on the map after death. Let's say, for 2 minutes.
How can I achieve this? How can I edit this mod and what parameters should I change?

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smurfbizkit
smurfbizkit - - 526 comments

Normal corpses, or ones like we had for the UN? It's been a long time but I think the UN corpses were different from normal ones, just a spawned object with a set lifetime (make it longer so it lasts longer).

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a7mad3esa
a7mad3esa - - 80 comments

Middle East Crisis 2-IDF (Israel)

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WARMACHINE-2000
WARMACHINE-2000 - - 35 comments

(buried)

is this mod dead ???

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ThePrussianMink
ThePrussianMink - - 407 comments

it is finished.

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Blitzkriegrekrut
Blitzkriegrekrut - - 900 comments

The AI only camp, is it normal?

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TANKMAN606
TANKMAN606 - - 38 comments

Hey would there be any way to change the stats of the the US M1A3 Abrams to have the UN M1A3 stats and to do the same to the US Humvee by changing it's stats to the same as the UN Jeeps stats?

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charlottechar
charlottechar - - 13 comments

What was the story for the campaign going to be? What were the "official" events of Mid East Crisis 1?

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Jonesy95
Jonesy95 - - 261 comments

There's a post with some details about a page ago.

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