What is Megamek / Mekwars?
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What is Megamek?
MegaMek is an open-source java program that simulates the Battletech board game as close as possible. While not officially supported or licensed, the game nonetheless faithfully recreates Classic Battletech with many options for players to choose from, from optional rules to hundreds of different mechs (called Meks in Megamek to skirt around licensing issues), tanks and more. Megamek comes built in with a variety of ways that two or more players can battle. Serving hosting is the most common, where one player will connect directly to the other.
The Megamek interface allows for a game to be set up with player(s) choosing from a variety units to make up their army. The admin can also change various settings and optional rule sets in this menu. After this step, the game is launched and players can use the main window and secondary windows to play as normal. For a detailed walkthrough of the UI, see the Interface page.
