BEST RTS there has ever been! All others pale in comparison. (well C&C 1 was ok for novelty's sake) but still I have seen no other RTSs like this one.
30 double plasma rifle reapors , 5 arborn troop transports, and just befour I send this armada at the enemy base, Fire 3 nukes at the key defensive positions in their base. This will cripple the enemys defsnce system leaving the very few survivors to be slaughtered by an army of reapors decending from the skies. WORKS EVERY TIME!!!!!! (And soo much fun to coomand such a tactical and expensive assault. Warning, if you want to try this you'l want atleast an hour to spare.
Pss: you can get this game for free of their website, via torrent. Or you can torrent search it. Make sure to follow the instructions given and look on the forums for help.
The most beast rts game out there. This Game came out before Starcraft and in full 3d. Way ahead of it's time. Wish they made a speed patch or option. Such a cool fucking game. Ps: just finished 2 skirmish maps.
I wish some game company would make a more modern remake of this game like exactly the same but with better graphix and maybe some new maps or machines. But if they took the 1st person mode out i wouldn't buy it.
Hi redgator, as anything to do with machines is very hard to find a whole bunch of good people have made it available for us along with good community support and even afew decent mods, all just for Machines.
have a look at our forums at wiredforwar (dot) org.
Random things I put in the game that aren't listed in the manual:
Combat experience improves the accuracy of your troops. You'll notice that a rookie machine sometimes takes a few shots to get its targetting right, while an experienced one gets on target with the first shot.
Also, if you place a bunch of machines in a platoon with an administrator, it improves their fighting efficiency (better accuracy and I think larger sensor area).
This game is not available for xp which sucks because I want to play it. There are no patches on the internet to make it available for xp either. Correct me if I'm wrong... it's been a while since I looked.
yep, the patch is out there. if you find the message board that first made it known, you'll find an Italian had hunted down one of the original programmers after acclaim went under and had him make the patch. it's not perfect, but it works.
This game still works on XP and Vista, but you need to download some files, if you install the game on vista and try to start the game, vista will give an error message and you can see what files are missing ;-)
It was and still is a great game, I still have the game :-P
I miss this game :'(
CheeseCakeBomber 9 months ago
Best edited graphics to music intro
HardWarUK 1 year ago
How did you get it to run on windows 7?
JaxManiac 1 year ago
BEST RTS there has ever been! All others pale in comparison. (well C&C 1 was ok for novelty's sake) but still I have seen no other RTSs like this one.
Hemkinator 1 year ago
My stategy;
30 double plasma rifle reapors , 5 arborn troop transports, and just befour I send this armada at the enemy base, Fire 3 nukes at the key defensive positions in their base. This will cripple the enemys defsnce system leaving the very few survivors to be slaughtered by an army of reapors decending from the skies. WORKS EVERY TIME!!!!!! (And soo much fun to coomand such a tactical and expensive assault. Warning, if you want to try this you'l want atleast an hour to spare.
toomdevil 1 year ago
11 years now ;), and im looking for a free copy to install on my win 7 os computer
MetalicDeah 1 year ago
I played it today, after (atleast) 8 years on my win7 pc. and its still great.
Metalshark1989 1 year ago
@Metalshark1989 how? Does it need a patch or so?
MasterKenji90 3 months ago
I could never play Starcraft because I played Machines before. So when I installed Starcraft, it lasted 5 minutes on my pc then I uninstalled it.
It's a real, real pity this game had not the success it deserved. A new Machines 2 would have been out today!
suskistube 1 year ago
Pss: you can get this game for free of their website, via torrent. Or you can torrent search it. Make sure to follow the instructions given and look on the forums for help.
durexdurpaneu 2 years ago
The most beast rts game out there. This Game came out before Starcraft and in full 3d. Way ahead of it's time. Wish they made a speed patch or option. Such a cool fucking game. Ps: just finished 2 skirmish maps.
durexdurpaneu 2 years ago
from where get it? i have only a demo :(
Riael1111 2 years ago
I wish some game company would make a more modern remake of this game like exactly the same but with better graphix and maybe some new maps or machines. But if they took the 1st person mode out i wouldn't buy it.
redstorm1994 2 years ago
Hi redgator, as anything to do with machines is very hard to find a whole bunch of good people have made it available for us along with good community support and even afew decent mods, all just for Machines.
have a look at our forums at wiredforwar (dot) org.
this game is too awesome to let it fall! :D
maulerrw 2 years ago
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Acclaim went bankrupt :'(
That's why they didnt made a new version.
My favorite game, next to Zelda: Majora's Mask and Star Wars: Dark Forces 2.
RandyRocketRaZa 3 years ago 3
pathfinding sucks, but the rest is sooo cool ^^ i played this game hour after hour as a child ^^
Kernle32DLL 3 years ago 2
Random things I put in the game that aren't listed in the manual:
Combat experience improves the accuracy of your troops. You'll notice that a rookie machine sometimes takes a few shots to get its targetting right, while an experienced one gets on target with the first shot.
Also, if you place a bunch of machines in a platoon with an administrator, it improves their fighting efficiency (better accuracy and I think larger sensor area).
KaitainCPS 3 years ago
Awesome! It works. Now I just need to find some crappy gfx card that hopefully works with my modern equipment.
soldier66342999 3 years ago
This game is not available for xp which sucks because I want to play it. There are no patches on the internet to make it available for xp either. Correct me if I'm wrong... it's been a while since I looked.
soldier66342999 3 years ago
I am glad to tell you you are wrong! :) Google Acclaim Machines, as it has been made available and there IS an XP fix for it! :)
UKJohnUK 3 years ago
yep, the patch is out there. if you find the message board that first made it known, you'll find an Italian had hunted down one of the original programmers after acclaim went under and had him make the patch. it's not perfect, but it works.
novafilm 3 years ago
well i can install but i can't play cause it says macinhes.exe is not valid.
crafter233 3 years ago
Ican't instal it on windows xp.
help me pls
crafter233 3 years ago
wiredforwar.org
slayer1927 3 years ago
Where can i download this?? plz post a link.. i got this games on CD but one is missing:( i rlly want it;)
benska33 3 years ago
Woa dude there are scenes in there I have never even seen! :O
Cool, though^^
R@z0R
fdgdfgffgg 4 years ago
I loove this game. I love it.
This is my first game that I played on PC
Iam wondering why acclaim didnt make a better version of machines.
I think this was the best game on that time.
milot85 4 years ago 2
This game still works on XP and Vista, but you need to download some files, if you install the game on vista and try to start the game, vista will give an error message and you can see what files are missing ;-)
It was and still is a great game, I still have the game :-P
Thnxx Acclaim, for this game.
juelzpierre 4 years ago
sad i doesnt work for my new xp. does anyone
know a patch that may help?
macro815 4 years ago
look on google for: Wired for War
and take a look in the download section ;-P
juelzpierre 4 years ago
Well this is the best game ever
malal280 4 years ago
8 years old but still an awesome game :D
YesIAmMitch 4 years ago
No this game came out in 1999 so it is 8 years old
go to
redgator11 4 years ago
man, how old would that game be.
16 years old?
UltimoImperio 4 years ago
8 years. Read the post after you.
fdgdfgffgg 4 years ago
that post wasn't there when I first commented this video.
UltimoImperio 4 years ago