neonvinyl

That looks like you installed MO into the wrong directory. And the exept.txt either isn't from MO or you're using different Ares version.

What directory should it be installed in? I have it installed in my C:/Westwood/RA2 folder and I get the fatal error message followed by a message regarding Ares on startup. Is this the wrong directory?

I've installed mental omega into the correct folder (Downladed from origin, does that do anything, I don't THINK so....) and the mod REFUSES to run, and still gives me a  "BINKW32.dll is missing" message. Any idea why? Running windows 8.1 on a Samsung series three, by the way.

Find you binkw32.dll file and copy it into the file where the .exe for Mental Omega is located.