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November 2003
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Free Russia Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 25 2003
Giwex
has added a review for
an oldie but a goodie - the Free Russia campaign
by AV Apollo. This mod broke some new ground
with its level of professionalism and new features
when it was first released, and its missions
have stood the test of time. So if you have not
already enjoyed the delights that this custom
Ghost Recon campaign has to offer, check Giwex's
review here for
full details.
I have also taken the opportunity to update
this campaign's entry in the downloads database,
and its listing in our Campaign
Downloads section with working links to
the most up-to-date version.
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Full Intention Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 25 2003
New
Concept Mods have released some new images
for their upcoming Full Intention mod. You
can view early shots from the new map and
new skins in this
post. The team have plans for a
second map based in a derelict train yard,
so keep checking back for updates.
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RSi Server [updated] Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 25 2003
Red
Sector have opened up their Ghost Recon
server for public use until the 15th of December.
So if you are looking for some good no-respawn
coop games head over to their server at [removed]
and try it out. There is also a teamspeak
server running, for details on that and other
requirements check out this
post by RSi Brain over at the RSi forums. UPDATE
: Server now OFFLINE.
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Cold Steam Posted
by Rocky on
Sunday, November 23 2003
Ghost
Recon Elite Platoon are coming up for their
2 year anniversary, and to celebrate they have
released a brand new coop mission mod for Clans
to test their skills against.
The mod contains the mission file and a PDF
file containing the mission briefing, I've
packaged them together for convenience, grab
them here or
from GR
Elite (Registration required).
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SR2004 Prize Posted
by Rocky on
Sunday, November 23 2003
Hypernia have just
announced that they are sponsoring Alpha
Squad's SR2004 tournament. Hypernia will
be supplying the winning team with a Premium
Game Server for a year, a great prize!
The official SR2004 website can be found here.
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Best Custom Map Ever? Posted
by Rocky on
Saturday, November 22 2003
There's
a new mod on the horizon that is already being
touted by some fans as possibly the best Ghost
Recon custom map ever. That's quite an accolade
considering some of the fantastic maps we have
seen in the past.
Originally titled "Wilderness Castle" and
started way back in July this mod comes from
Deleyt and Zeko and is now called "White-Skull
Valley". Progress since June has been steady,
and produced some remarkable screenshots. You
can follow the mods progress in this
forum thread.
 
So, what's going to be so special about this
mod? Apart from a remarkable new map that features
100% new textures, there will also be brand
new weapons (by Lurch32), a new kit restriction
aimed at promoting good gameplay, new multiplayer
coop games (from AS Chavez), and new single
player missions!
And that's not all. In a refreshing change
that will please quite a number of Ghost Recon
fans, this mod will run fine on stock Ghost
Recon, without any mission packs. Not only
that, the team behind this mod are also aiming
to make this mod fully Mac compatible, which
will please the surprising number of Mac Ghost
Recon fans out there!
For more information please visit the Red
Sector forums, why not post a few words
of encouragement while you are there!
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SR2004 Posted
by Rocky on
Friday, November 21 2003
A new
co-op tournament appears on the horizon - Stealth
Recon 2004 from Alpha Squad. A webpage has appeared here,
and the official forum is open here,
although there are no sign-ups permitted just
yet.
SR2003 was a huge success, with the Bad Azz
Danes eventually taking the title. BAD are
currently running the Azz
Cup which should end round about the time
that Alpha Squad's SR2004 competition starts.
Alpha
Squad have a proven track record for
professionally run competitions, and of course
they have some extremely talented mission
scripters on board, so if you are at all
interested in trying out at competitive co-op
play, keep a close eye on this one!
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GR2 & Ubi Posted
by Rocky on
Wednesday, November 19 2003
There
may be a hint of an official announcement
regarding new Ghost Recon information at
the Ubi Soft forums. It's not much, but it
may signal an end to this extended period
of no information and fan speculation, check
it here.
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GR-Retreat Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 18 2003
Giwex
has put together a bio for Jodit Haile, the Desert
Siege specialist, read about it at GR-Retreat here.
Also at GR-Retreat you can find El Oso's new
website, thanks to Javaman.
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Walkthroughs Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 18 2003
Our push
to complete a walkthrough for every single mission
in each of the three Ghost Recon campaigns continues
today with the addition of five more mission
walkthroughs.
Thanks go to Yodasplat, SOTO Mac, Crimson,
and Xian Saint for producing the walkthroughs,
and SOTO Phantom for coding them up!
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RSE Expand Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 18 2003
Thanks
to CR6 at GR-Retreat and Seojina for pointing
out that the employee page at Red Storm Entertainment's
website has grown somewhat recently. Around 4
new designers, 12 new artists and 9 new engineers
appear to have been taken on recently.
One of the new designers is Rafael Chandler,
who funnily enough used to sing in a band named
to suit our sister site Aggression. Rafael
used to work in QA with Electronic Arts and
joined RSE last month. So what does he think
of Red Storm and his new colleagues...
"Life at Red Storm is great. Dangerous,
yes. Free doughnuts, free pizza, free soft
drinks, free potato chips, free beer.....
Another guy, he knows guns, inside and out.
A shooter, a former soldier. I work with
educated men, people who know things that
matter. It's a great job."
Too right it's a great job! He's working
with the team that gave us Ghost Recon and
Rainbow Six... what's coming next we will just
have to wait and see... not too long though
hopefully!
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More on GR2 Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 18 2003
In the
run up to Christmas you can expect to see more
and more leakage regarding Ghost Recon 2. An
unofficial Game
Cube Europe site seems to be the first to
acknowledge the existence of Ghost Recon 2...
"This game is a sequel to the popular
Ghost Recon on PS2, Xbox, GameCube and
PS2. Ghost Recon lets the player lead an
elite team of U.S. Army Special Forces
through the deadly realism of tomorrows
battlefields."
GameCube expect to see Ghost Recon
2 sometime in 2004.
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Burning Sands Posted
by Rocky on
Sunday, November 16 2003
Thanks
to Stalker our Recon section expanded today
as we begin our final push to complete the
Mission Walkthroughs. Stalker's walkthrough
for the opening mission in Desert Siege can
be found here.
You can expect to see the walkthrough
section totally finished over the coming
days thanks to the Staff and Forum members!
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WMC Round 2 Posted
by Rocky on
Friday, November 14 2003
The second
round of the Weapons Modding Competition is now
open. This time around Elpatricio and Earl have
selected the SAKO Rk.95.
Community modders are already searching
the web for images of this weapon, check on
progress in this
thread.
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Hidden War Posted
by Rocky on
Thursday, November 13 2003
The
latest Ghost Recon mod from Sixpence
is Hidden War v 1.2. This is a sixteen
mission campaign that requires Desert Siege
and is playable offline or multiplayer. It
also includes the guarded forest map, sunny
and moon maps, and day to night maps. It's
around 125Mb, download
here.
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nGage [updated] Posted
by Rocky on
Thursday, November 13 2003
Ghost
Recon on Nokia
nGage is coming, and you can help shape how
it turns out. Gameloft are
producing the title, and the game's Producer
is looking for feedback for the Ghost Recon community.
So, if you have an idea on what would transfer
well to a bluetooth handheld gaming device -
post your ideas in this discussion and
you might very well see your suggestion incorporated
in the final release version!
The latest information from the developer
is quite exciting. Whereas as some handheld
versions bear little resemblance to the original
PC game, Gameloft are aiming to produce a miniature,
portable, multiplayer Ghost Recon!
"Ghost is fully 3D rendered, with much
of the effects you'd expect from a current
FPS ... I think you'll be pleasantly surprised
when the screenshots are released ... imagine Ghost
Recon, ported ... for the original
playstation, and then squished that down
to fit on a smaller screen" Gameloft
Sounds very interesting, we look
forward to publishing a definitive
review when the game is released next year!
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WMC Winner Posted
by Rocky on
Sunday, November 9 2003
The first
Weapon Modding Championship has come to a close
and a winner selected by the panel of judges.
Congratulations to SnowFella for his impressive
model of the MP5KA4.
You can view SnowFella's winning entry and
all the runners up in this thread and
read all about the competition is this thread.
The standard of the entries was amazing, well
done to all the participants and also to Elpatricio
and Earl for running the Competition.
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Task Force Dagger Posted
by Rocky on
Saturday, November 8 2003
Instead
of publishing more mods today, I'm publishing
a book review! It's not good to stay glued to
your PC all night, so check this out and enjoy
a good read!
The book is Task Force Dagger : The Hunt for
Bin Laden, which recounts the efforts
of Special Forces deployed in Afghanistan 2
years ago in direct response to the 911 terrorist
attack.
I found it a very interesting read, find out
why here.
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San's Regroup Posted
by Rocky on
Saturday, November 8 2003
Here's
a cool new game type from San called Regroup.
There are two game types included, and both have
single player, or coop multiplayer versions.
In Regroup the player's platoon is split into
teams that have to Regroup at a Central Area
before the extract is designated. Then the
team must extract with the added complication
of a tough opposing force! The mod comes with
a comprehensive Readme file and can be download here.
Forum discussion here.
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Civil War! Posted
by Rocky on
Saturday, November 8 2003
Here's
a brand new campaign from Mamon played
out during the American Civil war! Containing
a full campaign, new weapons and new models,
this is a very nice and much anticipated
mod, grab
it here! The mod has been underway since
early September, you can track progress in
this forum
discussion. The mod weighs in at 28Mb,
and requires Desert Siege. Please check the
readme for important installation instructions.
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TG Overlays Posted
by Rocky on
Friday, November 7 2003
Eternal
from Tactical
Gamer has released his custom grid overlays
for Ghost Recon maps. The pack contains replacement
command maps for every Ghost Recon map, even
the expansion packs. Simply backup and replace
your old maps with these for easier communication
with your team! Download the 8mb file here.
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Stealth Co-op Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 4 2003
Chavez
has released a coop game type that
Alpha Squad developed to improve their teamwork
and stealth skills. The current version is available
for download here,
and you can read more about the game type in
the AS forums here under
the Stealth Recon Co-op section. You also can
download other Alpha Squad contributions for
the Coop community on that page.
This will be a great performance enhancer
for all coop teams wishing to progress well
in coop tournaments. More discussion in our
forums here.
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Red Sun Released Posted
by Rocky on
Tuesday, November 4 2003
Red Sun
is out! One of the largest, most ambitious Ghost
Recon mods you will see this year is finally
out of beta testing stage and available here.
The content list you'll find on that page gives
an indication of the size of the mod, which includes
10 brand new maps, a 7 mission campaign, and
some brand new innovations you have never seen
in a Ghost Recon mod before!
The package even includes a new modder's toolkit
offering never-seen-before tools for modders
that bring a whole new range of possiblities
to the modding community.
Join in the discussion here,
where you'll find hints, tips, and bug confirmations
as they arise.
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Azz Mission 1 Posted
by Rocky on
Monday, November 3 2003
I
recently reported on the outcome of
the first round of the Azz Cup. Now you can
download the mission the top co-op teams
in the community struggled with. See how
you and your team fair in this
stealth mission! You will need to check
the full briefing first, read it carefully here.
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SPR Review Posted
by Rocky on
Monday, November 3 2003
Giwex
has reviewed the campaign that
was the start of a terrific series of campaigns from
Jack 57 - Saving
Pilot Ryan.
"Mission 4 is my favourite one: at the
end of mission 3 you were told that Pilot
Ryan and Commander Williams have been caught
by the enemy. They have been imprisoned
at the camp and you have to go (alone)
to save them."
Read Giwex's full review in our mods
review forum, here.
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WOI 2.3 Posted
by Rocky on
Sunday, November 2 2003
There
is a new patch out for War of Infamy, bringing
this remarkable mod to version 2.3. You must
have WOI v2.2 before installing this patch.
This patch adds rifle propelled
grenades to the mix and addresses several
of the stability issues in MP play. Download
the 9Mb patch here. Visit the WOI team here,
where you will find a couple of other mirrors
for this file if required.
In a second update, you can also download
the latest patch for WOI : Eastern Front. This
patch adds two versions of the T34, and a
mission update, and five weapon updates. Download here.
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Azz Cup 2003 Posted
by Rocky on
Saturday, November 1 2003
Round
One of the Bad Azz Danes Ghost
Recon co-op tournament has just come to a
close. As the leaderboard shows,
the first mission was far from easy with
most teams failing to complete any of the
objectives. Congrats to the teams that managed
to extract, and good luck to everyone for
the next round!
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Firefight 4 Posted
by Rocky on
Saturday, November 1 2003
Chavez
of Alpha Squad has released 4 new game types
- you can find some details in our forums here,
and the download link in their forums here.
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