March 2003

Metrotarn Camo Posted by Rocky on Monday, March 31 2003
Sixpence mailed in his his second Part of the USMC MARPAT mod. This is a camo mod that shows the Standard GR Soldiers in the USMC grey METROTARN and also has new Specialists added.

Download the 7Mb file here and leave feedback for Sixpence in our forums here.

GR Advert Posted by Rocky on Saturday, March 29 2003
Thanks to some great work by cobaka in our forums, we have a real treat for you guys today. Quite recently Ubi Soft ran a Ghost Recon advertising campaign on some TV channels, but alot of fans only heard about it and never got the chance to watch it - until now! Click here to download the advert, it's quite short - but it is worth watching. Comments in our forums here.

USMC 31st MEU Posted by Rocky on Monday, March 24 2003
Sixpence sent us his massive new 80Mb mod this week, which I've now uploaded, so all you impatient fans can finally download it (new exe version). Hype has been building up in our forums here, and also in these German forums where you'll find some images.

As well as some very nice MARPAT (digital camo) and nice details like headsets, backpacks and radios, there's a 12 mission campaign to enjoy. Let us know what you think of this massive mod.

3 New Maps Posted by Rocky on Monday, March 24 2003
Three new Ghost Recon maps for you today. Two are beta maps, and one is finished.

The beta maps are from 10mmAuto, called DCA Tower, and Captain's nest. If you are quick, you can grab them from here.

The third map is The Lost Park from Spectrum and can be downloaded here, images are posted here.

Modding Help Posted by Rocky on Saturday, March 22 2003
If you haven't already been to Javaman Studios, now's the time to make a visit. Javaman has released Smart Tools v1.0 for Ghost Recon modders, designed to make the modding process a little easier. Try them out, and leave comment and feedback here.

Scripting Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, March 19 2003
Thanks to NGRU Crazy we have a new Mission Scripting tutorial to help with adding random elements to missions. There is an example mission file to download, and a brief text detailing how the script works. Modders can use this to create random elements adding longevity to their missions. Check it out here.

Killin Time Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, March 18 2003
Reddogz are launching their Ghost Recon Tournament this week. You can sign up for Killin Time now, the action is due to kick off on the 4th of April with a webhosting account on offer as top prize.

Check out the Killin Time Tournament site here and sign up now to prove you've got what it takes in Ghost Recon.

GR Mods on PC Gamer Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, March 18 2003
We've teamed up with PC Gamer again this month to put more of the best GR mods on cover disks.

This time around we created a bundle of the best GR Campaigns, with work by Jack57, *AV*Apollo and *AV*Sentinel. For details of which mods appear please check this page. Free Russia will appear in next months edition.

Harntrox Again! Posted by Rocky on Monday, March 17 2003
He's done it again, Harntrox just mailed us another pack of fun for Ghost Recon! This time there are 28 HX-MP custom 'scenarios' for all game-types and MP games (Siege etc.) and 15 team Armor Battle missions. Included is a very cool new game - Armor Battle HX, which is Hamburger Hill with Tanks, i.e. the first team to position a tank in the central area wins!

There are also a whole host of new game types to enjoy, that are all explained in the detailed Readme. Grab the file from our mirror at Fileplanet, or direct from Dasmerg.

IT on Mac Posted by Rocky on Monday, March 17 2003
Big news for Mac owners - you can now play on IT servers! Full details of how to use the PC version of Island Thunder to run on your Mac can be found over at DAMN R6.

GR Mac Mods Posted by Rocky on Sunday, March 16 2003
Mac owners rejoice, one of the most popular Ghost Recon mods ever is now available for the Mac. Visit Harntrox here in his forums for the download links for zipped up Harntrox mods!

Downtown Review Posted by Rocky on Friday, March 14 2003
SOTO Mac has posted a Review for NMM's Downtown. Read his conclusions about this map and intense mission here.

Dedi Server Posted by Rocky on Thursday, March 13 2003
GR-Retreat have a neat page with an introduction on how to set up a GR dedicated server. I've not seen a step-by-step-dedi page like this before - check it out here.

Full Intention Posted by Rocky on Thursday, March 13 2003
Nightmare and Force from New Concept Mods have been working flat out on their upcoming mission mod "Full Intention", and have released some images and details in our forums here. If you are a mission fan like me, this is definately one to watch out for. We'll be taking a sneak peak at these missions shortly, and posting news of what NCM have managed to put together, watch this space.

BDoN's Equip mod. Posted by Rocky on Thursday, March 13 2003
Fed up of full auto or grenade spamming ruining your online games? Download Squad 13's Commander BDoN's mod that has installers for GR, DS and IT that will remove those lag inducing features. It's fully automatic, and even creates backups of your original files. The readme even details how to do it manually, if you'd rather know exactly what's being changed. Download the file here.

GR Gold Edition Posted by Rocky on Thursday, March 13 2003
The full Ghost Recon series is now available in one package - Ghost Recon Gold Edition.

Both expansion packs are included with the full original Ghost Recon, so if you have yet to enjoy the full series, or are missing out on all of the mods that require Desert Siege and Island Thunder to enjoy - grab it from our store now.

WOI v2.1 Posted by Rocky on Monday, March 10 2003
Arguably the most ambitious Ghost Recon mod to date, War of Infamy, is now at version 2.1 thanks to a massive 23Mb patch for the original 60Mb version. Full details and download are on the mods website, here's a very brief summary of some of the improvements.

over 20 weapon adjustments and fixes
over 20 new additions including all new weapons
over 10 new German characters
11 new Team mode restrictions

Visit warofimfamy.com for more.

Sniper Pack Posted by Rocky on Sunday, March 9 2003
Neyvn has mailed in version 2 of his Sniper-Missions pack featuring six new Ghost Recon missions. Some require Desert Siege or Island Thunder maps. They can be played single player or server sided multi-player so give them a try! You can download these new missions here.

The Best 8Kb? Posted by Rocky on Saturday, March 8 2003
There seems to be a little bit of an underground competition going on to see who can come up with the smallest yet most entertaining Ghost Recon mod.

Last month Mad Ned sent in some new game types that came in at under 10Kb, this week we lower the bar to 8Kb thanks to a submission from Major Player. In this tiny download you'll find 3 brand new multiplayer game types called Team Assassination, Team Clash and Team Warzone. Here's how Team Assassination plays out..

One player on the team with the most players is a General. The other teams are attackers. If the General survives until time expires or the other teams are eliminated the Defenders win. If General dies the Attackers in.

Visit Major Player here.

Anti-tank Posted by Rocky on Saturday, March 8 2003
Time for some tank bustin'! This week we recieved a single Ghost Recon mission requiring Anti-Tank skills from mtcozart, grab it here.

Nk's Ghosts Review Posted by Rocky on Thursday, March 6 2003
After playing ~Nk's~ Ghosts all week, I've put together a review which you can find here. There are 6 great co-op missions in this mod, all very playable and enjoyable. If you are looking for some good multiplayer missions, you should check these out, download link is in the Review.

Siege Report Pt 2 Posted by Rocky on Sunday, March 2 2003
Our massive Siege Special is now complete with the publication of our second part of the interviews - concentrating on Siege Tactics. I believe this is the largest single resource of Ghost Recon tactics for a multiplayer game ever published. We have tactics from some of the best players around, and even reference to relevant Army Field Manuals!

I hope you enjoy the report, and learn some useful tactics to improve your online games! A big thanks to all the contributors who took the time to answer our questions, check them out here.