April 2005

GhostPak Posted by Rocky on Saturday, April 30 2005
GhostMaster has completed two new campaigns, GhostPak and DesertPak. Both are packaged up into one zip file, download here. DesertPak has 8 new missions, and the GhostPak campaign has 15! Please note that the installer does not auto detect the correct install drive, and does not create a new mod folder, read the enclosed instructions and enjoy!

XM8 Armoury Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 28 2005
Version 2 of the awesome XM8 Armoury by Snowfella and Lancer is out, and what an amazing pack of weapon models it is. The XM8 Armoury has been worked on for well over a year and the quality really shines through, check these images posted by Lancer for example.

This mod contains the silenced and unsilenced variants of the current XM8 project in very cool woodland and desert camouflage. Also included are M25 grenade launcher, M249 with Elcan, M29, M107, SR25, MP5, MP7, AT-4, M240G, M9, L85 and an L96.

There are two downloads, one for PC and one for Mac.

If this mod makes you want to download more work by Snowfella, check out his Shrike mod too, or his texturing tutorial. The upcoming Trainride mod will also feature models by Snowfella.

GR1 ATC Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, April 26 2005
=LT= have released an add on pack for the official Ghost Recon 2 Advanced Tactical Planner that installs all of the Ghost Recon 1 maps. Now fans of the original game can enjoy the cool new ATC interface while planning their Ghost Recon 1 assaults. If you do not have the original ATC released by Ubisoft, grab this pack which contains the original ATC and also the Ghost Recon 1 upgrade from =LT=.

If you already have ATC installed, just grab the Ghost Recon 1 upgrade from =LT=. Forum discussion here.

SectionOne Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 25 2005
Section One is a brand new mission pack from Mamon, including some great weapon models and vehicles from some top name Ghost Recon modders. With the missions Mamon has tried to find a nice balance of stealth and combat missions.

This is Mamons last Ghost Recon mod, so as long as you have both expansion packs, download it, enjoy it! If you want to play Mamon's other missions you can also try his earlier Civil War mission pack which has amassed well over 6000 downloads.

Vehicle Pack Posted by Rocky on Sunday, April 24 2005
Blakarion is almost ready to release his BlakOps US Vehicles Pack for  community use. It contains over 40 US vehicles in various variants, many with internal troop carrying capability and even includes working doors/ramps!

Watch this space for this cool download soon. More images and mod details starting here.

ACU Camo Posted by Rocky on Sunday, April 24 2005
Snake has completed the v1.1 upgrade to his Army Combat Uniform mod, download here. Feedback and some screenshots can be found in our forums.

+SD Tourney Posted by Rocky on Saturday, April 23 2005
Special Detachment are holding a Ghost Recon coop tournament this summer. Sign ups start in June, so keep an eye on the Special Detachment site for more details.

DLC3 Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 21 2005
Details, downloads and the full press release for the new Downloadable Content No.3 for Ghost Recon 2 can be found in our forums here.

Turkmenistan Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 20 2005
In Turkmenistan the Ghosts find themselves part of a larger force fighting over 20 missions. TrenchSoldier scripted these missions to be all action for the most part, giving the Ghosts a well earned rest from all that stealth they are used to.

"Just like real world battlefields, in this mod the operation take hours or even days until final decision. One operation often takes two or three missions in sequence, on the same map. Sometimes, even on different maps, like convoy escort."

Download here, requires both expansions packs!

Scabb Island Posted by Stalker on Monday, April 18 2005
This is maybe one of the most original mods I have seen so far. Susan Grey, one of the ghosts, is on holidays on Scabb Island but gets "disturbed" by some bad guys. The only solution is to take the MP5 and show them how to fight.The mod includes a 5 mission campaign with nice cinematic scenes and voiceovers. Download the 86MB mod from BigBoss[BEK] over at ATWAR.net .

Multimission Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 14 2005
The next retail product for Ghost Recon 2 Xbox has been announced in the format of a content expansion pack that will include 16 new maps for online play and 11 new single player missions. Other features will include new skins and multiplayer game types. Read more at IGN or in our GR2 console forum.

Ubi Expand Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 13 2005
DS has uncovered news that Ubisoft is opening a new studio in Quebec creating jobs for 200 game designers, read about it here.

Random Missions Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 13 2005
Harntrox has come back out of nowhere with a superb new Ghost Recon mod that has replayability at its heart. What this pack does is create random missions for every Ghost Recon map, you can read all the details here. It's pretty clever stuff and will offer Ghost Recon squads some excellent training; no longer will squads become familiar with training maps and lose that edge, every time you play, it will be very different. Not only that, it also allows 27 player coop!

The icing on the cake is that this mod is only 2Mb in size, and does not require either of Ghost Recons expansion packs, so everybody can enjoy it! Download at Fileplanet. More explanation and forum discussion can be found here.

GR1 SDK Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, April 12 2005
With PC gamers still smarting from the cancelation of Ghost Recon 2 for the PC, there are renewed calls for an SDK to be released which would allow the remarkable Ghost Recon modding community to continue supporting the original Ghost Recon.

With new modding tools at their disposal the communities talented modders could produce exciting new mods and keep gamers in the Ghost Recon community until the eventual release of the next generation Ghost Recon title for the PC. An online petition has already started and discussion can be found here, sign up now and lend your support!

Ghost Recon 1 wins! Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 11 2005
Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine gave the original Ghost Recon and GR.net the thumbs up this month in the USA. Thanks to Xian Saint for sending us the details - check it out. They ran a feature on which games maintained strong communities even after sequels were published, they called it "Out with the new and sticking with the old". They gave Ghost Recon 1 top marks and had this to say...

"Despite the recent release of Ghost Recon 2, the original maintains a very enthusiastic fanbase, as evidenced by the deluge of GR1 posts showing up daily on the Ghostrecon.net forums. What's missing from the follow up? Ironically many players cite the differences in single-player mode as their main criticism. As one fan puts it "GR1 has more openness - open maps, open ended mission completion, and freedom of movement."

Congratulations to forum regular Kurtz - that's his quote they have published! On a day when we've had Ghost Recon 2 for the PC snatched from our grasp due to its cancellation, this is a nice pat on the back to you folks who have kept this community so strong for so long. Ghost Recon 2 PC is dead, Long Live Ghost Recon!

GR2 PC Cancelled Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 11 2005
Ubisoft have finally announced they have cancelled Ghost Recon 2 for the PC. The silver lining to the cloud, is that they are promising there will be a Ghost Recon 3 for the PC, and it will be worth the wait, and it is coming soon. This is what Ubi's Community Manager in the UK had to say today.

"...we were forced to conclude that it was in the interest of gamers for us to cancel the PC version of Ghost Recon 2. But Ghost Recon 3 on PC will hit shelves the fourth quarter of 2005, so the wait won’t be long, and will definitely be worth it."

Join the debate and discussion in our forums here and if you want to debate it further, try the official forums.

Hack Cam Posted by Rocky on Saturday, April 9 2005
There's a new kid on the block when it comes down to dealing with the menace of gaming cheats! Where Hack Cam differs from other anti-cheat code is that it shuns cheat detection in favour of cheater detection. To learn more about how that subtle difference is potentially going to rock the online gaming community read our exclusive interview with the sole developer of this exciting new software - OutOfAmmo.

"why search for the thousands of cheats available, when you can just search for what they do?  That's the principle around which HC has been designed."

In our interview OutOfAmmo explains exactly how Hack Cam identifies cheaters and why honest players have nothing to fear from this new technology.

Hack Cam Interview

War League Posted by Rocky on Saturday, April 2 2005
A new website dedicated to keeping Ghost Recon Competitive play alive is taking new registrations now. War League gaming have ladders and a War League for Ghost Recon on the go, visit War League for more details, or check this discussion in our forums.

Operation Darkstar Review Posted by Stalker on Friday, April 1 2005
I have completed a review for blakarion's Operation Darkstar, a total conversion released in December 2004. The heart of the mod is the 14 mission campaign but also the rest is great. Read the full review for Operation Darkstar