GR in 3D
Posted by Rocky on Friday, August 29 2003
For the past few weeks I have been preparing a new report, and I have to admit - I never had so much fun researching a report before. Here's why - I've been playing Ghost Recon in 3D using 3D glasses from eDimensional, and it is amazing!

Here's a clip from my review of this remarkable product.

"When you think about it, Ghost Recon was developed in three dimensions. The maps, the vehicles, the weapons, the characters, they were all modelled using 3D software - and yet that's not how we see it. Until you put on a pair of 3D glasses, you are not seeing the game in the manner it was developed - and once you have seen Ghost Recon in 3D, you'll realise what you have been missing out on."

Read the full review, including images and movie downloads right here.

Trafic
Posted by Rocky on Friday, August 29 2003
Trafic is a new map from French modder Tof. It was actually sent in a while back but I have been waiting for an english translation so you can enjoy it to it's full capacity.

Stalker has posted a detailed review in our forums here and had this to say...

"I haven�t heard anything about Tof before and now I want to see more stuff from this guy. Awesome job!"

Download the map here and english translation patch here.

Clan Wars 2003
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, August 26 2003
Enemy Offline are preparing a brand new competiton for Ghost Recon fans - check out this Flash Trailer.

The gametype will be Command & Conquer, full details can be found here.

ORJ Released
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, August 24 2003
Operation Restore Justice is the latest huge mod from Sixpence. Featuring a new campaign with 14 missions and 4 brand new maps this mod is available right now at Ghost-Recon.de. I am working an a Fileplanet mirror right now.

Stalker was lucky enough to be on the beta-testing team, and has already put a reveiw up with some images in our Mods Review Forum - read it here. The mod wieghs in at just over 200Mb, and required Desert Siege and Island Thunder.

Ares Review
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, August 23 2003
Stalker sent in a review for the impressive Ares Shrike weapons mod by Snow Fella. Read the review for this multiplayer supported weapons mod and check out out the nice selection of images here. There's more reading on the actual Ares defence system here.

Hammer to Fall
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, August 21 2003
Here's a great 6Mb download - a brand new cool map, and a great mission too. Hammer to Fall was scripted by AlphaSquad Nexus and the map was produced by 10mm Auto. I have published a review for this mod here - I hope you like it - but I know you will like to mod, it's just great! Congratulations to Nexus for putting this mod together. 

You'll need Desert Siege and Island Thunder to play this mod, download it here.

Weapons Mod
Posted by Rocky on Monday, August 18 2003
DVS1 has completed a new weapons mod, and it's available here for download. There are over 10 new weapons with a variety of attachments, making 37 new tools of the trade for the Ghosts. DVS1 has also adjusted the blood and wound effects, as well as the tracer effect, hopefully adding a different edge to the game. Leave feedback for DVS1 in our forums!

Graphics Settings
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, August 17 2003
Schenkanator has prepared a new report focusing on the various Graphics Settings that can be adjusted within Ghost Recon's options. The report looks at the infamous shadows, texture settings and character model details, and suggests optimum settings for each along with a set of images to show the differences.

The full report can be found in our Recon section, or click here to go straight to it.

Frostbite Update v1.3
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, August 14 2003
Grab this small patch to update Frostbite 1.2 to Frostbite v1.3, fixing a sound error.

Modding FAQ Updated
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, August 14 2003
Avey2904 has updated his popular Skin FAQ with 3 answers that cover a question that crops up from time to time. So if you would like to know how to mod different skins for different terrain - skip to the end of his Skin FAQ here. 

Tenebrous Storm
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, August 13 2003
Tenebrous Storm ("Dark" Storm) is a mission from a new modder - Mot73 from Tactical Gamer. Although it is his first mission mod, he had some help from Jack57, and by all accounts so far - this is a great 17Kb to download.

While the offline solo mission contains some great cinemtics, both coop and solo benefit from a neat new feature that means a living ghost in the field can obtain the demo kit from a fallen demo man, if you find your squad without the needed charges to complete your mission. This is a great feature and resolves the rather silly situation where demo missions usually end just because the demo guy couldn't keep his head down.

Download (new v1.1) at Fileplanet or, and leave Mot73 some feedback here.

Postcards v2.0
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, August 12 2003
Jack57 mailed in a new updated version of his popular Postcards from Peru (PFP) campaign. We reviewed PFP back in January and awarded it 9/10, you can read that here, and check out Jack57's other campaigns on this page.

This new version is optimsed for co-op play, has batch files that will remove music and substitute voice files for realism (if required) - and does not overwrite any files.

This mod needs Desert Siege and Island Thunder - download version 2 here.

GR : Jungle Storm!
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, August 12 2003
Relax, it's not for the PC, sheesh. Jungle Storm is Ubi Soft's latest Playstation2 title. Heavy on multiplayer action GR:JS includes voice command, chat systems, online statistic tracking and ladder ranking. It also has 31 new multi-player maps and new multi-player modes,  8 new missions set in Columbia, and a new campaign set in post-Castro Cuba!

Frostbite v1.2 Full - updated
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, August 10 2003
Fileshack have mirrored the full 237Mb version 2 of Frostbite - get it here! Considering we only sent them the details a few hours ago that is good going, kudos to Fileshack, and congrats and thanks to the Frostbite team for their continued support for this fantastic mod. Details in the forum here.

Now also available at Fileplanet.

GROM Released
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, August 10 2003
Argyll's latest project based on Polish special forces is now out, grab it here. Feedback is already positive, read more about this mod here and here.

Frostbite 1.2
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, August 9 2003
After reading alot of feedback and spending countless hours working on fixes, the Frostbite Team have released Frostbite Version 1.2

There are two patches available right now, download the correct patch for your current version. There is also a massive 237Mb Full Frostbite v1.2, but it will take me a while to arrange that mirror. I hope to have it available tomorrow, until then these patches should be enough for most of you!

Frostbite Version 1.0 - Version 1.2 Patch

Frostbite Version 1.1 - Version 1.2 Patch

Site Update
Posted by Rocky on Friday, August 8 2003
Over the next few days there will be alot of updates, so don't miss out on what's coming up. We have a huge detailed review on a fantastic innovation - 3d glasses that really work, a report on the M2/M3 Bradley is about to be published, and a host of superb mods to release. There will be a Frostbite update, a fantastic brand new map, a collection of great and innovative new game types, and new missions. I hope to get all that out to you over the next 5 days!

Harms Review
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, August 6 2003
Stalker was kind enough to review e4rcemnt's Harms Way mission for us. I have also played this mission and enjoyed it - here's what Stalker had to say..

"The scripting is very good. The Motion Detectors are fantastic-> You are crawling to the next waypoint and suddenly a siren starts and 2 patrols are trying to flank you. That�s very exciting!"

Read Stalker's full review here.

Ghost Recon.com
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, August 6 2003
Ubi Soft have relaunched Ghost Recon.com with a far more visually impressive site than before. I know they are working on changing a couple of minor things to improve it further. All in all, a nice move by Ubi Soft to show that they are still supporting Ghost Recon! Also remember that Ubi Soft have donated prizes to the current Alpha Squad Ghost Recon Stealth Tournament, so kudos to Ubi this week for their community spirit, and congrats on a spiffy new site design. Let's hope it is a signal for an increase in activity over there, who knows what news they have brewing....

Movies Page
Posted by Rocky on Monday, August 4 2003
I've added a new section to the Downloads section - Ghost Recon Movies. As well as archiving all the old Ghost Recon promotional movies, this section contains new fan made movies. To open this new section I put together a short promotional movie for Starship Troopers by Chems - visit the movies page here.

Elite Challenge
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, August 2 2003
Here's a Challenge for all you ghost Recon fans who have completed the campaign many times over - try this Elite Challenge from Lou. With this mod activated you'll find every enemy you come across has been boosted to top statistics making each mission a new challenge. The download comes with extensive documentation, so give it a try!

Arms Update
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, August 2 2003
The Downloads section is not the only part of the site undergoing some improvements, as our Arms section is once again being updated with new information and images.

This week Recon Snake and SOTO Mac added an assualt rifle and a sniper rifle, - check out the the AK-47 and the Barrett M98.

SSL Prizes
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, August 2 2003
As the Alpha Squad Stealth Score Leaderboard tournament is about to enter the final round, some great news for participating teams. Ubi Soft, impressed with the professionalism and dedication to the community that Alpha Squad have shown, have donated some prizes! The prizes include new Ghost Recon T-Shirts, and copies of Splinter Cell which are already in the possession of Alpha Squad and will be awarded to the winning team!

Good luck to all the teams!

TCZ IRC
Posted by Rocky on Friday, August 1 2003
The Combat Zone Network has opened the Internet Relay Chat Server. Those of you familiar with IRC will know what a powerful tool it is for a community to search for matches, meet others and establish your own private channels for your clans. They currently have over 20 channels registered. Several of them for clans with people stopping in to say "Hi!" You can connect via any IRC Client to: 66.181.251.218 - give it a try!

BTK Reviewed
Posted by Rocky on Friday, August 1 2003
SOTO Mac has reviewed Back to Kosovo. BTK contains 8 new missions, new weapons and various new characters.

"The Missions are very well done and a very definite challenge to any who will be attempting them. I was unable on any First try ( or even the Second for that matter ) to complete any of the Missions contained and Included with this Mod."

Read the full review here.

Fogless
Posted by Rocky on Friday, August 1 2003
In this tiny download you'll find files that will render every Desert Siege and every Island Thunder map fogless. You might need a powerful computer to run some of the maps like this, but give it a try!

GROM
Posted by Rocky on Friday, August 1 2003
A little over a week ago Argyll announced that he is working on a new mod starring the Polish special forces team, GROM. This mod will feature wonderful new skins and weapons. You can view Argyll's progress in this thread which has already grown to 10 pages long, charting the development of this interesting mod.