Bounty_Hunter Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Hey, I downloaded the Sniper's Challenge mod and I don't know how to get it to run. I tried making a folder for it in the mods section called Sniper's Challenge, but no luck. Would it be a mod that I have to activate or would it be in quick missions or in multi co-op? Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 The mod should be installed in the mods folder. If it's not done automaticly with the installer, just do it manually by extracting the files to the mods folder (use same folder names). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedWeasel Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Huh? I just downloaded it, doubled clicked on it, it self installed, went into game..selected mission as game type....wa la....5 or 6 mission maps of sniper challenge. Pretty good I might add. I really liked Ronski's Sniper missions but this one adds a new element. The enemy in Sniper Challenge will actually hunt you down after you make contact. These guys will sneak, crawl, throw nades...whatever it takes to get you. I think these types of games really help your multiplayer skills out alot. It helps you practice looking for enemy camped out in the shadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethawk Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Glad you boys like it. Took me almost a full month to make it, but it was worth it. Still, i'm taking a break from the game to catch up on other stuff. Watch your six. You see Moving Target or Dread online, say hello as they were my beta testers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty_Hunter Posted February 24, 2003 Author Share Posted February 24, 2003 Alright, got it working finally. Just had to install it to the mods/mp2/mission folder I found out. Great work Nethawk! Only beat one so far, and that was using one AI guy as backup and I had to use a few quicksaves lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctses Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 is sniper's challenge mp only? it installed alright but i still cannot play it. help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethawk Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 quickmission and multiplayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connie lingus Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I'm not sure where you downloaded Sniper's Challenge 1.0 Mod but it should go directly to Mods/MP2. Then the missions will appear written in the Quick Mission or multiplayer menu for selection--there is no separate mod to activate. (You should of course have Island Thunder as a pre-requisite.) connie lingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethawk Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 This is the Read Me: SNIPER'S CHALLENGE version 1. February 20th, 2003 ***IMPORTANT: GHOST RECON AS WELL AS DESERT SIEGE AND ISLAND THUNDER REQUIRED TO RUN THIS MAP PACK*** ***A very special "high five" to my friends and beta-testers Dread, Moving Target, and Killer - thanks so much for the input fellas, couldn't have done it without you!*** This map pack contains six (6) maps from the [Ghost Recon]: Caves, Bridge, Village, River, Mountain, and one multiplayer map ("River" as well, but renamed to "River2"). So, the big question is; how is this map pack different from other sniper missions? Heh heh...go ahead - launch a game to find out. In every mission, you're up against not just regular ghillied snipers, but ones that CRAWL and hunt you down as well! I made certain that almost every tango was in a shadowed area rather than exposed in the sun. If you see ones that ARE in the open, careful before firing as they're probably decoys covering something much more..."lethal" (evil grin). In close conjunction with these enemy sniper units are the "Elite" mobile snipers - non ghillied units equipped with long to mid range weaponry well suited to putting a 165 grain peice of lead into your cranium when you least expect it. And finally, to make things REALLY interesting, I also went ahead with my original plan to include a small amount of "countersnipers" within each mission - some of them equipped with MM1 grenade launchers. There was a fair amount of criticism attached to this as it was originally believed these units would make each mission impossible to complete. As it turns out, players enjoyed the countersniper's presence as it livened up periods where players were under extreme tension of using their optics to scan for prone enemies. And how difficult ARE these maps? To give you an idea, I've never successfully completed one with or without AI teammates - except in multiplayer. Only in multiplayer with human assistance (and voice chat programs activated) did we succeed. Expect to complete each mission in no less than an hour (an hour and a half perhaps for the larger ones such as Mountain and Caves). If you prefer the "Run and Gun" approach, expect to be dropped quickly and without mercy. Your chances of survival improve dramatically if you drop prone at game start and work out a strategic plan of action. Use your optics to their fullest and check your satellite link frequently. What may be invisible to you in-game may be revealed in full by your digital link-up. Worst case scenario: so there you are, sniping away and some AI dumba** throws a frag. You're dead, right? Not quite. Some of the frags have delayed timers - up to ten seconds on some of them. You stand a good chance of pulling through in one peice if you look around for cover and get up and run. Just don't do it in plain sight of the tango. And now for the flaws... You're up against the AI. This means that over time, you WILL get used to its difficulty, and you will begin to "ace" the game - getting killed fewer and fewer times. When that happens, I challenge you to remove the threat indicator and lower the spawns. If you can survive all these missions using little or no help, hats off to you - phone up your local Forces recruiter and demand a teaching position. Another wrench in the gears occurred when I finally discovered I could edit the names of the tangoes using IGOR. As it stands, you'll often find yourself killing Marines and other "friendly" units at times. Since I have a job and a life, I'm not going to bother rectifying this. I would have loved to have the top of your monitor read "You have eliminated an Elite Countersniping Specialist" or "You have eliminated DeadEye John" or something like that. Instead, I'll mosey on down to the local bookstore and pick up a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS. Besides, my fingers could use the R&R derived from not clicking a mouse for a few weeks. Last gripe: crashing with the game in multiplayer is a definite possibility if you have either: 1) too many players, 2) players with ridiculously high pings, 3) high ping players plus explosives enabled. To best counter this, testers and I have found that four to five players MAX with good pings and explosives disabled runs the game stable. With fewer players and good pings, explosives can be re-enabled. Two or three high ping players equipped with high ROF support weapons will also give the game hiccups. These restrictions are due to the sheer amount of tangoes you are engaging (forty-eight per map). Originally, the missions wouldn't play on other people's computers when the files were sent to them. This was rectified by ensuring that all customized weapons kits were included in the installer. Well, that's about it. All I can say is "Good luck, stay alive, and watch your six"! Sincerely, Nethawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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