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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Subseries of Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon	2001
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter	2006
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2	2007
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	2012
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms	2014
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands	2017
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint	2019
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Frontline	Cancelled

Key points

Requires the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software to prevent a crash at launch.

For retail version: install the latest patch 1.35.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Patches

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7 DRM.
Steam (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.35 updates the game to the latest version.

Skip intro videos

Use intro skip^[1]
Apply the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter intro skip.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Settings\profiles^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Nvidia Inspector antialising compatibility setting for GRAW.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and cut-scenes, spanned but stretched UI.^[2]
4K Ultra HD		Text scales very poorly at higher resolutions. Other HUD elements scale properly.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	2x, 4x, 8x, 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Ingame with "edge smoothing". Also see Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Can be forced via GPU control panel.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Confirmed 144hz

Anti-aliasing (AA)

With Nvidia graphics cards, true Antialiasing can be forcibly enabled via Nvidia Profile Inspector with the Antialiasing compatibility bit 0x00001241.^[3]

Input

Input menu.

Game settings with mouse sensitivity sliders.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output through OpenAL.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 4.0.

OpenAL Soft 1.19.0 and 1.19.1 cause distorted audio in Diesel engine games. OpenAL Soft 1.20.1 fixes the audio.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Spanish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[4] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Patch 1.30 adds dedicated server software in the installation folder.
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Visual glitches when looking through scopes

When looking through scopes with patch 1.35 installed, many objects may appear black.

Use a custom version of dxwrapper
Download custom version of dxwrapper. Unzip it into the installation folder.

Falling through terrain

In the Steam version you will start falling through the terrain; this becomes an issue in mission 5 "Mayday! Mayday!" if you go too far north, and in Mission 6, "Ready for bear", which happens before you exit the APC.

Rename patch.bundle^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\bundles\
Rename patch.bundle to Xpatch.bundle.

This change may break multiplayer but can be reverted if necessary.^[5]

Crash at launch

Install Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software^{[citation needed]}
Install the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software.

Cross-com doesn't work (middle mouse button)

In the Steam version, the middle mouse button does not seem to function as it should, i.e. make your soldiers execute a command. To fix the problem, you need to edit a file called ctrl_set_def.xml. However, while this fix will allow you to open the menu, you will only be able to issue move commands. You cannot order your squad to attack, follow or stop. There is no known fix at this time.

Editing ctrl_set_def.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\Settings.
Open ctrl_set_def.xml with Notepad or Notepad++.
Change the line

<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="misc"/> to
<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="tactics"/>.

Temporary freeze at startup

The retail version of GRAW is still looking for the GameSpy servers on startup but naturally won't get any response. This lookup causes a temporary freeze, about 20 seconds long. You can prevent this by editing the windows hosts file.

Editing Windows Hosts File^{[citation needed]}

Go to the %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\.
Open hosts with Notepad.
Add the following lines at the bottom:

127.0.0.1 greconawf.available.gamespy.com
127.0.0.1 key.gamespy.com
127.0.0.1 greconawf.ms0.gamespy.com

This change breaks (the not functioning) multiplayer but can be reverted if necessary. It may also interfere with any software wanting to connect to those gamespy servers.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	Requires the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software.
Audio	OpenAL
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows^[6]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or equivalent	Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6/7 series ATI Radeon 9600-9800/X series 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2.0 support	256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible (PC audio solution containing Dolby Digital Live required for Dolby Digital audio)
Other	64 Kbps upstream or faster broadband connection

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (13640) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ TweakGuides.com - Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Tweak Guide
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-16
Tested the game on a 3440x1440 monitor
↑ http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56139
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ http://forum.gamesvillage.it/showthread.php?911906-126-Steam-Offerte-di-fine-settimana-e-non&p=29382739&viewfull=1#post29382739
↑ Official system requirements from publisher's website

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (13640) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (13640) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-3] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] TweakGuides.com - Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Tweak Guide

[4] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-16
Tested the game on a 3440x1440 monitor

[5] ttp://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56139

[6] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[7] ttp://forum.gamesvillage.it/showthread.php?911906-126-Steam-Offerte-di-fine-settimana-e-non&p=29382739&viewfull=1#post29382739

[8] Official system requirements from publisher's website

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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
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+|steam cloud               = false
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-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|GRAW video-settings.png|Video settings.}}
 {{Image|Nvidia inspector GRAW AA.png|Nvidia Inspector antialising compatibility setting for GRAW.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ghost-recon-advanced-warfighter-graw
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|GRAW Controls.png|Input menu.}}
 {{Image|GRAW game-settings.png|Game settings with mouse sensitivity sliders.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|GRAW audio-settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
 |surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output through [[Glossary:Sound_card#Set_up_OpenAL|OpenAL.]]
+|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output through [[Glossary:Sound card#Set up OpenAL|OpenAL]].
 |subtitles                = false
 |subtitles notes          =
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 # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Settings</code>.
 # Open <code>ctrl_set_def.xml</code> with Notepad or [https://notepad-plus-plus.org Notepad++].
-# Change the line<br />
+# Change the line
 <code><button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="misc"/></code> to<br />
 <code><button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="tactics"/></code>.

Developers

	GRIN
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Diesel
Release dates
Windows	March 9, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	80
IGDB	93