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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

Warnings

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

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter and tactical shooter game in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The executable is DRM-free.^[1]
Amazon.com
Steam (unavailable)
Ubisoft Store (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches are available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GRAW2\data\settings\renderer_settings.xml %LOCALAPPDATA%\GRAW2\settings\profiles\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13510/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GRAW2\settings\profiles\<user-id>\savegames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13510/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

Video Settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer.
Ultra-widescreen		Image is stretched from 16:9. Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer.
4K Ultra HD		Entire HUD scales very poorly at higher resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of View.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Off, and Edge Smoothing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Field of View

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Use Flawless Widescreen; alternatively, FOV be modified by editing `renderer_settings.xml` (see Configuration file location) and changing the value of `"aspect ratio"`. A value of 2 to 2.5 is recommended for 16:9 displays, with 2.3 being ideal with minimal clipping of weapon models.^[2] For example, `<variable name="aspect_ratio" value="0"/>` becomes `<variable name="aspect_ratio" value="2.3"/>`.

Input

Input Settings 1/2.

Input Settings 2/2.

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
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation: download (TriboGamer)
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play		ZeroTier and other VPNs can allow for creating LAN games that work over the Internet
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Dedicated server software is included in the installation folder.
Self-hosting		Requires either log-in to any GameSpy alternative or LAN (including through VPN)
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Failed to start game (app already running) error

Additional symptom: Task manager (or Process Explorer) shows the game appear in the task list, but it closes immediately.

Restart Steam.

Startup crash

Startup crashes pertain to PhysX v2.7.1. Uninstall PhysX, and install the latest Nvidia PhysX System Software.

Crash at launch: Unhandled exception - divide by zero (integer)

Use the patch by indiaZaop found at ghostrecon.net.

Only intended for GRAW2 v1.05

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OpenAL
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon	Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 ATI Radeon X850 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX ATI Radeon HD 2400
Other	128 Kbps Broadband Internet connection or faster	512 Kbps upload rate for a server on a full game

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but are not supported.

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 (13510) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ The Ubi DRM-Free Games List
↑ Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2022-01-31
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[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 (13510) 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 (13510) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] The Ubi DRM-Free Games List

[3] Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2022-01-31

[4] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

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 |vsync                      = false
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 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
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+===Field of View===
+{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref={{cn|date=January 2022}}|fix=
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+{{Image|Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Input Settings 2.png|Input Settings 2/2.}}
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+|separate volume notes    =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
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+|eax support notes        = EAX 4.0
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-{{ii}}OpenAL Soft ''1.19.0'' and ''1.19.1'' cause distorted audio in Diesel engine games. OpenAL Soft ''1.20.1'' fixes the audio.
+{{ii}} OpenAL Soft ''1.19.0'' and ''1.19.1'' cause distorted audio in Diesel engine games. OpenAL Soft ''1.20.1'' fixes the audio.
 {{L10n|content=
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 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       = ZeroTier and other VPNs can allow for creating LAN games that work over the Internet
-|online play          = unknown
+|online play          = true
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
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 |input            =
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 |multiplayer      = GameSpy

Developers

	GRIN
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Diesel 2.0
Release dates
Windows	June 28, 2007
Reception
Metacritic	76
IGDB	84
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America, Sci-fi
Series	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon