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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
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Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Milan, Reflections, Ubisoft Belgrade · Ubisoft·$49.99
Apr 30, 2019 · 88mo ago

Operation Oracle - Patch Notes

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Operation Oracle introduces two new missions and a broad set of fixes across Guerrilla mode, PvP, and general game systems, with improvements to matchmaking, stability, and various platform-specific polish.

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Buffs11

  • Guerrilla mode
    • Guerrilla mode matchmaking is more reliable, reducing wait times and ensuring sessions form with full or expected squads.Improved matchmaking process
    • Public Guerrilla sessions no longer start without a full squad, improving early-game balance.Now starts with full squad in public matchmaking
    • Improves flow into Guerrilla games when accepting invitations.Moved to lobby after accepting invitation
    • Players can earn cosmetics even if they disconnect or leave Guerrilla mode before the victory screen.Cosmetic rewards awarded even if leaving before Victory Score
    • Stabilizes AI teammate appearance across Guerrilla mode sessions.Retention of AI customization across sessions
    • Prevents clutter from dead NPC vehicles persisting after wave completion.Vehicles with dead NPCs despawn at end of wave
    • Removes delay on final NPC despawn to tighten pacing.Last NPC despawn delay removed
    • Co-op synchronization more reliable during Guerrilla mode.Improved replication in co-op
    • Prevents loss of skill bonuses when toggling difficulty mid-session.Skills bonuses not canceled by difficulty switch
    • Prevents unintended downgrades of enemy alert status during Guerrilla sessions.Alert levels cannot downgrade to Undetected/Suspicious under certain conditions
  • PvP / Ghost WarReduces exaggerated ping spikes caused by rapid ping input in Ghost War.Ping function improved to reduce spamming-induced high ping

Nerfs4

  • Guerrilla mode
    • Fixes an issue where players could unequip a Guerrilla mission inadvertently.Mission cannot be unequipped
    • Tones down M110's bullet drop to improve long-range accuracy.Bullet drop strength reduced
  • PvP / Ghost War
    • Sapper drone mine deployment capacity reduced to three, balancing offensive options.Limit to 3 mines for Sapper's drone mines
    • Sapper drones are weaker defensively to bring balance with other classes.Drone health reduced

Bug fixes14

  • Guerrilla mode
    • Resolves confusing or missing audio cues during Game Lost Score display.Audio issue fixed when screen shown
    • Fixes a bug where the Game Over state could occur without the timer visible.Timer display fixed
    • Ensures shopkeeper dialogue and subtitles play cleanly through end screens.Subtitles not cut off by ending screen
    • Removes erroneous 'New' tag on items after transferring from Guerrilla mode.All bought weapons/attachments no longer show as 'New' in main game afterward
    • Fixes cosmetics being locked or missing after Guerrilla victories.Unlock issues for Survivor pants/shirt in Ghost Mode fixed after Guerrilla win
  • PvP / Ghost War
    • Prevents players from abusing emotes to gain movement advantages in PvP.Exploit using emotes and pistol abilities fixed
    • Resolves various collision problems on multiple Ghost War maps.Collision issues on several PvP maps fixed
  • Bug Fixes and Improvements (General)
    • Clipping issues between gear pieces corrected for multiple character models.Backpack clipping fixes with Molle vest and Crossdraw vests; vest clipping fixes with female characters
    • Fixes syringe being stuck in wrist during Mic Drop emote.Syringe animation bug fixed in emote
    • Ensures vest shoulder patches render correctly.Patches correctly displayed on Heavy Riot Control vest shoulders
    • Fixes animation bug where ammo followed player instead of vest during movement.Ammunition movement tied to vest rather than player
    • Fixes an issue preventing Crates & Boosters purchases in DLC content.Purchasing Crates & Boosters no longer forbidden
    • Prevents visual clipping of ACU shirt with female character parts.ACU shirt clipping with female costume parts fixed
    • Prevents weapons from switching back to defaults after Ghost mode play sessions.Weapons revert to default between play sessions fixed

Other changes7

  • Operation Oracle MissionsAdds two new story-driven missions starting in Montuyoc, centered on character encounters and evolving loyalty themes.Two brand-new missions
  • Guerrilla mode
    • Eases trophy progression by removing prerequisite mission completion for Mission Master.Unlock requirement removed
    • Improves readability of the UI for Asian localizations.Continue Campaign spacing fixed
  • Bug Fixes and Improvements (General)
    • Night vision visuals updated to newer color filter for several NVG models.NVG night vision filter updated from green to yellow in certain NVGs
    • Improves authenticity of AOR1 camouflage across outfits.AOR1 camo colors/patterns updated to be more authentic
    • Enhances stability and performance when using Nvidia Ansel with specific driver versions.Nvidia Ansel performance improved (driver 418.91)
    • Fixes spacing in Continue Campaign prompt for Asian localizations.Spacing fixed for Continue Campaign text in Asian localizations

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Patch history

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  1. Inventory Menu Crash Fix with RTX cardsApr 1, 2019 · 89mo

    Driver hotfix addresses inventory menus crash in Ghost Recon Wildlands.

  2. Special Operation 4 Patch NotesFeb 26, 2019 · 90mo

    Special Operation 4 introduces Guerrilla PvE mode, a new Ghost War class (Sapper), two new maps, game mode refinements, store updates, daily challenges, and a host of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements across PvE, PvP, and UI.

  3. Welcome to Special Operation 4Feb 19, 2019 · 91mo

    Special Operation 4 introduces new PvE mode, a new Ghost War class and two new maps, Time of Day setting for solo modes, crate updates (voice lines and emotes moving to Prestige crates), updated Prestige crate drop rates, a Custom Match Browser, a shift to Daily Challenges with increased Prestige rewards, and new PvP events.

  4. Year 2: Special Operation 3 Patch NotesDec 10, 2018 · 93mo

    Special Operation 3 brings Ghost War classes Vanguard and Sharpshooter, two new maps Lithium Mine and Outskirts, PvP Events, Prestige economy revamp, plus numerous PvE/PvP fixes and new customization items, plus free Silent Spade mission rewards and Photo Mode enhancements.

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  5. Welcome to Special Operation 3Dec 3, 2018 · 93mo

    Special Operation 3 adds PvE mission, two Ghost War classes and maps, Year 2 pass perks, Photo Mode, Prestige economy updates, and 90+ new customization items.

  6. Update 3: Extended Ops PatchnotesJan 24, 2018 · 104mo

    Extended Ops adds Extraction mode to Ghost War, colorblind options, Fallen Ghost in campaign, Battle Crates, and numerous balance and UI improvements across modes.

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  7. Ghost War Update 2: Jungle Storm and Title Update 11 Patch NotesDec 20, 2017 · 105mo

    Ghost War Update 2 introduces Ranked mode, new Pathfinder and Predator classes, new maps, customization presets, stats page, and a reworked quit penalty, along with numerous balance and QoL adjustments across modes and maps.

  8. Title Update 4: Patch NotesMay 17, 2017 · 112mo

    Title Update 4 focuses on quality of life improvements for co-op/solo play, HUD/UI enhancements, mission flow tweaks, and a broad set of bug fixes across gameplay, UI, co-op, and stability, plus groundwork for Fallen Ghosts DLC and Season 2 live challenges.

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