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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Red Storm Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Red Storm Entertainment}}
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{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|i5works|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1028493/aspyr.html|title=Aspyr gets ready to ship four new games - Macworld|date=2016-7-23}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|i5works|Mac OS|ref=<ref name="i5WorksGR">{{Refurl|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1028493/aspyr.html|title=Aspyr gets ready to ship four new games - Macworld|date=2016-7-23}}</ref>}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|i5works|OS X|ref=<ref name="i5WorksGR" />}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media|OS X}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media|Mac OS, OS X}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 2001}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 2001}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|November 1, 2002}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|November 1, 2002}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 1, 2002}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|tom-clancys-ghost-recon|80}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|tom-clancy-s-ghost-recon|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon }}
 
|steam appid  = 15300
 
|steam appid  = 15300
 
|steam appid side = 13620,13630
 
|steam appid side = 13620,13630
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|gogcom page  = tom_clancys_ghost_recon
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|gogcom id    = 1207658751
 +
|official site=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024141021/http://www.ghostrecon.com/us/product_gr.php
 +
|lutris      = tom-clancys-ghost-recon
 
|strategywiki = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
 
|strategywiki = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
 +
|hltb        = 10425
 +
|mobygames    = 5557
 
|wikipedia    = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001 video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001 video game)
 
|winehq      = 1044
 
|winehq      = 1044
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{GOG.com links|tom_clancys_ghost_recon|ghost_recon_tom_clancys}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207658751|ghost_recon_tom_clancys}}
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/15300/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/15300/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=437 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check | [[DRM]]: SafeDisc v2 disc check | | Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}} | | Windows, Mac OS, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG | tom_clancys_ghost_recon | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | "2 Great Games" edition | | Windows}}
 +
{{Availability/row| EGS | ghost-recon | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | tom_clancys_ghost_recon | DRM-free | Does not include the Desert Siege and Island Thunder expansions. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | tom-clancys-ghost-recon | Uplay | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 15300 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 15300 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Uplay | 58aec0484e01651c298b4567 | Uplay | Included with {{Store feature|Uplay+}}. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 +
==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Desert Siege | Mac OS version is only available in the Game of The Year Pack. | Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{DLC/row| Desert Siege | Mac OS version is only available in the Game of The Year Pack. | Windows, Mac OS, OS X }}
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{{DLC/row| Island Thunder | | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Island Thunder | See [[#Island_Thunder_not_available_on_Mac|Island Thunder not available on Mac]] for Mac conversion. | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patch===
 +
{{ii}} The latest official patch for the base game is v1.4, but requires v1.3 to be installed first. Both are available from [http://patches.ubi.com/ghost_recon/ Ubisoft's patch repository]] and [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1827/7/ Patches-Scrolls].
 +
{{ii}} An additional update for the Desert Siege multiplayer segment is available from [http://patches.ubi.com/ghost_recon_desert_seige/ Ubisoft's patch repository] and [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1832/7/25379 Patches-Scrolls].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\options.xml}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\options.xml}}
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Data\Save}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Mods\Origmiss\save}}
−
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games launcher      = false
−
|steam cloud notes    =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                = false
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          = false
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon settings.jpg|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon settings.jpg|General settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/ghost-recon
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ghost-recon
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution      = limited
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|widescreen resolution notes= Menu runs at 640x480 but game runs at resolution set in options. Common resolutions are supported.
+
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|vert-}}; game looks cropped when using widescreen resolutions.<ref name="imgur_vertminus">[https://imgur.com/a/QGIWYJU Vert- behavior in Ghost Recon 1 (4:3, 16:9, 21:9 and 48:9 - Imgur]</ref> Increase FOV to compensate by using the [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer]. Menus are locked at 640x480.
−
|multimonitor              = hackable
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|multimonitor              = limited
−
|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://www.widescreenfixer.org Widescreen Fixer].
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|multimonitor notes        = {{term|vert-}}; game looks cropped when using multimonitor resolutions.<ref name="imgur_vertminus"></ref> Increase FOV to compensate by using the [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer]. To fix the zoom and binocular masks at 48:10, see also the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ghost-recon WSGF entry]. Menus are locked at 640x480.
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = limited
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|vert-}}; game looks cropped when using ultrawide resolutions.<ref name="imgur_vertminus"></ref> Increase FOV to compensate by using the [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer]. Menus are locked at 640x480.
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = limited
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = {{term|vert-}}; game looks cropped when using widescreen resolutions.<ref name="imgur_vertminus"></ref> Increase FOV to compensate by using the [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer]. Menus are locked at 640x480.
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  = Use [https://www.widescreenfixer.org Widescreen Fixer].
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|fov notes                  = Use [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer].
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
+
|borderless windowed        = false
−
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
+
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
−
|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced by graphics card drivers.
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|anisotropic notes          = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]].
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        = Can be forced by graphics card drivers.
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|antialiasing notes        = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]].
−
|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync                      = always on
−
|vsync notes                = Can be forced by graphics card drivers.
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|vsync notes                = Broken in the latest Windows 10/11 version because of DWM; see [[#Vsync not working on Windows 10 and newer|Vsync not working on Windows 10 and newer]]
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|color blind                = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-02-26}}</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open '''options.xml''' in the [[#Configuration file(s) location|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open {{file|options.xml}}.
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# Find the following line, and set it to this value.
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# Find the <code><FullScreen>TRUE</FullScreen></code> line and set it to <code><FullScreen>FALSE</FullScreen></code>.
 +
}}
  
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<pre>
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===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vsync]] not working on Windows 10 and newer===
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<FullScreen>FALSE</FullScreen>
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{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|fix=
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</pre>
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# Download [[dgVoodoo 2]].
 +
# Extract {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}}, as well as {{file|\MS\x86\D3D8.DLL}} to {{folder|{{P|game}}}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Master, effects, music and voice.
−
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output with [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software]].
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
−
|subtitles notes          = Important messages are still displayed in text, but don't match speech.
+
|subtitles notes          = Important messages are still displayed in text, but do not match speech.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
−
|closed captions notes    = Despite this, source of attacks are shown from the compass.
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|closed captions notes    = Despite this, source of attacks are shown from the compass.
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         = EAX 2.0.
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
−
|online play          = true
+
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  = 36
 
|online play players  = 36
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
−
|online play notes    =  
+
|online play notes    = The official Ubi.com service has been shut down.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = true
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created profile, requires [[dgVoodoo 2|dgVoodoo2 v2.55.4]], see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/ghost-recon-2001/ profile introduction]. <code>Note:</code> Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/ghost-recon-2001/ vorpx forum].
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
−
===Failed to start game (app already running) error===
+
===Failed to start game===
−
Additional symptom: Task manger (or Process Explorer) shows the game appear in the task list, but it closes immediately.
+
{{ii}} Can manifest as an error reporting that the game is already running, or [[Task Manager]]/Process Explorer showing the game in the task list briefly before it is closed.
  
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Restart Steam|ref={{cn|February 2024}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Restart Steam}}
+
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete dbghelp.dll|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{file|dbghelp.dll}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Screen flickering===
 
===Screen flickering===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9]|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Custom DLL}}
 
−
# Download the following [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/643-windows-10-custom-d3d8-dll/ archive].
 
−
# Navigate to the main installation path and extract the files.
 
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Run game in [[#Windowed|Windowed mode]]|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
+
}}
−
# See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]]|fix=
−
# See [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
+
}}
 +
 
 +
===Island Thunder not available on Mac===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use Virtual PC, or a PC to extract the files (requires PC expansion)|ref=<ref>[http://www.damnr6.com/tet/fullnews.cgi?newsid1047213617,6556, Island Thunder™ Mac Tutorial by *DAMN Mauti 9.3.2003]</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download [https://www.damnr6.com/macmods/grutilities.shtml#newsitems1047211969,96314, WinPack300b] and extract to the hard drive in an easily accessible location.
 +
# Insert the Island Thunder PC disc and cancel the autorun process.
 +
# Open up Winpack 300. Press "Load packed file" and choose {{file|data1.cab}} from the disc.
 +
# Proceed to extract all of the folders with {{code|Mp2}} in their name to an easily accessible location.
 +
# Find the main {{folder|Mp2}} folder, there should be nothing inside it besides one text file entitled <code>modscount.txt</code>, this will be the folder that you place the other renamed folders into.
 +
# Rename all other folders so that they lose the {{code|Mp2_}} prefix (e.g. {{folder|Mp2_Video}} needs to be {{folder|Video}}) and place them within the main {{folder|Mp2}} folder. The exception are the files with the {{code|Mp2_Sound_}} and {{code|Mp2_Shell_}} prefixes - after their prefix is removed, they need to be placed into {{folder|Mp2\Sound}} and {{folder|Mp2\Shell}}, respectively.
 +
# Transfer the entire folder with extracted content to the Mac.
 +
# Run the [https://www.damnr6.com/macmods/grpatch.shtml#newsitems1047402348,80280, Island Thunder Mac patch] to fix problems that occur after the rough conversion. When the file is done, open the installer and follow the instructions the installer provides. Install the MPEG-4 codecs when prompted as well.
 +
# After running the patch, move the {{folder|Mp2}} folder to {{folder|{{p|game}}/Ghost Recon Data/Mods}}.
 +
# To play Island Thunder, activate it like a mod in such a way that it is the 2nd mod on the active mod list, as the first should always be Desert Siege.
 +
 
 +
{{ii}} Some sounds might play a bit too loud. To fix this, use [https://www.rarewares.org/rrw/soundapp.php SoundAPP]] (OS 9) or [https://web.archive.org/web/20080615162347/http://www.dekorte.com/projects/shareware/SoundConverter/ Sound Converter] (OS X). Convert all the {{file|.wav}} sound files to {{file|.aif}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     =  
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          =
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = true
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = DirectSound3D
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = Ubi.com
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 2000, XP
 
|minOS    = 2000, XP
−
|minCPU  = 450 MHz Pentium 2 or equivalent
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 
|minDX    = 8
 
|minDX    = 8
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 +
 +
|minOS    = 9
 +
|minCPU  = PowerPC G3 450 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|minHD    = 1 GB
 +
|minGPU  = ATI Rage 128
 +
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 +
}}
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 +
|minOS    = 10.0
 +
|minCPU  = PowerPC G3 450 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 1 GB
 +
|minGPU  = ATI Rage 128
 +
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} Supported video cards at time of release: ATI Rage 128 and Radeon chips, Intel 82810 or higher, Matrox Parhelia, NVIDIA TNT2 and GeForce chips, S3 Pro Savage and UniChrome. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 13:42, 24 February 2024

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon cover
Developers
Red Storm Entertainment
Mac OS (Classic) i5works[1]
macOS (OS X) i5works[1]
Publishers
Ubisoft
Mac OS, OS X Aspyr Media
Release dates
Windows November 13, 2001
Mac OS (Classic) November 1, 2002
macOS (OS X) November 1, 2002
Reception
Metacritic 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon on HowLongToBeat
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon on IGDB
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon guide on StrategyWiki
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon on MobyGames
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon on Wikipedia
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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

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

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

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
Retail
DRM-free
 "2 Great Games" edition
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Does not include the Desert Siege and Island Thunder expansions.
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Ubisoft Store
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 Included with Ubisoft+.
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Desert Siege Mac OS version is only available in the Game of The Year Pack.
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
Island Thunder See Island Thunder not available on Mac for Mac conversion.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patch

The latest official patch for the base game is v1.4, but requires v1.3 to be installed first. Both are available from Ubisoft's patch repository] and Patches-Scrolls.
An additional update for the Desert Siege multiplayer segment is available from Ubisoft's patch repository and Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\options.xml[Note 2]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15300/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Mods\Origmiss\save[Note 2]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15300/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 Vert-; game looks cropped when using widescreen resolutions.[4] Increase FOV to compensate by using the Widescreen Fixer. Menus are locked at 640x480.
Multi-monitor
 
 Vert-; game looks cropped when using multimonitor resolutions.[4] Increase FOV to compensate by using the Widescreen Fixer. To fix the zoom and binocular masks at 48:10, see also the WSGF entry. Menus are locked at 640x480.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Vert-; game looks cropped when using ultrawide resolutions.[4] Increase FOV to compensate by using the Widescreen Fixer. Menus are locked at 640x480.
4K Ultra HD
 
 Vert-; game looks cropped when using widescreen resolutions.[4] Increase FOV to compensate by using the Widescreen Fixer. Menus are locked at 640x480.
Field of view (FOV)
Use Widescreen Fixer.
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Use dgVoodoo 2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use dgVoodoo 2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Broken in the latest Windows 10/11 version because of DWM; see Vsync not working on Windows 10 and newer
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Windowed

Instructions[5]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open options.xml.
  3. Find the <FullScreen>TRUE</FullScreen> line and set it to <FullScreen>FALSE</FullScreen>.

Vsync not working on Windows 10 and newer

Use dgVoodoo 2
  1. Download dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe, as well as \MS\x86\D3D8.DLL to <path-to-game>.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Seems to be turned off by default, no option to turn on.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, effects, music and voice.
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Important messages are still displayed in text, but do not match speech.
Closed captions
Despite this, source of attacks are shown from the compass.
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
EAX 2.0.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Polish
Retail only.
Brazilian Portuguese
Retail only.
Russian
Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
36
Online play
36 The official Ubi.com service has been shut down.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created profile, requires dgVoodoo2 v2.55.4, see profile introduction. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Issues fixed

Failed to start game

Can manifest as an error reporting that the game is already running, or Task Manager/Process Explorer showing the game in the task list briefly before it is closed.
Restart Steam[citation needed]
Delete dbghelp.dll
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Delete or rename dbghelp.dll.

Screen flickering

Use d3d8to9
Run game in Windowed mode
Use Borderless Gaming

Island Thunder not available on Mac

Use Virtual PC, or a PC to extract the files (requires PC expansion)[6]
  1. Download WinPack300b and extract to the hard drive in an easily accessible location.
  2. Insert the Island Thunder PC disc and cancel the autorun process.
  3. Open up Winpack 300. Press "Load packed file" and choose data1.cab from the disc.
  4. Proceed to extract all of the folders with Mp2 in their name to an easily accessible location.
  5. Find the main Mp2 folder, there should be nothing inside it besides one text file entitled modscount.txt, this will be the folder that you place the other renamed folders into.
  6. Rename all other folders so that they lose the Mp2_ prefix (e.g. Mp2_Video needs to be Video) and place them within the main Mp2 folder. The exception are the files with the Mp2_Sound_ and Mp2_Shell_ prefixes - after their prefix is removed, they need to be placed into Mp2\Sound and Mp2\Shell, respectively.
  7. Transfer the entire folder with extracted content to the Mac.
  8. Run the Island Thunder Mac patch to fix problems that occur after the rough conversion. When the file is done, open the installer and follow the instructions the installer provides. Install the MPEG-4 codecs when prompted as well.
  9. After running the patch, move the Mp2 folder to <path-to-game>/Ghost Recon Data/Mods.
  10. To play Island Thunder, activate it like a mod in such a way that it is the 2nd mod on the active mod list, as the first should always be Desert Siege.
Some sounds might play a bit too loud. To fix this, use SoundAPP] (OS 9) or Sound Converter (OS X). Convert all the .wav sound files to .aif.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio DirectSound3D
Multiplayer Ubi.com

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 9
Processor (CPU) PowerPC G3 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Rage 128
16 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.0
Processor (CPU) PowerPC G3 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Rage 128
16 MB of VRAM
Supported video cards at time of release: ATI Rage 128 and Radeon chips, Intel 82810 or higher, Matrox Parhelia, NVIDIA TNT2 and GeForce chips, S3 Pro Savage and UniChrome. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/15300/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (15300) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References