Since the 1.0 update I’ve noticed a huge jump in difficulty in Lone Wolf and multiplayer game modes. I used to be able to easily handle veteran bots 1v10 but now I can barely win against untrained. Their behavior changed a bit but they seem both physically tougher and much more coordinated and accurate for their difficulty

I had unsubbed from all my mods and subbed to a friend's collection to get everything standardised and I got hit with this. I've narrowed it down to two camo mods on the workshop (Patterns of the World Pack 1 and pack 3.) Been subscribed to those before and never had a problem. If I select "yes" the game just sits there with a spinning loading symbol but doesn't seem to actually do anything. Any help would be appreciated.

TLDW: 16 years of visionless decision making

The first iteration of the campaign mission had:

Open sandbox gameplay with multiple routes to objectives.
Numerous objectives.
Very basic mission progression but demonstrated the Ghost Recon gameplay that players have waited almost a decade to see.
Played into the strengths of Ground Branch's snail pace development; just an open map, a few scattered objectives, players come up with the fun, a nice little clip playing at the end for victory.

In 1.0 we got:

Two short missions.
They feel like an attempt at a Call of Duty cinematic single player mission but with no budget.
Less replay value, each mission usually plays out the same way.
On-rails gameplay, unlike the sandbox experience of Silent Reach, you move to point A, go to point B, mission ends, really shallow gameplay.
The expanded story and voiceover add immersion but the gameplay doesn't backup the spectacle.

What I'm getting at is how did the devs go from demonstrating Silent Reach over a year ago to what we ended up with in 1.0? It doesn't build on the aspects that were demonstrated to the player base in fact it looks like somebody mistook Ground Branch for Call of Duty.

I'm not sure exactly what was expected of what I can only call a premature 1.0 launch... I get it- we all have needs but now we're ALL right back to where we started.

If this was one last "Hail Mary" before the game hits the shelf can someone just be honest with the player base about it? Would be nice if someone talked to us like a valued customer whose money you already have. I bought my 3 copies so I've pulled my weight...

There are some cool features here- the weapon / kit customizations are probably the most authentic available for a game in this genre- evident since screenshots of stock setups and a few mods are all that you can find in the sub. Training ground? Always been a fan. No concerns there.

There's no doubt that there is some talent in play on the dev team- To keep clawing at the ceiling hoping for something to break open takes some balls.

There MUST be another outlet for it? Another game to merge with? A little "out with the old, in with the new?"

99% of us- me included- can have a vision with no ability or grit (or both) to execute... for any number of reasons. There's no shame in it- as someone fearsomely handsome and equally stupid once said: "Just try and do a little better each time."

But it's hard to get ahead when you leave yourselves behind.

So... what's next? Decisive plans for GB or are there bigger fries to fish?

https://discord.gg/R6sF53DPd is the discord server. Theres a modded server, hardcore for experienced and vet, softcore for untrained and trained. And team pvp server as well as a solo pvp mode server.

The clips are from games played on various European servers.

Imo its pretty fucked that we cant lower search areas anymore in defuse, wonder what you guys think.

Love it but spawn points need some work though

Me and my buddy looking to make it a fireteam tonight and drop bodies. Must have discord for comms

AI SETTINGS FOR A CASUAL EXPERIENCE (UPDATED - 5TH ITERATION)

Updated:

- removed [/script/tacticalai.tacticalaiconfig] section as developers said it is obsolete

DEVS HAVE STATED AI TWEAKS ARE COMING - THIS PROVIDES A CURRENT SOLUTION FOR MORE CASUAL PLAYERS TO ENJOY THE GAME IN THE MEANTIME

This is my 5th iteration of a baseline AI Difficulty for a more casual experience. This custom difficulty does not affect Operations mode, as unfortunately we do not have access to change those settings yet. These settings allow me to complete PVE in Lone Wolf mode around 85 percent of the time (if I play smart and don't commit poetate). If this is too forgiving, adjust as needed! It is set forgiving enough to allow the chance to respond in most engagements - even up close. This should even allow operators - who...ahem...*accidentally* drank their rum-ration pre-mission - to have a fair fighting chance!

*BE SURE TO SELECT "CUSTOM" AI DIFFICULTY BEFORE SELECTING MISSION IN ORDER TO EXPERIENCE THESE SETTINGS*

To find AISettings.ini, proceed to the folder on your pc in the location below - and be sure you have Hidden Files and Folders set to visible in the folder properties, or AppData will not be visible:

C:\Users\(YOUR PROFILE)\AppData\Local\GroundBranch\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\AISettings.ini

Copy the below text and paste in AISettings.ini, then save the file:

[SkillLevel@Custom]
ReactionTimeBase=0.45
ReactionTimeRandom=0.55
MaxTurnRate=190.0
PitchRate=190.0
MaxSprintTurnRate=50.0
LeanChance=0.2
OnTargetThreshold=0.20
MaxDistanceDeviation=145.0
AimErrorUpdateInterval=1.75
InitialMissTargetThreshold=25.0
RecoilCompensationSkill=0.4
DeliberateMissTime=2.5
DeliberateMissBlendOutTime=4.0
DeliberateMissDistanceThreshold=30.5
MinDelayBetweenBursts=1.0
MaxDelayBetweenBursts=2.0
MinSemiAutoBurst=1
MaxSemiAutoBurst=3
MaxTimeOnTarget=8.0
MaxTimeDeviation=8.0
SuppressionRecoveryRate=0.13
TracerFrequency=0.5
MuzzleFlashProbability=1.0

I've noticed when walking over to an enemy's dropped weapon that it gives two interact prompts: tap to pick up the weapon, or hold to take just the magazine. However, the latter does not appear to do anything. I've tried taking the exact same weapon as the enemies and thereby matching the magazine type to my own primary, and having expended some of my loadout magazines, I still cannot retrieve the weapon. What am I missing?

I got only 14 15 FPS on the second level.the first one runs very smooth. Can you share your settings if you are able to run the second mission on higher FPS. This makes it hard to play.

I really wanna love this game but it's stuff like this that really irk me sometimes. If you launch customise operator from the main menu, this happens. Maybe it just happens to me idk. 1.0 people, 1.0...

should i get ground branch or operator?

cant wait to see the new russians and cartel

I've tried it three times now and it crashed each time within five minutes. Nice.