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Ghost Recon in X-Platform
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Oct 22, 2003, 09:38 PM
 
I'm going to be the only guy with a Mac at a LAN party and want to know how well it'll do on my friends' network.

While I'm at it, does anyone know if Raven Shield will ever be cross-platform?

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Oct 23, 2003, 02:42 AM
 
Ghost Recon should run fine as long as everyone has the same Ghost Recon version. The latest is version 1.4. The Mac patch which includes GhR 1.4 is version 1.0.1. Aspyr has available patches 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 but the GhR version is still 1.4. I'd recommend skipping the 1.0.2 patch and installing the 1.0.1 then 1.0.3 if you haven't patched the app already.

Raven Shield will not support cross platform networking. Apparently, the netcode for Raven Shield can't be ported for some reason. Since Raven Shield uses the Unreal engine it would make sense that the Mac and PC versions could play against eachother but it seems the netcode was fubared enough so that it isn't possible. maybe the replaced it with code that requires DirectPlay. Whatever the reason, many were shocked by the news. It was confirmed by Glenda Adams of Aspyr. As a former programmer, if she couldn't see any solution to the cross platform netplay, then the netcode must really suck.
     
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Oct 23, 2003, 12:24 PM
 
No Raven Shield cross-platform play? AAARGH!
     
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Oct 23, 2003, 02:36 PM
 
I did a bit more research and it may have something to do with some Ubisoft proprietary service they use for multiplayer games.
     
   
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