Patch 2 Update

The patch notes for the second update for Ghost Recon Wildlands.



Missions / Narration

• Adjusted various missions markers & GPS pathfinding.
• The following missions are now unlocked correctly for players who reported issues:
  
  • Gold Rush
  • Sueno's proposition
  • Sandoval Dead body
  • El Cerebro

• Adjusted various mission triggers in order to smoothen the player's progress and game experience.
• Fixed situations where dialogue and barks would not trigger correctly.
• The following missions are now replayable:
  
  • El Cerebro
  • Boss missions
  • Sandoval confession
  • Western cocaine cache

• Fixed infinite XP farming exploit on "Rebellion Rising" mission.
• NPCs now exit the vehicle properly in "Stop the Convoy" missions

User Interface

• Players can now select what intel they want to collect, even with all the HUD options turned off.
• Trophy requirements adjustments:
  
  • The Champion
  • Eagle-Eyed
  • With a Pistol!

• Fixed some weapon packs not unlocking properly:
  
  • Underbarrels & Rails Pack

• Fixed Character hiding behind menus in certain situations.
• HUD now updates when XP boosters are activated.

CO-OP

• Corrected various replication issues, such as:
  
  • Paint jobs & attachments not showing correctly in the lobby
  • Rebel Radio explosion not synchronizing
  • Sniper scope glare effect not synchronizing
  • Players seen running beside VHC / bike they should be sitting in
  • Suppressor not synchronizing when removed from a vehicle’s shooting position
  • Burning corpses from systemic events
  • Explosion not replicating if the distance is too high

• The following achievements should now be awarded to all the players in the two missions below:
  
  • A Better Mousetrap
  • The Cluster Bomber

• Fixed a bug where hits would register with a 0.5-second lag.
• Fixed kick/ban vote notifications.
• Fixed game freezes in 4-player sessions.

Connectivity

• Fixed various disconnection bugs.
• Fixed a bug where the user could not reconnect to a previous session.
• Fixed errors when looking for public sessions.

Gameplay

• Fixed XP awarded when killing an enemy undetected.
• Fixed a bug where sometimes vehicle seats could stay booked after NPC exiting.
• Fixed a bug where the player would take cover too far from certain props.
• Players can no longer teleport to safe houses while being hunted.
• The Medical Helicopter will now spawn correctly in the Tabacal area side-mission.
• Fixed bikes not slowing down in water.
• Fixed flash grenades not stopping detection.
• Fixed an occasional instant game-over when falling off a dirt bike.
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the player could not tag enemies after hot joining.
• Adjusted damage caused by explosives in Arcade difficulty.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes pilots didn’t die after AI helicopter crash.
• Fixed a situation where sometimes vehicles disappeared when driving at high speeds.

Audio

• Added a feature allowing the player to mute every radio in-game.
• Fixed Car radio not functioning in various situations.
• Amplified the radio voice effects to avoid player confusing El Sueño’s voice on the radio and the one of the Ghosts.
• Introduction video mix enhanced.

Graphics

• Fixed player models appearing with twisted limbs if they were killed in certain positions.
• Fixed low-resolution textures appearing while aiming/driving.
• Fixed camera clipping through some textures & props.
• Fixed missing textures in certain environments.
• Fixed drone showing blur effect on objects.
• Fixed the textures flickering when using parachute or helicopter.

Stability

• Fixed various crashes.
• Fixed an occasional infinite loading screen after validating settings at first launch.

World

• Fixed various world building glitches.
• Fixed some world parts where the player could get stuck.

PC Version Specific Improvements

Graphics

• Added the SMAA anti-aliasing mode.
• Added a notification for anti-aliasing recommendations in multi GPU setups.
• Addressed a series of issues causing flickering in multi GPU setups.
• Fixed an issue with HUD scaling in 4 monitor multi display setups.

User experience & interface

• Added support to bind Home, End, Insert, Delete, Page Up and Page Down keys.
• Added several menu navigation improvements with mouse and keyboard.
• Added a notification if the video driver is outdated.
• Added a notification when the system is low on free RAM and starts writing to the virtual memory.
• Fixed a HUD issue in co-op for users who have already completed the selected mission.
• Fixed the Pitch icon display when using mouse to steer helicopters.

Co-op

• Fixed an issue with co-op sharing of systemic activities.
• Fixed the use of Push to Talk in the co-op lobby.

Controls

• Changed the Enable Controller default option to Only Gamepads.
• Addressed a number of issues with the Steam Controller icons and functionality.

Performance

• Addressed a series of random crashes encountered by users.
• Fixed an issue causing framerate drops when the saving icon was being displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the menu was lagging while running the game on a Hard Disk Drive.
• Solved an issue with VRAM bar update when lowering Resolution scaling.

Misc

• Fixed a bug on the Medication Air Transport mission in Tabacal.
• Fixed an issue with character poses in Ansel.
• Solved a controls issue where one couldn’t sprint from crouch or prone position.