The Tactical Commands Do Not Work

[Nihil]

After buying this game, I was so excited to play it. I had already played Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 on PlayStation 3 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I downloaded this game and started playing on campaign mode. It was already a hassle changing all the keyboard commands, seeing how I'm left-handed. I had not played any major shooters on the computer before, but I was willing to try nonetheless. I only played a little into the mission when I realized that none of my Ghosts were following me. I tried using the keyboard commands, but they did nothing. I checked whether they were properly assigned (they were), and tried again. Still nothing. I redefined the keys and tried a third time, but still nothing happened.

This is a tactical shooter and I simply cannot play the game unless the tactical features work. I had paid what little money I had in anticipation to play this game, but apparently it was money wasted. Has anyone else had this type of issue? If so, is there any way to fix it? I'd like to still try to play this game if I can, but not having the main feature of the gameplay (tactical squad members) work is going to seriously impede my ability to do so.

[Lunatix]

It's a know problem, unfortunately you can't do anything. Ubisoft quality...

[Agent X ™]

You have to alter an ini file to get the commands to work right. Ubi never patched the game. Google graw pc tactical command fix or something like that.....

[Soft Boiled Egg]

I can only tell my team to move but not anything else.

[Agent X ™]

here is how to fix it
http://jomnisgames.blogspot.com/2012/12/ghost-recon-advanced-warfighter-command.html

Steam and the middle mouse button does not seem to be make your soldiers execute a command. To fix the problem, you need to edit a file called "ctrl_set_def.xml" in your "..\Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter\Settings" folder.

You need to change the line:

<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="misc"/>

into:

<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="tactics"/>

[g.burgstra]

How to edit a XLM file???

[Jester131]

Originally posted by g.burgstra:

How to edit a XLM file???

just right-click on the xml-file > open with ... > editor

[Ronin]

Gracias- Thanks

[Vargas Cole]

Originally posted by NH The Franchise ?!:

here is how to fix it
http://jomnisgames.blogspot.com/2012/12/ghost-recon-advanced-warfighter-command.html

Steam and the middle mouse button does not seem to be make your soldiers execute a command. To fix the problem, you need to edit a file called "ctrl_set_def.xml" in your "..\Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter\Settings" folder.

You need to change the line:

<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="misc"/>

into:

<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="tactics"/>

I cant find that line anywhere there are not even equal signs in there

[galliard]

Thanks. It wasn't working for me, either.

[dcommando]

GRAW 1 fix for Cross Com and Ready For Bear mission... please read...
If you're playing the Steam version of GRAW 1 for PC, you will likely come across the problem where the Cross Com fails to work very early in the game in the tutorial phase of your first mission.
Here is the fix for that:
First off, you need to find the "ctrl_set_def.xml" file and MAKE A BACKUP COPY OF IT FIRST with a different name in case anything goes wrong!
Then open it with Notepad or any other text editor.
The file "ctrl_set_def.xml" is in your "...\Steam\steamapps\common\ghost recon advanced warfighter\Settings" folder.


there's a line in there that reads:
<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="misc"/>


It needs to be changed to read:
<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="interface"/>

And then save the file by simply pressing ctrl+S or using the Save menu in your text editor.
And that MIGHT do it.
IF NOT, the other option is to:


change:
<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="misc"/>


To read:
<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="tactics"/>


Fixing the Ready For Bear mission - mission 6
And then we have the patch.bundle problem, which is the cause of the camera clipping/rolling problem seen in the beginning of the Ready for Bear mission...


In the Bundles folder (again in your game's installation directory), the file named "patch.bundle" needs to be renamed to "Xpatch.bundle" (without the quotes of course), AT LEAST BEFORE the beginning of the "Ready for Bear" mission.


It does not need to be renamed back afterwards, apparently, and it might be a good idea to try to rename it before a new game.
NOTE: For MULTIPLAYER you will have to rename it back to patch.bundle. The fix above is only for Single Player.
(Thank you to Oelmuvun for that information!)

Is it all fixed yet? Maybe. Read on...



The Cross Com MAY stop working again after renaming it to xpatch.bundle, and if so, again in the "ctrl_set_def.xml" file, change "tactics" back to "interface":
i.e.,


-FROM-

<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="tactics"/>


-TO-

<button id="hud_select" binding="2" device="mouse" group="interface"/>

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THIS is what I see when opening that file with NOTEPAD. Glad my ♥♥♥♥ is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up even mroe.

[ƦƴѵŁ]

Ok guys. I have solved this issue. I'm not trying to bash on the other two posters who gave the information to fix it, I believe they just gave the wrong file for the fixture. The correct file to edit those lines in order to use your tactical commands is "ctrl_def_set" (file type: XML Document)

It is NOT "ctrl_def_set.xml" (file type: BIN File) -- This is the actual program coding, or at least what I've read on the Internet about .bin files. Notepad will show a lot of binary codes like that display above this post. Whereas, the XML document can and will edit in notepad. I've done this and it works and I can now enjoy the game.

I still give kudos to The Franchise and dcommando for the lines to edit, but I just wanted to clear up the file confusion.

[american]

i didnt have any problems.I feel bad for you.

[6XDave]

Had same problem and your edit xml file fix worked for me. Have another problem that I have stopped picking up ammunition fro dead enimies. Any thoughts please?

[ƦƴѵŁ]

@6XDave, Not that I know of. From what I know and have read the ammo has to be a popular gun that you own. Like a popular assault rifle or machine gun, whereas the sniper is not so likely. I'd recommend using single action. If the gun is popular and the ammo refuses to pick up, then it could be a bug and have no idea.