Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands received two new missions with the latest update called Operation Oracle. The update arrived today, May 2 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. It comes with two unique rewards for those that successfully pull off the new mission. Operation Oracle is accessible immediately after finishing Wildlands' first mission. Once you finish the operation, you'll receive two rewards: Walker's Bracelet and Walker's Tattoo.<doc-sep>A new update will bring a set of fresh missions to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Operation Oracle, the third-person, co-op shooter's latest update, arrives at the beginning of May and also comes with two unique rewards for those that successfully pull of the new missions. [Update: It turns out this update ties into the newly announced Ghost Recon game, Breakpoint. The game was revealed as part of a Ghost Recon livestream event on May 9. Operation Oracle lands on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 2. It will introduce two new missions, playable in solo or co-op, to extract a Skell Tech engineer arrested by Unidad. Here, you'll also meet a fellow Ghost Team Leader, Major Cole D. Walker, who's a little shiftier than your average Ghost. You can watch the reveal trailer below. Operation Oracle is accessible immediately after finishing Wildlands' first mission. Head to Montuyoc, marked on the game's TacMap, to start the operation. Once finished, you'll earn two unique rewards: Walker's Bracelet (which equips a new CQC Finisher) and Walker's Tattoo, for added style points. In preparation for Operation Oracle, Wildlands will be free to play from Thursday, May 2 to Sunday, May 5. Everything, including Operation Oracle, will be accessible during the free play weekend. PC and PS4 owners can pre-load the game on May 1, and all progress will carry over to those who purchase the full game. Operation Oracle also implements a host of performance-related fixes. You can read the full patch notes below. Bug Fixes and Improvements PvE/General Fixes Guerrilla Mode Improved Guerrilla mode's matchmaking process, which launched sessions after a friend joined a player in Matchmaking search before four players were present. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where the game would start without forming a full squad in public matchmaking. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where the player would not be moved to the lobby after accepting an invitation. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where the player would not win the Cosmetic Rewards if they left before the Victory Score screen. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where AI teammate's customization would reset after entering a new session. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where you could unequip the mission. Fixed an audio issue in Guerrilla mode when the Game Lost Score screen is shown. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where vehicles with dead NPCs in them would not despawn at the end of a wave. Fixed an issue where the last NPC enemy of Guerrilla mode would despawn immediately after killing him. Improved replication issues present in Guerrilla mode during co-op sessions. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where a Game Over can be triggered without the timer being displayed. Fixed an issue where some skills bonuses could be canceled by changing the difficulty during a Guerrilla mode session. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where the shopkeeper's subtitles and voice over would be cut off due to the ending screen. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where enemy alert levels would downgrade to Undetected / Suspicious under certain circumstances. Fixed an issue where all weapons and attachments bought in Guerrilla mode appeared as "New" in the main game afterward. Fixed an issue preventing to unlock Survivor pants and Survivor shirt cosmetic items in Ghost Mode after winning Guerrilla mode. All Platforms Fixed an issue with the M110 Bullet Drop being too strong. Removed the requirement to complete Silent Spade and Snafu missions to unlock the Mission Master trophy. Fixed a localization issue where there was no spacing between Continue Campaign text for Asian localizations. [SILENT SPADE] Fixed an issue with Kozak where he would slide away when a user shoots him while he is giving his briefing. Fixed an issue with the Buchon Marcus Jensen causing him to have the wrong animation in certain cases. Fixed an issue where completing all Main Game missions showed only 98% completion. PC Improved performance when using Nvidia Ansel with Nvidia driver 418.91. Fixed an issue in Ghost mode where weapons switch back to default between play sessions. Fixed an issue in Guerrilla mode where subtitles would only show for the host of a party in a co-op session. Store and Items Fixed a visual issue with the ACU shirt clipping with female character costume parts. Fixed an issue where players would not receive their bonus XP from XP boosters. The Night Vision effect from Fast Panoramic NVGs, Fast Special NVGs, and High Cut Spec. NVGs no longer use the old Night Vision (Green) filter, instead of using the newer (yellow) filter. The AOR1 camo now uses more authentic colors/patterns. Fixed an issue where the Hiking backpack would clip with the Molle vest and Crossdraw vests. Fixed several issues present with the Gorka outfit. Fixed a customization issue with the Crossdraw vest clipping with female characters. Fixed a clipping issue with the Gunfighter Jacket and ACU shirt clipping with pants. Fixed an issue with the Mic Drop emote where the syringe was stuck in the character's wrist. Fixed an issue with the Heavy Riot Control vest not showing the patches on its shoulder pads. Fixed an issue on some vests where the ammunition was following the player's movements rather than the vest itself. Fixed an issue forbidding the player from buying Crates & Boosters in DLCs. PvP All Platforms Limited the number of simultaneous mines deployable by the Sapper's drone to 3. Reduced the health of Sapper’s drones to bring it more in line with the drones used by Medic and Guerrilla classes. Fixed an issue in Ghost War allowing an exploit (known as Crouch-run) by using emotes and Pistol-specific abilities. Fixed several collision issues on several PvP maps. PC<doc-sep>A new Ghost Recon Wildlands update may be the big sequel tease that agents have been waiting for. With Wildlands' second birthday behind it as of March, Ubisoft has unveiled plans for a set of two new story missions called Operation Oracle: they star Jon Bernthal (AKA The Punisher) as a fellow Ghost, and even if you don't own the game, you'll be able to check them out via an upcoming free weekend. Operation Oracle will be added to Ghost Recon Wildlands through a free update on May 2. Ubisoft says it will start out as a rescue mission for an engineer held hostage by the Unidad faction, but things will go off the rails after you meet Bernthal as Cole D. Walker, "a Ghost Team Leader on the hunt for truth". A post on the official site for Ghost Recon Wildlands advises players to explore thoroughly, because "what you will discover here might very well set the scene for the future." Sounds like the secrets you uncover while working with Walker may set up a potential Ghost Recon Wildlands 2. Come to think of it, it would be a odd for Ubisoft to bring in a high-profile actor like Bernthal just to do a couple post-launch missions for an old game. Expect to see more of him in whatever comes next for Wildlands. If all that sequel teasing has you eager to finally jump in and play Wildlands for yourself, the free weekend is set to begin on May 2. Here are the specific opening and closing times broken down by time zone. Note that the PC version on Uplay and Steam will end just under a day earlier. PDT: Free weekend begins at 7 am PDT on May 2 and ends at 10 am PDT on May 6. EDT: Free weekend begins at 10 am EDT on May 2 and ends at 1 pm EDT on May 6. BST: Free weekend begins at 3 pm BST on May 2 and ends at 6 pm BST on May 6. You'll have unlimited access to the base game's contents during the free weekend, including single-player and online co-op. Any progress you make will carry over to the full version (which you'll be able to buy at up to a 70 percent discount through May 13).<doc-sep>
Ubisoft’s love for microtransactions and map defogging missions may be tiresome, but the company’s propensity to support its games for a long time continues to impress. The mega-publisher just announced that Ghost Recon Wildlands, fresh off two years of post-release content additions (and two years of season passes, naturally), is now getting more free missions in year three. Ubisoft announced the two new missions, called Operation Oracle, in a trailer today that also introduces a new character to the team-based stealth shooter set in Bolivia. The character, Cole Walker, looks to be played by Punisher and Walking Dead actor Jon Bernthal, though we’ve reached out to Ubisoft to confirm. A Ubisoft press release describes the missions and Walker as follows: Playable in single-player or co-op, Operation Oracle sends the Ghosts on a rescue mission for a Skell Tech engineer taken hostage by Unidad. This typical rescue mission will soon turn into something much bigger. Forget what you know about your enemies and friends as you meet Cole D. Walker, a Ghost Team Leader on the hunt for truth. Unidad are Bolivian special operations troops who hunt the player throughout the game. The update is free and will come out this Thursday, May 2, to kick off an extended free weekend of all of Wildlands on Xbox One, PS4 and PC from then through May 5. Wildlands’ DLC has been wide-ranging. It has included big expansions, PvP and crossover content with fellow Tom Clancy-branded Ubisoft franchises Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon Future Soldier. There has also been a surprise crossover with the Predator movie series and, earlier this year, the addition of several audio logs to tease the release of The Division 2. Our reviewer found Ghost Recon Wildlands fun, but as with other Ubisoft Clancy stuff, the gameplay competes with a potentially off-putting political tone as the player, in this case, runs roughshod through a country wracked by drug violence with limited exploration of the consequences of your government-sanctioned violence.