The Massive Ground Control download page
Welcome to Massive's GC downloads. Here we'll try and keep the latests downloads available for your enjoyment.Last updates:
April 6th 2002: Updated and removed some broken links (thanks for the heads up, Rich).
Mar 11th 2002: Added Ground Control Soundtrack.
Nov 21th 2001: Added the updated GenED Manual.
Feb 26th 2003: Added 8 Ground Control Soundtrack Files.
Ground Control game patches
These are the patches available to patch Your Ground Control copy to the latest version. To see which version of Ground Control you're running, start GC and see what version number is shown in the botton right corner of your screen. The patch size varies between 2 and 2.4 MB depending on language and version.The latest version of Ground Control is 1.0.1.1. To install these patches, simply download and execute them.
| Language |
From 1.0.0.7 |
From 1.0.0.8 |
From 1.0.0.9 |
From 1.0.1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (US&UK) |
gc10071011eng.exe | gc10081011eng.exe |
n / a |
gc10101011eng.exe |
| German | gc10071011ger.exe | gc10081011ger.exe | gc10091011ger.exe | gc10101011ger.exe |
| French | gc10071011fr.exe | gc10081011fr.exe | gc10091011fr.exe | gc10101011fr.exe |
| Spanish | gc10071011es.exe | gc10081011es.exe | gc10091011es.exe | gc10101011es.exe |
| Italian | gc10071011it.exe | gc10081011it.exe | gc10091011it.exe | gc10101011it.exe |
Note: Ground Control first shipped with version 1.0.0.7. If you have the international (UK) version of GC, it says 1.0.0.5 in the Readme, but it's still version 1.0.0.7. This can be verified by running the game and looking in the lower right corner of the Main Menu screen.
Ground Control Map Packs
To install these packs, simply download the files into the directory containing the Ground Control executable (gc.exe) then run them.| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gc_mappack_01.exe | 1.5MB | Map Pack 01. This pack contains AS1_DeathValley, AS2_Dominate and SK1_DesertStorm. See the Readme for more details. |
| gc_mappack_02.exe | 1.6MB | Map Pack 02. This pack contains SK2_FieldOfDestruction, SZ7_HeavyMetal2 and TN1_DuskConvoy. See the Readme for more details. |
| gc_mappack_03.exe | 2.0MB | Map Pack 03. This pack contains AS3_Charge, ES1_RiverBed and TN2_DustyRush. See the Readme for more details. |
| gc_mappack_04.exe | 1.4MB | Map Pack 04. This pack contains AS4_Salamander, DM8_Colosseum and ES2_Riverbed. See the Readme for more details. |
| gc_mappack_05.exe | 1.6MB | Map Pack 05. This pack contains SO1_TheAtoll, ES3_NoneShallPass and SK3_HillOfDeath. See the Readme for more details. |
Dedicated Server files
If you want to run your own dedicated server, these are the files for you.| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gc_ds_1011.zip | 1.7MB | Ground Control Dedicated Server (Required) |
| gc_ds_mpmaps.zip | 16MB | Ground Control DS Maps (needed if Ground Control is not installed) |
| gc_ds_dcpack.zip | 3.4MB | Dark Conspiracy DS pack (needed to if Dark Conspiracy is not installed) (Optional) |
| gc_ds_manual.txt | 13kB | The Ground Control Dedicated Server manual (included in gc_ds_1011.zip). A quick setup guide how to use the GC DS. |
Ground Control Demo
To install the demo, download the executable and run it.| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gcdemous.exe | 45.2MB | This is a single player demo containing the Boot Camp missions (the tutorial) and three missions from the first Campaign. It was originally released in June 2000. View the Readme for more information. (note: The demo is rather old and several of the problems with it have been fixed in the game itself) |
Ground Control Map Editing
| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gened_3604.zip | 810kB | GenED 3.604. The latest editing tool for Ground Control maps. The updated GenED Manual. |
| GC-SDK2.exe | 870kB |
The Ground Control SDK 2.0. This updated version of the SDK is still a work in
progress. Not everything is complete (and may never be) but hopefully it will
help You design your own addons to Ground Control. If you want the docs to the SDK they can be grabbed here. |
| SDFman.zip | 84kB | Tool to create SDF files. Makes it easier to distribute your own maps and other addons. This latest update removes a memory leak in the old version. |
| SDFextract.zip | 44kB | Tool to exctract the contents of the SDF files distributed with GC. |
| mp3tompd.zip | 71kB | Tool to create the mpd files used by Ground Control from their original MP3 files. |
Ground Control Soundtrack
| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Main_theme.mp3 | 5.0MB | Ground Control Main theme. |
| Crayven_theme.mp3 | 3.4MB | Ground Control Crayven theme. |
| Wrath_theme.mp3 | 5.9MB | Ground Control Wrath theme. |
| Debrief_theme.mp3 | 2.6MB | Ground Control Debrefing theme. |
| Defeat_theme.mp3 | 2.6MB | Ground Control Defeated theme. |
| Human_Space_pod.mp3 | 2.6MB | Ground Control Human Space Pod. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_1.mp3 | 4.9MB | Ground Control Game Track 1. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_2.mp3 | 4.0MB | Ground Control Game Track 2. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_3.mp3 | 5.4MB | Ground Control Game Track 3. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_4.mp3 | 4.8MB | Ground Control Game Track 4. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_5.mp3 | 4.0MB | Ground Control Game Track 5. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_6.mp3 | 4.6MB | Ground Control Game Track 6. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_7.mp3 | 4.1MB | Ground Control Game Track 7. |
| Ground_Control_-_Game_Track_8.mp3 | 3.3MB | Ground Control Game Track 8. |
Misc. web content
| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GroundControlWebfiles.zip | 8.1MB | Downloadable visual assets from Ground Control, collected by Tastenas |
Credits and Disclaimer
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as can be and that everything is up to date, however we cannot guarantee
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