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Here’s what importing a Ground Zeroes save unlocks in The Phantom Pain

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is coming tomorrow, and it’s got many people rather excited. Thanks to stellar, week-early reviews, even those who aren’t caught up in Kojima’s convoluted narrative are keen to see what the fuss is all about. There’s no better way to see that, in my opinion, than by playing through Ground Zeroes; the game that serves as a prologue to the events that unfold in Phantom Pain.

That prologue was derided by many as a paid demo, which took just two hours to finish, but there was more to it than you’d imagine. Here’s the thing though – while it was certainly possible to run through and see the credits in minutes, there were many missions to do, many voice recordings to collect and many people to save.

That game’s just been updated, allowing you to import your Ground Zeroes save file in to Phantom Pain. Doing so will add a few costumes to the game, but also bring extra people to your game as volunteers to your Mother Base, each with their own stats (via Gearnuke). The more people you have, the better your overall equipment and experience will be.

Here’s a list of the stupidly named people you’ll get in The Phantom Pain through importing a Ground Zeroes save. The missions you’ll need to complete are ones within The Phantom Pain, and it seems you may need a 100% Ground Zeroes Save to get everybody.

Mother Base Recruits 

Recruit Name Recruiting Condition
Ochre Chamelon Complete One Mission from 03, 04 and 05
Grizzly Hedgehog Complete One Mission from 03, 04 and 05
Hungry Crocodile Complete One Mission from 03, 04 and 05
Wild Harrier Complete One Mission from 03, 04 and 05
Gray Wallaby Complete Mission 06
Blue Chamelon Complete Mission 06
Midnight Mastiff Complete Mission 06
Eye Complete Mission 06
Finger Complete Mission 06
Frigid Mongoose Complete two missions from 07, 08, 09 and 10
Hunting Stallion Complete two missions from 07, 08, 09 and 10
Assassin Harrier Complete two missions from 07, 08, 09 and 10
Mad Wallaby Complete two missions from 07, 08, 09 and 10
Wild Stallion Complete two missions from 07, 08, 09 and 10
Night Tree Frog Complete mission 12
Pirate Capybara Complete mission 12
Roaring Capybara Complete mission 12
Bitter Centipede Complete mission 12
Crying Sturgeon Complete mission 12

Wondering how to transfer your save data?

How to Transfer Save Data?

  • Download the latest update for Ground Zeroes on your choice of platform.
  • Go to the main menu screen. Select “Upload Save Data” from the menu.
  • Download the latest update of The Phantom Pain on your platform.
  • Go to main menu screen of The Phantom Pain. Select “Download Save Data” from the menu.

This apparently will allow you to transfer across platforms within the same platform family – so you’ll be able to move your PS3 Ground Zeroes save to your brand new PlayStation 4 that you bought specifically to play The Phantom Pain on.

Last Updated: August 31, 2015

15 Comments

  1. Alien Emperor Trevor

    August 31, 2015 at 12:43

    But what about Delinquent Meerkat & Ravishing Warthog?

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    • RinceThis

      August 31, 2015 at 13:00

      On the Kirstenbosch lunch menu.

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 31, 2015 at 14:14

        HAHAHAHAHA

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    • Admiral Chief Returns

      August 31, 2015 at 13:07

      Or Alien Emperor?

      Reply

  2. Jonah Cash

    August 31, 2015 at 13:17

    Replayed Ground Zeroes and really tried to do it as stealthily as possible… Only got a C, 1 alert till I entered the base then things just went pear shaped and I killed almost all of the guards in there with my guns… Ended with 5 alerts… I haven’t done any missions in there though, just the main story part. And I remember why I got so excited after playing it the first time.

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  3. Hammersteyn

    August 31, 2015 at 14:14

    Still need to play Ground Zeros. And MGSV is out tomorrow O_o

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    • Captain JJ Fantasticus

      August 31, 2015 at 14:19

      Get to it!

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 31, 2015 at 14:51

        Says the guy that has to start every other single game we’ve already finished. Including Witcher 3 😛

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        • Captain JJ Fantasticus

          August 31, 2015 at 14:57

          I’m 94 hours into Witcher 3 brudda!
          And my damn ROM wouldn’t open this weekend when I wanted to install ME1! I have excuses!! XD

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          • Hammersteyn

            August 31, 2015 at 15:22

            lol!

  4. William

    August 31, 2015 at 14:45

    “Complete Mission 12” – anybody know what missions they’re referring to?

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    • Chunky_2336

      August 31, 2015 at 21:45

      I think it’s referring to missions done in Hard mode. I only count 6 missions(excluding déjà vu and body snatchers). So having mission 10 could be A previous mission but on hard.

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      • Christopher J. Rada

        September 1, 2015 at 02:15

        It is referring to ttp missions. Apparently the recruits unlock over time

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        • GreatWhiteRuffalo

          September 16, 2015 at 04:24

          It’s a good way to reward people for playing GZ without making the early game of Phantom Pain way too easy with all the bonuses.

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  5. Jack.Rayner

    April 8, 2016 at 02:48

    Glad I waiting ’til I got 100% (and even ’til I unlocked all of the bonuses) in GZ to start TPP. 😀

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