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Revision as of 15:59, 19 November 2023
Key points
- Master servers for the multiplayer were shut down in February 2012. A mod, S4NDMoD, solves this problem by making the game use fans' master server.
- Engine is open source with modern ports available; see Source ports.
- Active modding community.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
- A standalone follow-up, Enemy Territory, is available as freeware.
- The PS2/Xbox port of the game included a prequel mission, Cursed Sands. Additionally the Xbox port featured a new gun (Shotgun) and DLC maps. Currently, there is no known way to play this content on the PC version. See here for more info.
Name |
Notes |
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GOTY Map Pack |
Sold with the Game of The Year Edition or downloadable as freeware.
Not officially packaged for Mac, though can still be used on it by manually installing PK3 files. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
Official
- Latest official patch for RtCW single player and RtCW multiplayer. Digital re-release already have the latest version installed.
- Both the single player and multiplayer version are separate; they are not confine with each other (version 1.33 and after is only exclusives for muiltplayer).
- 1.32 - Single-Player and Multiplayer
- 1.41B - Multiplayer
Unofficial
- Knightmare's 1.42d - Fixes various crashes and adds native widescreen support. It's only applied to the single-player version of RtCW.
- Bradman's Mac OS X GPL port - An GPL port fixs that allowed the game to be played on OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later, due to the removal of Rosetta. It's designed to get around the fact that the original game was PowerPC only.
Source ports
- Since the source code for Return to Castle Wolfenstein was released in August 2010, various engine overhauls and source ports have been created to enhance or modify the game in different ways.
Name |
Description |
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iortcw |
Based on ioquake3; adds modern features like VOIP and OpenAL, whilst being faithful to traditional gameplay. Commonly known source port in the community. |
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Bibendovsky's RtCW |
A custom source port that's designed to play all RtCW games (single-player, multiplayer, Enemy Territory) into one. |
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Skip intro videos
Edit autoexec.cfg[3]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following line to the file:
seta com_introplayed "1" .
- Save the file.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
-
wolfconfig.cfg
contains single player settings.
-
wolfconfig_mp.cfg
contains multiplayer settings.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Display current frame rate
Edit autoexec.cfg[4]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following line:
seta cg_drawFPS "1" .
- Save the file.
- To disable, either remove the line or set the number to
0 .
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Configure with iortcw and autoexec.cfg[3]
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- Download and install iortcw.
- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following lines to the file, and save.
seta r_customwidth "1920"
seta r_customheight "1080"
seta r_mode "-2"
seta cg_fixedAspect "2"
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Alternative solution
Edit the configuration file
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- Launch the game at least once then close it.
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
wolfconfig.cfg with a text editor.
- Change the following lines to set the resolution.
seta r_customaspect "1"
seta r_customheight "XXXX" (where XXXX is your desired vertical resolution)
seta r_customwidth "XXXX" (where XXXX is your desired horizontal resolution)
- Change the following line to this value.
- This solution is Vert- (FOV will need to be increased to compensate), but does not require downloading 3rd party software.
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Configure with iortcw[3]
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- Download and install iortcw.
- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following lines, and save the file. Change
110 to your desired FOV.
seta cg_fixedAspectFOV "0"
seta cg_fov "110"
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Legacy method for custom FOV
Edit the configuration file
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- Launch the game at least once then close it.
- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\wolfconfig.cfg in a text editor.
- Change the following line to set the FOV.
seta cg_fov "XX" (where XX is your desired FOV)
- Add
+set sv_cheats 1 to the game's launch options to prevent the custom FOV from being overwritten on a new level load.
- This solution does not affect the weapon model FOV, but does not require downloading any 3rd party software.
- Starting the New Game overwrites the sv_cheats and cg_fov parameters. Workaround: Start a New Game, make a save, type "sv_cheats 1" in to the console, load the save, type "cg_fov 110" in to the console.
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Configure with iortcw and autoexec.cfg
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- Download and install iortcw.
- Open
<path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following lines and save the file.
seta r_mode "-2"
seta r_noborder "1"
seta r_fullscreen "0"
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Set with iortcw and autoexec.cfg
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- Download and install iortcw.
- Open
<path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following lines to the file and save it.
seta r_ext_texture_filter_anisotropic "1"
seta r_ext_max_anisotropy "16"
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Set with iortcw
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- Install iortcw.
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
wolfconfig.cfg .
- Set
seta r_ext_multisample "4" .
- Set
seta r_ext_framebuffer_multisample "4" .
- MSAA values can range from 1 to 16. Going above 16 won't give any noticeable improvements.
- Nvidia users can achieve SGSSAA using the "enhance" mode.
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Force with Nvidia Profile Inspector
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- Get Nvidia Profile Inspector.
- Select
Return to Castle Wolfenstein profile.
- Set "Antialasing - Mode" to
Override any application setting .
- Set "Antialasing - Setting" to
32xS [Combined: 2x2 SS + 8x MS] .
- This will also apply antialasing to transparency.
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Set with iortcw and autoexec.conf[3]
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- Download and install iortcw.
- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following line to the file, with your desired number:
- If you experience issues, you may also add these lines, with the same number.
seta com_maxfpsUnfocused "125"
seta com_maxfpsMinimized "125"
- Without the last two lines, the frame rate will temporarily drop to the default value while the game is minimized or unfocused.
- Stamina, weapon overheating bars logic and scoped weapons recoil are tied to the frame rate. Player movement becomes jittery at very high frame rates.
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Input
In-game general control settings.
Toggle crouch
Edit autoexec.cfg[5]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Main
- Open
autoexec.cfg with a text editor.
- Add the following lines (change c to whichever other key if desired).
set duck "+movedown; set crouchToggle vstr stand; echo ^3Crouching...^7"
set stand "-movedown; set crouchToggle vstr duck; echo ^2Standing...^7"
set crouchToggle "vstr duck"
bind c "vstr crouchToggle"
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Audio
Mute on focus lost
Set with iortcw
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- Download and install iortcw.
- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following lines. They are similar, so both are recommended.
- Mute the game when minimized:
seta s_muteWhenMinimized "1"
- Mute the game when focus lost:
seta s_muteWhenUnfocused "1"
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Retail only. |
German |
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Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam release. |
Hungarian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Italian |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Polish |
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Fan translation; download. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, download. |
Russian |
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Unofficial translation by «Fargus Multimedia». Text, sound. |
Spanish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
28960 |
UDP |
27960 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues unresolved
Setup won't install the game
- For the retail version, setup won't install the game if the selected disk drive has a capacity of more than 2TB.
Secrets and/or treasures not registered as found
- Observed with GoG version using iortcw 64-bit: Loading the autosave from the beginning of the level and starting over, can help.
Issues fixed
Enlarged upper left corner of screen
- Increasing the game resolution above 800x600 causes the upper left corner of the game to take up the entire screen. One reason is that game detects a 3dfx driver (possibly caused by nGlide).
Frame rate drops on modern machines
Edit autoexec.cfg
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Main\autoexec.cfg in a text editor.
- Add the following line:
seta r_primitives "2" .
- Save the file.
- This game is not coded/optimized to run on modern graphics cards, resulting in frame rate drops on some modern machines. This fix changes the method used to submit rendering draw calls.[9]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
1.1 |
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Glide |
2 |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound |
OpenAL Soft in iortcw |
Anti-cheat |
PunkBuster |
[citation needed] |
Modifications
These mods are made by the RtCW community to enhanced the gameplay with modern improvement.
Modernized Mods
- - General graphic and AI update, unchanged gameplay:
- HD textures and bug fix, overhaul effects for SP/MP;
- Restored unused assets and AI actions;
- Possibility to play overhauled AI or correct vanilla AI;
- Universal compatibility with every OS/mobile/VR and Rtcw mods/applications.
- - Based on iortcw source port. Overhaul improvement of RtCW; active update. Provides QOL features including:
- New weapons; rebalanced weapons characteristics.
- Rebalanced gameplay and overhauled AI.
- New HQ textures, sounds and models.
- Restored cut content.
- Remade Weapons - Adds realism to weapons.
- Realistic Sound Mod - Adds new sounds to weapons so that they're sounded accurately to their real-life counterpart.
- Remade Icons - Updates UI and fixed icons windows.
- Remade Hints - Updates UI and fixed hints windows.
- Ps2 Hud - HUD from PS2 RTCW Operation Resurrection.
- WPK 2020 - HD Weapon texture pack.
MP Mods
- S4NDMoD - multiplayer-only mod that focuses on fixing exploits and adding necessary features to RTCW multiplayer. A list of features can be found here. Due to the master server being down, this mod is the best solution to make server browser work again.
Install iortcw
Disable view bob
Edit wolfconfig.cfg
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
wolfconfig.cfg .
- Change
seta cg_bobup "0.005" to seta cg_bobup "0.000" .
- Change
seta cg_bobpitch "0.002" to seta cg_bobpitch "0.000" .
- Change
seta cg_bobroll "0.002" to seta cg_bobroll "0.000" .
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System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) | Linux |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 OSR2 |
NT 4.0 SP6, 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | |
- Supported chipsets: 3dfx Voodoo 3 or higher, ATI Rage 128/128 Pro, ATI Radeon, Matrox G400, Nvidia Riva TNT and TNT2, all Nvidia GeForce chips
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
9.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
Power Mac G3 500 MHz PowerBook G4 |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon Nvidia GeForce |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Power Mac G3 500 MHz PowerBook G4 |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon Nvidia GeForce |
Notes
References