Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
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MachineGames | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
Id Tech 5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 5, 2015 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Castle Wolfenstein | 1981 |
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein | 1984 |
Wolfenstein 3D | 1992 |
Spear of Destiny | 1992 |
Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 2001 |
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | 2003 |
Wolfenstein | 2009 |
Wolfram (unofficial game) | 2012 |
Wolfenstein: The New Order | 2014 |
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | 2015 |
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 2017 |
Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 2019 |
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot | 2019 |
RealRTCW (unofficial mod) | 2020 |
Key points
- Use id5 Tweaker to change advanced settings and optimize performance.
General information
- Official Wolfenstein series site
- Wolfenstein Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Wolfenstein game made.
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Community Discussions (German Edition)
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Version differences
- The German Edition only includes the German language and has content differences (e.g. no swastikas).
Essential improvements
Restore cache files
- The texture cache folder is not made by the game so the cache is regenerated for each session.
- This can fix stuttering in the game.
Make texture cache folder[1] |
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Notes
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Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[2] |
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Enable the console
Open the console with Ctrl+~ or Ctrl+\. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/350080/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/350080/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- id5 Tweaker increases the upper limit of the FOV to 200 and allows changing the FOV of the hands and weapons.
Adjust FOV values[2] |
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High frame rate
Increase FPS cap[2] |
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Notes
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Post-processing
Disable only depth of field[2] |
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Disable rendering of fog effect[2] |
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Disable all post process effects[2] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
- The German Edition only includes the German language.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | German Edition only. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use 3D Surround Gaming fix. |
Issues fixed
Vertical sync disables itself intermittently
Force Vsync and triple buffering[2] |
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Notes
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Mouse thumb buttons not working
- Experiencing this can be a nuisance if you prefer re-binding actions to these buttons, such as binding melee to mouse 5.
Disable any other devices that show in Device Manager under "Mice and other pointing devices."[citation needed] |
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Notes
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VirtualTexture compression showing artifacts on textures
- Artifacts on textures appear when you move
Disable VirtualTexture Compression[3] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 3.2 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Disable camera sway
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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System requirements
- 32-bit systems are not supported.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2500 3.3 GHz AMD FX-8320 3.5 GHz |
Intel Core i7 AMD FX-8350 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 38 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 6870 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R9 280 3 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/350080/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (350080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.