Castle Wolfenstein
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| Developers | |
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| Muse Software | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1981 |
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| ⤏ 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 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 2014 |
| Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | 2015 |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 2017 |
| Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 2019 |
| Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot | 2019 |
| Wolfenstein III | TBA |
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements[edit]
Improve performances in DOSBox[edit]
| Edit DOSBox configuration file |
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- Exact cycle amount may vary from computer to computer. For more info see 4.77 MHz, DOSBox wiki.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| DOS | <path-to-game>\ctrls |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| DOS | <path-to-game>\CASTLE <path-to-game>\CW.EXE |
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CASTLEcontains rank & castle progress. -
CW.EXEcontains inventory and map location. - Pressing Esc returns you to the main menu and saves your inventory and location. Terminating the game process while playing will reset both data (similar to being caught or dying). Rank and castle are not affected by this.
Video[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Only able to switch between two control types. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Keyboard only menus. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Joysticks only. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, Tandy |
System requirements[edit]
| DOS | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Processor (CPU) | 8088 or equivalent | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 kB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | N/A: game is booter and runs off disk | |
| Video card (GPU) | CGA | |