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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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| − | A patch by Knightmare that fixes various crashes and adds native widescreen support can be found [http://www.markshan.com/knightmare/downloads.htm at KMQuake II] | + | {{++}} A patch by Knightmare that fixes various crashes and adds native widescreen support can be found [http://www.markshan.com/knightmare/downloads.htm at KMQuake II] |
===S4NDMoD=== | ===S4NDMoD=== | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 23 April 2014
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Gray Matter Interactive | |
| id Software | |
| Nerve Software | |
| Splash Damage | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| OS X | Aspyr Media |
| Engines | |
| id Tech 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 19, 2001 |
| Linux | March 16, 2002 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 2002 |
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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 |
| 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
- Master servers for the multiplayer were shut down in February 2012. A mod S4NDMoD solves this problem, by making a game use fans' master server.
General information
- Official Wolfenstein series site
- Wolfenstein Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Wolfenstein game made.
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Essential improvements
Unofficial Patch
- A patch by Knightmare that fixes various crashes and adds native widescreen support can be found at KMQuake II
S4NDMoD
A mod that focuses on fixing exploits and adding necessary features to RTCW multiplayer. A list of features can be found here. Due to master server being down, this mod is the best solution to make server browser work, again. Mod can be downloaded, here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9010/pfx/[Note 1] |
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wolfconfig.cfgcontains single player settings. -
wolfconfig_mp.cfgcontains multiplayer settings.
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9010/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Game's options allow only to choose from 4:3 resolutions. An unofficial patch 1.42b adds widescreen resolutions to game's menu. It is however possible, to run a game in widescreen resolution, without this patch.
| Instructions |
|---|
Field of view (FOV)
| Instructions |
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| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 28960 |
| UDP | 27960 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
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).
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz or Athlon | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM OpenGL compatible 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
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>/9010/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (9010) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.