Difference between revisions of "Wolfenstein: The New Order"

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Key points

Major performance issues on ATI/AMD systems. Frequent pop-in related to the MegaTexture system^{[citation needed]}

General information

PC Report

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
Amazon.com
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The German Edition (aka LV Release) only includes the German language and has content differences (e.g. no swastikas).

The Panzerhund Edition does not include the game or any in-game extras.^[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Enabling the console

Instructions

Disable camera sway

Instructions

Completely disable post process effects

Simply use a negative value such as -1 in order to turn the effects back to their default values again.

Instructions

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

id5 Unlocker increases the upper limit of the FOV to 200 and allows changing the FOV of the hands and weapons.

Instructions

Vsync

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

Some useful console commands would be listBinds, unbind in order to force certain keys to be unbound and unbindAll

In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Binding keys through the console

Instructions

Binding keys by editing configuration files

Instructions

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German				German Edition only.
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use 3D Surround Gaming fix.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues fixed

"Wolfenstein is not responding" crash

The game may crash soon after starting when using outdated graphics card drivers.

Instructions

Low frame rate

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Texture cache not being stored

The texture cache folder is not made by the game so the cache is regenerated for each session.

Instructions

Endless loading screen

Instructions

Wolfenstein: The New Order crashes to desktop on random intervals on AMD Graphics Cards

There is an issue where Catalyst AI causes the crashes. In older drivers this could be turned off in the software, but now it must be done manually.

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Requires a 64-bit system.

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7 AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 6850

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (201810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ The Bethesda Store - Wolfenstein: The New Order Panzerhund Edition

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (201810) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (201810) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] The Bethesda Store - Wolfenstein: The New Order Panzerhund Edition

[1]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 123: / Line 123: @@
 |borderless windowed notes  = Listed as Fullscreen Windowed.
 |anisotropic                = hackable
-|anisotropic notes          = Add <code>+vt_maxaniso "16"</code> in the launch options.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/201810/discussions/0/558756256598298174/#c558756256599404719 Wolfenstein: The New Order General Discussions - Anti-aliasing/Anisotropic Filtering]</ref>
+|anisotropic notes          = Add <code>+vt_maxaniso "4"</code> in the launch options. Values higher than 4 have no effect.
 |antialiasing               = hackable
 |antialiasing notes         = Add <code>+r_multisamples "16"</code> in the launch options to enable 16x [[MSAA]]. This will reduce jaggies on some geometry edges, but has no effect on the majority of edges in the game.
@@ Line 129: / Line 129: @@
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = Cutscenes are capped at 30 fps.
+|60 fps notes               = Cutscenes are capped at 30 FPS.
 |120 fps                    = hackable
 |120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/201810/discussions/0/558756256466719891/ Wolfenstein: The New Order General Discussions - 60 FPS Lock]</ref> See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
-|color blind                = false
+|color blind                =
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{ii}} Increasing the FOV above 100° is not possible via config file editing or console input.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/201810/discussions/0/558756256603622598/ Steam forum post: "Is there a possibility to raise FOV above 100?"]</ref>
+{{++}} id5 Unlocker increases the upper limit of the FOV to 200 and allows changing the FOV of the hands and weapons.
-{{ii}} The FOV slider does not affect the size of the hands/weapons on screen.
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Viewmodel FOV|ref=<ref>[http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-the-new-order-new-tweaks-discovered-properly-adjust-fov-completely-disable-dof/ Wolfenstein: The New Order – New Tweaks Discovered – Properly Adjust FOV, Completely Disable DOF | DSOGaming | The Dark Side Of Gaming]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Install id5 Unlocker|ref={{cn|date=January 2017}}}}
-# Open the [[#Enable the console|console]] with {{key|Ctrl|~}} or {{key|Ctrl|\}}.
+# Install [http://steamcommunity.com/app/201810/discussions/0/154642321535863734/ id5 Unlocker].
-# Type <code>cvaradd hands_fovscale 1.0</code>, replace <code>1.0</code> with the desired scale.
+# Edit {{file|id5Unlocker.ini}}.
-# Press {{key|Enter}} to apply the change.
+# Set the desired FOV values.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} The viewmodel may display upside down, use negative values such as <code>-1.0</code> or restart the game to revert.
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vsync]]===
-{{ii}} This is an alternative Vsync mode.
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Vsync|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Alternative Vsync|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the '''Video Options''' menu, then set Vsync to '''Off'''.
 # Open the [[#Enabling the console|console]], and enter <code>r_swapInterval 1</code>
@@ Line 165: / Line 158: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use launch options|ref=<ref>[http://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-how-you-can-unlock-the-framerate-in-rage-wolfenstein-the-new-order/ Dark Side of Gaming - Here Is How You Can Unlock The Framerate In RAGE & Wolfenstein: The New Order]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Install id5 Unlocker|ref={{cn|date=January 2017}}}}
-Add <code>+toggle com_synctotime</code> to launch options, or run <code>toggle com_synctotime</code> in the in-game console after [[#Enabling the console|enabling it]].
+# Install [http://steamcommunity.com/app/201810/discussions/0/154642321535863734/ id5 Unlocker].
+# Edit {{file|id5Unlocker.ini}}.
-'''Notes'''
+# Set the desired FPS cap.
-{{ii}} If you experience the speed-up issue, you can try running <code>r_syncatendframe</code> in the console.
 }}

Developers

	MachineGames
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	id Tech 5
Release dates
Windows	May 20, 2014