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Revision as of 19:54, 28 June 2022
Developers | |
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MachineGames | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
Id Tech 6[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 27, 2017 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 87 |
IGDB | 87 |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | FPS |
Series | Wolfenstein |
⤏ 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 |
General information
- Official Wolfenstein series site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Community Discussions (German Edition)
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Some copies might only include the Steam installer. | |||
GamersGate | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
GOG.com | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Digital Deluxe Edition also available. |
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Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Bethesda.net (unavailable) |
- A demo is available from Steam.
Version differences
- The German Edition only includes the German language and has content differences (e.g. no swastikas).
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Freedom Chronicles - Season Pass | ||
The Freedom Chronicles - Episode 0 | Pre-order and Season Pass exclusive. | |
The Freedom Chronicles - Episode 1 | ||
The Freedom Chronicles - Episode 2 | ||
The Freedom Chronicles - Episode 3 |
Essential improvements
New Colossus Tweaker
- Adds support for tweaking head bobbing and forcing dot crosshair for all weapons.[2]
Skip intro videos
Use the +com_skipBootSequence 1 command line argument[citation needed]
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Remove intro files[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\MachineGames\Wolfenstein II The New Colossus\base\Wolfenstein II The New ColossusConfig.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/612880/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\MachineGames\Wolfenstein II The New Colossus\base\savegame.user |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/612880/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Unlike Wolfenstein: The New Order or Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, this game uses manual saves instead of having a chapter selection feature.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 70-120°. Default is 90°. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA, FXAA, SMAA, TSSAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Includes an adaptive option. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap.[4] Fullscreen refresh rate is forced to 60 Hz, see here for a fix | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Initially announced as supported on Xbox One X,[5] the feature was never announced for PC and ultimately scrapped for the consoles as well.[6][7] | ||
Color blind mode | Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Use the m_sensitivity console command to set a lower value. |
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Mouse input in menus | Implemented with a software cursor, which is susceptible to framerate changes and will feel different from the normal OS/hardware cursor. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Only available on XInput devices. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output confirmed.[8] | |
Subtitles | Off, Foreign, and All | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
- Lines spoken in the game utilize different languages with a subtitle available if a line is in foreign language.
Localizations
- The German Edition only has German language.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | Fan translation, download. | |||
French | ||||
German | German Edition only. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation, #1, #2, (DLC) #3. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | Only Available on Microsoft Store. Steam version have translation files, but are innacesible. |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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3RD Space Gaming Vest |
Issues unresolved
Invincible Super Soldiers
- Super Soldiers are sometimes impossible to kill, with bullets going through them (can be noticed by the crosshair not turning red)
Reload previous save game[9][10][11] |
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Issues fixed
Black screen despite audio still playing
Change video settings[12] |
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Disable Steam Overlay[13] |
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Nvidia GeForce 900 series cards (Maxwell) performance fix (reported on 388.43)
Disable "shader cache" under 3D settings in the Nvidia control panel for the game[14] |
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Game frequently crashes
Set game details to ultra if possible[15] |
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Game not launching on dual core systems
Use the +jobs_numthreads 2 command line argument[16]
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Game crashes in the intro (Could not write crash dump)
Disable "Deferred Rendering" in the advanced graphics options[17][18] |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate in fullscreen
Run at default monitor refresh rate using Nvidia Control Panel on Nvidia graphics cards[19] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Vulkan | 1.0 | [20] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 2.7a |
Enable developer mode
Use +devMode_enable 1 command line argument[citation needed]
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Increase textures quality
Increase textures quality by editing the config file[citation needed] |
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Notes
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-8350 |
Intel Core i7-4770 AMD FX-9370 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 55 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 470 6 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/612880/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (612880) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – E3 2017 Full Reveal Trailer - YouTube
- ↑ [NewColossusTweaker] -- v0.1 -- Adjust Head Bobbing, Force Dot Crosshair :: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus General Discussions
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Skip Intro Movies - Quick Guide
- ↑ MachineGames promises a great PC version for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - DSOGaming
- ↑ NeoWin news - last accessed on 2021-01-23
- ↑ Bethesda does not currently plan to add Wolf 2 to this list - last accessed on 2021-01-23
- ↑ PLANNED XBOX ONE X ENHANCEMENTS on Bethesda.net - last accessed on 2021-01-23
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Unkillable Super Soldat : Wolfenstein - last accessed on 2021-10-27
- ↑ Super Soldaten broke af (New Colossus) : Wolfenstein - last accessed on 2021-10-27
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2021-10-27
- Happened to me in The Reunion chapter. No matter what weapon I used nothing would affect them.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Wolfenstein/comments/gjqbb4/wolfenstein_2_black_screen_in_cutscenes_and/g7sd8v3/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Wolfenstein/comments/efjoep/wolfenstein_ii_black_screen_help/
- ↑ GeForce 388.43 WHQL Game ready Download & Discussion | Page 3 | guru3D Forums
- ↑ Gra Wolfenstein II The New Colossus | PC 12.06.2017 - Forum | GRYOnline.pl
- ↑ Fix if your game won't start :: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus General Discussions
- ↑ Could not write crash dump? :: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2021-10-27
- Can confirm this happens (W10 21H1, RTX 3070)
- ↑ 144hz, game resets desktop refresh to 60hz :: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-10-27
- ↑ Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus PC Performance Analysis – DSOGaming.com - last accessed on October 29, 2017