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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Muse Software}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|June 28, 2004|ref=<ref>http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/readme.txt Beyond Castle Wolfenstein project - readme.txt</ref>}}
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|wikipedia    = Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
 
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{{series|Wolfenstein}}
 
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'''Key points'''
 
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{{++}} Distributed for free.<ref>[http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/faq.html The BTW Project - FAQ]</ref>
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Run in [[DOSBox]]. }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | PC booter }}
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{{Availability/row| official | http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW | unknown | Free release. Run in [[DOSBox]].}}
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{{Availability/row| official | http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW | DRM-free | Semi-official source port with bug fixes. | | DOS }}
 
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==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
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{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
 
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}}
 
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|PC booter|{{p|game}}\BWC.COM}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\SAVEGAME.BCW}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Only the freeware source port version has separate save files. Original version had them embedded in its executable, {{file|BWC.COM}}.
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse menu                = n/a
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          = Keyboard only menus.
 
|mouse menu notes          = Keyboard only menus.
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = n/a
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
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{{references}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Game plays too fast===
 +
{{ii}} Although it is possible to use [[DOSBox]]'s cycle throttler to slow it down, playing the free version seems to be the best solution as it contains bug fixes.
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              = CGA
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|dos modes notes        = Supports both RGB and composite.
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    =
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|windows 64-bit exe    =
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = PC booter
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|minOS    =
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 8088
 +
|minRAM  =
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  = CGA
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
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{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = DOS
 +
 
 +
|minOS    =
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 8088
 +
|minRAM  =
 +
|minHD    = 150 KB
 +
|minGPU  = CGA
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|recOS    = 6.22
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|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
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}}
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{{References}}

Latest revision as of 20:41, 12 February 2023

Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein cover
Developers
Muse Software
Release dates
PC booter 1985
DOS June 28, 2004[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Series Wolfenstein
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein on HowLongToBeat
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein on IGDB
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Beyond Castle Wolfenstein on MobyGames
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein on Wikipedia
⤏ 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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
PC booter
Official website
DRM-free
 Semi-official source port with bug fixes.
DOS

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
PC booter <path-to-game>\BWC.COM
DOS <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.BCW
Only the freeware source port version has separate save files. Original version had them embedded in its executable, BWC.COM.

Video

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

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard only menus.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game plays too fast

Although it is possible to use DOSBox's cycle throttler to slow it down, playing the free version seems to be the best solution as it contains bug fixes.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA Supports both RGB and composite.

System requirements

PC booter
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 KB
Video card (GPU) CGA


References

  1. ↑ http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/readme.txt Beyond Castle Wolfenstein project - readme.txt