Difference between revisions of "Beyond Castle Wolfenstein"

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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
Official website		Semi-official source port with bug fixes.

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
	<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 settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

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

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	8088 or compatible
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	Original: game is booter and runs off disk. Free version: less than 150kb.
Video card (GPU)	CGA

References

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

[1] ttp://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/readme.txt Beyond Castle Wolfenstein project - readme.txt

[1]

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 {{series|Wolfenstein}}
-'''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Although not covered on this article, this game was also available for [[:wikipedia:Apple II|Apple II]], [[:wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] and [[:wikipedia:Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]]; very old non-Microsoft PC platforms. If purchasing used be sure you acquire the correct version for the platform you are using/emulating.
-{{++}} Distributed for free & Source Code released (DOS version only).<ref>[http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/faq.html The BTW Project - FAQ]</ref>
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Booter }}
-{{Availability/row| official | http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW | DRM-free | Semi-official Source port with bug fixes. Run in [[DOSBox]] | | DOS }}
+{{Availability/row| official | http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW | DRM-free | Semi-official source port with bug fixes. | | DOS }}
 }}
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 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Game plays too fast===
-{{ii}} Although you could use [[DOSBox]]'s cycle throttler to slow it down, perhaps the easiest method it to just use the Free Version. It has this issue fixed.
+{{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.
 ==Other information==
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 |vulkan notes           =
 |dos modes              = CGA
-|dos modes notes        = Supports both RGB & Composite
+|dos modes notes        = Supports both RGB and composite.
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
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 |minCPU   = 8088 or compatible
 |minRAM   =
-|minHD    = For original - N/A: game is booter and runs off disk.<br>
+|minHD    = Original: game is booter and runs off disk.<br>
-For free version - unspecified, files take up less than 150kb though
+Free version: less than 150kb.
 |minGPU   = CGA

Developers

	Muse Software
Release dates
Booter	This value is not permitted.
DOS	June 28, 2004^[1]