Difference between revisions of "Wolfenstein: The New Order"

Wolfenstein: The New Order
Developers

	MachineGames
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	id Tech 5
Release dates
Windows	May 20, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS, Shooter
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

Contents 1 Availability 1.1 Version differences 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Restore cache files 2.2 Skip intro videos 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video 4.1 Field of view (FOV) 4.2 Anti-aliasing (AA) 4.3 Vertical sync (Vsync) 4.4 High frame rate 4.5 Post-processing 5 Input 5.1 Remapping 6 Audio 6.1 Localizations 7 VR support 8 Issues fixed 8.1 Vertical sync disables itself intermittently 8.2 "Wolfenstein is not responding" crash 8.3 Game crashes to desktop on random intervals on AMD graphics cards 8.4 Displayed game exceeds range of visibility on the screen 9 Other information 9.1 API 9.2 Middleware 9.3 Disable camera sway 9.4 Enable the console 10 System requirements 11 Notes 12 References

Wolfenstein: The New Order is a singleplayer first-person FPS and shooter game in the Wolfenstein series.

General information

PC Report

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
Retail		4 DVD's. Also released in a two-pack along with a digital code for The Old Blood.
Epic Games Store		^[1]
GamersGate

GOG.com		Users reported crashes shortly after release, which seem to have been patched a few weeks after launch.^[2]
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Bethesda.net (unavailable)

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.^[3]

Essential improvements

Restore cache files

The texture cache folder is not created by the game, so you need to create it manually to make the cache functional.

This can fix some stuttering in the game.

Manually create texture cache folder^[4]
Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%` and create a folder named `MachineGames`. Go into that folder and create a folder named `Wolfenstein The New Order`. The game will now correctly store the texture cache between sessions. Notes The game creates two files there, one of which is 1 GB in size. This file is not deleted after uninstalling the game and has to be deleted manually. Normal Windows shortcuts do not work to relocate the `MachineGames` folder or the `Wolfenstein The New Order` folder to another drive. If your Windows OS supports it, an NTFS junction point (`mklink /J <link> <target>`) will allow redirecting the folder to a different location. Command line option `+fs_cachepath "your_cache_path_here"` will redirect the cache folder. Command cannot be inserted in console during running of the game. It has to be inserted as parameter for `WolfNewOrder_x64.exe`. Slow HDD can prevent from achieving high FPS when texture cache is collected in this folder. Consider placing the cache (and the game itself) on an SSD.

Manually create texture cache folder^[4]

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA% and create a folder named MachineGames.
Go into that folder and create a folder named Wolfenstein The New Order.
The game will now correctly store the texture cache between sessions.

Notes

The game creates two files there, one of which is 1 GB in size. This file is not deleted after uninstalling the game and has to be deleted manually.

Normal Windows shortcuts do not work to relocate the MachineGames folder or the Wolfenstein The New Order folder to another drive.

If your Windows OS supports it, an NTFS junction point (mklink /J <link> <target>) will allow redirecting the folder to a different location.

Command line option +fs_cachepath "your_cache_path_here" will redirect the cache folder. Command cannot be inserted in console during running of the game. It has to be inserted as parameter for WolfNewOrder_x64.exe.

Slow HDD can prevent from achieving high FPS when texture cache is collected in this folder. Consider placing the cache (and the game itself) on an SSD.

Skip intro videos

Use `+com_skipIntroVideo 1` command line argument^[5]

Rename the video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\base\bink`. Rename `loadvideo_pc_xboxone.bik` and `menu_credits.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\MachineGames\Wolfenstein The New Order\base\wolfConfig.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\MachineGames\Wolfenstein The New Order\base\savegame\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		^[6]
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen.^[7]
Ultra-widescreen		Some U.I. elements (i.e. tutorial boxes) will improperly linger at the edges of the screen after being closed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	From 80° to 100° horizontal. 4:3 base. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Listed as Fullscreen Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Always at 4x.^[8]
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS	Cutscenes are capped at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

id5 Tweaker increases the upper limit of the FOV to 200 and allows changing viewmodel FOV as well.

It is recommended to keep g_fov at a maximum of 120 for a wide field of view without fish-eye effect at 16:9 resolutions and hands_fovscale at 1.0 to avoid making the character hands and weapons disproportinate to the screen or broken in certain situations.

Adjust FOV values^[9]
Install id5 Tweaker. Does not work on the Epic Games version. Edit `id5Tweaker.ini`. Find `;g_fov 100` and `;hands_fovscale 1.0`. Remove the semicolons and set the desired values.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Tested up to 16x MSAA. Can drastically reduce performance and could cause some graphical issues with depth of field, shadows and screen-space reflections^[10]

This has no effect on many edges in the game but will help reduce jaggies on geometry edges.^[11]

Enable MSAA Anti-aliasing
Install id5 Tweaker. Does not work on the Epic Games version. Edit `id5Tweaker.ini`. Find `;r_multisamples 2`. Remove the semicolon and set the desired value.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

The in-game Vsync option may not work correctly if used in conjunction with G-sync, and/or if using the unofficial high frame rate mod.

Alternative Vsync^{[citation needed]}
Go to the Video Options menu, then set Vsync to Off. Open the console, and enter `r_swapInterval 1` Notes Slightly less intensive than the default Vsync setting. Might cause the audio to desync during cutscenes.

Alternative Vsync^{[citation needed]}

Go to the Video Options menu, then set Vsync to Off.
Open the console, and enter r_swapInterval 1

Notes

Slightly less intensive than the default Vsync setting.

Might cause the audio to desync during cutscenes.

High frame rate

Increase FPS cap^[9]

Install id5 Tweaker. Does not work on the Epic Games version.
Edit id5Tweaker.ini.
Find ;id5Tweaker_SetFpsLimit 140.
Remove the semicolon and set the desired value.

Notes

Increasing the FPS cap causes some unintended side effects:

In the early game, there is a softlock with the bathroom mini cutscene at 120 FPS and above, reducing to 90 FPS fixes the issue.
In chapter two, the two drones that are released from the truck that crashes through the gate get ejected faster than normal and can get stuck in the ground, making them unkillable
Uneven frame-pacing on G-Sync and FreeSync enabled displays
Keyboard and mouse input may stop working after some cutscenes
The 'maxed out' ammo indicator may flash continuously
Possible physics bugs when killing some enemies
Possible stuttering during pre-rendered cutscenes
Sped up drones
The robot fought just before the final boss cannot be killed because its stunned animation is too fast

id5 Tweaker allows the uncapped framerate to be toggled on and off in-game (default key is the numpad "*").

Possible solution for Epic version^[12]

Post-processing

Disable depth of field^[5]^[9]
Launch the game. Press `Ctrl`+`~` to open the console. Enter `cvaradd r_postprocessdofmode -1`. Press `Ctrl`+`~` again to close the console. or Install id5 Tweaker. Does not work on the Epic Games version. Edit `id5Tweaker.ini`. Find `;r_postprocessdofmode -1` and remove the semicolon.

Disable depth of field^[5]^[9]

Launch the game.
Press Ctrl+~ to open the console.
Enter cvaradd r_postprocessdofmode -1.
Press Ctrl+~ again to close the console.

Install id5 Tweaker. Does not work on the Epic Games version.
Edit id5Tweaker.ini.
Find ;r_postprocessdofmode -1 and remove the semicolon.

Disable all post process effects^[9]
This disables the DOF effect as well as color grading and film grain. Install id5 Tweaker. Does not work on the Epic Games version. Edit `id5Tweaker.ini`. Find `;r_skippostprocess 1` and remove the semicolon.

Disable all post process effects^[9]

This disables the DOF effect as well as color grading and film grain.

Install id5 Tweaker. Does not work on the Epic Games version.
Edit id5Tweaker.ini.
Find ;r_skippostprocess 1 and remove the semicolon.

Input

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

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Certain keys such as `E` and `J` cannot be completely rebound (see Remapping to fix).
Mouse acceleration		Disabled by default.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can be changed by editing .cfg.^{[citation needed]}
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts

Remapping

Binding keys through the console^{[citation needed]}
Open the console with `Ctrl`+`~` or `Ctrl`+`\` or `Ctrl`+`^`. Use `bind "key" "_action"` in order to bind your keys. Notes Use `listBinds` in order to view a list of actions every key is set to.

Binding keys through the console^{[citation needed]}

Open the console with Ctrl+~ or Ctrl+\ or Ctrl+^.
Use bind "key" "_action" in order to bind your keys.

Notes

Use listBinds in order to view a list of actions every key is set to.

Binding keys by editing configuration files^[13]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit `wolfConfig.cfg`. Search/replace "hidden duplicate" bindings such as `"_use"` Alternatively, and in case the above doesn't work, open the console (ctrl+`) and type: bindset 4 <enter> bind e "_moveforward" <enter> Notes This is useful for altering WSAD => EDSF layouts, as the action to exit the submarine (in the appropriate level) is bound to the `"_use"` action.

Binding keys by editing configuration files^[13]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Edit wolfConfig.cfg.
Search/replace "hidden duplicate" bindings such as "_use"

Alternatively, and in case the above doesn't work, open the console (ctrl+`) and type:

bindset 4 <enter>
bind e "_moveforward" <enter>

Notes

This is useful for altering WSAD => EDSF layouts, as the action to exit the submarine (in the appropriate level) is bound to the "_use" action.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master and dialogue.^[5]^[14]
Surround sound		Up to 7.0.
Subtitles		None, foreign languages only, or always on.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

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
English
Czech				Fan translation.
French
German				German Edition only.
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision			Use 3D Surround Gaming fix.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues fixed

Vertical sync disables itself intermittently

Force Vsync and triple buffering^[9]
Disable in-game vertical sync. Force Vsync. See Force Vsync for instructions.

"Wolfenstein is not responding" crash

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

Install recommended graphics card drivers^[15]^[16]
Update your graphics card drivers: Nvidia GeForce 335.23 or newer AMD: Catalyst 14.4 or newer Start the game again.

Game 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.

Unknown if this issue has been fixed by AMD graphics driver updates.

Disable Catalyst AI^[17]
Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\ATI\ACE`. Back up `Profiles.xml`. Open `Profiles.xml` with a text editor. Search for the Catalyst AI entries and change the value to Disable. There are two entries in the file. Save the file and restart the computer. Notes If the game continues to crash, exit out of Raptr and AMD Gaming Evolved.

Disable Catalyst AI^[17]

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\ATI\ACE.
Back up Profiles.xml.
Open Profiles.xml with a text editor.
Search for the Catalyst AI entries and change the value to Disable. There are two entries in the file.
Save the file and restart the computer.

Notes

If the game continues to crash, exit out of Raptr and AMD Gaming Evolved.

Displayed game exceeds range of visibility on the screen

Disable DPI scaling in Windows
Go to display settings (RMB on desktop) In field "Change the size of text, apps and other items" set parameter to 100% Now game works/scales properly in QHD resolution.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Disable camera sway

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Open the console. Enter `cvaradd pm_nobob 1`, to reset use `-1` Notes Aiming and crouching will be almost instant, feeling considerably odd. Using the scope on the AR Marksman Rifle will no longer be possible as the sight seems to default to the laser ammo version - thus you will look straight at the scope mount.

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Open the console.
Enter cvaradd pm_nobob 1, to reset use -1

Notes

Aiming and crouching will be almost instant, feeling considerably odd.

Using the scope on the AR Marksman Rifle will no longer be possible as the sight seems to default to the laser ammo version - thus you will look straight at the scope mount.

Enable the console

Open the console with `Ctrl`+`~` or `Ctrl`+`\`.

System requirements

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 AMD Radeon HD 6850

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.
- 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

↑ Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2022-07-01
↑ New Order Crashes Constantly - last accessed on 2022-08-22
↑ Kotaku - $100 Wolfenstein Panzerhound Edition Comes With A Sweet Dog, No Game
↑ Texture Cache Directory: Needs to be created :: Wolfenstein: The New Order General Discussions
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2018-07-19
↑ Verified by User:Aywee26 on 2022-12-03
↑ WSGF - Eyefinity/Nvidia Surround Support
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2018-07-19
As seen in the console, the value is always set to 4 by default regardless of the quality settings.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-30
↑ Advanced Graphical Settings and Fixes, Revised - last accessed on 2022-08-22
↑ Enable built-in Antialiasing (MSAA) - last accessed on July 19, 2018
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/201810/discussions/0/616189106644272168/
↑ ESDF Key Bindings and Chapter 10 Tunnel Glider - Steam Community
↑ PC v. 1.0.0.2 - last accessed on July 19, 2018
↑ Wolfenstein: The New Order PC Support - PC - Bethesda Softworks Forums
↑ "Wolfenstein is not responding" :: Wolfenstein: The New Order General Discussions
↑ Wolfenstein: The New Order keeps Crashing to Desktop : Reddit Gamesupport

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Revision as of 16:08, 22 January 2023

Availability

Version differences

Essential improvements

Restore cache files

Skip intro videos

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Field of view (FOV)

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Vertical sync (Vsync)

High frame rate

Post-processing

Input

Remapping

Audio

Localizations

VR support

Issues fixed

Vertical sync disables itself intermittently

"Wolfenstein is not responding" crash

Game crashes to desktop on random intervals on AMD graphics cards

Displayed game exceeds range of visibility on the screen

Other information

API

Middleware

Disable camera sway

Enable the console

System requirements

Notes

References