Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

Developers
	Splash Damage
	id Software
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows	May 29, 2003
macOS (OS X)	May 29, 2003
Linux	May 29, 2003

Wolfenstein

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
Wolfenstein: The New Order	2014
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood	2015
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	2017
Wolfenstein: Youngblood	2019
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot	2019

Key points

Released as freeware

General information

Official Wolfenstein series site

Splash Damage Forum - Closest to an official forum for the game, and is very active and helpful for newcomers.

Splash Damage Editing Wiki - The official modding wiki for the game.

Wolfenstein Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Wolfenstein game made.

Crossfire - A community site for the competitive community.

Splatterladder - A web-based server browser and community site for the public communities.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Official website		Available for free.
Official website		Available for free. See Enemy Territory Ultimate Installer.

Essential improvements

In-game general settings.

In-game HUD settings.

ET Legacy

Major open-source game patch (made by community), fixing a lot of bugs and optimizing the game for modern machines (widescreen resolutions, alt+tab minimizing game, etc.), including latest official game patch, so it can be applied on fresh install of the game.

Download link

Enemy Territory Ultimate Installer

A batch installer that simplifies the installation of the game. While the official download requires you to download the full game and then apply two different patches, ETUI bundles them all to a one installer that includes the most popular mods and unofficial maps. Recommended for new players.

It can be downloaded from the official installer site.

Pre-built Linux install

This file is a pre-installed version of Enemy Territory for Linux players created by Psykorgasm from the official Splash Damage forums.

Includes final version of PunkBuster

Requires an etkey.

If you already have a version of ET installed on your system, remove that before proceeding with this one.

Download link

Minimizing the game

Minimizing the game[citation needed] Press LCtrl+LShift+Esc. Right-click Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory in the Applications tab and click Minimize. Notes There are also some tools that have been made for easier minimizing.

Console commands

The in-game console can be brought up with ~. In order to enter commands or variables to the console in-game, you must enter the slash character (/) before every command. While in the game menu (not connected to a server), the slash key is not required. These commands can also be added into an autoexec file to make the game automatically set to those parameters.

A small sampling of some of the more popular commands:

Command	Purpose
r_mode [value]	Sets the screen resolution according to one of the values in the modelist. A value of -1 will allow custom resolutions to be set.
r_customwidth [value]	Sets the in-game resolution width (in pixels) to the specified value. This is to be used in conjunction with the r_customheight command.
r_customheight [value]	Sets the in-game resolution height (in pixels) to the specified value. This is to be used in conjunction with the r_customwidth command.
connect [Server IP Address]	Connect to a server IP through the console. For password protected servers, add ;password "password" Example: connect 127.0.0.1;password foobar
bind [key] [action]	Maps a key to an action. For example, bind mouse1 +attack makes the player shoot when clicking the left mouse button.
unbind [key]	Unmaps a key. For example, unbind mouse1 makes the player do nothing when clicking the left mouse button.
quit	Shuts down the game.
vid_restart	Reloads the map and restarts the graphics renderer. Some changes, such as resolution change, requires the graphic renderer to restart.

A full list and explanation of all the possible console commands for the game can be found here.

Run a mod straight from the executable

Run a mod straight from the executable[citation needed] Right-click ET.exe and select Create shortcut Right-click the shortcut and select Properties To the end of the Target field, add +set fs_game your_chosen_mod_here

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\etmain %LOCALAPPDATA%\PunkBuster\ET\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Wolfenstein ET/
Linux	~/.etwolf/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Video settings

In-game video/audio settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Widescreen resolution or ET Legacy.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD			See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		90FPS by default; can be changed by typing /com_maxfps in the console with the number of frames wish. Certain numbers can adversely affect player physics, use at your own risk.

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in etconfig.cfg Make a profile in-game and set the other video settings you want. Go to <path-to-game>\etmain\profiles\ Go into your profile and edit etconfig.cfg Change seta r_mode to -1 Change seta r_customwidth and seta r_customheight to match your resolution. Change seta cg_fov to the Field of view (FOV) you want, e.g. use 100.39 for 16:10 or 106.27 for 16:9. Save your changes.

Field of view (FOV)

Set FOV in etconfig.cfg Make a profile in-game and set the other video settings you want. Go to <path-to-game>\etmain\profiles\ Go into your profile and edit etconfig.cfg Change seta cg_fov to the value you want, e.g. use 100.39 for 16:10 or 106.27 for 16:9. Save your changes.

Input settings

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		64
Online play		64

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use the connect [Server IP Address] in-game console command.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27950, 27952, 27960, 27965
UDP	27950, 27952, 27960, 27965

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

ET crashes upon connecting to a server

If you're running Mumble, make sure the overlay option is disabled in the configuration.

Server has maps you don't have, but you can't download them

Enter cl_allowdownload 1; vid_restart; reconnect to the console.

• If this doesn't help, Google the missing .pk3 files (maps) and download them to <path-to-game>\etmain\

Kicked for excess flood

You have been spamming the chat. Just reconnect, and you'll be fine.

This server is for low pings only

If a server has sv_maxPing setting set low enough, you may sometimes be kicked upon connecting. Try to reconnect, you usually get through.

Invalid Pb key and other PunkBuster problems

Evenbalance stopped supporting PunkBuster for ET in October 2011. Thus, new etkeys will not be generated by the game itself, and new players may find they cannot connect to servers running PunkBuster due to this. There is an unofficial solution at etkey.org. They offer an installer that will install the most recent PunkBuster version and generate a new etkey for you. However, keep in mind the installer is in no way supported by any official entity, and therefore should be regarded with healthy skepticism.

Other information

Configuration

To edit your configuration, you can either use the options provided by the user interface in-game, or edit your config files outside the game.

While using the in-game options is much easier, there are many options that cannot be fully edited through the user interface. For example, due to the age of the game, widescreen resolutions have to be set through the in-game console or the config files.

Configuration files

ET saves its settings in the etconfig.cfg file which is located:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Enemy Territory\etmain\profiles\{{p|uid}}\

This file can be overridden, and it is advisable to do so. To do so, copy the file to etmain (etpro if running etpro) and rename it to autoexec.cfg. ET will automatically look for this file in the etmain/etpro folder and execute it when starting up the game. To modify your config file, either edit the pre-existing console-variables (cvars) within the file or add a new line and enter a cvar and its value.

Example: set cg_drawfps 1 (enables the fps counter)

Quick high quality config

Copy and paste to your config file

 set r_textureMode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR" //texture filtering, NEAREST for pixelated, LINEAR for smooth
 set r_picmip "0" //texture detail level, 0 = best 3 = worst
 set r_fastsky "0" //draw the sky like the map developer intended
 set r_drawSun "1" //draw the sun
 set r_foliage "1" //draw the grass (usually found as cheat protected, making it server-side)
 set r_lodbias "0" //geometric detail level, 0 = best, 2 = worst
 
 set cg_atmosphericeffects "1" //enables rain and snow in maps that feature them
 set cg_shadows "1" //enables player shadows
 set cg_marks "1" //enables marks on surfaces made by projectiles or explosions
 
 set r_dynamiclight "1"
 set r_flares "1"
 
 set r_mode "-1"
 set r_customwidth "your_screen_width_here"
 set r_customheight "your_screen_height_here"

Quick high FPS config

Copy and paste to your config file

 set r_textureMode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST" //texture filtering, NEAREST for pixelated, LINEAR for smooth
 set r_picmip "2" //texture detail level, 0 = best 2, = worst
 set r_fastsky "1" //draw a black sky without any texture
 set r_drawSun "0" //don't draw the sun
 set r_foliage "0" //don't draw the grass
 set r_lodbias "2"  //geometric detail level, 0 = best, 2 = worst
 
 set cg_atmosphericeffects "0" //disables rain and snow in maps that feature them
 set cg_shadows "0" //disables player shadows
 set cg_marks "0" //disables marks on surfaces made by projectiles or explosions
 
 set r_dynamiclight "0"
 set r_flares "0"
 
 set r_mode "-1"
 set r_customwidth "your_screen_width_here"
 set r_customheight "your_screen_height_here"

Scripting

You can define your own variables to perform certain actions and multiple actions at once. Here is an example of a script which changes your class and cycles through that class's weapons without having to open the Limbo menu.

 bind F5 "vstr class_engy" // Engineer
 bind F6 "vstr class_med" // Medic
 bind F7 "vstr class_fo" // Field Ops
 bind F8 "vstr class_sold" // Soldier
 bind F9 "vstr class_cov" // Covert Ops
 
 
 seta  class_fo   "class f 1; play sound/chat/axis/64a; echo ^7Field Ops - SMG"
 
 seta  class_med  "class m 1; play sound/chat/axis/62a; echo ^7Medic - SMG"
 
 seta  class_engy "vstr engy_smg"
 seta  engy_smg   "class e 1; play sound/chat/axis/63a; echo ^7Engineer - SMG; seta class_engy vstr engy_ns"
 seta  engy_ns    "class e 2; echo ^7Engineer - Rifle; seta class_engy vstr engy_smg"
 
 seta  class_sold "vstr sold_panz"
 seta  sold_panz  "class s 4; play sound/chat/axis/61a; echo ^7Soldier - Panzer; seta class_sold vstr sold_mg"
 seta  sold_mg    "class s 2; echo ^7Soldier - Machine Gun; seta class_sold vstr sold_mort"
 seta  sold_mort  "class s 5; echo ^7Soldier - Mortar; seta class_sold vstr sold_panz"
 
 seta  class_cov  "vstr cov_sniper"
 seta  cov_sniper "class c 3; play sound/chat/axis/65a; echo ^7Covert Ops - Sniper; seta class_cov vstr cov_sten"
 seta  cov_sten   "class c 1; echo ^7Covert Ops - Sten; seta class_cov vstr cov_sniper"

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	1.3
64-bit executable

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	DirectX 9.0c compatible