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IRC
Channel Is currently active .
Room is called
#rtcw,
simply connect on
irc.quakenet.eu.org
Ports : 6667-6669
and type /join
#rtcw
on
the command line.
If
you havent got a copy of mirc then join the room using
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or you can download the latest copy
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Posted Sunday, November 25, 2001 by xcal
As well as checking out the single player forums hosted here for help with finding those secrets, head over to this site, the site is constantly being updated, as more secrets are being found, so if your totally stumped finding that elusive secret area , check the site out,
On a side note, thanks to all the forum users, for following guidelines on posting single player [spoliers], much appreciated :)
Posted Sunday, November 25, 2001 by xcal
All seeing eye, had some issues with the retail version of RTCW multiplayer, in that CD-Key info was being messed up in the authentication procedure, users are reporting that the NOV 24th update seems to have resolved this issue, so if you havent got a copy yet head over to All Seeing Eye and give it a test :)
| Wolf 5 A-side League | Updates | Posted Sunday, November 25, 2001 by xcal
The wolf 5 a side league continues to take shape, heres an update of the tournament,
League start date has been put back to the 3rd of Feb 2002 to allow clans time to form.
-New RTCW private server being Implemented
Web site has been improved to run on slower connections & PC's thus taking up less b/w.
With the release of RTCW we are looking for clans to register on our site to take part in the league, your team must be of 5 players.
If you have not managed to find a clan yet you can add your player details via our transfer market system
So if your clan wants to get involved head over to Wolf5 and sign up
Posted Saturday, November 24, 2001 by xcal
Received some information from german site planetwolfenstein.de concerning the various versions to be released,
The Multiplayer game uses the stylized double-eagle logo in place of the more objectionable swastika. That way, everyone is playing the same game online. The Single Player graphics will be localized to handle laws prohibiting games from prominently displaying Nazi emblems. The English language version uses swastikas in the SP game. There is only one English language edition (same version in US, UK & Australia).
Source:Planetwolfenstein.de
Posted Saturday, November 24, 2001 by xcal
Just got word that polish games network http://www.fpp.pl/ have launched there rtcw site , covering Information/News, guides, interviews and a forum the site can be found at http://rtcw.fpp.pl/
Posted Saturday, November 24, 2001 by xcal
Just to let you know the fourth tip in the pennt arcade series is now up on the official site, check it out here
Posted Friday, November 23, 2001 by xcal
Just added a new voting poll - Giving you the chance to vote on how good/bad the 1 player return to castle wolfenstein experience is, with a rating out of 10, the poll can be found in the left hand menu, so get voting :)
Posted Friday, November 23, 2001 by xcal
IGN give a short summary of the recent release of RTCW included are a number of new screenshots taken from "Destruction" using the "Checkpoint" mode, theres also a brand new wallpaper available for download so its definitely worth a visit :)
Read the article here
Posted Friday, November 23, 2001 by xcal
Gamespot have knocked up a review covering both single and multiplayer games, theres a whole load of new screenshots to be found there, and alot of new streaming/downloable movies, the intro to the game is a must have download :). Any to read the review/downloads check this page.
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by xcal
Just got word that the new version of Generator is available for download
Generator is the first Return to Castle Wolfenstein level release to date and you can get it over at Tram Design In this map the Allied forces hijack an Axis supply train in an attempt to break into their compound and destroy their three main power generators.
The site has had a lick of paint too, so head over to Tram Design and grab Tunnleram's and Tical's first RTCW map
| HomeLanfed interviews Kevin Cloud | Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by xcal
Since the game is released in the US, HomeLanFed posed some questions to Kevin Cloud concerning his thoughts of the Success of RTCW,
HomeLAN - There is a ton of hype and anticipation for Return to Wolf. Do you feel that the final game will live up to its high expectations?
Kevin Cloud - Absolutely. Wolfenstein 3-D was id’s first big success. We probably have higher expectations for the game than anyone. You really need to play the game and evaluate it for yourself, but when you look at the whole package - the extreme detail in the architecture, art and design, the compelling story, motion-captured animation, movie-like soundtrack, and unique and fully developed multiplayer experience – everything that makes up RTCW, it is truly rewarding to see it on the shelf and know that gamers are getting a first-rate experience.
To read the full article visit HomeLanFed
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2001 by xcal
Composer Bill Brown has just posted music tracks from his score for the new "Return To Castle Wolfenstein" by Activision / id Software / Gray Matter Studios, in MP3 and streaming RealAudio formats!, 7 tracks in total, including the intro music :)
Listen here: http://billbrownmusic.com/musicG4.htm
certainly worth the download, if you haven't got the game yet, spine tingling stuff :)
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2001 by xcal
Gamespy is running a game of the year voting poll, and guess what, Return To Castle Wolfenstein has made it through , so if you wanna make your votes count, head over to the voting area and slap your votes down :), biased me never..
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2001 by xcal
Graeme Devine, has updated his .plan with the following information regarding the CD-Keys.
wolf/q3a cd-keys and so forth.
As we see cdkeys being distributed over the Internet those keys are being added to our ban list. It is very important to not share your own cdkey with anyone else.
If you've been playing for a while, get disconnected from your modem, and want to rejoin, you can rejoin the exact server you were on only. Because your IP address has changed, you'll need to wait for the key lease to timeout before you can join another server. The timeout period is 5 minutes.
Wolf uses the same cdkey generation technology as Q3A. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE SINGLE HACK on this system. Many so-called cdkey generators are in fact virus attacks that steal your own good cdkey, or worse, corrupt your files
Common sense, dont go sharing your CD-Keys :)
| Voodoo Extreme - Screenshots | Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2001 by xcal
Voodoo extreme has posted a short article and included some new screenshots from the Single Player missions, check out the new screenshots here
Voodoo Extreme
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2001 by xcal
Both Gamespy Arcade and All seeing eye have updated to include support for the retail version of Return To Castle Wolfenstein, so if your itching to get on the servers, grab a copy of either of these programs
Gamespy Arcade
All Seeing eye
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein Hits Stores | Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2001 by xcal
Official press release from activision, stating that RTCW has hit the stores (US), along with a desciption of the game, below is an extract,
In addition to an action-packed story-driven single-player experience, Return to Castle Wolfenstein's multiplayer mode enlists gamers to hone their tactical skills in a series of combat scenarios. Gamers will join the fight as an axis or ally soldier and be challenged to intense, realistic campaigns like storming beachheads, infiltrating military installations, holding strategic positions, and more. Developed by Nerve Software, the online component features multiple objectives spanning a variety of maps, including an Allied airbase, a war-torn German village and a secret Nazi laboratory.
Check the full story here
| 2 New Official Wallpapers released. | Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2001 by xcal
Another 2 excellent wallpapers created by Corky Lehmkuhl (Gray Matter artist) are available at the official site Castle Wolfenstein
Check out the 2 thumbnails for a sneak preview
Then head over to the Official Site and grab yourself a copy :)
| Todd Hollenshead's updated .plan | Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2001 by xcal
With good news concerning the pre-orders on forthcoming RTCW release check the .plan below :)
Return To Castle Wolfenstein Shelf Date News!
According to my sources at Activision, the following stores will
have the game available tomorrow, Tuesday November 20:
CompUSA
Best Buy
EB (USA)
Gamestop
EB (Canada)
If you pre-ordered the Tin, I think those should be available tomorrow
in the locations listed above, but you may want to call ahead to
make sure. If you didn't order a Tin, but would like to pick one up,
I understand that a limited number may make their way to store
shelves. I'm guessing that any available Tin boxes will disappear
as soon as they hit the shelves.
The official strategy guide from Prima should be available this coming
Friday, and they've done a really nice job on this one. If you've been
following the news about Wolf, you know that there are a ton of secrets
and easter eggs in the game not to mention the various tactical approaches
you can take to a given scenario and the guide will take you through all of
that.
I look forward to seeing a bunch of you on the servers tomorrow! Schnell!
Schnell!
Posted Monday, November 19, 2001 by xcal
Taken using a handheld camera the quality is less then good
This video shows the intro to return to castle wolfenstein, lasting 3 minutes long , for those of you who have asked questions regarding the type of in game music, this will give you an insight, truly spine tingling stuff.
You need a copy of media player to run it, file size is 5.5 meg and the video runs for 3 minutes long, all i can say about this intro is wait till you see it running on you own PC to truly appreciate how GOOD this is.
Download Locations
rtcw.co.uk
Fileplanet
userid required for fileplanet
Source:Achtung Wolfenstein
Posted Sunday, November 18, 2001 by xcal
Still in its early stages, but progressing very nicely, Masochist sent some details of his current project for RTCW multiplayer
The Allies must infultrate the Axis base and destroy a V2 rocket. They must then destory the complex's main frame computer in order to release security locks to the inner complex. Located inside the inner complex are blue prints to the V2 rocket. The Allies must steal these blue prints and return to a redevouz point to win the round. Of course the Axis must do anything and everything within their power to stop the Allied advance.
Large versions are available below,
Screen1
Screen2
Screen3
For more information and feedback, plus some extra screenshots check this thread in the forums.
| Todd Hollenshead - Release News | Posted Thursday, November 15, 2001 by xcal
Todd's updated .plan give some good info concerning the imminent release, and likely release dates for Europe, Mac and linux builds, read below
WoooHOOOO! Wolf is golden indeed. Congrats to Gray Matter, Activision and Nerve for all of the hard work they have put
in over the last 2+ years we've been working on this game.
If you're interested in the sweet collectors' tin boxes (that come
with a cool poster and a sew-on Wolf logo patch) I think you
can still get those through the various pre-order programs at
Best Buy (blue), Gamestop/Babbages (silver) and EB (black)
while supplies last (these may go quickly now).
It looks like people will actually be able to pick up copies
early next week in many places and after Thanksgiving most
everywhere in the U.S. The international versions will follow
very shortly behind due to increased manufacturing time and shipping
logistics, but I'm guessing there will be world-wide availabilty
by the first of December.
I don't know when we will have them for sale direcly from id, but
retail will definitely have the initial availability. I'll post
direct-sale information as soon as I have it.
No date yet on the Mac version, but it's coming soon (not gold yet, though). We don't have plans to sell Linux in retail, but Timothee has done great work on the downloadable binaries so far, and I expect
that to continue.
**Special note to our German fans: buy as soon as they come out and
avoid the "rush" ;-) I know you guys know what I mean...
Posted Thursday, November 15, 2001 by xcal
Great news received this morning straight from Activision, RTCW has gone gold :)
The blitzkrieg has BEGUN -- Return to Castle Wolfenstein has gone gold!
To celebrate, Corky Lehmkuhl of Gray Matter has, once again, created a
great image announcing RtCW's gold status
Large version here
Return to Castle Wolfenstein will hit store shelves on November 21st
(look for it at select retailers on November 20th).
Please check the Official Site for full details
Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2001 by xcal
Just read that over at ebgames they've included some details of the special Limited Edition Numbered Collector's Tin! heres there blurb
The Collector's Tin features an authentic RTCW patch and the ultimate collector's piece: the Return to Castle Wolfenstein cast of characters poster.
Which can be seen below
details for eb can be found here
Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2001 by xcal
Received this today, another excellent wallpaper, composed by r3T, check out the picture below
Available from his own site r3t's site
and this site Here
zip contains 1024x768 and 1280x1024 formats,
Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2001 by xcal
Friendly fire has released a new updated wolfstats version, inclusing several bug fixes which were found in previos versions, so head over to friendly fire and grab the latest copy,
Posted Monday, November 12, 2001 by xcal
2 official wallpapers released so far from Gray Matter's artist Corky Lehmkuhl , and more to be released in the coming weeks, heres a sneaky peak at them both
Available in all popular dimensions head over to the official site to grab a copy Wallpapers!
Posted Monday, November 12, 2001 by xcal
Achtung wolfenstein, has posted a 17 minute home made movie from the Australian Game Developer Conference, filmed with a camera the quality is not too good, but the video certainly shows of some of the 1 player levels, with some areas you wont have seen before, the file is currently hosted on fileplanet, so you'll need an account set up before you download it,
Grab the file http://www.fileplanet.com/index.asp?file=81607
File Size : 40meg requires window media player.
Posted Sunday, November 11, 2001 by xcal
IGN have got a good interview with Nerve's Brandon James, if you want to brush up your background info on Nerve software then have a look, heres a sample
When we setout to create the multiplayer component to Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Id was adamant on not recreating the typical deathmatch, multiplayer experience. We all felt that the pinnacle of on-line deathmatch had been reached with Quake III, so we were looking to take it in another direction. Because the game was set in an alternate World War II, the obvious choice was to develop something that counted on, or even required teamwork.
Read the rest here
Source :IGN
Posted Sunday, November 11, 2001 by xcal
Wnat to see the most poular threads, and posters, want to find where the visitiors are from, and a whole host more of stats, well i've added a statistics section the the site, tracking everything thats going on head over to
http://www.rtcw.co.uk/forums/vbstats.php
and check them out.
Posted Thursday, November 8, 2001 by xcal
Tunnelram and Tical have been busy for some time now working on a new map for RTCW, the map is currently in alpha stage at the moment, but fastly approaching beta, heres how tunnelram describes the map
The allies start off at that train area, then there's a rocky area from which 4 paths are possible. One goes to an underground passage, 2 go to the lower front of the Nazi complex and another goes to a ridge overlooking the front of the Nazi complex.
There's a large open area in front of the complex where a platform sits housing 3 miniguns and sandbags. Behind that two bunkers housing 2 miniguns each. A small bridge that connects the two bunkers, an area behind the bunkers where there's a mortar pit (yes you can fire the mortar if you want to Then after that you go inside the power plant.....
All sounds rather good, and seeing the screenshots below will impress you further,
To keep up to date on the mapping developments be sure to check the forums and Tunnelram's own site http://tramdesign.cjb.net/
The large versions of these screenshots are available here
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Shot2
Shot3
Shot4
Shot5
| Gray Matter Website Launched | Posted Wednesday, November 7, 2001 by xcal
Finally the Gray Matter team got round to launching there website :), some interesting details about the team working on Return To Castle Wolfenstein can be found on the site, along with details of there previous projects, Check the site out here
http://www.gmistudios.com
| Linux Client files available | Posted Tuesday, November 6, 2001 by xcal
Id software has the linux client files available on it ftp, available in 2 flavours , with or without media, no media version version requires the win32 files,
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/wolf/linux/
these files are also being mirrored by wolfensteinx
http://wolfensteinx.com
Posted Monday, November 5, 2001 by xcal
Ive just uploaded the read-me file for the new demo test, be sure to familiarise yourself with the new changes to the game
http://www.rtcw.co.uk/readme2.html
also contained within the instructions is a Whats new? guide, covering all the changes and tweaks from the previous test demo
http://www.rtcw.co.uk/WhatsNew.html
and a guide for setting up a dedicated server, with some useful server commands
http://www.rtcw.co.uk/Dedicated%20Server%20Notes.html
| Multiplayer part 2 released | Posted Monday, November 5, 2001 by xcal
The 2nd installment of the multiplayer test has been released, various tweaks to the gameplay have been implemented, classes and weapons have been tweaked, this test makes full use of the Q3 team arena netcode. The new demo weighs in at 60megs, a current list of download mirrors is available at the official site.
http://www.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/news/index.html
and be sure to check this thread for any updates or new mirrors
Mirror List
One final note:Server admins should NOT enable the "Pure Server" option as it is not working right now and will simply rebuff all potential clients.
Posted Friday, November 2, 2001 by xcal
Wolfenstein X Magazine Released today a 50 page magazine that runs in adobe acrobat, weighing in at 8megs, packed with loads of wolfy stuff covering tips, tactics, multiplayer guides and much much more , basically just d/l it you will be impressed, good job wolfx team
Visit wolfensteinx to get the download.
| Maxim and Activision news | Posted Thursday, November 1, 2001 by xcal
It seems the December issue of Maxim may well be worth getting hold of, Activision and Maxim are teaming up to distribute 1 Million of the Promo Interactive Cd's,
Return to Castle Wolfenstein/Maxim Interactive CD-ROM -- A limited edition Return to Castle Wolfenstein Interactive CD-ROM will be distributed in the December issue of Maxim to more than 1 million subscribers and on newsstands. The CD-ROM features a ``Confidential Dossier'' with background information and images from the game, the Return to Castle Wolfenstein game trailer, ``Behind Enemy Lines: The Making Of Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' featurette and the ``Girls of Castle Wolfenstein'' screensaver.
not only that theres a competition to win a monster rig :) what a great excuse to buy Maxim magazine :)
for more info check here http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011101/lath063_1.html
Posted Thursday, November 1, 2001 by xcal
Sneaked an upgrade of the forums in overnight, a few extra features added which i'm sure you'll spot after a while, all seems to be working well, but if you find any bugs then please let me know
get straight to the forums from these links
http://www.rtcw.co.uk/forums
http://www.forums.rtcw.co.uk
Posted Thursday, November 1, 2001 by xcal
A great success, even without the server being passworded alot of familiar names where seen on the server, and some great tense games were had by all, great team work, and good individual skills :)
Expect the Wolfy Night to be continued Soon :)
Posted Thursday, November 1, 2001 by xcal
An important bug was found with the 0.8.0 release, so head over to friendlyfire.net/ and grab 0.8.1 now :)
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