Gamespy Previews RTCW

Posted Monday, October 15, 2001 by xcal
Gamespy has just put up a good 3 page preview of RTCW, covering both single and multiplayer feautures

"Das Boot" required Allied troops to invade a submarine base and dynamite an experimental Axis sub. This map highlighted the importance of having an Engineer or three on your side, as Allies not only had to dynamite the submarine, but also blast a couple of locked doors to make the trek there a little easier. As you might guess, the Axis side tried to prevent the sub's demolition until the clock ran down.

In Objective mode, the Assault map would require one side to dynamite a radio tower after fighting their way through several fortified gates. At the Oktoberfest event, however, we played this map in "Checkpoint mode" (see above). This required the two teams to capture four flags before the time ran out to secure victory. If the time ran out, the holder of the most flags was named the victor. If it was a 2/2 tie, the round went to "sudden death," where the first team to capture a third flag won.

Want to read more, well check the full article here

Source:Gamespy.com

Forums move successfull :)

Posted Saturday, October 13, 2001 by xcal
Ok ive moved the forums, they are now fully active once more, the new address to get the forums is

http://www.rtcw.co.uk/forums

So please update your bookmarks a.s.ap :)

I will be configuring http://forums.rtcw.co.uk within the next hour so when you reach an ACTIVE forum then you will know its working :)

E3 Trailer Re-appears :)

Posted Saturday, October 13, 2001 by xcal
Some of you may have had the chance to see the E3-2001 Trailer, which was later pulled, well its back the music has been re-scored and its available for general consumption.

http://www.bluesnews.com/files/rtcw/movies/rtcwolfenstein_trailer.shtml
http://www.fileplanet.com/index.asp?file=80607 (registration required)
http://www.3dgamers.com/games/returnwolfenstein
Size: 30.5 MB (31,936,923 bytes)
Requirements:QuickTime

If you havent seen it before it certainly worth the download,
(anyone with suitable facilities to mirror this download please contact me)

RTCW multiplayer test goes professional

Posted Friday, October 12, 2001 by Lestat
As some of you may already have noticed, after much conjecture, Clanbase have now added the Return To Castle Wolfenstein multiplayer test to their repertoire of games. After seeing the overwhelming response to the demo alone, the Clanbase admins authorised that the test to be added as an official Clanbase supported league.

At present, it is being supported as a Quake 3 mod, but this will change with the release of the complete game. Clanbase rules for our favourite WWII blast are extremely flexible at the moment, with Clanbase willing to change the setup from player feedback, so get over to Clanbase register your clan and tell them how you all think the league should work.
Check back later for an interview with Baston from Clanbase.

Gamespot New preview

Posted Friday, October 12, 2001 by xcal
Theres a very nice preview up at gamespot, 4 page preview covering single and multiplayer, mentioned are a few tweaks to multi from the test , particularly engineers, and flamethrowers

The other major change to the game's multiplayer formula that we noted while playing Beach Invasion was to the engineers. After placing dynamite next to the sea wall door and sea wall breach (or anywhere on the map, for that matter), engineers need to take an extra five seconds to arm the explosives--otherwise, the dynamite will just sit there. The arming process involves switching to your tweezers, standing over the dynamite, and holding the fire key for about five seconds. Just like before, you can keep this button depressed to increase the dynamite's fuse by five-second increments. While this adds an extra level of difficulty for players who play as engineers, the nice thing about this new feature is that once an explosive is placed, any engineer can then arm it, even if the player who originally planted the bomb has been killed.

best read the whole article though here

8 New 1 Player Screenshots

Posted Friday, October 12, 2001 by xcal
Heres 8 new screenshots taken from Return to castle Wolfenstein single player game, skinning is top notch once again, and the ninjas seem to have been replaced by Nazi Chicks in crop tops :P

Big versions can be found in the right hand nav bar Screenshots Section , Picture id Wolfshot 41-48 enjoy :)
Source:3D actionplanet

-1 servers !!!

Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by xcal
Alot of people are reporting -1 servers showing up in the internal games browser list,

well heres 3 fixes :)

http://www.gamespy3d.com/download/

http://www.udpsoft.com/eye/

download and configure for rtcw

or to keep the internal games browser download this file

http://www.teamwarfare.com/stats/servercache.dat

replace the existing servercache.dat file located in Wolf MP Test folder, this should fix the problem DO NOT UPDATE THIS LIST OR YOU WILL GET -1 SERVERS AGAIN but you can refresh the list, so keep a copy in a safe place incase you mess up :)

Wolfstats 0.6 Released

Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by xcal
Continually being updated, and now in 2 flavours :), output pages have been tweaked to allow different colour schemes, grab the lastest versions from

http://www.friendlyfire.net/WolfStat_Latest.zip

http://www.friendlyfire.net/WolfStat_Latest_Linux.tar.gz

and let us know when you are using the server stats :)

Limbo Script Released

Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by xcal
after a bit of late night testing the limbo script is ready to download, big thanks to fearle$$ for all his work on this script

Its a whole script covering every class and weapon in the game, even the extra sniper rifle :)

so picking a class can be done in game and very quickly,

the files come with full instructions for installing, so read them before you set up the files as binds may overwrite your previous controls (these can be easily changed but read the insructions before execing the scripts ),

http://www.rtcw.co.uk/downloads/LimboScript.zip

grab a copy try it out and report back here

Gamespy Shareware supports RTCW

Posted Monday, October 8, 2001 by xcal
Gamespy 3d add support for RTCW in the form of its shareware version of Gamespy 3d , grab the games browser from http://www.gamespy3d.com/download/

Wolfstats for Linux

Posted Monday, October 8, 2001 by xcal
The Linux version is now out, so head over to http://www.friendlyfire.net/ and grab a copy, server admins please report back the results of using the download, on the site and in these forums :)

Pre-orders soon..

Posted Saturday, October 6, 2001 by xcal
Pre-orders for the game will start on October 14 with Best Buy, though other retailers like EB and GameStop may be starting them earlier than that. There are some goodies involved with pre-ordering the game:

Each retailer will be offering a limited tin edition of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Not only that, the tins will be different colors depending on which retailer you get it from:

Best Buy - Blue tin
Game Stop - Silver tin
Electronics Boutique - Black tin
Comp USA - Silver tin

In addition to being able to guarantee you get a tin, when you plunk down your $10 at GameStop, EB, or Best Buy you'll get a Maxim Interactive CD-ROM. The CD-ROM features some exclusive stuff such as a feature on the making of the game called "Behind Enemy Lines", a Girls of Wolfenstein screensaver,and more.

Thanks for the info Caryn :), screenshots are up in the forum, ill add them to the main pages soon :)

Archived news

Posted Thursday, October 4, 2001 by xcal
I've updated the archived news to php now :), you can find the link to read the old news, spanning back to march 2001 from this link

http://www.rtcw.co.uk/arc.php

So if you need to get up to speed with wolfy, or have missed some of the older news, have a read :), some of the links within this site have also changed to PHP, so if you cant find an old link try a PHP extension in place for html, htm, shtml :)

No Sooner :)

Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2001 by xcal
No sooner than wolfsat 0.4 is released, out comes version 0.5

fixes include

XML-XSL to HTML transformation from within wolfstat.
Added sorting by Rate/Score/Ratio/Kills/Deaths/Suicides
Fixed colorcodings

grab the latest copy from Here

Hopefully a linux version on the way too :)

Wolfstats 0.4 Released

Posted Tuesday, October 2, 2001 by xcal
Want to get some cool stats from your server well check this out, Wolfstats is now downloadable from Friendly Fire to get an idea of what this tool produces check this page Wolfstats
So server admins get testing it, report the feedback to the site above to aid with any bugs you find

All future versions will be available from

http://www.friendlyfire.net/WolfStat_Latest.zip

Voice Commands Script

Posted Tuesday, October 2, 2001 by xcal
Not to keen on the current voice script hud, well try this as an alternative, commands require a double tap to execute meaning you can check, what your are saying before you say it :),

available for download here Size 3kb - Author - F3arLe$$[7N]

Currently mapped to suite arrow keys, but easily configurable :)

Discuss the script here

Cant get enough previews

Posted Monday, October 1, 2001 by xcal
Loads of previews popping up now the Test has been released, heres one of the good ones :), plenty of screenshots if you havent downloaded the demo yet

If there is one thing you can’t miss it is definitely the power of the modified Quake 3 engine that is used in RTCW. This thing is amazing. It has the most impressive fire effects I have ever seen. When you are running up the beach only to see artillery shots fly over your head, or sometimes unfortunately on your head, you can only sit and stare as several impressive explosions flood the beach.

Want to read the whole article then click here

Extra Sniper Rifle

Posted Monday, October 1, 2001 by xcal
It would seemed as though an extra weapon has slipped into the test, an unfinished version of the Garand has made its way in to the test :)

Play as a Soldier
Bring down the console with the "~" key and type "/mp_weapon 7"
Next time you respawn, you'll have the Garand.

Source:3dactionplanet

I've checked it out and it definetely exists, although you'll only really believe it once you enter zoom mode with the rifle :) and if you still dont believe have a look at this :)