RealRTCW News

Hey RTCW maniacs!

[h3]Today is the day! The very first major update since 5.0 launch! Its the RealRTCW 5.1 day! Lets go through the highlights![/h3]

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[h3]New gamemode - Survival[/h3]

This is the highlight of RealRTCW 5.1 update.
80% of 5.1 development time was spent developing Survival mode.

So what it is exactly? Here is the breakdown:

• Infinite waves of enemies. Some maps feature human enemies, other - undead.
  
• Earn points! Kill enemies with knife or with headshot to earn more!
  
• Spend points! Perks, weapons, traps, friendly reinforcements.
  
• Flame traps. Be careful not to burn yourself!
  
• Friendly reinforcements. Two valiant soldiers to help you out to survive the onslaught!
  
• Powerups. Enemies will drop powerups and treasures from time to time. Make sure to pick them up before they disappear to gain temporary buffs!
  
• Perk system with 6 perks. You can only equip 3 at once. So choose wisely!
  
• Player class system. Soldier, Medic, Engineer and Lieutenant. Each one with his own abilities. Hardcore players can play without any bonuses and abilities by choosing no class.
  
• Four maps on release. Castle Wolfenstein, Kugelstadt, Defiled Church and Castle Keep. More to come later!
  

[h3]New Achievements[/h3]
New five achievements related to Survival mode are also live. Here's the list.


[h3]New weapon - HDM pistol[/h3]
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New free weapon for all players to use - HDM Silenced Pistol! Its accurate, fast, completely silent, holds 10 bullets but does very little damage to the body. So aim for the head! It is featured in stealth chapters of the game, as well as in survival mode.

[h3]Wulfburg Village Remaster[/h3]

Yet another map remaster is arrived! This time its a village of Wulfurg! A lot of visual improvements were introduced as well as cut content restored. I wont spoil anything! You need to discover it yourself!

[h3]Realistic movement improvements[/h3]
Realistic movement option introduced in 5.0 was a bit tweaked to be less frustrating. Movement is a bit faster, stamina is increased, as well as jump height.

[h3]Malta HQ improvements[/h3]

Malta hub area introduced in 5.0 was improved as well. Almost all environment models were replaced with out custom ones! Chairs, wardrobes, beds, phones, etc.

Some areas like medbay were remade from scratch! Also i resolved blinking entities issue while going through the doors. It should be working just fine right now.

[h3]Hitsounds[/h3]
Hitsounds from Enemy Territory are now available in RealRTCW. Go to the sound settings and enable those for headshots and bodyshots sounds on your enemies!

[h3]Localized versions and 5.1 compatibility[/h3]
Localized versions of the RealRTCW are currently not fully compatible with 5.1 update. Updates will be coming in the following days. For now just use the english version of the game.

[h3]Patreon is up! Support the war effort![/h3]

As a sole developer of RealRTCW I pour countless hours into improving and expanding the game.
If you want to support me - you are welcome to do so through the official RealRTCW Patreon!

Your support helps me:
🔹 Develop new features, maps, and game modes.
🔹 Improve game balance, AI behavior, and weapon realism.
🔹 Work on new content updates and community-requested improvements.
🔹 Cover costs for software, tools, and development resources.

Thats it for today folks! Stay tuned for further updates!
WolfETPlayer.

[h2]Hello WolfPlayers![/h2]

In todays announcement I wanted to highlight two things - Enemy Territory Single-Player release of "Ice" expansion pack and Kugelstadt survival map preview!


[h3]"Ice" Expansion - Finally Released![/h3]

Ice - is a legendary RTCW multiplayer map. Author of Enemy Territory Single-Player mod decided to reimagine it as a action packed single-player mission experience based on original map multiplayer objective.

If you subscribed to ETSP - Ice will be downloaded automatically as a part of update! Now go! Get those documents, and dont forget to hunt down those new 6 achievements!

[h3]If you are not subscribed - you can do so here:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2600685791

[h3]Kugelstadt Survival Map Preview[/h3]

On my side of things there is a lot of work on the new survival mode I announced earlier in September. A lot of progress was made since then - but there is still a lot of work and polishing ahead. Not to mention this mode need more maps!

In the last two months I've added perk system, buyable weapons, improved respawn system based on multiplayer one, and so much more!

You can rate my progress by watching the video below:
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[h3]Partial achievements removal[/h3]
Not so long ago some of you might noticed that number of RealRTCW achievements decreased from 140+ to just 100. Those were mostly addons achievements. In hindsight I feel like adding achievements for so many addons was a wrong decision.

I cant maintain everything at once and guarantee that every custom addon achievement is obtainable. Thus come the decision to remove achievements for all addons with the exception of The Dark Army:Uprising and Enemy Territory: Single-Player - because those addons are constantly supported by William Faure.

I'm terribly sorry for any inconvenience and apologize to everyone who invested their time in earning those deleted achievements.

On the bright side - RealRTCW 100% is much less time consuming for newcomers or someone who wasnt ready to go through all those addons initially.


[h3]Support us on ModDB mod of the year vote![/h3]


MoDB vote for mod of the year started recently! This year was big for RTCW community with release of RealRTCW 5.0. So why not support us by giving your vote on MoDDB?

You can vote for us using this links: (you can vote for multiple mods)
[h2]VOTE FOR REALRTCW VOTE FOR ETSP[/h2]

RTCW Psycho WolfETPlayer

[h3]Hello everyone!
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With the release of 5.0 my hands are free to do some side modes. And in RealRTCW 5.1 we're gonna bring Survival Mode. It is still heavily WIP but I decided to share with you a video preview showcasing barebones mechanics of the mode - AI respawns, Score System and random Powerup drops.

Enjoy!
WolfETPlayer

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[h3]Hello Wolfenstein fans! [/h3]

It's been a long time since the last major update. But RealRTCW 5.0 is finally here. Let's dive into its changes!

[h3]New weapon animations[/h3]
This is an absolute highlight of this update. 90% of the firearms were reanimated from scratch. Some of them even got multiple reloading animations with empty/non-emtpy mag.

You can check out RealRTCW 5.0 guns and its animations in this video below.
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[h3]Finalizing HD weapon models efforts[/h3]
Tesla, Venom and Dynamite were the last RealRTCW weapons using old reskinned vanilla models. In RealRTCW 5.0 all of them finally got the full remake models based on original ones.

While the new models were made from scratch, original low poly models were used as a reference and source of inspiration. Though Tesla was made as a mid-ground between RTCW and Wolfenstein 2009 model.



[h3]New DLC - Agency Weapon Pack[/h3]

New DLC was added to the store introducing three new weapons for you to use during campaign:

• De Lisle Carbine - stealth is your ally with this suppressed bolt-action rifle, perfect for covert operations and silent takedowns.
  
• M1941 Rifle - versatility meets precision in this semi-automatic rifle, offering a perfect balance for both mid and long-range engagements.
  
• Auto-5 Shotgun - unleash devastating firepower in close-quarters combat with the Auto-5, a rapid-firing shotgun known for its fire rate and stopping power.

You can take a look at the new DLC here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2993200/RealRTCW__Agency_Weapon_Pack/

[h3]Throwing knives![/h3]
Yes! You can now destroy your enemies with distant knife attacks - silent and deadly! You can carry up to 10 knives in your inventory, throwed knifes are pickable! Care to try knife only playthrough? Here is a short demonstration of this mechanic:



[h3]Interactive Hub - Malta Headquarters[/h3]


Remember how OSA Malta base was mentioned in the original Return to Castle Wolfenstein story? This is the place where BJ landed the Kobra after hijacking it in the third chapter.

I decided to take this idea to extreme and create freeroam hub location for players to explore.

Now, between every chapter you will find yourself in Malta OSA Headquarters, where you can:

• Choose your loadout
  
• Get to the HQ to receive intel
  
• Dig yourself into the archives
  
• Visit local museum
  
• Get healed up at medical bay
  
• Test new guns and run through the training course at the firing range
  
• Take some rest at your quarters
  
• Speak with numerous NPCs around the city
  
• Hunt for side quests and secrets!
  

If you feel like Malta HQ messes up the pace of the game - you can always disable it in the gameplay menu!

[h3]New achievements[/h3]
With Malta HQ arrival I also added 15 new achievements for you to hunt down!



[h3]Checkpoint System[/h3]

Tired of manually saving around every corner? Forgot to save and now you gotta start from the very beginning of the level? Fear no more. We got your back with the new CHECKPOINT SYSTEM.

Throughout the game you progress will be saved automatically and if you die - it will automatically load the latest checkpoint and also provide you with short spawn protection so you wont get soft-locked.

And dont worry! Manual saves are still there!

[h3]Optional gameplay mutators: Health Regen, Realistic movement, Realistic Ballistics[/h3]
RealRTCW 5.0 introduces a few new ways to spruce up your gameplay.

Health Regen - will grant you the ability to regenerate your health after being shot. Works the same way it works in every modern FPS nowaydays. Beware! Every health item will be removed if you enable this mutator!

Realistic movement - will gradually lower your movement speed, reduce jumping ability. Ladder movement as well as sprinting will holster your weapon. Every weapon has its own dedicated sprinting animation too! This movement mode works perfectly with realism difficulty.

Realistic Ballistics - this will enable range factor for every weapon. Every gun will have its own effective range. After effective range mark will be passed - damage will be reduced. So you cant just use SMGs and pistols to get a quick kill on 1km range. So with this mutator you gotta consider range of engagement more than before!



[h3]Maps Overhaul[/h3]
With RealRTCW 5.0 we decided to step into map remasters field. And we never did this before!
For our first step we have choosen small maps, just to get a grip of it.

Olaric Boss Fight (boss1)
Boss1 map is now a winter themed map. This was done to match the previous outdoor level in the chapter - village1. Out of bounds area was detailed and a few visual improvements were introduced.

But most important - pit area is now locked for the player once he step on the arena. You cant cheese your way through this boss fight anymore! A few pickup items were placed on the arena to compensate for that.

Kugelstadt Factory
A few visual improvements were added here to tie this level to the previous one and to the future ones set in Secret Weapons Facility. Keep an eye for a few cool details!

This level never had any secrets in vanilla PC RTCW. But we decided to add two secret areas from the Xbox port of the game. Go get them!

Super Soldier Boss Fight (boss2)
Super soldier boss fight was always a problematic one. Nothing fair about it. You had to cheese your way using the bulletproof glass.

We completely redid the arena and also added numerous visual improvements in other areas to make it look more like a real place.

Also Super Soldier Tesla Range was reduced specifically for this level.

Training level
Old training level was removed completely.
It was replaced with the Malta Firing Range and Training Course.

Future map remasters
We wanted to introduce more maps, but the work was too big for us to handle.

But I'm happy to announce that future updates will feature:
Village1, Forest and Dark

[h3]Subtitles Improvements[/h3]
Subtitles system was gradually improved.

Wrong timings when subtitle stayed on screen for too long or too short were fixed completely.
You can also tune your subtitles appearance by adding shadow effect and change size of printed subtitles.

And also for all subtitle makers out there. You no longer need to take 50 characters limit per line in account! Subtitles can carry over to the next line automatically by the game!



[h3]Important QOL improvements, balance changes and fixes[/h3]
Among all those changes we also added a lot for QOL stuff like crouch toggle, new snooper reticle, new weapon icons, fix for notebook notification not dissappearing etc. You can check out the full changelog on the forums!

[h3]Cooperative mode status[/h3]
Sadly, all our efforts during 5.0 development were focues on improving single-player experience. Coop is not gonna recieve new animations or models in this update. But hopefully those can be somehow implemented in the future. This is compicated matter because coop mode is using separate engine branch which is very different from single player one.

[h3]Enemy Territory Single-Player 2.0[/h3]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2600685791

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory Single-Player will recieve a lot of improvements as well. Its author William Faure took a full advantage of the new RealRTCW features. Here is a short breakdown.

Choose your class
Yes, you read that right! As you can see in the screenshot below, the PLAY menu not only got a slight overhaul, but it's also coming with a new option to choose a class! Woohoo!

Classes directly affect the player's starting loadout in the missions. Each class is inspired by those from Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, complete with different arsenals and even exclusive items!



Foliage Tech
RealRTCW 5.0 implemented foliage tech from Enemy Territory. We are aimed to bring this to Forest and Dark levels once their remaster are ready. But you can experience this tech now in Enemy Territory maps! Oh sweet grass!



Cabinets. Cabinets everywhere.
Another element that will be exclusive to the RealRTCW version of the mod starting with Version 2.0 are health and ammo cabinets, the very same ones featured in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory at the same locations, and an evolution to those featured in the Warbell expansion, released last year.



[h3]Community Highlights[/h3]
I also want to mention two authors who had been given early access to the RealRTCW 5.0.
They did an amazing job reviewing 5.0 changes. You can check out their videos below!

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[h3]I think this is it![/h3]
RealRTCW 5.0 was in development for the good two years. The road to it was bumpy and sometimes very frustrating. But I think this is the best RealRTCW iteration we ever did. I'm proud to release it and I'm proud to have my name behind it!

I wanna thanks everyone who helped me along my way. William Faure for bringing a lot of stuff on the RealRTCW table and also taking a full advantage of the stuff I coded in, AidenDemon for making those maps remasters, and my favorite voice actors - General Red Strategist and Matt the Cat who made Malta HQ much more alive with their voices!

I also wanna thank beta testers who provided a valuable feedback.
Sorry If I hadnt fixed the things you reported, we'll get to it!

Anyway. I hope you all enjoy RealRTCW 5.0! Have fun!

WolfETPlayer
Get Psyched!

Hey everyone!

We are currently working on polishing and testing the last bits of the huge upcoming update. We made quite a progress in the last few days and I'm more than satisfied with it!

While you waiting for this update why you dont take a little peek at our work?

[h3]Join us at complete weapon showcase for the upcoming 5.0 update![/h3]

[h3]Premiere will be hosted at Youtube:[/h3]
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See ya all there!
WolfETPlayer