RealRTCW News

[h2]Hello everyone! 19th of November is upon us! Let's get through the latest news![/h2]


[h2]Wolfenstein Enemy Territory Single-Player Release[/h2]

You heard that right! Enemy Territory Single-Player campaign is finally released!

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory: Single-Player is a free addon for RealRTCW. It is an attempt to recreate the cut single-player campaign of multiplayer only Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. Basically it is a solid single-player conversion of all six multiplayer maps from original Enemy Territory.

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory: Single-Player is available on Steam Workshop.
The package includes:

• 6 extensive missions based on converted multiplayer maps from Enemy Territory
  
• 25 new achievements to earn
  
• Exclusive weapons: Rifle Grenade, Browning MG, Air Strike and Gas Grenade.
  
• Ovehauled ET-like HUD and UI
  

[h3]Grab it while its hot![/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2600685791
If you already subscribed to Enemy Territory Single-Player Demo - it will be automatically upgraded to the full version.


[h2]RTCW 20th Anniversary Event Recap[/h2]
Thanks everyone for watching Return to Castle Wolfenstein 20th Anniversary LIVE Event on Youtube! A lot of stuff was revealed and showcased. Even one of the original RTCW devs joined us at this event and gave us a little interview.
In case you missed it - you can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcr3ryLwuc
Lets get through the recap of the stuff that was featured and revealed on Event.


[h3]Community Spotlight: Elite Guard[/h3]
Elite Guard - is a mod by Colonel Vanek which replaces all human enemies with Elite Guards. But mod author took it to another level with improved faces and new unique Elite Guards models and skins. Just give it a try! It is available on Steam Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2603371491

[h3]Exclusive console chapter Cursed Sands PC Port[/h3]
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Another Wolfenstein modder Eugeny shared his progress on PC Port of console exclusive chapter called Cursed Sands, which features unique Egypt environments. His work is based on superior Xbox version - Tides of War. The project is still in its early alpha stages.

[h3]Castle Gothicstein Demo Release[/h3]
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Initially planned as Haloween event - creepy overhaul mod Castle Gothicstein is being delayed for 2022. But mod's author - AidenDemon decided to give you guys a preview of things to come - a fully playable Castle Gothicstein demo with 5 playable levels!

You can download it at Steam Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2657725146

[h3]The Victors Trailer and Release Date[/h3]
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Long awaited massive modification from Wolfmap.ru community is finally being released!
The Victors are coming to Steam Workshop and ModDB on 24th of December 2021.

The Victors features:

• Based on RealRTCW engine
  
• New arsenal
  
• Non-linear gameplay elements
  
• Unique environments with Eastern European aesthetics
  
• Atmospheric effects support
  
• New enemies types
  
• 15 playable levels
  
• Overhauled sounds
  
• And more!
  

On LIVE stream we also featured gameplay of one of my favorite Victors levels. Check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3KBp0kb0fU

That's it for now folks!
Stay tuned and safe!
WolfETPlayer

[h3]Let's celebrate 20th Anniversary of classic Wolfenstein together![/h3]

[h3]RTCW is 20 years old and mod community is still kicking![/h3]
20th Anniversary event will feature showcases and release date updates on the most anticipated community RTCW projects like Cursed Sands, Gothicstein and Victors. And don't forget to join us at Wolfenstein Enemy Territory Single Player Launch Party!

[h3]Special Guest[/h3]
Oh! Almost forgot. If everything goes well - there will be a special guest on this event - developer of the original Return to Castle Wolfenstein from Gray Matter Interactive. He was working in the mapping and scripting fields. He will be giving an interview. So post your questions down below, I will consider to ask them for sure.

[h3]Get Psyched for 19th of November![/h3]

[h3]Scheduled LIVE stream link:[/h3]
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WolfETPlayer

[h3]As Return to Castle Wolfenstein 20th aniversary approaches, we prepared quite a few releases to celebrate this event.[/h3]

[h2]RealRTCW 3.3 Update[/h2]
First of all I want to introduce you the RealRTCW 3.3. This update finalizes the series of polishing updates I've been doing since the beginning of this year. Let's get through the highlights.

[h3]Alternative fire modes for AR's[/h3]
You can now utilize your assault rifles properly with new fire-modes feature. Press MOUSE2(by default) to unleash power of the fast-firing BAR and FG42 or use MP44 for accurate shots with its one-shot fire mode.

[h3]Major recoil overhaul[/h3]
This update also overhauls both real and visual recoil. Now it is less chaotic and much more smoother, without any visual glitches and hiccups. Hopefully, people who struggled with the recoil effect before, will like the new one better.

[h3]Further improvements of the weapon models[/h3]
Following the Summer Update I finally finished replacing weapons models with new high poly ones. Legendary Kar98k is now replaced with a new shiny model. Hand positioning was improved for Sten, G43 and Thompson models too.

[h3]Improved controller support[/h3]
This update introduces menu navigation for controllers and overhauled button layout. Now, RealRTCW is completely playable with the controller. At very least,It works on Xbox controller. Try it out and tell me what you think.

[h3]Buffed Flamethrower and Tesla[/h3]
Remember the delay between unleasing the flames from your flamethrower on the enemies and said enemies actually start burning? Well, it's gone. Enemies will almost insta-burn from the flamethrower fire now. Tesla damage was doubled as well. You can ask - but you increased Tesla Damage before, dont ya? Well, yes, but I've been using dead code chunk, so damage changes was not working at all. Now it's working, for real.

For the full RealRTCW 3.3 changelog you can visit Steam Forums

[h3]!Due to the core engine changes RealRTCW 3.3 will make your current savegames incompatible! Make sure to start the new game or use chapter selection menu![/h3]


[h2]Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Single Player & Cooperative Demo[/h2]
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Enemy Territory Single Player & Cooperative is set to be released exactly on RTCW 20th Aniversary date - 19th of November 2021. But before that, we decided to give you a sneak peak of whats coming.

The Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Single-Player demo, consisting of the Gold Rush mission is available on Steam Workshop right now!

As for the Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Cooperative demo, it will feature the same mission, and it will be released on Steam Workshop on September 27!

You can provide your feedback on the newly opened Enemy Territory forum on Steam!


[h2]Castle Gothicstein[/h2]
Castle Gothicstein is a major overhaul mod, which tries to bring new creepy feeling to RTCW atmosphere. Originally, it was made by Duchovicius, but at some point mod was picked up by AidenDemon, who also took part in RealRTCW development.

Castle Gothicstein current features:

• Extended use of black&white color pallete with isolated red color.
  
• Overhauled art style.
  
• Four unique game modes: War, Famine, Pestilence, Death.
  
• New weapons: Double-Barreled Shotgun, De Lisle, Welrod, Holy Cross, P38, Dagger of Warding.
  
• Overhauled and rebalanced AI.
  
• New soundtrack.
  
• New unique enemies.
  
• Veil foliants.
  

Castle Gothicstein has been in development for quite some time. I was helping AidenDemon with it's development since 2019, when it was ported to RealRTCW engine. For now, we are still not sure about the release date. We really want to release it as Haloween event, but we are really busy with our real life stuff right now. So it might be delayed.

For now you can check out the Legacy Edition of the mod which will provide you the general understanding of mod concept. Here are some screenshots too.




[h2]The Victors[/h2]


Victors is a total conversion RTCW mod with it's own massive campaign.

Victors story is set in Soviet Ukraine during World War 2. You take the role of the Soviet intelligence agent Nikolai Kuznetsov from the partisan group named "The Victors". With it's unique mapping style and brand new arsenal Victors are one of the most anticipated RTCW mods!

Mod was in development by Wolfmap.ru forum members since 2002(!). It was ported to multiple engines, but never reached it's release due to various technical issues.

Recently, with the help of Eugeny Panikarowski I ported Victors to RealRTCW engine. It is completely playable and stable. But we still need to polish it a little bit. You can expect it to be relesed in the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022.

Screenshots:


[h3]I guess that's it for now. Stay tuned and Get Psyched!
WolfETPlayer[/h3]

[h2]Hello everyone!
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[h2]Summer update is out! Let's see what's in there![/h2]

[h3]New weapon models & sounds overhaul[/h3]
We continue to getting rid of an old low-poly models we were using.
In this update we replaced Revolver, Sten, Thompson and Shotgun with a new shiny models!

Also, I listened to your complains about new weapon sounds being too weak and overhauled all of them. Tell me if it's any better.



[h3]New Addons[/h3]
Make sure to check out the new addons FuriousOverlord uploaded to the Workshop:
The rate is more than life Green Forest-Airbase Industrial Espionage

[h3]Supporter Pack DLC[/h3]
RealRTCW was always free and will remain like that. You dont need to buy this DLC or anything else in order to play.

But If you've really enjoyed the mod and want to somehow express your gratitude to its developers - RealRTCW Supporter Pack is a great way to do so!

In return for your generousity you recieve:

• KA-BAR USMC Fighting Knife
  
• MP-34 "Elite" Skin
  
• Revolver "Battle Scarred" Skin
  

You can purchase Supporter Pack here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1508910/RealRTCW__Supporter_Pack/

[h3]Config reset[/h3]
In this update I also created a separate .cfg files for RealRTCW to use, just to avoid conflicts with vanilla game. Your config will reset.

If you want to fix that - rename wolfconfig.cfg in My Documents/RealRTCW/main to realrtcwconfig.cfg. But I still recommend you to reset it, just in case there will be some compatibility issues with a new update.

Full changelog is available here.

Cheers!
WolfETPlayer

[h2]Hello everyone!
New Update is out! Status report on the Enemy Territory project is out as well.[/h2]


[h2]Bonus Game Modes[/h2]
Highlight of today's update is a 5 additional game modes. Most of them are inspired by Wolfenstein: The New Order bonus modes.

1. Walk in the Park - no HUD, Realism difficulty.
   
2. Ironman - no manual saves. Death Incarnate difficulty.
   
3. Hardcore - no health and armor pickups. Death Incarnate difficulty.
   
4. 999 mode - 999 ammo and draining 999 health. Death Incarnate difficulty.
   
5. Nightmare - no HUD, no manual saves, no pickups, Death Incarnate difficulty.
   

Each of the modes could be found in the chapters menu - in the BONUS MODES submenu.

But wait there's more! You can earn 5 new achievements by beating any chapter in said modes.


[h2]A new way to support the mod[/h2]

RealRTCW will always be a completely free project. We are making this mod in our free time and investing our own money into the project. So if you are willing to support us you can do so through donations!

In this update I added a PayPal link in the credits menu.

Some of the previous donations were used to fund a Steam release back in October 2020. So thank you for that.

[h2]Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Single-Player[/h2]


You may heard about this project of William Faure - author of The Dark Army: Uprising.

To put it short - Wolfenstein Enemy Territory Single Player is trying to restore lost single player experience of the cut Enemy Territory campaign.

All 6 Enemy Territory maps were revamped to be played in either Single Player or Coop.

And RealRTCW version is coming to Steam on November 30th of 2021!

Here is the recent video presentation of this massive project.
You can also track it's progress on ModDB.
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That's it for now!
WolfETPlayer