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

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.
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.
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://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2993200/RealRTCW__Agency_Weapon_Pack/

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:
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!

With Malta HQ arrival I also added 15 new achievements for you to hunt down!
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!

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!

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

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!

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!
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.


https://steamproxy.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.

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!

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?


See ya all there!
WolfETPlayer

Hey everyone! Sorry for the radio silence for the past few years (wtf?!).

Whose who follow us on Discord [discord.gg] or Twitter [x.com] were probably already informed but RealRTCW 5.0 was in development this whole time and now it is getting prepared to be released.

We just need a few more weeks to polish it around the edges and catch all of the nasty bugs out there.

I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. RealRTCW 5.0 is set to be released on 30th of June 2024

This update brings many new things to the table - new hub location map which will serve as a new base of operations for OSA, completely reanimated weapons, new sounds to fit the new weapon animations, overhauled boss fights and so much more! I will get deep into that later, in the release article.

While you waiting for the update you can wishlist our next DLC which will be released alongside RealRTCW 5.0. DLC release notification will also notify you about RealRTCW 5.0 release!

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2993200/RealRTCW__Agency_Weapon_Pack/


You can also check put a few videos with new animations preview:

This summer is gonna be hot for RTCW fans! See ya soon.


Cheers!
WolfETPlayer

It's been a while since my last stream. But with the release of Warbell I couldnt miss the opportunity to play it and showcase latest RealRTCW build as well.

Warbell walkthrough with the latest RealRTCW 4.1 WIP build is coming LIVE soon. Se ya there!

Two years ago we celebrated 20th anniversary of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. And as you remember we had a nice little chat with former Gray Matter Developers - Mike Denny and Jeremy Luyties. For whose who didnt saw it here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcr3ryLwuc

But now as we celebrate Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory 20th Anniversary me and William Faure (creator of The Dark Army: Uprising and Wolfenstein: ET Single-Player) decided to have an interview with co-founders of Splash Damage, the studio behind Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Brink and Dirty Bomb.

Interview is live on Youtube. You can watch it here and hear their opinion on Enemy Territory Remake as well as interesting stories about the cut content:
William Faure also recently released a trailer for his upcoming expansion for the Enemy Territory Single-Player - Warbell.

Warbell is a reimagined version of occult themed Enemy Territory map.

It's is coming on June 19 for the single-player and on June 30 for Coop.

That's it for today folks!
Stay Tuned for more!
WolfETPlayer

Hey guys!

It's been a year since our 20th RTCW anniversary event... Unbelievable. Time flies so fast!
What's the next year holds for RealRTCW?


Enemy Territory Single-Player project which is created and maintained by my good friend Wiliiam is going to expand! New set of Enemy Terrioty maps single-player conversions is currently in development.

The first map coming in 2023 is Warbell.

Originally developed by Matthias 'McNite' Neiss, Warbell is simply one of the best occult-themed Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory maps ever released. It fits Return to Castle Wolfenstein so much that it almost feels like a continuation, and not just an excellent tribute.

Set after the events of Return to Castle Wolfenstein and the Central Europe campaign of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Single-Player & Cooperative, and based on the scenario of Warbell's remaster, the conversion's story will see B.J. Blazkowicz and his squad mates return, to face some familiar faces who somehow managed to come back from the grave!


If thats wasnt enough, William also released a three additional editions of his excellent ETSP mod. Let me walk you through it.

1) Enemy Territory Single-Player - Standard Edition
This is a default edition of ETSP - featuring HD assets and default looking maps.
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2600685791

2) Enemy Territory Single-Player - Vanilla Plus Edition
ETSP with vanilla-like visuals, sounds and default looking maps. Vanilla Plus DLC is required.
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895340390

3) Enemy Territory Single-Player - European Style Ediiton
ETSP with default HD assets plus summery looking maps.
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895344775

4) Enemy Territory Single-Player - European Style Vanilla Plus Edition
ETSP with vanilla visuals,sounds and summery looking maps.
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895346049


So, after release of RealRTCW 4.0 I decided to invest my time into mapping. Right now I am working at two maps set in North Africa - Giza Pyramid and Karsiah.

Giza Pyramid will allow you to explore the real layout of the famous Great Pyramid and find out what Paranormal Division is doing there.

Karsiah is a single-player conversion of the Enemy Territory map. It is set in the small north african town. I am still not sure if its gonna be a two maps tied by one storyline or separate maps, will see how it goes.

Oh and btw check out my W3D - E1M1 conversion! I made this as a simple mapping exercise.
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895966522

A small update is being released as we speak. It includes fixed AI Respawn feature(try it!) and a bunch of scripts and subtitles improvements by our new contributor - BreakinBenny. All of the changes are listed in the update notes.

Right now there is ongoing event on ModDB where folks are voting for the best mods of 2022.

You can support both RealRTCW and Enemy Territory Single-Player by voting on our mod pages
(you can vote for multiple mods!):





Thank you for your support!
WolfETPlayer

Just a quick update this time.

Reworked and improved version of Vanilla Plus addon which is aimed to preserve the original game feel even more while still keeping RealRTCW 4.0 QOL improvements is now live on Steam!

Now all weapons have their "vanilla-like" model which contains far less polygons than RealRTCW HD models. But you can still disable new weapons thanks to the "Arsenal Type" switch in the game options.

In addition to that Vanilla Plus is no longer restricted from any of the RealRTCW QOL features. Achievements, custom maps, new enemies, reinforcements... Everything is compatible with it now.

All you need to do to activate Vanilla Plus is download DLC below.

!If you want to switch between HD version of RealRTCW and Vanilla Plus one - just uncheck/check Vanilla Plus DLC in the RealRTCW game properties on Steam.!

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2189060/RealRTCW__Vanilla_Plus/

Almost forgot... There is another DLC i released a few days ago which makes German characters speak their native language. You can check that out too. Activation/deactivation process is the same as for Vanilla Plus.

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2180820/RealRTCW__German_Voice_Pack/


Enjoy!
WolfETPlayer

I had some spare time recently and decided to upload a proper build of RTCW multiplayer right here on Steam!

Uploaded build features:
-All ioRTCW features. Widescreen support, HQ sounds, etc.
-Proper Steam Pathing. MP build is able to find original game files with no issues.
-Omnibot integration. To play with bots, create your server and add bots through "Options" in-game menu.
-Local and Online play. You should be able to join most of the existing servers too(though most of them are barely populated). Or you can host your own. Dont forget to forward your ports or use local network emulators like GameRanger to allow your friends to join in.

This build doesnt include any HD content, to keep 100% compatibility with existing servers, since most of them are sv_pure 1.

So,overall it is a pretty barebones build of vanilla multiplayer based on ioRTCW source port.

I might work a little bit more on it later, but for now it is what it is.

!Original RTCW must be installed in order to play MP! (Its the same requirement as for coop and sp)

If you have any technical difficulties you can ask us in our Discord:
https://discord.gg/pzSHptnWcd

You might also wanna check out active MP communities on Discord:
https://discord.gg/sETFkKT4Wn
https://discord.gg/u3v9xvZKrd

Enjoy!
WolfETPlayer

Hello RTCW community! What's up?

Today marks the 15th Anniversary of original RTCW release on Steam. And on this day we decided to unleash the new massive update for RealRTCW.

The main focus of RealRTCW 4.0 - is polishing, adding QOL features and fixing bugs. Where is it coming from?

3.0 versions showed their lack of stability when it comes to handling big addons like "The Victors" or "Enemy Territory: Single Player" - crashes, fps drops, overall instability.

With that in mind I decided to sit down and take a closer look at my work and see if I can optimize it to the max. So, what's new in 4.0?

New HUD, Improved Menus navigation

A new highly customizable HUD made by William_Faure is definitely a gem along 4.0 changes.

Health/Armor values can be displayed with bars/digits/both. Stamina bar, diary notifications, ammo and weapon iconcs can be removed entirely and separately!

In addition to the new HUD - I reorganized all menus to make them easier to navigate and change needed options. A lot of previously missing options were added too!

New Enemy Types

Exclusive console enemies - Occult Priests and X-Shepherds are making their entrance in RealRTCW 4.0.

Massive thanks to the Yoshik, Hellbaron, William_Faure and Eugeny for making it possible!

In addition to that Yoshik also provided a fantastic German Shepherd model - so prepare to meet those in the game too! New enemies are optional and can be turned off/on separately through the menu.

Rewards System for finding Secrets

Yet another part of missing console content is now available on PC.

Now, finding the secret areas is not entirely pointless. Because you will recieve specific set of rewards for finding ALL secrets on the specific level.

This includes weapons, ammo, armor, health and inventory items!

Rewards system is optional and can be turned off if you prefer classic PC experience.

Further weapons visuals improvements

In RealRTCW 4.0 I decided to finalize all of my High Definition weapon models efforts.

All animations were revised and improved with many minor improvements and collision fixes.
A few animations were remade from scratch. Hands pose on all weapons was remade from total zero.

And some weapons like PPSH, TT33, Mosin and Snooper received new models.

You can look at the final result in the video below:

New pickup items models

99% of the pickup items models were replaced with new High Quality ones.

This includes food, ammo pouches and boxes and inventory items.

Weapon Arsenal Types

You can now switch between three types of arsenal:

1. Classic - features only stock RTCW arsenal.
   
2. RealRTCW - features stock guns + all RealRTCW weapons. Default value.
   
3. RealRTCW+ET - adds Nade Launcher, Gas Grenade, Airstrike and Browning MG.

Wanna spice it up with increased amount of enemies? Go ahead and try new "Additional enemies" option. You can set it to "more" or "even more" enemies values.

Expanded modding possibilities

In RealRTCW 4.0 I decided to make modding more accessible for the casual players.
Let's say, you don't like the balance. Maybe StG44 is too strong? Or lopers are too tough for your taste?

With the introduction of .weap and .aidefaults files - you can easily change weapon parameters and AI attributes by simply editing text files! Before it involved source code.

Take a peak into z_zzrealrtcw_scripts.pk3 and see by yourself! .pk3 can be opened with any .zip archiver.

In addition to that AI attributes like accuracy, health, reaction time, etc. are now randomized in certain range, depening on the difficulty level. So every walkthrough will be unique in a way. Ranges can be defined in .aidefaults as well.

New languages available! Improved localization system

In addition to the English and Russian versions - French and Ukrainian translations are now available!

All translations were made with the usage of improved key-value based system, which allows translators to easily translate the game by simply editing text files! All files what you need to localize are now located in z_realrtcw_localization.pk3

If you wanna translate RealRTCW to your language - go ahead and contact me if you need any help. Once you finished - we could possibly upload it to the Steam!

Steam Rich Presence

Your friends on Steam will now see what level and on what difficulty you are playing.
Addons support is included!

RealRTCW 4.0 fixed a whole heap of long-present bugs.
Just take a look at the list:

• OpenAL lipsync improved. No more NPCs with chaotically flapping mounths.
  
• A few compiler warnings fixed.
  
• Prevent firing flamethrower and tesla in noclip or when leaning or when underwater.
  
• Akimbo Colt muzzleflash is now working properly.
  
• Wrong angle on deathcam fixed.
  
• Stamina depletion rate is now independent from the max fps value.
  
• Added clip check for the scoped weapons to prevent reloading with full clip.
  
• Phantom weapon icons bug fixed. This allowed me to merge ETSP weapons into the main game.
  
• Fixed health and armor bars getting out of their limits during overheal.
  
• Fix low quality of the UI and levelshots on opengl1 renderer.
  
• giveinventory script command now properly affects holdable items.
  
• Added missing subtitles on tram and sfm levels.
  
• Fixed very specific Dam crash.
  
• Fixed a lot of signal 11 crashes. This one was an experience destroyer for many of ya.

A few months ago Kane_Peterson released a new single-player campaign called Axis Vengeance.

It allows you to see a story from another perspective by playing as a German soldier. You can check it out on Steam Workshop.

https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2836528003

And I guess this is it. There is still a few misc features I didn't mentioned. If you want - you can check out the full changelog on Steam Forums.

Enjoy!
RTCW Psycho
WolfETPLayer