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Wolfenstein Multiplayer Test 2 Out
Kallahar writes: "Everybody and their pet will report this, but the new Wolf MP test is out! Get it from Blues News (or many mirrors)." This probably would have been a better submission if it had included a download link of some sort.
Ok to me, the updated networking code has some bugs. As a medic I need to see your health level quickly. It used to show me your health level instantly, now there is a wait :( Is this purposful?
On the topic of weither this is just another Q3 mod.
1. Yes it is.
2. The full version is going to include a very expansive single player/co-operative game, plus many muliplayer DM modes.
The single player game will be played carefully/tactically as opposed to run around and shot everything you see Q3.
ftp://ftp.bluesnews.com/rtcw/demos/wolfmptest2.exe
http://www.shacknews.com/files/fileshack.x?wolfens tein/wolfmptest2.exem os/wolfmptest2.exe
http://www.3dgamers.com/games/returnwolfenstein/
http://www.fileplanet.com/index.asp?file=69443
http://ftp.fragzone.se/index.php?s=&p=rtcw/
http://files.ausgamers.com/?agn=details&id=1016
http://www.planetmirror.com/pub/bluesnews/rtcw/de
Not karma whoring, moderate with moderation. =P
There was a Linux test 1 version. I can only assume in a few days they will release the Linux version.
Before I waste 20 minutes looking for a mirror, can anybody tell me if they've included any new maps? That one they have really sucks after like the 10th time you play it so I haven't touched the game since the week it came out.
Really needs more maps.
It's an engine test, not a demo. They will more than likely release a demo shortly before the final version is released, just like with Quake III. The test isn't supposed to reflect final gameplay. It's purpose is to test compatibility and networking code.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is actually primarily a single player game. You play an army ranger who wakes up in a mysterious german castle. You fight your way out, see firsthand the nasty secret weapons of the nazi's, and (presumably) play a major role in destroying the nazi regime. So there is a rather extensive single player story to the game.
. html) and a video I found somewhere with interviews of the developers.
However, with the sucess of Half-Life (decent multiplayer on its own even before team fortress and counterstrike), they're including a rather sophisticated multiplayer side to the game. I got the impression that it was a side project...just another selling point to what looks to be an excellent game.
All this is based on my interpretation of the information on the official site (http://www.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/home
Oddly enough Half Life was actually based one Quake, not Quake 2. They brought the engine back to the future, which is why the game was late in shipping. Also the engine is really quite a bit nicer than Quake 2.
Infiltration (extensive "realism" mod of Unreal) is the best fps out there IMHO yet nobody has even heard of it. If you're sick of crosshairs and are man enough to use iron sights, if you're tired of bunnyhopping and other such sillyness, check out infiltration. it does have some problems (some unrealistic rushing is still possible without community-made mutators and it still lacks original mp modes) but it's the best thing out there. i'm also waiting for Hostile Intent which has the same objective ie.: as close as you can get to real with a mouse and a monitor.
As an aside, the 'H' in 'Sonderkommando-H' stands for 'Hexen' which translates as 'witch.'
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I wouldn't say it was a side project, infact its a completly different project. 3 different companies are working on RTCW.f aq .shtml
Id software - Overseeing the entire thing especially any engine modifications, mainly they are making sure to protect the name.
Gray Matter Studios - Developing the single player.
Nerve Software - Is developing the Multiplayer
http://www.3dactionplanet.com/wolfenstein/info/
Though I'm curious as to why very few of the docs mention Nerve.
Anyone have a list of ipchains rules / ports that need to be forwarded to play RTCW from a IP masqueraded / firewalled lan? I've got a linux box running ipchains / masquerading and can't seem to get RTCW going with ipchains up.
I know RTCW uses udp ports in the 27950-60 range, but simply port forwarding these across the lan doesn't seems to work. I didn't have to do anything fancy to get Unreal Tournament working, so I'm wondering if RTCW did something wierd with their networking code.
Check Linuxgames for more info and another mirror.