///// INSTALLATION MANUAL plus additional info - RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN 1.4 \\\\\ ------------------------------------------------------------ This manual was last modified on: 30 June 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~ Instructions on how to install this game on Windows 8/10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) Download the 'Return To Castle Wolfenstein 1.4.rar' file to your pc and then unpack it to you 'Documents' folder. Use the native Windows unpacker or use 7zip (link: https://www.7-zip.org ). IMPORTANT: DO NOT UNPACK INTO 'Program Files' to avoid any possible Windows 10 compatibility and security issues or 'read-only' wolfconfig issues. Windows 10 does not allow old unmaintained programs having their own rights to tamper with stuff within Windows 10's own secured locations. This will avoid you getting into a major headache for hours worth of troubleshooting. 2) Open the file called 'RTCW_keygenerator' which you can find on the Bluhblah.Stackstorage.com page and run it to create a new cdkey. 3) Locate the file called 'rtcwkey' in the RtCW/main folder and open with notepad. 4) Replace the key in the 'rtcwkey'file with the new one copied from the keygenerator (all in lowercase letters and no dashes) and save the file. 5) Make sure to enable Punkbuster!; type /pb_cl_enable in console. 6) Recommendation to automatically start OSP-mod upon game start. Rightclick on WolfMP.exe which is located in your RTCW root folder and create a desktop shortcut. Then go to your desktop and rightclick thát RTCW shortcut icon and go to > Properties > tab Shortcut > Target > at the end there you put in "set fs_game osp" without the quotes. So it will look like this: "C:\Users\Hihihihi\Documents\Return to Castle Wolfenstein\WolfMP.exe" +set fs_game osp ((--- Tip: Assuming that you only have 1 monitor. Since running RTCW in fullscreen doesn't support the ALT+TAB keyboard function to easily switch windows without hitting ALT+ENTER there's a bypass option built-in into Windows 10. It has the option to create extra 'virtual desktops' by pressing WINDOWSKEY+TAB and selecting a new desktop at the top. Go to that new desktop first before you decide to start up RTCW, make this a habbit. The keyboard shortcut to easily switch between virtual desktops is WINDOWSKEY+CTRL+LEFTARROW/RIGHTARROW. Remember that this desktop will always be open even upon rebooting Windows and you can open a ton of new desktops if you would like. Closing a desktop just moves al the current opened programs to your main virtual desktop. For more info: https://www.howtogeek.com/197625/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-in-windows-10/ ----)) ~~~~~ CONFIG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The config in the main folder is a default config (wolfconfig_mp.cfg) with custom 1980x1080 aspectratio. You can ofcourse use your own config, but either way on the Bluhblah page there are a bunch of oldschool players configs that you can pick from and use. It's located in the folder 'configs' on the page. Some of them include spawnpoints, classbinds, spawntimers etc. Or ask on Discord ( https://discord.gg/SSSZDGa or https://discord.gg/B7BRZUT) for someone elses. Read further below at COMMUNITY & SOCIAL MEDIA for more info about Discord. ~~~~~ PUNKBUSTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you encounter any other issues with punkbuster, like crashing or not loading, then try running pbsvc.exe. It is already included in your punkbuster folder. NOTE: If you use a Firewall other than the one build-in Windows, you may have to allow it to run PnkBstrA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe in the background. ~~~~~ TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES ~~~~~~~~~ Having problems with getting RTCW to work properly or punkbuster or your config? - https://www.crossfire.nu/journals/156601/rtcw-troubleshoot-faq - https://antman.info/wolf/cvar/ (CVAR list explanations, restrictions and colorcodes: From ET but most of these also work for RTCW) Or just ask on discord for help. ~~~~~~ SERVERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you want, you can find active servers to play on from this webpage without having to open RTCW first: - http://et.splatterladder.com/?mod=serverlist (Bookmark this page) Under 'show mod' -> select OSP or Shrub. In-game: I am not entirely sure if the ingame master serverlist is updated in this version, because it might've changed, but otherwise use this new IP to update it for finding the list of servers ingame: 192.241.238.177:27950 ~~~~~ EXTRA MAPS AND TRICKJUMPING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This installation has pretty much all active played maps, including custom ánd even some trickjump maps in it. They are located in the Main folder. However extra maps can be found at the Bluhblah page too or you can use the following links below for even more maps. When you download them you will need to put those .pk3 files into you RTCW/Main folder and RESTART your game before you can play them: 1) http://www.breezie.be/rtcw/mapdownloader/maps.php 2) http://homie1337.bestmail.ws/rtcw/rtcw%20maps/ The second link also contains a TJ folder with alot of trickjump maps, some of which were converted to from ET to RTCW. (I recommend bookmarking these pages): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~ COMMUNITY & SOCIAL MEDIA - Where to find active players ! - Discord and Facebook ~~~~~~ There is an active community on Discord - https://discord.gg/SSSZDGa - it has mostly North Americans people talking there, but there are alot Europeans lurking there too. There is another active discord server too - https://discord.gg/B7BRZUT - this one has mostly Europeans talking there, but others are there as well. (If secondary link doesn't work, you can just ask it in the American discord. That one should never expire). Click on the link (register on the Discord site first) and they can help you set up your RTCW installation if this isn't working out for you or help you troubleshoot issues. No need to install Discord, it's possible to chat in-browser (only thing that doesn't work is your microphone. You need the full installation for it.) The link is still working as of Dec 2019 and set to never expire. FACEBOOK groups: - https://www.facebook.com/groups/nartcwosp/ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/174119665955106/ ~~~~~ EXTRA INFORMATION about the community and PUG (Pickup Game) Nights ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everyone is welcome to join and play. Pickup draft games are usually every thursday/sunday and start @ around 9.30 PM Eastern Time. That is 03.30 night time in Central Europe. Captains draft the players for their team. Hop onto one of the following RTCWservers to play along: 1) connect 74.91.116.89:27960 - TK's NY server connect 34.235.224.222:27960 - Donkas Virginia server To join the server, copy the line above, click the ` key (tilde key), it will drop down the CONSOLE and you can paste it there and hit Enter. 2) Don't forget to join the Discord server! ( https://discord.gg/SSSZDGa ). No need to use a mic if you don't feel like, listening to comms is fine. Good luck, Have fun. SEE YOU IN GAME perhaps!