Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

Developers
	Splash Damage
	id Software
Publishers
Original	Activision
Current	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows	May 29, 2003
macOS (OS X)	May 29, 2003
Linux	May 29, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS
Themes	World War II, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Series	Wolfenstein

Contents Availability [-]Essential improvements ET Legacy Pre-built Linux install Minimizing the game Run a mod straight from the executable [+]Game data [+]Video Input [+]Audio [+]Network [+]Issues fixed [+]Other information [+]Other information System requirements Notes References

Key points

 

 Released as a standalone follow-up to Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

 

 Active modding community.

General information

 

 Official Wolfenstein series site

 

 Splash Damage Forum - Official game subforum.

 

 Splash Damage Editing Wiki - The official modding wiki for the game.

 

 Crossfire - A community site for the competitive community.

 

 Splatterladder - A web-based server browser and community site for the public communities.

 

 

 GOG.com Community Discussions

 

 GOG.com Support Page

 

 Steam Community Discussions

Availability • Link

Essential improvements • Link

ET Legacy • Link

Major open-source game patch (made by community), fixing a lot of bugs and optimizing the game for modern machines (widescreen resolutions, Alt+Tab ↹ minimizing game, etc.), including latest official game patch, so it can be applied on fresh install of the game.

Download link

Pre-built Linux install • Link

This file is a pre-installed version of Enemy Territory for Linux players created by Psykorgasm from the official Splash Damage forums.

 

 Includes final version of PunkBuster

 

 Requires an etkey.

 

 If you already have a version of ET installed on your system, remove that before proceeding with this one.

Download link

Minimizing the game • Link

Minimizing the game[citation needed]
Press LCtrl+LShift+Esc. Right-click Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory in the Applications tab and click Minimize. Notes    There are also some tools that have been made for easier minimizing [1].

Run a mod straight from the executable • Link

Run the game with the +set fs_game your_chosen_mod_herecommand line arguments[citation needed]

Game data • Link

Configuration file(s) location • Link

 

 This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing • Link

Video • Link

 

Widescreen resolution • Link

Set resolution in etconfig.cfg[1]
Make a profile in-game and set the other video settings. Go to <path-to-game>\etmain\profiles Go into the profile and edit etconfig.cfg Change seta r_mode to -1 Change seta r_customwidth and seta r_customheight to match the resolution. Change seta cg_fov to the desired Field of view (FOV), e.g. use 100.39 for 16:10 or 106.27 for 16:9. Save the changes.

Field of view (FOV) • Link

Set FOV in etconfig.cfg[1]
Make a profile in-game and set the other video settings. Go to <path-to-game>\etmain\profiles Go into the profile and edit etconfig.cfg. Change seta cg_fov to the desired value, e.g. use 100.39 for 16:10 or 106.27 for 16:9. Save the changes.

Input • Link

 

 

Audio • Link

 

Localizations • Link

Network • Link

Multiplayer types • Link

Connection types • Link

Ports • Link

 

 Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed • Link

ET crashes upon connecting to a server • Link

If you're running Mumble, make sure the overlay option is disabled in the configuration.

Server has maps you don't have, but you can't download them • Link

Enter cl_allowdownload 1; vid_restart; reconnect to the console.

• If this doesn't help, Google the missing .pk3 files (maps) and download them to <path-to-game>\etmain.

Kicked for excess flood • Link

You have been spamming the chat. Just reconnect, and you'll be fine.

This server is for low pings only • Link

If a server has sv_maxPing setting set low enough, you may sometimes be kicked upon connecting. Try to reconnect, you usually get through.

Invalid Pb key and other PunkBuster problems • Link

Evenbalance stopped supporting PunkBuster for ET in October 2011. Thus, new etkeys will not be generated by the game itself, and new players may find they cannot connect to servers running PunkBuster due to this. There is an unofficial solution at etkey.org. They offer an installer that will install the most recent PunkBuster version and generate a new etkey for you. However, keep in mind the installer is in no way supported by any official entity, and therefore should be regarded with healthy skepticism.

Other information • Link

Configuration • Link

To edit your configuration, you can either use the options provided by the user interface in-game, or edit your config files outside the game.

While using the in-game options is much easier, there are many options that cannot be fully edited through the user interface. For example, due to the age of the game, widescreen resolutions have to be set through the in-game console or the config files.

Configuration files • Link

ET saves its settings in the etconfig.cfg file which is located: <path-to-game>\etmain\profiles\<user-id>

This file can be overridden, and it is advisable to do so. To do so, copy the file to etmain (etpro if running etpro) and rename it to autoexec.cfg. ET will automatically look for this file in the etmain/etpro folder and execute it when starting up the game. To modify the config file, either edit the pre-existing console-variables (cvars) within the file or add a new line and enter a cvar and its value.

Example: set cg_drawfps 1 (enables the fps counter)

Quick high quality config • Link

Copy and paste to your config file

 set r_textureMode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR" //texture filtering, NEAREST for pixelated, LINEAR for smooth
 set r_picmip "0" //texture detail level, 0 = best 3 = worst
 set r_fastsky "0" //draw the sky like the map developer intended
 set r_drawSun "1" //draw the sun
 set r_foliage "1" //draw the grass (usually found as cheat protected, making it server-side)
 set r_lodbias "0" //geometric detail level, 0 = best, 2 = worst
 
 set cg_atmosphericeffects "1" //enables rain and snow in maps that feature them
 set cg_shadows "1" //enables player shadows
 set cg_marks "1" //enables marks on surfaces made by projectiles or explosions
 
 set r_dynamiclight "1"
 set r_flares "1"
 
 set r_mode "-1"
 set r_customwidth "your_screen_width_here"
 set r_customheight "your_screen_height_here"

Quick high FPS config • Link

Copy and paste to your config file

 set r_textureMode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST" //texture filtering, NEAREST for pixelated, LINEAR for smooth
 set r_picmip "2" //texture detail level, 0 = best 2, = worst
 set r_fastsky "1" //draw a black sky without any texture
 set r_drawSun "0" //don't draw the sun
 set r_foliage "0" //don't draw the grass
 set r_lodbias "2"  //geometric detail level, 0 = best, 2 = worst
 
 set cg_atmosphericeffects "0" //disables rain and snow in maps that feature them
 set cg_shadows "0" //disables player shadows
 set cg_marks "0" //disables marks on surfaces made by projectiles or explosions
 
 set r_dynamiclight "0"
 set r_flares "0"
 
 set r_mode "-1"
 set r_customwidth "your_screen_width_here"
 set r_customheight "your_screen_height_here"

Scripting • Link

Custom variables to perform certain actions and multiple actions at once can be defined. Here is an example of a script which changes the class and cycles through that class's weapons without having to open the Limbo menu.

 bind F5 "vstr class_engy" // Engineer
 bind F6 "vstr class_med" // Medic
 bind F7 "vstr class_fo" // Field Ops
 bind F8 "vstr class_sold" // Soldier
 bind F9 "vstr class_cov" // Covert Ops
 
 
 seta  class_fo   "class f 1; play sound/chat/axis/64a; echo ^7Field Ops - SMG"
 
 seta  class_med  "class m 1; play sound/chat/axis/62a; echo ^7Medic - SMG"
 
 seta  class_engy "vstr engy_smg"
 seta  engy_smg   "class e 1; play sound/chat/axis/63a; echo ^7Engineer - SMG; seta class_engy vstr engy_ns"
 seta  engy_ns    "class e 2; echo ^7Engineer - Rifle; seta class_engy vstr engy_smg"
 
 seta  class_sold "vstr sold_panz"
 seta  sold_panz  "class s 4; play sound/chat/axis/61a; echo ^7Soldier - Panzer; seta class_sold vstr sold_mg"
 seta  sold_mg    "class s 2; echo ^7Soldier - Machine Gun; seta class_sold vstr sold_mort"
 seta  sold_mort  "class s 5; echo ^7Soldier - Mortar; seta class_sold vstr sold_panz"
 
 seta  class_cov  "vstr cov_sniper"
 seta  cov_sniper "class c 3; play sound/chat/axis/65a; echo ^7Covert Ops - Sniper; seta class_cov vstr cov_sten"
 seta  cov_sten   "class c 1; echo ^7Covert Ops - Sten; seta class_cov vstr cov_sniper"

Other information • Link

API • Link

Middleware • Link

Console commands • Link

 

The in-game console can be brought up with ~.

 

In order to enter commands or variables to the console in-game, you must enter the forward slash character / before every command. While in the game menu (not connected to a server), the slash key is not required. These commands can also be added into an autoexec file to make the game automatically set to those parameters.

 

 A full list and explanation of all the possible console commands for the game can be found here.

System requirements • Link

 

Notes • Link