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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - Because some gamers neve... - 6/11/2003 6:31:51 PM   
BrubakerII


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Status: offline 		I am not sure of Matrix's policy on promoting other company's games, but I fgure this is different enough to their titles to not upset the moderators. Anyway, Wolfenstein Enemy Territory, is this the best ww2 fun you can have online?

Granted it is not exactly take an IQ of 140 to play but hell it is a bucketload of fun. The game is polished, seems relatively bug free and best of all is free! Yes free! The full game! (Have I used enough exclamation points yet?)

There are 9 - 12 maps in the basic download, all of which can be played singularly, in sets or in campaign mode. In the latter mode, battles rage back and forth until all are completed. As a new player you can log on to any server listed, choose your avatar and presto you will spawn at a reinforcement point within about 20 seconds or so. It is fast, it is mindless, and for my money (except its free) it outrates any other multiplayer game I have had the pleasure to try so far.

Did I say it runs well on relatively low spec machines? And that it loads faster than tetris :D

The catch? (There had to be one). It is a 270mb download and needs a good connect to play so as with all games of these types, really requires a broadband connection.

Here are a couple of links to download point, though you will find this baby near the top of the list at all game sites. See you on the battlefield.

[URL=http://www.pcgameworld.com/download.php/id/4144/folder/demos/filename/WolfET.exe]Enemy Territory Site 1[/URL]

[URL=ftp://ftp.ngi.it/Games/Return_to_Castle_Wolf/Enemy_Territory/WolfET.exe]Enemy Territory Site 2[/URL]

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PS: Make sure you are downloading the full game and not the trial/test version released last year.
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- 6/11/2003 8:08:50 PM   
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Just a few questions.

Yes it is just a demo correct?
Will it eventually be a commercial design later?

At 270 megs is it truely a "full" game demo?
And not an introductory version.

And of course, this is an online multiplayer game correct?

Is there any expense to actually play after one has the software?
Will there be any "eventual" expense?

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- 6/11/2003 9:00:50 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Enemy Territory is a free game which does not require Return to Castle Wolfenstein to play. [/QUOTE]

It is allready a (free) commercial design. Yes of course it is online MP, that´s the whole idea behind this ;). No fees for playing (yet).

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- 6/11/2003 10:57:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Its a free game, i played a lot it lately. Its fun. Lots of different inf weapons plus the rpg layer. Wish thered be more than 6 maps.

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- 6/12/2003 4:43:10 AM   
BrubakerII


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1
[B]Brubaker

Just a few questions.

Yes it is just a demo correct?
Will it eventually be a commercial design later?

At 270 megs is it truely a "full" game demo?
And not an introductory version.

And of course, this is an online multiplayer game correct?

Is there any expense to actually play after one has the software?
Will there be any "eventual" expense? [/B][/QUOTE]

Hi Les

No it is not a demo. There was a demo release about 8 months ago and I notice a lot of the online writeups seem to still be about the demo - not that that is bad just not up to date. The game you download now is the full commercial release and was released without fanfare a month or so back.

The story behind it is a little convoluted but goes something like this. When the Wolfenstein game was rehashed some 2 years back the single player version was being designed by one company and the multiplayer by another. They were to be two seperate commercial releases that shared techology. The single player game has come and gone but due to technical difficulties the multiplayer never made it to release. Until now. In my opinion this is because of one or two reasons (or a combination of both).

Either the makers of the game realise that they are now at the end of the field and that they simply cannot compete against a market such at Battlefield1942, Medal of Honour etc and hope to make money, particulalry as the latter has proved so successful. Both have a very strong online community/following. Or secondly what Marc says is correct and this is simply a test of sorts to hook us so a much larger commercial release will follow.

Personally I think the first version is closer as I seem to remember reading it somewhere and the lack of fanfare on its release compared to the build-up may alos indicate this.

Size wise - 270 megs - don't forget this is multi-player only, no AI no bots etc. As Zakhal has stated there are only 6 maps so this contributes to a smaller size program. [Again I personally think 6 maps indicates a "lets release what we have and stop working on it" approach].

There is no expense to play once you have the software opther than your own internet expenses.

Overall I reiterate Zakhal's opinion that it is great fun none the least because it is free. (6 maps - feels like more :confused: ) Certainly worth the effort of installation.

Brubaker

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- 6/13/2003 12:13:01 AM   
Wallenstein

 

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Status: offline 		Yes, Wolfenstein is fun to play, no doubt about that.
Still I´m not too euphoric about the ET release.
Well, it´s a free standalone game, that´s fine.
But even two years ago when it was released I missed the support of AI bots. I had expected a better technical multiplayer solution from idsoftware, considering all the hype around the game. On the bottom line, it was a good, but overall ordinary shooter.
About ET I just have a feeling like this:
They tried to create a commercial multiplayer addon, maybe with bots and other goodies. They failed, quit, released it into public domain and are now our heroes of the day.

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- 6/13/2003 4:22:54 AM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		Brubaker, what´s your Gamespy handle ?

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- 6/13/2003 3:24:52 PM   
BrubakerII


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Status: offline 		Wallenstein you are probably right but this is not a bad overall thing? Granted the lack of multiplayer support in the single player game was a problem but hey what game doesn;t? In my opinion releasing ET as a free stand alone makes up for it.

Bots? Why would you want bots in mulitplayer? In my humble opinion that would simply take resources away from having other humans online and I much prefer the challenge of fighting other humans.

Marc, the handle I use online is...

wait for it.......

Brubaker :rolleyes: :cool:

I tend to use this nick everywhere really. Funny how a nic gets known as well, in ET I have come across several that have been to various forums and seen my nick there etc Small world online.
Marc I take it you play ET, what nick do you use? Maybe you have shot me? :eek: I am still waiting to see Hofbauer as a medic somewhere but I don't think the game is his type of thing.


On the topic of medics this brings another interesting point to light. I play as different types of soldier though mostly as an engineer. I do this because as asn engineer you get do do interesting stuff. I have tried a medic a few times but just can't seem to get any thrills from patching people up behind play. They are truly heroes though and if you can get a good one to assits a small team he is invaluable.

I wonder what drives different people to play as different avatars?

Brubaker

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- 6/13/2003 4:54:36 PM   
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- 6/13/2003 5:11:00 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		LOL Scott, well I should have guessed ;). Now guess mine, Hmmm, Marcks maybe :p

I just installed ET and will give it a shot over the weekend, look slike loads of fun. That mortar thing is pretty interesting ;).

Noticed you´re not the only "Brubaker" out there, hehe

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- 6/15/2003 1:31:02 PM   
Wallenstein

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by BrubakerII
[B]Wallenstein you are probably right but this is not a bad overall thing? Granted the lack of multiplayer support in the single player game was a problem but hey what game doesn;t? In my opinion releasing ET as a free stand alone makes up for it.

Bots? Why would you want bots in mulitplayer? In my humble opinion that would simply take resources away from having other humans online and I much prefer the challenge of fighting other humans.
[/B][/QUOTE]

Hello!
The original release has multiplayer support! There were at least six maps included, and other official scenarios available for download. I spent days(or weeks?) fighting with opponents and bad pings ;)
I like bots for two reasons:
1. After the initiall release, there will be fewer and fewer human players available.
2. When I setup a LAN, we are not more than four or five players, and that´s not enough for an enjoyable Wolfenstein session.

But you are right, given the choice I would also always prefer human opponents.
Other older idsoftware titles however do have bot support.
I suppose the realization of the different soldier characters as bots was too difficult...

Oh, yes, it´s a good thing to have ET for free, it´s fun to play, I´m sure about that, but 257 MB for a modem user like me are :(

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- 6/15/2003 5:19:57 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Oh, yes, it´s a good thing to have ET for free, it´s fun to play, I´m sure about that, but 257 MB for a modem user like me are[/QUOTE]

IIRC you can get CDs burned on demand at fileplanet.com.

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- 6/15/2003 5:21:18 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		Having played ET a bit now, I must say that i like Team deathmatches in MOH-Spearhead better. But maybe it was only the people I played with, a whole lot of kangaroo jumping and camping going on, freaking kids ;).

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- 6/16/2003 1:08:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Heh, I DL'ed it yesterday and played around a bit. Kinda nice, and we got some good spontaneous teamwork going, despite lots of "kiddie" action going on with campers and jumpers.

I like the XP thing, means than more things count than just your kill ratio.

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- 6/16/2003 4:15:13 PM   
BrubakerII


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Status: offline 		LOL. I can deal with campers, I don't mind that, nut the jumpers sh*t the hell outta me :mad: I have learned to strafe up and down instead of left to right ;)

I have not played MoH online for ages so maybe I will have to cranck that up and try again. I think there is a Pacific variant due out this year so that might be cool too.

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- 6/16/2003 5:47:40 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		As for MOHAA, I learned quick to play on the "Realism" servers, much more fun there. And people don´t camp or jump that much there.

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- 6/16/2003 9:55:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Marc Schwanebeck
[B]As for MOHAA, I learned quick to play on the "Realism" servers, much more fun there. And people don´t camp or jump that much there. [/B][/QUOTE]

Yes I agree. Also I tend to look for servers with +20 players. I like BIG battles:) Hey if you don't mind I sure would like to jump into the same server if I notice you are playing. Would you mind me adding you to my Gamespy list? My handle is......U2:)

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- 6/16/2003 9:57:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		I still have the old Shareware version of the first Wolfenstein on my computer. It is great for those frustrating days when you just want to shoot folks! Simple, easy to play and a ton of fun, even now!

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- 6/17/2003 3:06:56 AM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by U2
[B]Yes I agree. Also I tend to look for servers with +20 players. I like BIG battles:) Hey if you don't mind I sure would like to jump into the same server if I notice you are playing. Would you mind me adding you to my Gamespy list? My handle is......U2:) [/B][/QUOTE]

Just did, must have choosen the correct "U2", if you also provided your name correctly. There are a coupld of them.

Add me via "Marcks", you´ll see which one looking at the email adress ;)

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- 6/17/2003 3:09:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wild Bill
[B]I still have the old Shareware version of the first Wolfenstein on my computer. It is great for those frustrating days when you just want to shoot folks! Simple, easy to play and a ton of fun, even now!

Wild Bill [/B][/QUOTE]

Get the new one Bill, the game rocks ;)

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- 6/17/2003 3:21:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Marc Schwanebeck
[B]Just did, must have choosen the correct "U2", if you also provided your name correctly. There are a coupld of them.

Add me via "Marcks", you´ll see which one looking at the email adress ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

Yes I was surprised that there were so many copycats out there with "my" name!;)

Anyway I send you an invitation. You can find me by looking for my email [email]dpalb02@student.vxu.se[/email] and search for U2.

Now look out for a guy from Sweden that will make bratwurst out of you for fun:D

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- 6/17/2003 5:25:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		i really don't find the game particularly fun. it doesnt compare to the first wolfenstein MP demo (storming the beach. holy **** that was one of the best demos EVER) or even the Spearhead demo, which totally kicks. very blah if i do say so. i cant kill anyone. lol, im horrible at it. but it just doesnt feel like im shooting anything.

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- 6/17/2003 7:38:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Marc!

I'll definitely get it with my Wal-Mart discount...WB

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- 6/17/2003 5:29:52 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]to the first wolfenstein MP demo (storming the beach. holy **** that was one of the best demos EVER)[/QUOTE]

Do you mix this up with Medal of Honor ?

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- 6/17/2003 11:40:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		I haven´t played Medal of Honor, but "the beach" is imho the best Wolfenstein map.
It was available as a downloadable demo-teaser before the release.

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- 6/18/2003 2:45:23 AM   
runes


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Status: offline 		nope, i do mean wolfenstein. crap, that beach map ruled.

i can remember saving the day as an enginerr, blowing the hole in the seawall, or dangerously defending the american checkpoint, down to my last bullets as jerry poure through. or having the BEST (bar none) sniper fightouts, or camper-killing fests. definately one of the most enjoyable games (at least that map) i have played in quite some time.

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- 6/18/2003 3:19:24 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		Is that map somwhere around, excuse my dumb question but I have never really cared about RTCW except for buying the game and playing it singleplayer ;)

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- 6/18/2003 4:23:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Marc Schwanebeck
[B]Is that map somwhere around, excuse my dumb question but I have never really cared about RTCW except for buying the game and playing it singleplayer ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

Marc, I think you've missed out on something.

It's for the MP mode that RTCW has earned its accolades. :) It's not even developed by the same group, ID software outsourced the MP modelling and the result is spectacular.

Don't know from what engine W:ET lends its talents.

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- 6/18/2003 4:38:47 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Marc, I think you've missed out on something. [/QUOTE]

Missed? Well people still play it I take it ;) , problem is that I didn´t have time for MP when I played RTCW. I´ll gove ii a try sooner or later.

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- 6/19/2003 3:52:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		hmmm, dunno if i can help you out at all, but, all i remember, is this beach map was the first glimpse of the new wolfenstein. a while ago, when all this hubbub was around about "the new wolfenstein" coming out. everyone's favourite game about killing nazis was being remade, and uses the (quake 3?) engine. we saw wonderful screenshots of sexy femi-nazi dominatrixes, zombies, flamethrower (with spectacular effects) wielding chemical suited enemies. and then the demo was released, it was an mp demo, which i was initially bummed about, but it turned out to rock and roll... crap did it ever.

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