RTCW - GOTY Edition

[KingJackal]

That's right, the Return To Castle Wolfenstein: Game Of The Year Edition maps and patch is out now :).

It's a hefty download, ( 58.9MB ) but well worth it. If you're a dial-up - just leave her overnight. You'll need both a patch file ( to upgrade to version 1.33 ) and the GOTY map pack ( the big download ). Retail versions of the game from now on will be shipped with the patch and maps included.

The two main improvements are stability and of course the maps. No more random crashes every few hours in Windows XP ;).

As for the maps - they ROCK!! There are FINALLY a couple of smaller maps, making the game actually fun with only 4-8 people. Of course, the majority of the maps still have the 10-20 people sweet spot, but thankfully they've also added a couple of BIG maps. So those 24-30 people matches can use maps that aren't entirely crowded, AND it doesn't have to be the beach map!! :rolleyes:

Anyone else still lost in some of the new maps? :D

[DiscoStu]

Originally posted by KingJackal
Anyone else still lost in some of the new maps? :D
I never figured out the old maps :D

[Sydog]

Yeah, thats what made RTCW so boring at small Lans. I only ever played it online on dialup and got like 400 ping

[KingJackal]

daa - aaammmnnn

One of the new maps is HUGE. Primed for 20-40 people. Man, just had a fly on a 60 person server.... :eek:
( and yes, there were actually 60 people on it ;) )

*drools*

I love this game :D :D

[Humantuckshop]

Originally posted by KingJackal
It's a hefty download, ( 58.9MB ) but well worth it. If you're a dial-up - just leave her overnight.



BAH! That's nothing, I downloaded a high quality Eminem video (Without Me) which was 79MB on mah 56K XTRA connection. It only took 5 hours and 45 minutes. ;) R0><0rs. :D

[Geek4Life]

Originally posted by Humantuckshop




BAH! That's nothing, I downloaded a high quality Eminem video (Without Me) which was 79MB on mah 56K XTRA connection. It only took 5 hours and 45 minutes. ;) R0><0rs. :D
damn that's slow, I could do that in ~4hrs. :)

[Humantuckshop]

No sh*t. :rolleyes: Of course it's bloody slow. That was the point of the post......... Congratulations on your 4 hours tho. :D I'll have to send you a medal for that achievement. :p

[Elle T]

Offtopic but i downloaded 585mbs in 36hours on my Xtra 56k :P

[SilverPriest]

Ya see what the thread is titled?
RTCW - GOTY Edition
Right.
If you wish to talk about the size of your.....downloads, go and tell your mum or something.
Please stick to the thread title.
Good God people.
Is it necessary that we (the mods)hold your hand thru every single thread.
If i have to babysit you people i want some cookies damnit!
Moving along, hehehehehe.
This mappack looks damn good, will be immensely fun @ lans ;)
Didn't notice any difference in stability.
The original unpatched version ran fine on my machine with zero hiccups.
*shrugs*
Guess i was lucky ;)

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

SP- I thought you were stuck with a TN2m64 in your sytem?

*realises he'd better relate this to the thread topic*

Sounds like they are worth getting, but as I don't have RTCW anyway, I'll just go and buy RTCW:GOTY and not have to worry about my crappy dial up.... hehehe :D

[KingJackal]

Well, the 'tram' map r0><0rz. I'm liking this game more and more.

<BRAG>
Just had a successfull blast on an NZ server :D. This is from my 3rd successive 100+ top-scoring winning game :cool: ( BTW, who's keen for a game or two at L3? ;) ):

[TheChosen_1]

Originally posted by KingJackal
Well, the 'tram' map r0><0rz. I'm liking this game more and more.

<BRAG>
Just had a successfull blast on an NZ server :D. This is from my 3rd successive 100+ top-scoring winning game :cool: ( BTW, who's keen for a game or two at L3? ;) ):

Im in for a game of it at L3 KJ. Just share it out and we can all grab a copy.

also SP- they went a little offtopice dont ya think it was a little extreme what you said before?:confused:

[SilverPriest]

Not really.
I deleted a couple of posts that you didnt see.
Back to the RTCW people.

[TheChosen_1]

Originally posted by SilverPriest
Not really.
I deleted a couple of posts that you didnt see.
Back to the RTCW people.

Oh I see now, sorry SP didnt realise that.
Anyways back to RTCW great game, cant wait to play at next L3.

[Artifice]

you arent cheatin by playin with the gamma turned up by any chance ;)

[KingJackal]

I have a large, darker monitor - so I play with the gamma turned up a bit in-driver, and maxed in-game.

I didn't have to with my old Mitsubishi monitor ( which was so bright it was insane ), but with my 19" I have to. With that monitor I actually turned down the brightness on the monitor. With my 19", neither brightness or contrast budge from 100%.

To give you an idea - with brightness/contrast @ 100% on my monitor, and no in-game or in-driver gamma controls, I can't see my way across the beach ( the outdoor bit ). All I can see are the brighter reflective bits of the water, the sky, and the explosions and gunfire. So it was like anti-cheating. However, I hate the washed out ugly look of a cranked gamma - so with the way it's set now I can still miss people if they hide in shadows.

I don't consider gamma correction cheating, purely because it's impossible to determine the effect it has on gamplay. Your gamma setting in-game, gamma setting in-driver, graphics card, monitor brand/model, and the age of the monitor are all factors of how bright things will look to you.

[Sydog]

Hey KJ why don't u use one of those gamma correction things, you can always tona it down a bit.

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by Sydog
Hey KJ why don't u use one of those gamma correction things, you can always tona it down a bit.

Why would I when I can use my drivers?

ATi Radeon drivers allow MUCH more flexible gamma control than nVIDIA drivers ( in case you didn't know ;) ).

[p01s0n_p1e]

ive never played rtcw multiplayer, but the single player just aint that great- i mean the whole zombies thing just killed the castle wolfenstien magic.

ahhh those were teh days- wait a minute waht am i talking about, im only 15 im not old enough for a day yet...



damn oldies.

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by p01s0n_p1e
ive never played rtcw multiplayer, but the single player just aint that great- i mean the whole zombies thing just killed the castle wolfenstien magic.


Then you should try the multiplayer - it's a totally different game. Lol - I still haven't finished the single player. I will sometime - but only to practice the maps...

[Agent666]

and best of all its on the jetstream ftp :)........ mmm 5 minutes later...... ;).... im off to get it to try...... what servers do you play on KJ??

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by Agent666
and best of all its on the jetstream ftp :)........ mmm 5 minutes later...... ;).... im off to get it to try...... what servers do you play on KJ??

1) Full pipe no advantage
Jetstream games games servers are only usefull for Jetstream users, as the bandwidth doesn't count toward their tally. However, for Jetstream Starter users ( Jetstart ), it makes NO difference. You'll get the same pings - which is the only thing that matters with multiplayer gaming. Even 56kb is ample for modern games - it's just that dial pings don't cut it.

2)Server
The same one all the [clan]ed users use :D. Gameplanet RTCW #3 ;). I also use the other NZ and AUS servers, depending on map, players online, ping, spaces available etc. Just got off a Gameplanet server 5min ago.... ;)

3)I'm not 1337 ATM
I've just COMPLETELY remapped my key's, as I did some analysis and realised that my command load was faaarrrr too index-finger oriented. I've finally made the WASD -> ESDF switch, and re-mapped everything else. Added in a few scripts recently too....
( yeah, I'm getting pretty serious :p )

The best players play after 10pm... normally right through past midnight or so. That's also the best time to get into some 20-40 people mega-rumbles :D. Also be wary of spies - you'll often see a [SS]. -101- or [TIGERS] log on, go spectator for a few games, and then leave..... ;) :p

[Agent666]

I know the full pipe makes no difference unless you have more than about 3 people playing through your connection... but it did only take me 2.50minutes to get the map pack.;)...... 4 hours pppffftt........