[Updated] Definitive way of running Wolfenstein 3D

[LukeMX]

ECWOLF PORT

Most people probably already know about this port now, but for those who don't, there's a port with advanced features called ECWolf that have:

• Native support to the latest Windows and Linux
  
• High resolutions and widescreen
  
• Automap (never get lost again!)
  
• More options on the menu (including better mouse support and modern controls if you will)
  
• Better mod support with scripting (like zdoom)
  
• Still being updated (contrary to all other atempts at source porting Wolf)

Step 1: Download ECwolf here: http://maniacsvault.net/ecwolf/download.php
Step 2: Extract the content of the zip into any folder
Step 3: Download Wolfenstein 3D or Spear of Destiny (or both)
Step 4: If you downloaded from Steam, just run ecwolf.exe and it'll detect which games are installed and prompt you to choose one everytime you play. If you downloaded from GOG, extract the ecwolf.zip into where you installed the game instead.

BONUS - HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS

UPDATED TO 1.1 - DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW CHANGED

There's a ECWolf mod that enhances the graphics with higher resolution sprites and textures while keeping the same style of the original game. More info (and download) can be found on this thread: http://forum.drdteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=174&t=6833

To install the pack:
Step 1: Download the mod here: https://www.moddb.com/games/wolfenstein-3d/addons/ecwolf-rmst
Step 2: Extract the content of the zip into the same folder as ECWolf
Step 3: Click on the "Play HD WOLF3D.bat" file and choose a game to play.

[LukeMX]

For anyone interested, the higher resolution weapon graphics was updated.

Changelog:
- New pistol sprite
- Added muzzle reflection on MP40
- Added "hot barrel tip" on Chaingun and expanded its muzzleflash
- New (optional) sound effects on a separated SFX file for all weapons.

New download link:
{LINK REMOVED}http://www.mediafire.com/download/ce6v2d6r97kle6b/ECWolf_Faithful_HD_v1.1.zip

[Deuterium the Sentient Mattress]

Additional tip - drop ECwolf into the "base" folder inside the Wolf3D game files, then rename "dosbox.exe" to something else, then rename the ecwolf executable to "dosbox.exe". Now ECWolf will launch directlly through Steam ^^

[Warhawk]

I'm loading the mods by dragging the mod files into the exe file. Is there anyway to have the game load the mods without having to drag and drop everytime I start it?

[LukeMX]

Originally posted by John Yeager:

I'm loading the mods by dragging the mod files into the exe file. Is there anyway to have the game load the mods without having to drag and drop everytime I start it?

Create a shortcut of ecwolf, then right click it and select "properties". On the "target" field add the --file parameter and the name of the file you want to load. e.g.:
"ecwolf.exe" --file NameOfTheMod.pk3 AnotherMod.wad

[Warhawk]

Thanks, got it working.

[DoomSplitter]

Originally posted by Crono:

I got my Wolfenstein 3D files from Abandonware...

...

please help me fix my problem.

Well, you should buy the game instead of pirating it, for starters...

Edit: And before you counter with "but it's abandonware", that term cannot be applied to software that is actively being offered for sale by it's publisher. I'm tired of people literally abusing this term to illegally aquire old games. Wolfenstein is NOT abandonware. Doom is NOT abandonware. If the rights are still owned by a company, and said company is selling the product, then it is not abandoned.

[dwarfie24]

Does it matter if I already have it downloaded before I download this thing?

[MadMatt2185]

Was looking up and down for something to help make Spear of Destiny a little more easy to control and maybe easier to record. This seems to fit the bill quite nicely, thank you.

[LukeMX]

No problem. :)
Kinda forgot about this thread and just replaced an old useless link with the moddb one on the "bonus" part.

[Sbon12345 (Sweden)]

Automap works, but I cant see the whole map. Is it possible to view the whole automap?

[LukeMX]

To zoom in and out, if I remember correctly, you have to press - and + on the keyboard (try the keys on the alphanumeric part of the keyboard instead of the ones in numpad).

[ﾌㄩ丂ㄒ丨匚乇]

Originally posted by DoomSplitter:

Originally posted by Crono:

I got my Wolfenstein 3D files from Abandonware...

...

please help me fix my problem.

Well, you should buy the game instead of pirating it, for starters...

Edit: And before you counter with "but it's abandonware", that term cannot be applied to software that is actively being offered for sale by it's publisher. I'm tired of people literally abusing this term to illegally aquire old games. Wolfenstein is NOT abandonware. Doom is NOT abandonware. If the rights are still owned by a company, and said company is selling the product, then it is not abandoned.

You know what? You're right. In fact, you're so right that I was very moved by your message. So much so that I went out and spent money on a game from 1992. I just re-read this post three years later and you sound like such a loser. I asked for technical help and you just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ at me to buy a game from 1992. Who the ♥♥♥♥ cares that I may have pirated a game from 1992, mind your own ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ business. If you weren't going to help me with my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ problem then don't reply to my post. I deleted all my posts on this thread because I don't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ care anymore about getting it to work in a source port. Worked just fine playing in DOSBox btw, which is how retailers sell this game. So explain why the ♥♥♥♥ I would pay for this game, just to have it bundled with a free program and easily available game files. Get off your high-horse like you're some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ saint for not pirating a game from 1992.

[ShadowAngel]

Originally posted by JerryDaMouse:

Get off your high-horse like you're some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ saint for not pirating a game from 1992.

What does the age matter? It's not any different than any old movie, music album, novel, comic book or whatever: It's a property that somebody owns and offers for sale, mostly to make money to pay employees.
Maybe think about that far, just because you live on a dirt-poor continent where "work" and "money" seem to be fictional inventions, doesn't mean that this is the case for the entire world. Obviously, ZeniMax wants to make money to stay in Business and Wolfenstein 3D is one of the things they offer. . It doesn't matter if it's from 1980, 1992, 2019 or whatever, it's a product for sale.
Buy it or you're a pirate and whily sadly nothing will happen to you because of it, it's still not a nice thing to do.

[ﾌㄩ丂ㄒ丨匚乇]

Originally posted by ShadowAngel:

Originally posted by JerryDaMouse:

Get off your high-horse like you're some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ saint for not pirating a game from 1992.

What does the age matter? It's not any different than any old movie, music album, novel, comic book or whatever: It's a property that somebody owns and offers for sale, mostly to make money to pay employees.
Maybe think about that far, just because you live on a dirt-poor continent where "work" and "money" seem to be fictional inventions, doesn't mean that this is the case for the entire world. Obviously, ZeniMax wants to make money to stay in Business and Wolfenstein 3D is one of the things they offer. . It doesn't matter if it's from 1980, 1992, 2019 or whatever, it's a product for sale.
Buy it or you're a pirate and whily sadly nothing will happen to you because of it, it's still not a nice thing to do.

The revenue they make from current purchases of Wolf3D doesn't help the company like you're implying. Sorry to burst your bubble, but not many people nowadays want to play Wolf3d, let alone ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pay for it. And the people who actually go out of their way to pay for this game are complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ morons. You can't sit there and genuinely believe that this game makes zenimax millions of dollars like it did back in the 1992. So yes, age of the game does matter because if zenimax even remotely cared about the revenue they are losing, they would attempt to take action. People like you who tell others not to pirate old games need to get a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ reality check. It's not even an updated version of the game or a remake either. This game is currently being sold as a batch of game files which, keep in mind, cant ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ run on modern operating systems without the use of a third-party application. This game was meant to run in DOS and DOS was dropped a long time ago. Selling the game in the state it's in is literally a slap in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ face to the consumer. What if I never knew about source ports and DOSBox? "Oh, but they bundle your purchase with DOSBox". Indeed they do, but it's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ outdated that it barely works. When I buy a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ product, I expect it to work right after I buy it and not have to ♥♥♥♥ around with source ports, .cfg files and other tinkering. Not that I can't, but that's not the point, not everyone can. And get out of here with the whole morality aspect or the "it's a nice thing to do" argument. It would be nice to have a reason to buy your game instead of telling me some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ reason about morality. If your product is presented in a manner like this, I don't want to give you money for it. If I need to ♥♥♥♥ around with the game files anyway, I may aswell grab a free copy and save myself some money; you'd be a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ moron not to. Also, there's no reason to explain a country's troubles in a topic like this, saying ♥♥♥♥ like that proves you have to idea what you're talking about and are just throwing insults around.

[Tizoc]

So a few questions
I have multiple .pk3 files for the game I got from other sites
The 2 ones I want to use are 3DO audio+HD textures from here
https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=48633

How do I make it so that steam will run ECWOLF along with the .pk3s I want?
So for example 3D0 audio+audio sfx+HD textures or such

I've moved all .pk3 and ECWOLF to my Wolfenstein 3d directory and renamed ecwolf to dosbox.