2001 – The Wolf Front

29th December 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Dome opens
Here’s a message from Tris:

The Wolfenstein 3D Dome Opens!

And you never thought you would see hell freeze over… It’s official! Brian Lowe and I announce today that The Wolfenstein 3D Dome, a joint website eventually replacing “Mr. Lowe’s Homepage” and “TFS”, has opened it’s doors at it’s domain: http://www.wolfenstein3d.co.uk/. Special attention to you is asked because with this grand opening you can win yourself a prize.

We thought it would be nice to have a little contest. A wallpaper contest, that is. If you have a touch of Monèt in your veins, make (a) wallpaper(s) that uses textures from Wolfenstein. Screenshots of you playing, an edited existing shot, grabs from add-ons, VSWAP/VGAGRAPH images, RTCW images, just think up something. Do whatever you want with your own Wolfenstein 3-D wallpaper to make it stand out, just until you think your wallpaper is thè masterpiece and upload-ready.

No contest without a prize — if you win, you’ll receive a video of Hitler’s Third Reich: Blitzkrieg over Poland and the Wolfenstein 3D Hintbook. Plus a secret prize not even noted on the Dome. So it IS worth to enter the contest!

Winning is simple. After we get in at least 30 wallpapers or the contest ends at the 1st of February 2002, it’s time for everyone to vote for their favourite wallpaper by mail.

And what’s more, there’s also a ‘Wolf3D Mansion style’ EZBoard Forum. You can post stuff there too. Feel free to send comments to brian@brlowe.globalnet.co.uk .

I would personally like to thank all who helped for your dedicated support, criticism, and enthusiasm through the many ups and downs in the development of the Wolfenstein 3-D Dome.

Tris.

27th December 2001: Projekt: Vertilgung website
Zach Higgins has a new site to promote his TC Projekt: Vertilgung. Though still under construction, there’s already info about the set plus lots of pics and a links section.

25th December 2001: Projekt: Vertilgung update
Happy Christmas everybody!! Zach Higgins is working with James Ingham on Projekt: Vertilgung and there’s lots of new features:

New Weapon (Sten Gun)
Seamless level progression
Cheats are different (buttons/what they do)
200 ammo maximum
200% health maximum
New difficulty names
Our own recorded demo’s
Two more keys added
BJ’s eyes are yellow and actually move when in god mode (as in SOD)
No more deathcams
Pointer added
God mode artefact (timed)
Grey Border colour (may not be in the screenshots, but it is grey)
Different status bar keys – there’s a no “NOKEYPIC”, so we can have a backround key pic with different bits on…
Only some items let you past 100%
New door(s) are added (unlocked)
Each key has it’s own door
Readme background is now black
No red flash in god mode
Breakable objects (only glass for now)
Background pic in each menu
Possibly (big IF though) new enemy
Outdoor levels

plus, “something we’re not telling you yet”… as well as a lot more stuff. Here’s a screenshot:

25th December 2001: Wolfenstein 3D Galaxy update
James Ingham tells me his Wolfenstein 3D Galaxy site has temporarily closed down and will be moving to the same server as Chad’s site.

23rd December 2001: Reinstaad Demo released
Bobby Bucksnort has released Reinstaad Demo. There are three well designed levels. This is a fast moving set with many imported graphics and sounds, and some source code changes.

23rd December 2001: The Wolf3D Realm update
Here’s an email from Chad Allard…

“My site, The Wolf3D Realm, finally has a new host! Over the next few days, I will be moving all my files there. Once there, I will be doing major construction to the site.

The site’s Grand Opening has been made for Jan. 1, 2002.

Chad Allard (Webmaster – Wolf3D Realm)”

Thanks Chad for the above info – I’ll post the new url here when it’s ready.

23rd December 2001: Mr. Lowe’s Wolfenstein 3D Page receives award
Patrick Gray (of PG’s Wolf 3D ) has given his first monthly site award to this page.

THE WINNER IS

Mr. Lowe’s Wolfenstein 3D News

Thanks Patrick.

23rd December 2001: Himmler’s SS pics
Here’s a pic from Luke Strauman’s upcoming TC Himmler’s SS.

There’s another new pic, plus some earlier ones, here.

23rd December 2001: Project Verdammt pics
James Ingham sent me some pics too – from his upcoming TC Project Verdammt.

22nd December 2001: PG’s Wolf 3D
Here’s a new Wolf 3D site – it’s by Patrick Gray and is called PG’s Wolf 3D. There are many sections, including downloads.

There’s a new ten level add-on by Patrick not available elsewhere, plus a compilation of Boss levels from the original set. Also available are Doom 2 wads of some Wolf3D episodes and Spear. I made some pics from these. They may take a while to load.

Due to Geocities new bandwidth rules there may be times when the site is not accessible. Patrick has asked me to add the following..

“I apologize for the problem with accessing the site when there is too much traffic in it. I hope to fix this soon. If it doesn’t allow you in, please check back soon.”

20th December 2001: Gorenstein 2 updated
Sam Feichter’s Gorenstein 2 has been updated. There are now ten new levels (the complete first episode), and some new graphics have been added.

For those who already have an earlier version, there’s an upgrade available, or you can get the complete new version.

20th December 2001: The Tower update
The release date of Paal Olstad’s next TC The Tower should be around Christmas. There are just a few final adjustments to be done.

20th December 2001: Himmler’s SS update
Luke Strauman has sent me the first two pics from his upcoming TC Himmler’s SS.

Release date should be X-mas Day.

15th December 2001: Hitler GIF
Peter Johansson sent me an animated gif of Hitler.

15th December 2001: WarZone III: Counterattack released
DTrade has released WarZone III: Counterattack. This is a ten level set with many graphics, sounds and source code changes. As with DTrade’s earlier sets, there’s lots of action and a lot of pushwalls.

10th December 2001: Verdammt Software news
Zach Higgins has joined Verdammt Software.

10th December 2001: Himmler’s SS update
Himmler’s SS is almost done. There’s just some levels left to to do. Luke Strauman, the author, sent me this pic of the title screen.

9th December 2001: Project: Vertilgung update
James Ingham is helping out on Zach’s add-on Project Vertilgung. So far the source code changes are:

New Items Added (i.e. A New Ammo Box, New Treasure item and more)
Read Me and EndArt added
New Weapon, The Stengun (Might have it’s own ammo type)
Seamless Level Progression
Changed M-L-I Cheat
200 Ammo max and 200% Health Max (Only certain items can boost your health past 100%)
Blood Splatters
New Difficulty Level names
Our own recorded demo’s
BJ’s eyes go yellow in god mode
Death cams removed
Crosshair/Pointer added – whatever you call it 🙂

And there will be more to come.

9th December 2001: Project Verdammt update
More news from James…

Project Verdammt

In other news, my Project Verdammt has been stopped for a while due to a massive bug. The menu’s in the game work but when you start to play it simply crashes. I can’t really fix this but if anyone wants a go e-mail me at james@verdammt.8m.net.

My new club

I also have a new club which is actually a group. It’s called James’ Coding Club.

9th December 2001: Source Code section opens
I finally created a section for the Source Code. Borland 3.1 and the source code files have been posted and there are also links to sites having tutorials. It’s at Wolfenstein 3D Source Code.

8th December 2001: Luke Strauman updates
Luke Strauman regrets to inform everyone that Sorcerer’s Wrath won’t now be completed*, but a demo of his latest upcoming TC Himmler’s SS will be ready soon. Almost 75% of the code is already done!!!!!!

If you’ve any questions, email Luke at boytoy_east@hotmail.com.

*For those who are interested there’s a one level demo version of Sorcerer’s Wrath here.

8th December 2001: Zach Higgins email change
Zach Higgins, author of Project: Vertilgung has a new e-mail address. It’s now at WolfenDude87@aol.com. For info on his TC, see the items listed Nov 29.

8th December 2001: Rising Evil update
If anyone’s interested in working on a TC, Ryan de Haast urgently needs someone to create a boss for Rising Evil. The boss has to be a scientist which uses a rocket launcher and a chain gun for protection. E-mail Ryan for more info.

Also, on Ryan’s site Rising Evil, he’s recently added an extra add-on section for those who’d like to post their add-ons. A number of TC’s have already been posted and more will be added every weekend.

8th December 2001: Planet Wolfenstein
Planet Wolfenstein is a new site about Wolf 3D. There are many sections and although it concentrates on the recently released RTCW, there’s a lot there too for fans of the original game. The current featured mod is Project Totengraeber Phase 2!!

8th December 2001: Fred Kenny email change
Fred Kenny’s email address has changed. You can now email Fred at babyfweddy@msn.com.

8th December 2001: Q3A Map Converter
Version 0.3 of the Q3A => RTCW and RTCW => Q3A Map Converter is now out.

The changes are:

for some users, Undo didn’t work in version 0.2 – this is completely fixed
better tips for running after successful conversion
better error handling

Thanks to [Win]Elchtest for the above information.

3rd December 2001: Übel Eingefleischt update
Michael Larcombe has a new website called Wolf3D Trench. It’s well designed and has a number of sections. Not all the download links work yet though. You can find news of Michael’s upcoming TC Übel Eingefleischt (look in Projects).

3rd December 2001: Mr. Lowe’s Wolf 3D Page receives award
Michael has a Monthly Wolf3D Award and he’s given the first one to me. Thanks Michael, it’s appreciated.

29th November 2001: Project: Vertilgung released
Zach Higgins has released Project: Vertilgung. This version has ten well designed levels (the first episode), and a lot of graphics, sounds and source code changes. A sixty level version is planned.

If you’ve any questions, comments, or bug reports, please email Zach at WolfenDude87@aol.com.

29th November 2001: Spear Resurrection released
Spear Resurrection has been released. Here’s news about it from Steve Walley…

MCS and I have finally finished Spear Resurrection (it’s actually a sequel to the original Spear of Destiny, but we called it Spear Resurrection for copyright reasons). It’s available for download from our site at AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D. It took a lot of time to make this TC, but we think it’s been worthwhile.

Also, we’re running a competition with it – the highest score achieved by Christmas will receive a collection of original wall and sprite graphics that didn’t make it into Spear Resurrection, plus they’ll receive a special “editor’s” edition of the game. There’s a second prize also. Details are at our website.

Steve Walley.

29th November 2001: The SS Gonna Get You released
Pablo Dictter has released The SS Gonna Get You. It’s a five level set including a secret level. There are no new graphics, but the levels are well designed. It needs the registered set to play.

Pablo has a website called Pablo’s Place. Besides Wolf3D, there are many other games supported including Doom and The Heretic.

25th November 2001: Reinstaad: The Revenge announced
Bobby Bucksnort’s next set will be a Spear Episode Reinstaad: The Revenge. There’ll be 10 new levels, plus a secret level and the Deathangel level, for a total of 12.

The maps are done, the graphics and sounds are in place. Now all that is left is to staff the levels and put the objects in place, and some final minor tweaks to the source code. Expect it’s release by Christmas, but meanwhile you can download info on the storyline.

25th November 2001: Project: Weltuntergang & Wolfenstein 3D Wiecznie Zywy
Wolfenstein 3D Wiecznie Zywy is a site in the Polish language by Kuki. There’ll be an English version soon.

There are many sections, and there’s a new TC to download called Project: Weltuntergang (see Downloads). It has twenty levels thus far, plus many graphics, sounds and source code changes. From what I played already, it looks like a pretty good set!! Here’s a couple of pics I made…

ps – I’ve since had reports that the above link doesn’t always work.

25th November 2001: Yellowjacket’s Tavern New URL
Yellowjacket’s Tavern is back on a new url!! There’s add-ons and links, plus an update on a new project called Wolfpak No.1.

24th November 2001: Return of Doctor Schabbs Beta re-uploaded
I posted Scott’s Return of Doctor Schabbs (beta) as it seems it’s been unavailable since the Black Hole was taken off.

24th November 2001: Sam Feichter update
Here’s an email from Sam Feichter…

THIS IS A CALL OUT!

I need a development team for my new team “Poisoned Snake Software”!

I need editors for my Doom game, Castle of Doom! (ZDoom required)

I need:

Script Editors (for ZDoom)
Level Editors (For ZDoom)
Midi Composers (maybe)

I also need these for Wolfenstein games!

Textures
Sprites
Levels (maybe)

You MUST send me an example of your work to help me.

Plus, of course you get full credit for whatever is yours. (Midi composers and some script editors will only be put on the full credit list, due to some space problems.)

Any questions or offers, e-mail Samiam5446@msn.com!

Sam

24th November 2001: Closer released
Harry Mass Senior has released Closer. There are five new levels, plus a special secret boss level accessed from the fifth level. As always, there’s plenty of action and many graphics, sounds and source code changes. Here are two pics I made…

22nd November 2001: Project Verdammt competition
James Ingham has a new competition. You have to give a name to the boss in James’ upcoming set Project Verdammt. The best name wins, and you get listed in the game credits!! See James’ Wolfenstein 3D Galaxy for more details.

22nd November 2001: Web Ferret
The WEB FERRET program available from my main page has just been updated. It’s a useful freeware tool for searching the web, and this latest version covers more search engines than the previous one.

19th November 2001: Episode Four released
Gary Ragland has released ten new levels for Episode 4. This is Gary’s first set for some time (due to his college work) but the magic is still there! No new graphics or sounds etc, but with levels of this quality it doesn’t matter. Enjoy! Needs the registered set to play.

19th November 2001: Nate Smith new URL’s
Two of Nate Smith’s sites are back online with new url’s. They are

Wolf3d World
WolfenCHAT

17th November 2001: Source code availability
Since Kenny’s Wolf3D Mansion closed down, finding downloads for the source code has not been easy. Chad has helped remedy the situation by posting Borland 3.1 and some other files and will soon have tutorials and other info. Meanwhile, some other sites already have tutorials and I hope these will help:

Wolf3D Realm – Chad
Compiling The Source Code – Paal Olstad
Rising Evil – Ryan de Haast
James’ Source Code Page – James Ingham

17th November 2001: Project: Vertilgung pics
Zach sent me the following info on Project: Vertilgung. It looks pretty good!!

New title screen
Tons of new graphics
Some new wall textures
First release will be the ten levels (first episode)
New status bar
No source code changes yet

Here’s a pic…

17th November 2001: Quake1 Only Club update
Ryan (wolf3d_boy) handed his Quake1 Only Club to me after being taken ill with cancer. I sincerely hope he recovers. I don’t know a lot about Quake1 but if anyone wants to help me make this club work, please join at Quake1 Only.

14th November 2001: Heil Hitler!!! released
Here’s news I received from Sam Feichter…

Hiya All – It’s been a while since I have talked, but with all this stupid homework, I have no time. Well, newly released is my demo of “Heil Hitler!”. Please e-mail me what you think of it!

Well, I have made some awesome discoveries!

First, I am making my first ever WORKING Doom II TC! It’s called Castle of Doom. It’s about the Doom Marine ending up in Hell to save his kids from a giant castle, which has other castles, towers, sewers, labs, and caves within it! It uses stuff from Unreal, Wolfenstein (maybe), Ultimate Doom, Heretic, Hexen, and other stuff. The music is awesome! The opening level sure looks cool, and is hard since you start out with a pistol in front of many Baron’s of Hell!!!

Another discovery is one that all you Wolfenstein fans have been waiting for! It converts Wolfenstein levels to Doom! Unfortunately, Doom has only 30-40 levels, and Wolf has 60. You will have to split it up. And it comes with a thing that has the walls from wolfenstein, and puts them in the wad! Now, you can make YOUR add-ons onto Doom levels, and easily edit it using DeHacked!

It’s on the Doom GL page on Doomworld under Source Modifications. You need something that can handle RAR and ARJ files, though…

Well, that’s all for now.

Sam

Thanks Sam for the above info. Here’s a pic I made from the opening level of Heil Hitler. The demo has 5 levels.

10th November 2001: The Six Depths of Terrorism re-uploaded
I posted Barry Christian’s 4th set The Six Depths Of Terrorism after noticing that it wasn’t available anymore. All files are included. Barry’s three early sets are already available…

WLF3D_60 requires full Wolf 3D
The Lost Fortress requires full Spear
Domination requires full Wolf 3D

10th November 2001: The SS Gonna Get You pics
Pablo Dictter sent me some pics taken from his upcoming set The SS Gonna Get You.

There are several others at Pablo’s Place site (in the Projects section).

10th November 2001: Wolf 3D Disaster Zone updated
A new map editing tricks section has been added to the Wolf 3D Disaster Zone. You can also download The 13th Floor (a six level add-on, including a secret level), and there’s news on two upcoming add-ons.

8th November 2001: Verdammt Software
James Ingham has a new page just for his games and other downloads. It’s at Verdammt Software.

8th November 2001: Gary Ragland is back
I received an email from Gary Ragland today!! Gary will have some time away from college soon and hopes to be able to complete a new 10 level set for episode four. If things go well, he’ll also try episodes 5 and 6. Much appreciated, Gary.

8th November 2001: New Wolf released
Bobby Bucksnort’s New Wolf has been released. There are 15 continuous well designed levels. There’s also many graphics, sounds and source code changes. More difficult to beat than the original game. Bobby did most of the levels but I did the 13th and final one.

6th November 2001: James Ingham update
Here’s news from James Ingham…

I have some bad news on my site(s).

Fortune City think I’m uploading midi files which I’m not allowed to do, so they’ve prevented people from going to my source site and the frames page on my main page. Please don’t mail me about this as I already know **duh**?

The problem should be dealt with shortly.

– james

James has since informed me that the problem has been sorted out. Also, that 14 of his tutorials and many others are now available from James’ Source Code Page.

6th November 2001: Mutantstein IV released
Mutantstein IV (Darkworld) has been released by Bobby Bucksnort. There are 6 new fast moving levels made to a very high standard, plus many graphics and source code changes. Here’s a pic I made…

4th November 2001: Bobby Bucksnort mod updates
Bobby Bucksnort’s New Wolf will be ready soon. There are 15 levels and many graphics/source code changes. I’ve played many of the levels and it looks real good. Meanwhile, here’s a pic from Bobby’s next set Mutantstein IV (Darkworld).

4th November 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Fan Club news
Here’s two recent items from The Wolfenstein 3D Fan Club.

W3D mod for Red Faction
T-Minus 25 days (RTCW debut)

1st November 2001: Pablo’s Place new URL
Pablo Dictter has a new Pablo’s Place site. There are many games supported, including Doom and The Heretic. Wolf3D is there too, and has news of an upcoming set called The SS Gonna Get You!!

28th October 2001: WolfUSA2 released
Fred Kenny has released WolfUSA2. Wall designs and treasures are red, white and blue (hence the title), and most actors are new.

The maps are from Fred’s first set Wolffred (ie new maps on episode 3, plus altered levels on other episodes).

28th October 2001: CHAOS Software new URL
CHAOS SOFTWARE has moved!! Also, the Operation: Zusammenkunft Source Code is now available to download.

28th October 2001: Neurotic Conversions
Neurotic Conversions is a general gaming page by T. Coco. Although he’s an active member of the Quake 1 community, there’s lots of info on many other games too.

26th October 2001: Red Alert 2 update
Merijn Heijnen’s site now has news of his upcoming set Red Alert 2. Also, his add-ons now have ‘all files included’. It’s at MH’s Wolf3d add-ons.

26th October 2001: James’ Wolfenstein 3D Galaxy updated
James’ Wolfenstein 3D Galaxy has been updated again. Check out the link!!

26th October 2001: Timbuktu released
Ken Rohrer has sent me a scenario for Mac users of Wolf3D. It’s called Timbuktu.

26th October 2001: Spear Resurrection pics
AReyeP and MCS have released a number of pics from their upcoming Spear Resurrection TC.

More pics here. The full storyline and manual is available from AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D.

I posted two of Barry Christian’s sets – Armageddon, and The Road to Neuschwanstein. They are both TC’s and are now available at Easyspace.

19th October 2001: Escape! updated
Pablo Dictter has released a new version of Escape!. This new version has the changed exe taken out, but the maps are the same as before.

As mentioned previously, the ten levels are well designed and in the style of the originals, and there are no new graphics. Requires the registered set to play.

19th October 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Chamber
Yet another Wolf3D Yahoo Club has been started. This one is called the Wolfenstein 3D Chamber, and was founded by Red Nebula Productions. You can “Talk about editing Wolf or about other’s tc’s”. Also for those who are interested in Quake 1, there’s Quake One Only, which was founded by Ryan.

17th October 2001: Trial by Fire re-uploaded
I posted Trial By Fire (by Hatch) as the link I had to it didn’t work anymore. This is an early shareware set for version 1.0, and you can now download it from Easyspace Shareware.

It’s a good set regarding placement of the guards, and there are many winding passages. The set does look dated at times though with its use of multiple portraits. No new graphics.

14th October 2001: Links updated
My main links page is being majorly updated. Several links have already been removed and a few have been changed or added.

14th October 2001: Project Verdammt update
Here’s news from James Ingham…

“Since coding errors and changes, I’m starting the levels for Project Verdammt again. Some of the reasons are for Coding issues, Older levels had keys in hidden areas and lots of it didn’t make sense.

This means Project Verdammt will not be released to BETA testers till at least January and will not be released till Late January.

There is also some other problems (which are being helped with) for Coding, and I may be adding some coding from OP: Zusammenkunft (which Phillip Luy said he would post up or tell me about, but I don’t want all of their features).

Also, a Note to BETA testers, please mail me if you want to , but I won’t be able to send the game to you until around Jan. But still please ask.

Thats about it for Project Verdammt.

– James”

James can be emailed at jamez_ingham@yahoo.co.uk.

12th October 2001: AReyeP new URL
AReyeP’s site AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D has moved…

Steve tells me the new site has more webspace than the former Geocities one, and will allow for more development.

12th October 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Mansion closed
Kenny Riley has closed down The Wolfenstein 3D Mansion. This was one of the best designed of all the Wolfenstein 3D sites and will be missed.

12th October 2001: CHAOS Software receives award
On behalf of the SPEAR OF DESTINY FAN CLUB, Bobby Bucksnort has given a Personal Achievement Award to CHAOS Software and their OPERATION: ZUSAMMENKUNFT DEMO. It’s for the great piece of coding, and utilizing things not seen in previous WOLF sets (gradient ceilings, and the respawning enemies especially). Also, for the full screen mode.

12th October 2001: Knochenstein announced
Lode Vandevenne is working on a new TC called Knochenstein (knochen is German for bones). The story plays in 2042, that is 100 years after the original Wolfenstein, and you are a great-great-grand-child of B.J. Blazkowickz.

There’ll be graphic and sound changes and new enemies, but some of the original Wolfenstein features will still be there to keep the atmosphere intact. There’ll also be some source code changes. At least 20 levels are planned. A site for Knochenstein will be made later.

Meanwhile, Lode has an unreal site called Lode’s Unreal.

8th October 2001: Project Verdammt help wanted
James Ingham is needing BETA testers for Project Verdammt. If you would like to e-mail him about this then his e-mail address is jamez_ingham@yahoo.co.uk.

Also, to those who have already responded to mail him again.

6th October 2001: Wolfenstein in real life
Here is the proof that the town “Wolfenstein” is real. It is a town in Austria situated approximately 30 km from the Czech border. Many thanks to [Win]Elchtest for this info. ps – If you like Quake then check out his page.

6th October 2001: Operation: Zusammenkunft Demo released
Operation: Zusammenkunft Demo v1.0 has been released by Philipp Luy & Andreas Schuler (CHAOS Software).

This is a very impressive set. There are 5 well designed levels and many graphics changes, but also included are a number of very interesting source code changes such as…

LIGHT-SHADING
FULLSCREEN MODE
WOLFENSTEIN JUKEBOX
FIFTH DIFFICULTY LEVEL (re-spawning)
CHANGED DEBUG MODE (no longer MLI)
GRAIL OF DEATH (a little surprise)

There’s much more detailed info included in the text file supplied in the zip. All files are included.

6th October 2001: Rising Evil website
Ryan de Haast has a new website dedicated to his new Wolf 3D project Rising Evil. Although it’s still under construction, there’s info on the project (see story and features), plus links and some source code downloads.

4th October 2001: MIDI music
Juan Alva-Guerra has released his first Macintosh Wolf3d Midi composition. The tune is from Mac Wolfenstein 3D 3rd encounter (Level 5 episode 2). It sounds pretty good.

2nd October 2001: WolfUSA updated
Fred Kenny has released a new version of WolfUSA. The wall designs are still all red, white and blue but there’s a lot more variation this time. Maps are from Wolffred, ie – new levels on episode three. The actors are now from the original game.

Here’s a quote from Fred Kenny…

“In this one the TERRORISTS have disguised themselves as WWII German soldiers.

To mock the good ole USA, they painted the walls with the colors of the American flag. “

As with Fred’s earlier sets, the full version of Wolf 3D is needed to play this one.

2nd October 2001: The RTCW and Wolf 3D Fan Club
James Ingham has started a new club called The RTCW and Wolf 3D Fan Club. James’ earlier club with a similar name was deleted by somebody, so here’s hoping that this one will last.

30th September 2001: New Wolf announced
New Wolf is an upcoming 15 level TC by Bobby Bucksnort. Many of the levels are already done, but a lot of work still needs to be done with the source code. It should be ready within a month.

There’s a couple more pics here.

30th September 2001: WolfUSA update
Fred Kenny is making a new VSWAP for WolfUSA. This will have a lot more variation in the wall designs than the current version.

28th September 2001: The Heinmakker Project released
Bobby Bucksnort has released The Heinmakker Project. There are five new levels and a number of graphics, sounds and source code changes. Bobby worked on this with his late grandfather John, and it’s turned out to be a very good set.

28th September 2001: WolfUSA released
Fred Kenny has released yet another new VSWAP to go with the maps from Wolffred. (The new maps were on episode three). This one is called WolfUSA, and is meant as a tribute to those who perished in the recent terrorist tragedies in the USA. It looks quite effective at first, however, as all the walls have the same red, white and blue colours, they can become quite monotonous after a while.

As with Fred’s earlier sets, the full version of Wolf 3D is needed to play this one.

27th September 2001: The Thirteenth Floor released
The Thirteenth Floor is a new add-on for the full version of Wolf 3D. There are 6 new levels, including the secret one. If you like mazes, then you’ll like this set as there’s quite a few here. No new graphics and sounds but the author plans to update these, and include many other features, in an upcoming set (see the text file for more info).

You can download it at Wolf 3D Disaster Zone. Requires the full version of Wolf 3D to play.

23rd September 2001: Palettes and FloEdit
Matt Dadi has asked Florian Stöhr (creator of FloEdit) about a program to convert the palettes from Corridor 7, Operation: Body Count, Blake Stone, etc to Wolf 3D. Florian has said he’d check it out when time allows, so maybe we’ll have this feature in FloEdit. Thanks Matt for this info.

23rd September 2001: Mac links updated
For Mac users, my Mac/links page has been updated. Four new links have been added, and four taken out.

16th September 2001: R.I.P. John Bucksnort
The Wolf3D community suffered a huge loss yesterday with the sad news that John Bucksnort has passed away. John and I exchanged many emails during the last few years and we became very good friends. John loved making add-ons and provided us with so many good ones. We will all miss him very much. My condolences go to John’s grandson Bobby Bucksnort and his family in what must be a very difficult time for them. Bobby told me he intends to carry on John’s good work, and I feel sure everyone will support him in this.

16th September 2001: The Last Floor released
Pablo Dictter has released one last level for Wolf3D episode 2 called The Last Floor. Though it’s only one level, it is a good one.

Pablo will now be concentrating on his DoomCenter site. Good luck, Pablo.

15th September 2001: Games for Solaris
Games for Solaris (Solaris seems to be a Russian operating system) is by Vitaly Filatov and has a section dedicated to Wolf 3D/Spear. It’s in Russian and English.

15th September 2001: Neophytes of Wolf and Spear
Tris has started Neophytes of Wolf and Spear. Hopefully, it’ll be 4th time lucky for this new Yahoo Club. As many of you may know, the first three Neophyte clubs were deleted by one of the founders or by somebody knowing the password of one of the founders. Good luck with this one Tris!!

12th September 2001: So You Wanna Be an Assassin? released
John Bucksnort has released the first part of his latest Spear add-on So You Wanna Be an Assassin?. There are three new well designed levels, plus many graphics, sounds and source code changes. For copyright reasons, John has left out the audiot and audiohead files so the full version of Spear is required. Here’s a pic I made, but there are other pics John made earlier.

9th September 2001: Wolf3D BlakeStone Duke Yahoo Club
Here’s another Yahoo Club Wolf3D BlakeStone Duke!! It’s been started by Ryan and deals mainly with the source code.

9th September 2001: Ryan’s Wolfenstein 3D Site
Ryan now has a website, and it’s at Ryan’s Wolfenstein 3D Site. There are links, pics, downloads and other info.

9th September 2001: Planet Executor
Planet Executor is a new site by Viper (now known as Executor). It’s not Wolf 3D specific and is still under construction, but there’s a lot there already. You can download The Road To Despair add-on from there.

9th September 2001: Guystone updated
For fans of Blake Stone, Guy Brys has updated his Guystone set and it now has 5 new episodes. You can download it at Guy’s Home Page.

8th September 2001: Cuetips Revenge updated
So that it can be stored on floppies, I posted Cuetips Revenge in two parts, Part1 and Part2. See under Sept 1 for the single zip version and info on the set.

8th September 2001: Wolfenstein 3D for Acorn/Archimedes
If anyone’s interested in the Acorn version of the game, here’s what the front cover looks like!!

There’s a full size pic of the back cover here. Powerslave released this version in 1994, under licence from id software.

Hellbaron’s Doom2 and Wolf3-D Lair is a new site featuring both the games mentioned. There are many sections in each, including downloads, links and lots of other info.

8th September 2001: WDOS update
Here’s an email from WDOS (now Ion Blade)…

Hello all!

I have got a lot of news.

First, now I’m not WDOS, now I’m Ion Blade.

Second, why I didn’t send anything for long time. My e-mail server now can’t send mails to Wolfenstein 3D News.

Third, I’ve done 80% of Operation: Prison Runner (beta 0.10). Previous betas (0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04) weren’t public.

Fourth, I need two kinds of help: help with sounds and music, and help with source code: where is code of opening locked doors. My mail: wdos@narod.ru.

Goodbye.

-Ion Blade

P.S. if wdos@narod.ru won’t work, send the mail to ion_blade@mail.ru.

Thanks for the above info, Ion Blade. Good luck with the project.

2nd September 2001: Fredwolf released
Fred Kenny has released Fredwolf. This is basically Fred’s Wolffred set with new wall designs, but the feel of the game has changed entirely. The futuristic atmosphere has been replaced with a fun type one. The maps are as in Wolffred, ie – new levels on episode three with some alterations to the other episodes.

As with the earlier set, the full version of Wolf 3D is needed to play this one.

2nd September 2001: Tom’s Wolf3D Page
Tom’s Wolf 3D Page is new and has links, plus some downloads and pics. It’s still under construction though and more features will be added later. Here’s Tom’s banner, and also an award he gave me.

Thanks Tom for the award. It’s appreciated!!

1st September 2001: Cuetips Revenge released
Cuetips Revenge was sent to me by Steven L. Pappas. There’s lots of new graphics/sounds, and the bitmaps and wav files of these are included in the zip. There’s also a changed exe file. All 60 levels are there but apart from some extra guards in the opening level they are unchanged. Good for those who like fun sets.

1st September 2001: Wolfenstein 3D shareware v1.1 uploaded
I added Wolfenstein 3D shareware version 1.1 to my ‘shareware levels’ page. You can find it at ftp.std.com.

1st September 2001: Wolfenstein World Records updated
Chris Chokan has updated Wolfenstein World Records. For those into high scores and fast times – this is the place to visit.

1st September 2001: Operation Kingpin Beta released
Andrew Alexandris has released a four level beta version of his upcoming set Operation Kingpin. The first three levels are pretty good, though the fourth one needs more work and may not be included in the final version. There are changed graphics and sounds too. Some are from Escape From SS Prison which I did with Ronny Zeitz.

ps – that new gun is an AUTOMATIC-GERMAN MAGNUM.

24th August 2001: Wolf3DFix released
I’ve posted Brandon R. Farmer’s Wolf3DFix. This is a utility which may help those who have problems running Wolfenstein 3D with Windows. Please read the instructions in the text file before using it. Brandon’s site is at Brandon’s Wolfenstein 3-D Page.

24th August 2001: Operation: Scorpion released
Operation: Scorpion is a new TC by ‘Tornado’ and ‘Waterdog’ (Sniper Studios). There are 60 new levels, though most are not that large. The following info comes from the text file included in the zip:

SHORT README

Operation: Scorpion is meant to be played on the third or fourth difficulty level.

NEW FEATURES:

New main character: Tommy Eastman
60 New maps packed with guards
New BLACK information bar
New PC-13 screen
New title screen
Various new graphics
New loading screen
New credits
Health in HP instead of %

The first difficulty level is insanely easy.

22nd August 2001: Pablo Dictter new URL
Pablo Dictter is working on a new site at a new url, but meanwhile some of his add-ons are still available at Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site. Also, for those who don’t have it yet, I’ve posted Pablo’s four level add-on for Spear, which is called Chemical Reaction. The original full version of ‘Spear of Destiny’ is required.

19th August 2001: MH’s Wolf3D Add-ons updated
Merijn Heijnen’s page is now partially restored at MH’s Wolf3D Add-ons. Most of Merijn’s add-ons can now be accessed from here.

19th August 2001: Operation: Kill BJ released
Good news on the add-on front this week. First off is Operation: – Kill BJ by Richard Kelly. All sixty levels are new and are of a high standard. There are no new objects but there are many interesting new wall designs. Needs the full version to play, but follow the instructions in the text file included.

19th August 2001: 5th released
Another new set is 5th by Pablo Dictter. This has five new levels on episode three. There are no new graphics, but for those who prefer the originals – this is another very good effort from Pablo. Needs the full version to play.

19th August 2001: TFS v3.0 Beta released
Finally, Tris has released phase one of TFS v3.0 TFS 3.0 beta. All files are included.

Tris says more work needs to be done on this set, but already there’s lots of new graphics and source code features.

16th August 2001: Sam Feichter update
Here’s a message from Sam Feichter…

Hey all!

I have some good news!

I now have my own website!

Although I will be posting my add-ons there first, I will be sending them to this site as well, as I get them finished. (come on James, hurry up….)

But, in my news, Heil Hitler! is being edited right now. Episode 1 will be completed soon. Gorenstein 2 is being held back until my source code is finished. (James….)

Visit my site at:

http://www.fortunecity.com/underworld/handheld/147/index.htm

Until next time…

Sam

12th August 2001: John Bucksnort new URL
Here’s a message from John Bucksnort…

Effective 8-15-2001, my website url will be http://www.geocities.com/john_bucksnort/index.html. I have been having difficulty with the namezero, folks, because they can’t seem to give me email service, so i am doing away with the domain thing for now. Please update your link sections.

Thank you, Tom.

12th August 2001: James Ingham new URL
James Ingham would also like links to his page changed. This one should be http://jamesingham.cjb.net.

12th August 2001: Merijn Heijnen new URL
Even more on page links, some of you may be aware that the link to Merijn Heijnen’s page has not been working for some time. I emailed Merijn about this and he said his site should be up again soon. The link will be updated when I get the new url.

12th August 2001: Mr. Berry’s Wolfenstein 3D Site
Daniel Berry has posted a new Wolfenstein 3D site. No new downloads here, but there’s a lot of info and pics.

It’s called Mr. Berry’s Wolfenstein 3D Site.

11th August 2001: Wolffred released
Fred Kenny has released Wolffred. There are 10 new levels on episode three which I helped Fred complete. All episodes have been included because they’ve all been changed in some way by Fred, particularly episode one. The graphics are mainly from Astrostein and WolfNuck, though several of the actors come from other sources:

Guards – Wolfkkk
White Guards – Eat At Joes
Mutants – Xmaswolf
SS Officers – WolfenDoom

The Machine gun is from Wolfnuck, and the chaingun is the WAND from Eat at Joe’s. The two lowest treasures are from Astrostein, and the crowns have been changed to the former 1ups.

Credit is given to the authors of the sets mentioned.

The full version of Wolfenstein 3D is needed to play this set.

5th August 2001: Source Code Chat
Here’s a message from Tris…

Seeing that the previous chat didn’t work out the way it should and I kept getting problems logging in – I think I didn’t make it in right – I’ve decided to do a new chat. On Monday the 6th of August 2001 there’ll be a new Source Code Chat again at http://www.gebweb.co.uk/chat.htm.

The problems yesterday with the chat server are now resolved, and we have a better looking, easier-to-read chatroom too!

Here are the times (a little earlier so everyone can go there without momma shouting it’s bedtime 😉

Holland/Norway: 14:00 Midday
United Kingdom: 13:00 Midday
Australia : 22:00 Evening
America: Pennsylvania Area and up to Queen Elizabeth Islands: 9:00 Morning
America: Memphis Area and up to Devon Island: 8:00 Morning
America: Wyoming Area and up to Canada: 7:00 Morning

I see that some of you need to get up early, but then… it’ll be worth it. Plus you will then have the whole day to get up to your code.

Rules: You are allowed to ask personal questions. We WON’T speak about the deletion of the Neophyte clubs. It’s done. We don’t have a suspect or whatsoever. It’s over. OK? Secondly, you ARE allowed to ask about stuff that’s in an unreleased add-on. That’s okay. Plus, I’m counting on you ALL to come!

In short:

1. NO SWEARING AND/OR FLOODING

2. NO EXCESSIVE USE OF CAPITALS

3. NO TALK ABOUT THE DELETIONS OF NEOPHYTE OR ANY

SUSPICIONS

4. NO EXCESSIVE REPEATING OF YOURSELF

5. NO OFF-TOPIC CONVERSATIONS

Login, using any nickname, to http://www.gebweb.co.uk/chat.htm.

– Tris.

5th August 2001: Neophytes of Wolf3D
Tris’s Neophytes Yahoo Club is back for a third time. It’s now called Neophytes Of Wolf3D. Hopefully, this one will stay.

5th August 2001: Jack Ryerson takes over The Wolfenstein 3D Vault
Mrlard2000man has taken over The Wolfenstein 3D Vault.

This is already an excellent site, but if there’s anything new you’d like to see included please email Mrlard at webmaster@wolfenvault.s5.com.

5th August 2001: James’ Wolfenstein 3D Awards 2001 winners announced
Results from James’ Wolfenstein 3D Awards 2001 have been announced by James Ingham. There were 7 categories, I won 2 and Tris won 3, including Best add-on (congratulations, Tris!!).

The Best Fan Club award went to the SPEAR OF DESTINY FAN CLUB, while Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site took the Best New Wolf3-D Site award. You can see the full results at James Wolfenstein 3-D Site.

5th August 2001: The Road to Despair Beta v0.6 released
Viper has released The Road to Despair beta version 0.6. There are now 19 new levels (12 were in the previous version).

As I said previously, it’s a difficult set with good level design and well placed guards. Plays as an add-on to Project Totengraeber.

5th August 2001: Fearwolf released
Here’s another set, this one is brand new and is by Bernt Hansen. It’s called Fearwolf. There are 20 levels, and although there are new graphics/sounds (some borrowed – see the text files for info), the atmosphere of the original game remains. Apart from the first level, which includes most of the original first level with some extra areas, the levels are all new. All levels are well designed, though e1l3 is strictly for those who like mazes. Needs the registered set to play.

5th August 2001: Wolffred announced
One upcoming set is Wolffred, by Fred Kenny. Most of the graphics come from Astrostein but several of the actors are from other sources. Ten new levels will be on episode three, but Fred has altered most other levels. Should be ready in a few days. Here’s a pic I made…

3rd August 2001: Neophytes of Wolfenstein
Tris’s Neophytes Yahoo Club (see Aug 2) has again been deleted.

3rd August 2001: Project Verdammt update
James Ingham has started the next version of Project Verdammt. Two levels are already done, and a new one started. The levels aren’t like the ones in the old demo, and are a lot bigger. The game has features like in certain levels, certain guards drop obj’s like Keys, etc… like on Level 2 the Elite Guard drops the Red Key.

Features:

Seamless Level Flow
Read This and Endart files
Armour Added (* Bug)
Border colour is light grey
No PC-13 or “Press a Key Screen”
A background Pic
Lighting effect
No Death Cam’s
250 Ammo can be held (max)
Blood Splatters Effect
Removed Damage Flash in God Mode
Pac Man’s don’t move or hurt you (** Help)
Chainsaw as a NEW weapon
When you press x, a pointer comes up
2 new keys added
Each key has it’s own door to open
On certain maps, certain guards drop different items
Tab-G+F10 cheat from Spear
Edited Floor and Ceiling Colours
25 Ammo Box
New Sprites, and bo_items added to the engine (for people who decide to use my game as a base or change the code)
Draw Weapon works with 5 Weapons (so when you press 3, it says 3 on the status bar)

James needs help with the following…

* If you press ESC and go back to the game, you can’t see the armour status until you get shot.

** How to make the Pac Man’s Blockable Obj’s.

Also,

Have Explodable/Breakable Obj’s.

Make the Pistol a Shotgun, with it’s own ammo type.

If anyone can help James with any of the above, please e-mail him at webmaster@extremesoftware.zzn.com.

There are more pics here.

3rd August 2001: Wolf3D Editing Chat
Here’s a message from David Gebler…

Please join us for a special one-off Wolf3D Editing Chat on Saturday (Aug 4) at 11pm – 1am GMT. This chat will focus ONLY on editing Wolf3D’s source code, and chatters will be free to discuss the code, ask questions, and get advice, etc. THIS IS A ONE-OFF EVENT SO ALERT PEOPLE AND LET’S MAKE IT A SUCCESS! The chat will be held at

http://www.gebweb.co.uk/chat.htm

2nd August 2001: David Gebler is back
David Gebler has returned to the Wolfenstein 3D community and has sent me the following info…

Hey all!

I’m back in the Wolf3D Community again and I’d just like to let you all know that I’ve created the Wolf3D Editing Club. This is the club for those of you who are SERIOUS about editing Wolf3D, whether it be the graphics, the source code, or whatever. This is also where I’ll be posting my new tutorials, etc. and I hope you all do the same!

Thanks.

-David Gebler

smooth_nite@hotmail.com

Welcome back, David.

2nd August 2001: Neophytes of Wolfenstein Club
Somebody deleted Tris’s Neophyte Yahoo Club yesterday. It’s now back with a slightly different title called Neophytes of Wolfenstein.

29th July 2001: Neophyte of Wolfenstein Club
Yet another Wolf 3D Club on Yahoo!! This one is by Tris and is called Neophyte of Wolfenstein.

29th July 2001: Return to Castle Wolfenstein preview
There’s a preview of Return to Castle Wolfenstein at Gamespot UK. Thanks to x-human and The Dopefish Club for this info.

25th July 2001: The Sorcerer’s Wrath update
The problem listed July 22 regarding The Sorcerer’s Wrath has been fixed. Luke has now released a one level beta version of the set.

22nd July 2001: The Sorcerer’s Wrath update
Luke Strauman’s game The Sorcerer’s Wrath is on ice right now due to the following error…

Wolfenstein 3d Error!

PML_GiveLRUPage: LRU search failed

Please call Apogee…. etc.etc.

If anyone knows how to remove this error please email Luke at boytoy_east@hotmail.com.

22nd July 2001: So You Wanna Be an Assassin? pics
John Bucksnort sent me some pics from his upcoming set So You Wanna be An Assassin?

22nd July 2001: Wolfenstein Trivia
Jack Ryerson has created a challenging Wolfenstein Trivia to test our skills and knowledge of the game. Chris Chokan has posted it on his site at Herc’s Super Chokage Page.

21st July 2001: Other Games page updated
Not much news this week so I updated my Other Games page. Hopefully, all the links now work.

21st July 2001: Add-on pics
Gmond is building a collection of add-on pics. They are at Aftermath-gaming.net.

13th July 2001: So You Wanna Be an Assassin? announced
John Bucksnort’s upcoming Spear of Destiny set will feature 5 separate assassination scenarios, source code changes and sounds (some from Hogan’s Heroes) like in New Evil. The actual title is So You Wanna be an Assassin?

13th July 2001: …And Death Came Along released
Pablo Dictter has released a new two level demo from his upcoming set …And Death Came Along. As with Pablo’s other sets there are no new graphics, but the levels are well designed and there’s a new exe file. More levels will follow later. You can get it from Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site. The original full version of Wolf 3D is required.

13th July 2001: James Ingham new URL’s
James Ingham has 4 new URL’s for his web site. They are:

http://www.verdammt.zzn.com

http://www.returntocastlewolfenstein.zzn.com

http://www.extremesoftware.zzn.com

http://www.spearofdestiny.zzn.com

8th July 2001: The New Evil updated
The yellow key was missing from level 6 of The New Evil. John Bucksnort has now posted a corrected version on his site, and I have too here. For those who already have the original set, here’s a small patch containing just the updated level maps.

8th July 2001: Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site new URL
Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site has moved.

7th July 2001: World War 3 released
William Hooper has released his first set, called World War 3. There are ten well designed levels (first episode), plus a number of graphics modifications. Here a pic from the opening level…

The full version of Wolf3D is also required.

7th July 2001: Ole Bekkelund new URL
Ole Bekkelund has remade his site and it’s now on a new url. It’s at http://home.no.net/olewolf.

7th July 2001: TFS 2001 site
Another site revamp has been done by Tris. His new site is now renamed TFS 2001.

7th July 2001: James’ Wolfenstein 3D Site
James Ingham’s latest site is at James’ Wolfenstein 3D Site. This one reverts back to the design of his original site.

3rd July 2001: Red Alert 2 pics
Merijn Heijnen has two pics from his upcoming set Red Alert 2…

3rd July 2001: Escape! released
Hot on the heels of From Schabb’s Hand, here’s another set by Pablo Dictter. This one is titled Escape! and has ten new levels. As with Pablo’s earlier set, this one is well designed and in the style of the originals. There’s also a new exe file which looks a little weird with the version of Wolf3D I used, but others have said it works fine with theirs. You can get the set from Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site. The original full version of Wolf 3D is required.

1st July 2001: The New Evil released
John Bucksnort has released his new 21 level set The New Evil. There are many features including some Spear graphics, source code changes, many new sounds and a changed music order. The levels are in one continous episode, and are of very good design and quite challenging. The first 9 levels come from John’s Evil in Iron set, the remaining levels are new. Ken O’Brien, Paul Gibson and myself each made a level for this set. Others have contributed to the graphics and a full list of credits is in the text file. You can download it at John Bucksnort’s Wolf 3D Page.

1st July 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Vault receives award
This month’s SPEAR OF DESTINY FAN CLUB Spear Of Excellence Award goes to Barry Christian for The Wolfenstein 3D Vault. Well deserved, Barry.

30th June 2001: Wolfsite
Guillermo Buteler has a new Wolf3D webpage. It’s called simply Wolfsite and has levels and links. More sections will be added. There’s a beta version of Guillermo’s new set Losing An As, and an updated version of his first set Nazi’s Death Valley.

29th June 2001: From Schabb’s Hand for Acorn/Archimedes
I just released an Acorn compatible version of Pablo Dictter’s From Schabb’s Hand. This also works on a PC. As with the earlier version, it needs the full version of Wolf 3D to play on a PC. The new levels are on episode two. Pablo has a website at Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site.

29th June 2001: The Sorcerer’s Wrath pics
Luke Strauman sent me the following screenshots from his upcoming set The Sorcerer’s Wrath…

29th June 2001: Brent’s Wolf3D Headquarters update
Brent’s Wolf3D Headquarters isn’t working anymore, but Brent has now teamed up with Kenny Riley to host a new site. It’s at liquid2K.com.

29th June 2001: New Pablo Dictter set
Pablo Dictter is making ten new maps for Wolf 3D. From a quick look at the first four levels he sent me, they look pretty good. I’ll post some screenshots here soon.

29th June 2001: Mr. Lowe’s Wolf 3D Site receives award
Here’s an award James Ingham sent me for my main site. Thanks James, it’s much appreciated!!

You can find James site at James’ Wolfenstein 3D Page.

26th June 2001: NewYzSod released
Alex Gilchrist has returned to the Wolf scene with the release of NewYzSod for the Spear Demo. Both levels are completely new (they are not just YzSod updated levels) and there are some graphics modifications.

You can get this new set from Alex’s new site The Wolfenstein 3D YZ Edition. There’s also a number of pics from RTCW.

23rd June 2001: Registered Wolfenstein 3D availability
I’ve received some emails recently concerning the availability of the registered set. This can still be bought (by downloading online, and by mail order) from The 3D Realms Online Store. Rise of the Triad and many other sets are available from there too. Most are priced at $10.00 each, though Wolf3D sells for $15.00.

23rd June 2001: Yet Another Wolf3D Club
Another new Wolf3D club has been started on Yahoo. This one is called Yet Another Wolf3D Club!!

23rd June 2001: Operation Endauferstehung released
Operation Endauferstehung is a new set from Esnal Pla. The final version will have the following features..

60 new levels
New enemies and bosses
A great story
New title screen
2 sequels

There are only 2 new levels in the present version (levels 1 and 9 from the first episode), but the quality of the levels is good. Although there’s a number of graphics changes, the atmosphere of the original set is still there. You can get the set from Operation Endauferstehung Home Page.

23rd June 2001: Return to Castle Wolfenstein trailer
There’s a new Return to Castle Wolfenstein trailer to download. The zip is 14Mb, but if that’s OK then you can get it from xxx4life.

18th June 2001: Megastein 3-D announced
Viper sent me the following info about his Megastein 3-D series…

Chapter One, The Road to Despair, is coming along nicely. I have 15½ levels done, the ½ being the incomplete Map15 (Prison Admin). Map15 will be more elaborate than many other levels. It has several styles:

Cell area: Desolate and messed-up looking, with gibs on the floor, water spilled everywhere, and wells for P.O.Ws to drink from filled with blood and gore. Walls are SoD Lost Episodes blue stone and jail cell textures.

Offices, living quarters, etc.

Neat and well-lit hallways with fancy decor. Walls of multicolored brick and the occasional spray-painted graffiti sign that reads “Reid Muß Sterben! (more on that later)” Offices and living quarters themselves may be messy. Higher-ranking officers choose their own decorations in an office, so you may see a cow carcass placed neatly in a corner. Bathrooms have those pretty gray walls that I added. Toilets look like the toilets from your home (this is the future, but not the future future). Probably the best-looking area of the level.

Basement storage

Neglected, abandoned-looking place. Has vines, cobwebs, etc. Walls are the nice dark gray stoner slab texture from Project Totengraeber. Little lighting.

I have decided to release the storyline. Here it is:

It is 2012. 6 years ago, Prof. Wilhelm Uberkopf and his neo-Nazis took over Germany and established a dictatorship. He immediately declared war on every country on the face of the Earth that would not ally with him and World War III began. The Allies have been doing well. Until now.

You are William Reid, a tank pilot. 3 days ago, you were captured while snooping around the Nazi fortress of Totenhaus (Dead House) trying to collect info on Sebastian Krist’s Operation Totenkrieg, It was rumored that POWs were brought from Totenhaus to Krist’s labs down a road known as the Road to Despair. At Krist’s bunker, they were killed and raised from the dead as three-armed zombies. Soldiers that have died in battle are also zombified. Not only will Uberkopf have a nearly unlimited supply of goons, the zombies attack with no concern for their own lives and fight until dead. If Krist’s project is succesful, the Allies are doomed. Worse than the regular zombies are Eisenmanner (Iron Men), huge 4-armed zombies with Gatling weapons in their chests. Capable of taking 70 bullets, one of these could wipe out a whole platoon of regular troops or even a tank!

You must escape from Totenhaus and stop Krist at all costs.

NOTE: 3 labs are in Totenhaus. You must destroy them. They are at Map05, Map13, and Map20.

The new enemy sprites that will be in future releases wouldn’t be there if Benjamin Blaufarb hadn’t released them for download.

16th June 2001: James’ Coding Club new URL
James’ Coding Club has moved!!

15th June 2001: The Road to Despair v0.5 Beta released
Viper has released The Road To Despair v0.5 beta with 12 levels!! Not only does it have 4 more levels, it also includes more changes to the VGAGRAPH and VSWAP files.

As with the earlier version, it plays as an add-on to Project Totengraeber, is a difficult set with good level design, well placed guards and some new graphics.

15th June 2001: Project Verdammt update
More info from James Ingham on Project Verdammt !! James is working on something in the code which makes you:

Have the Knife, but when you pic up the chainsaw you can’t use the Knife again (unless you die) (Like DooM)
Have a Pistol, but when you pic up a new one you get Dual Pistols (Same as Other One: Unless you die)
Ditto that for Other Guns!

Also, James is trying to get the Chainsaw to need Petrol Cans (Separate ammo type) so every now and again you need to pick up a new one (Petrol Can)!!!

13th June 2001: From Schabb’s Hand released
From Schabb’s Hand is a four level set (including the secret level) by Pablo Dictter which plays as episode two of the original Wolfenstein 3D.

The levels are well designed and nicely decorated. The set could easily be called episode two – part two, and would certainly please those who prefer original graphics. You can get it from Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site. Requires the original full version of Wolfenstein 3D.

13th June 2001: The Road to Despair pics
Viper has sent me the following pic from his set The Road To Despair…

There are 8 new levels which play as an add-on to Project Totengraeber. It’s a difficult set with good level design, well placed guards and some new graphics. You can get it from The Wolfenstein 3D Vault.

9th June 2001: Project Verdammt update
James Ingham tells me work on Project Verdammt will be delayed for several weeks due to exams. However, here’s more info on what’s been done so far:

2 More weapons, The 6 are: Knife, Pistol, Shotgun, Uzi, Chaingun, Chainsaw 🙂
25 Ammo Box added!
Main Menu Backdrop Menu (see opposite)
250 ammo Max!
Read Me and Endtext Used!

And finally…

The mutant, is now a drone gun or something (from Sam Feichter) and the great thing is….

it doesn’t move but it still shoots and moves around in angels! VERY COOL!!!

9th June 2001: Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site
Pablo Dictter now has a Wolf 3D site. It’s called Pablo’s Place – Wolfenstein Site. There are several pics from one of Pablo’s Spear sets, downloads and links.

9th June 2001: The Wolf’s Stone updated
Here’s a new banner Jean Morel sent me for his site The Wolf’s Stone…

Jean has added a new Wolf 3D Little Known Facts section.

8th June 2001: Escape From Stutthof announced
Michael Larcombe is currently working on his first TC: Escape From Stutthof. The Storyline involves Pilot R.W. Wright (not B.J. Blazkowicz) who was captured by the Nazi’s after crash landing on an escort mission, and taken to their prison complex: Castle Stutthof. There will be 10 levels, just like a normal Wolf 3D episode, except most of the graphics in VSWAP will be modified or replaced.

Other features include:

2 New weapons: Dual pistols and a new machine gun
New GFX for SS and Guard
Some Source code changes
New digitized sounds
New title screen, end art and help screens
New objects (e.g. toilet, Swastika banner)
New Status bar and Head for R.W. Wright

8th June 2001: Guystone updated
For Blake Stone fans, Guy Brys has finished the 4th episode of his Guystone set. Guy is also working on a 5th episode. You can get the updated set from Guy’s Home Page.

8th June 2001: The Sorcerer’s Wrath update
Luke Strauman sent me this title screen from The Sorcerers Wrath…

8th June 2001: Heil Hitler!!! announced
News I just received from Sam Feichter…

Hey all!

I am making a new game, which is going to be easily one of the best I have made! I don’t know about source code changes yet, but it’s cool.

The name is Heil Hitler!!!. It is a three episode game in which you have to chase Hitler through hordes of Gestapo soldiers, rabid dogs, and the new Armored Schabbs!

Also will be Hitler’s Bodyguard, which is the “code name” for Hitler’s invention of a robot, using those nifty mecha suit things that he and Schabbs (in this game) wear, except that it’s silver. Hitler’s is still cyan.

News on Gorenstein:

I am waiting on the source code before I start editing again. I heard from James, the one who is compiling it, that the missle launcher will not work anymore, and that he can do a non-projectile weapon, and he can do the text still.

News on Hall of the Nazis:

The graphics are coming along.

News on Cowboys:

I cancelled this project.

Well, until the next episode,

Sam

8th June 2001: The Road to Despair
The Road to Despair has been around for some time, but I had difficulties in downloading it until now. It’s by Viper, and has 8 new levels which play as an add-on to Project Totengraeber. I just tried out the first level thus far but it looks like a real difficult set with good level design and well placed guards. You can get it from The Wolfenstein 3D Vault.

3rd June 2001: James’ Wolfenstein 3D Page receives award
Sam Chiang’s Best Website Award for June 2001 goes to James Ingham for James’ Wolfenstein 3D Page !!

Well deserved, James!!

3rd June 2001: Operation: Prison Runner announced
WDOS has started a new project called Operation: Prison Runner. It’s key features will be:

Armored suits with attached weapons
Altered endart
Training center
Breaking out
Thumb scanners
Hurting electro cables
Friendly scientists
Auto plasma guns
New graphics (of course)
New maps (of course)

3rd June 2001: The New Evil pics
John Bucksnort sent me a set of pics from his upcoming The New Evil set…

3rd June 2001: Project Verdammt news
Here’s yet more news from James concerning Project Verdammt !!

6 Weapons (at the moment)
ReadThis and Endart Files….
Tab_G+F10 used
Half the Tab Cheats Deleted (the useless ones)
Tab-X works!

2nd June 2001: Wolfenstein 3-D Awards winners
Here’s news of the 2001 Official Wolfenstein 3-D Awards:

On top of the three categories that were on the poll, there are four other awards. The winners have received trophy banners for their sites.

2001 Wolfenstein Awards – (6/2/01)

BEST ADD-ON: Project Totengraeber – Brian Rowan

BEST CREATOR: Mr. Lowe

BEST PAGE: Mr. Lowe’s Page – Brian E. Lowe

Extra Categories

BEST CODER: Tris – TFS

BEST NEW SITE: James’ Site – James Ingham

BEST CLASSIC: Schabbs 2000 – Gary Ragland

HONORABLE MENTION: The Wolf3d Mansion

I am particularly pleased about the ‘Extra Category’ awards. Tris put a lot of effort into his TFS set, and James’ site is the best I’ve seen for some time. And had Kenny’s site been remodelled a few months earlier, he could well have had the ‘best website’ award. Anyways, here’s the awards I received…

2nd June 2001: Links updated
My main links page has been majorly updated. Hopefully, all the deadlinks have been removed. There’s a half dozen new links added.

2nd June 2001: James Ingham new site
Due to problems updating his first site, James Ingham now has a new one at James’ Wolfenstein 3D Page. I liked the original site very much and the new one has a similar style and content.

30th May 2001: AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D site revamped
AReyeP’s site AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D has been revamped, and has a new banner…

30th May 2001: Spear Resurrection update
AReyeP (Steve Walley) and MCS has an upcoming TC Spear Resurrection and here’s some of the new features:

Every graphic in vswap replaced or heavily modified
New menu and title graphics
New sounds
New music
New detailed storyline
New levels (of course!) As with the original SOD, there will be 21 in total (including 2 secret levels), with perhaps a “super secret” 22nd level

Coding Features:

Original Spear code used
Copy protection removed
Original Spear palette and Spear sign on screen used
“Read This”, Help Text, Intermission text, and End text added
Extra weapon with separate ammo added
Easycheat (no more Shift-Alt-Backspace to enter cheat mode)
Get Current Ratio option added to cheats
No Clipping added to cheats
No red damage flash when in God mode
2 extra keys added
Landmines added – random damage that is also dependent on skill level being played – these hurt enemies as well as player
Exploding Barrels that, depending on range, hurt you and the enemy. (Amount of damage also depends on skill level being played)
Breakable Columns
Maximum 125% health, and 150 of each ammo type (total of 300 ammo)
External demo support
Ambient sounds
2 extra unlocked doors
Locked elevator door
Animated objects such as torches that can act as normal blocking objects
Godmode artefact

There are more pics here.

30th May 2001: Wolf3D Heaven and Hell
Luke Strauman’s new site Wolf3D Heaven and Hell is up and it’s looking good. There’s news, projects, add-ons, source, links , and a special Spear section. Not everything is working yet though.

30th May 2001: The Wolf’s Stone
Jean Morel’s new site The Wolf’s Stone is now up too, and has several sections including links, and news of his projects.

30th May 2001: Project Verdammt updated
Here’s more features from Project Verdammt by James Ingham:

MLI cheat edited and it doesn’t remove your score!
Tab-G+F10 Cheat from Spear added!
Guards and officers drop a handgun when you don’t have one
You start with just a fist!

And here’s two pic’s…

30th May 2001: Graphics collection released
Sam Feichter has released a zip containing more than 30 actor pics he converted from Doom. Instructions are included.

30th May 2001: Wolf3D Deathmatch Maps for DOOM II released
Pablo Dictter has sent me 4 Wolf3D deathmatch maps for Doom II.

30th May 2001: Links updated
Even though I updated my main links page a couple weeks ago, there are still some deadlinks on there. I hope to completely update it this coming weekend, and add the one’s recently listed on this page.

27th May 2001: Veteran’s Wolf Site
Here’s a new Wolf 3D site from a veteran Wolf 3D fan!! It’s at Veteran Wolf’s Site, and has downloads, projects and links.

Jean Morel tells me he’s cancelled his two projects The Wolfenstein 3D Shareware:SE and Project: Nein, but is now thinking of creating an add-on called Escape From Kolnitz: A True Story. He will also be hosting a new Wolfenstein Site, called The Wolf’s Stone.

I guess I missed this earlier, but to celebrate Wolf 3D’s 9th birthday, Planet Romero has a number of pics from the early years. Another site of interest is the Official S&F Prod. Home Page. It’s not Wolf 3D specific, but has cheats, mods, add-ons and much more for many Apogee/ID games. There’s an old graphics only add-on there for the shareware 1.0 version called Wolfwall (pic shown opposite) which adds a lot more gore, and some new wall designs. I’ve posted an all files included version. No new maps. Thanks to Frenkel Smeijers for the above info.

27th May 2001: Gorenstein 2 update
Here’s more updates from Sam Feichter…

Hey!

Gorenstein 2 is going under some stuff for BETA 2. Still a 5 level demo, it will have a complete episode of the 6 done in about 2 weeks (which is when James Ingham is done with the source code he is doing for me).

I have put in the graphics for a missile launcher, and James is doing the source code changes for it, since whenever I mess with it, I accidentily screw it up, or delete the whole damn folder!

Well, anyway, there is a lot of cool new things in my two current games:

Hall of the Nazis

Chainsaw! (Sorry, still behaves like a knife)
Guys converted from Laz’s Wolfendoom scenarios (if I’m breaking any rules he has for it, I am sorry, but they look so neat!)
Mutants with red blood (At least I haven’t seen it anywhere!)
One-armed Mancubus!
Pewter statue of original guard! (If you’ve seen the one on id’s site, you know what I’m talking about!)

Gorenstein 2

Instead of fireballs from the flame-throwing guard, it shoots actual flames!
A new knife (No! Not just changing the colors, I mean a buck knife!) Bet you’ve never seen a gargoyle in any Wolfenstein game!
Goldeneye weapons! (If James showed you his, I sent those to him)
BJ has a new dying frame! (He doesn’t have black eyes and looks like an onion anymore – he just spurts blood!)

Check out Sam’s Wolfenstein 3-D Page for the latest 5 level Gorenstein 2 download!!

26th May 2001: Project Verdammt Demo released
James Ingham has released a one level demo version of his upcoming set Project Verdammt. Here’s some info he sent me…

There are 4 Weapons:

Knife — Not Rapid Fire — Go close up to them to kill!
Handgun — Not Rapid Fire — Aim and shoot!
ChainGun — Rapid Fire — Just Shoot and move from side to side!
Chain Saw — Rapid Fire — Go close up to them to kill! (Like a rapid fire Knife which does as much damage as a chaingun!)

I got the graphics for the chain saw from doom! But i edited it so it looked like B.J’s Hands. Please note: ‘I Don’t want any other add-on with my chainsaw images unless they have my permission, or there’ll be bad comments about it on my site!!!

There are other features like:

200% Health Max
250 Ammo Max
300 Lives Max
No Parameter Needed – just press Tab+?
Green Main Menu Background

In version 1.0 there’ll be:

God Mode Artifact,
New Status Bar (i.e at the moment it’s like this:

________________________________________________

—————————————————————-

But it will be like this:

_____________________________________________

————————————————————

Maybe a new (few) Weapons, (Maybe a rocket Launcher)
Armour (Maybe)
60 Continuous Levels
Read Me Files Used (HelPArt+ENDTEXT)
My Recorded demo’s (Maybe)
Different Music
A whole bunch of new graphics
New Status Bar Graphics (From Doom)
New Characters
No PC-13 Sign
No M-L+I Cheat( Probably different Letters)
No Cheats at all!!!!!

And a load more!!!!!! (alot ain’t it)

Also, I might: This is a big Maybe!!! On the status bar i might have a line saying info, where when a Grey Guard come it would say ‘GUARD APPROACHING’ or something like that! And when you pick up some ammo it would say 25 Ammo Clip Picked Up! etc…

– James

Thanks James for providing the above info. One other point – the demo’s main purpose is to show the new features, particularly the chain saw. As such, most of the level design is pretty basic.

24th May 2001: Chemical Reaction released
For those who prefer the original graphics and sounds, here’s a set of four new Spear levels by Pablo Dictter called Chemical Reaction. The levels are well designed and the decoration is about right. The original full version of Spear of Destiny is required.

You can download the set from Pablo’s Place. The site also has a number of Doom wads to download.

24th May 2001: Gorenstein 2: Attack of Josef Hitler released
Sam Feichter has released Gorenstein 2: Attack of Josef Hitler. This is a four level beta (version 1.0). There’s a pic shown below…

More pics, info and the download are on Sam’s Wolfenstein 3-D Page.

19th May 2001: The Sorcerer’s Wrath update
Here’s an update from Luke Strauman…

The Sorcerers Wrath is coming along great and I mean great. 7 weapons done respawning code done and 2 PROJECTILE WEAPONS!!!!!!!!!!!! And enemy’s that come out of the floor.

19th May 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Vault updated
The Wolfenstein 3D Vault has been revamped and looks pretty good. Here’s the title screen…

For those who haven’t voted yet, the 2001 Wolfenstein 3-D Awards are being hosted at this site.

19th May 2001: Gorenstein 2 update
Sam Feichter sent me the following update on Gorenstein 2 v1.0 BETA 1…

These are the features so far:

Installer and uninstaller
New knife (Borrowed from Laz Rojas’ WolfenDooM scenario “Halten Sie!”)
Goldeneye Weapons (Klobb, PP7, Laser)
Some new bosses
Burning deaths for some bosses
B.J. dies a different death!
If hit by enough hypodermics, B.J. will start crying!
New Status Bar
New Title Screen
Smilin’ B.J. has blood trickling down his chin!
New “Laser” sound for S.S. AND Laser Gun!
Graphics from Lost Episodes! (If anybody wants the GFX from them, e-mail me!)
Josef Hitler has a hat on!
Josef Hitler also has a Missle Launcher instead of chainguns!
Protective encoded stuff, so nobody can crack into my stuff! (If you do, Duke Nukem will come over and teach you a… uh…. lesson!)

16th May 2001: Dungeon Cephalis released
Dungeon Cephalis is by Amirtes, and has ten new levels plus many new graphics and sounds. Spooky!! It needs the registered set to play.

There’s more info and the download at Amirtes Realm. You can also download it at David Brooks Wolfenstein 3-D Page. There are more pics here.

16th May 2001: Project Verdammt pics
James Ingham sent me four new pics from his upcoming set Project Verdammt. The status bar and border colour has been changed.

13th May 2001: 2001 Wolfenstein 3-D Awards news
It’s that time of the year again. The 2001 Wolfenstein 3-D Awards are being hosted by Barry Christian at the The Wolfenstein 3D Vault. This year there’s been a change of format – you vote online in a poll, which has several sections.

13th May 2001: James Ingham new site
James Ingham is having problems updating James’ Wolfenstein 3D Site. He now has a new site called James’ Wolfenstein 3D Add-ons and News Page. Here’s a Read This pic James sent me from his upcoming set Project Verdammt.

Anyone who’d like their upcoming TC included in the Read This file, please email James with the name and some info about the set, plus 2 pics. The best entries will be included.

11th May 2001: The Sorcerer’s Wrath announced
Luke Strauman has an upcoming TC titled ‘The Sorcerer’s Wrath’. It will take place in medieval times with magic and swords. There’ll some really neat new features such as:

Teleporting
Respawning Enemies
New Music (already done…… 2 Completely new songs called Death Mountain and Runner……… )
6 weapons
Breaking Objects and Exploding Objects
Light Shading (maybe)

11th May 2001: James’ Wolfenstein 3D Site updated
Here’s a new banner for James’ Wolfenstein 3D Site…

The site has been updated a lot recently and has a large number of new pics and an excellent downloads section. Four of the pics are from Paal Olstad’s upcoming set The Tower. Here’s one of them. You can see the others on James site.

5th May 2001: Doomenstein pics
James Ingham is working on a new set called Doomenstein. There will be seven weapons…

Fist
Shotgun
Automatic Handgun
Flamethrower
Machine Gun
2 Handguns
Chain Gun

This set will be completed before James other upcoming set Project Verdammt. More pics here.

5th May 2001: The Tribute updated
An updated version of The Tribute has been posted. The original set had a bug on level 9 and this has now been fixed.

4th May 2001: Brian Lowe receives award
Sam Chiang sent me the following website award…

Thanks Sam, it’s appreciated!! Sam is planning a new website of his own, after difficulties with updating his earlier site. Good luck with the new site Sam.

1st May 2001: The Tribute pics
I just posted a set of pics from The Tribute, a recently released 10 level set by John Bucksnort and Harry Mass Senior. For more info and the download – see April 30 news item. You can see the pics here. Updated May 4.

1st May 2001: AReyeP receives award
This month’s SPEAR OF DESTINY FAN CLUB Spear Of Excellence Award goes to AReyeP (Steve) for his AReyeP’s Wolfenstein & WolfenDOOM TC Page. Well deserved, Steve.

30th April 2001: James’ Wolfenstein 3D Page
James Ingham has started a new Wolf 3D page at James’ Wolfenstein 3D Page. It’s not finished yet, but already has a number of sections.

30th April 2001: Tribute released
Here’s news from John Bucksnort…

Tribute will be released within 3 more days… Tris and I are co-authoring a new TC that will be titled KURS Liebeck… work has already started on it.

Also, I have been working on an updated version of Evil in Iron- “The New Evil”…It retains the first 10 levels and an additional 10 levels have been added..It will feature several source code changes and and all new sounds… The same graphics from the older version are retained with changes only to the doors to provide a bit more medieval look to the castle… The source code changes bring a new life to this set as the older version had no changes…. the episode structure has been removed, providing 21 seamless levels, new ceiling colors and music… there will be pics of the new doors available in a week or so… Have a great weekend… John.

John’s Tribute set mentioned above has just been released.

26th April 2001: TFS 3.0 announced

Tris is working on a new version of TFS (3.0), and has sent me the following update…

As some of you undoubtly know, TFS is being renovated. There are some really smooth features, like:

Random door sounds
Random door slots (thanks to MCS)
Weapon change sound (thanks to MCS)
New music
Ambient sounds
Armour (thanks to Nate Smith)
Random graphics for the elevator (thanks to Ian Franken)
A whole load of graphics (all designed by me).
More secrets to reveal in each level.

For anyone who wants to beta-test the new version, mail me at Tris@yahoo.com

Thanks. Tris.

Tris also sent me a set of pics (15 of them!!!). You can see them here.

26th April 2001: Lightwalkers announced
Another upcoming set is Lightwalkers. It’s by Luis Valoyes, who comes from Colombia. Sixty new levels are planned, plus totally new graphics, a new storyline and some source code changes.

There’s more info and pics at Luis’s Lightwalkers Website.

26th April 2001: CHAOS Software website
Philipp Luy has a new website called CHAOS Software. It includes info on the group and its add-ons, pics, downloads and links.

26th April 2001: Vyper3D released
The Vyper 3D Site has been around for some time, but hasn’t been mentioned here before. It’s by Scott Vyper and as well as info and pics, there’s a 10 level download called Vyper3D.

The set has many graphics changes, some not seen elsewhere, and some source code changes. The brown guards are still there, but upside down as in Chokage!!!

24th April 2001: The Road to Despair pics
Viper has sent me a set of pics from his upcoming set The Road To Despair. Here’s the title screen…

You can see all of the pics here.

22nd April 2001: Wolf3d Deathmatch update
Here’s an update I received from Jay about the Wolf3d Deathmatch project.

The TC is practically finished – everything works except for the modems. Serial games work perfectly though – you can select game limits, ie. time, frags, or none. You can also talk to the other player, and we’re considering releasing a beta with serial gameplay until we resolve the modem problems. If anybody is interested, mail me at jay01@webmail.co.za

thanx
jay

22nd April 2001: Daniel’s Wolfenstein 3D Site receives award
Sam Chiang will be giving monthly awards for the best Wolf3D websites. Yesterday, he gave the first award to Daniel’s Wolfenstein 3D Site.

22nd April 2001: Sam Chiang update
Here’s some other news from Sam:

My current Wolf3d site will be going down, meaning that I’m not going to update it anymore. So basically it’s no more. There are some server problems that’s keeping me from editing the site. I will be making a new one soon called “Wolfenstein3d Heaven”. (If anyone else has planned to make their site called that than I’ll change it.) So be sure to stay tuned.

-Sam Chiang

21st April 2001: Tribute Demo released
Tribute is a two level demo released by John Bucksnort. The levels are well designed, and there are some new sounds and Spear graphics. The full version of the set should be finished in a few weeks. Some of the levels will be done by Harry Mass Senior.

21st April 2001: Yellowjacket’s Tavern update
Jagdpanther is now known as Yellowjacket. His new site is called Yellowjacket’s Tavern. As well as Wolf 3D and Spear, there is also a section for Civilization II.

21st April 2001: Operation: Zusammenkunft Demo released
Philipp Luy has released a four level demo of his upcoming set OPERATION: Zusammenkunft. The levels are well designed and nicely decorated, though the 4th level has no actors as yet. There are lots of graphics changes – some have come from other sets, but some are original. Source code changes are not reflected in this set, but will come later.

21st April 2001: Message from Sam Feichter
Some news from Sam Feichter…

4/19/01

A bad thing happened on Saturday. My computer crashed. That means that Gorenstein II is postponed. Anyone who wants to help with levels and GFX and sounds, PLEASE DO!

Well, at least Project Verdammt isn’t gone, since it’s on Mike Ingham’s computer. (Did you know that I was helping?) Gorenstein will NOT be cancelled though. I might be set back a little. (Ok! Maybe a lot!)

For you Doom II owners out there, have you played Goldeneye Doom II? Regardless if you have or have not, download the EDGE version! The difference is more weapons (DK5, AR33, Dostovei, PP7 (unsilenced)). GET IT AT DOOM WAD STATION!!!

Bye all,

Sam

21st April 2001: B.J. Blazkowicz’s Hideout offline
B. J. Blazcovick’s Hideout has been offline for some time. The server it was on 3d.portal.com suffered a serious outage and was down for about a week. It’s since been restored, but many of the host sites including the Hideout are yet to come back online. X-human tells me he will be getting it back up.

21st April 2001: Message from Philipp Luy
Here’s a message that Philipp Luy (author of OPERATION: Zusammenkunft) posted on Map n level editing.

Hi to everyone in the club, to all visitors too… it´s me Philipp and here I have some news for you :-).

My upcoming SET/TC for WOLFENSTEIN 3D – OPERATION: Zusammenkunft is progressing well. The first 4 floors are finished, and we have a perfect working 5th difficult level including respawning :-). There are some fine new graphics,too. There will be a demo soon.

The second is, that I and my best friend have founded CHAOS Software !!! PROJECT: Zusammenkunft will come out for CHAOS Software and there will be a homepage with more info very soon.

OK, that´s all… cu

Philipp Luy.

18th April 2001: Project Verdammt restarted
James Ingham has started again on his Project Verdammt set and he tells me Chris Chokan and Tris are to help out. Here’s a pic that James sent me…

There are more pics here. Updated 20th April, with four extra pics.

18th April 2001: Fortress Wolfenstein update
Here’s an email from Lord W…

Hi, I’m the webmaster of Fortress Wolfenstein.

It’s a french-speaking site about the Wolfenstein series (Wolf3D, SOD and Return to Castle Wolfenstein).

In my website, you can find all the news about Return to Castle Wolfenstein (29 screenshots available – some of them have been sent to me directly by Activision France, fully translated interviews of creators and good articles, downloadable movies, etc…) – all that is in the “Wolf3D2” section.

Also available is news about the Wolf3D creators and community (for example : the Wolf3D2 – which later became Rise Of The Triad – design project, available on the 3DRealms website, and also news scripts from generalist sites, .plan files and news from Wolf3D creators and their current games – Doom 3 for John Carmack, Daikatana for John Romero, etc…, and lots of other things) – all that is in the “News” section.

There are french-speaking descriptions of Wolf3D and SOD enemies, objects, weapons (with self-created animated gifs), translated version of the Read This! and the episodes end screens of the game, lots of files to download, a soon-available tutorial to edit the source code, websites URL where fans can buy Wolf3D and SOD, lots of links, lots of original music and sounds midi and mp3 files to listen and download, all the cheatcodes, etc…

The website address is : http://wolf3d.altajeux.com

Tout sur la série Wolfenstein et ses auteurs en Français

Thank you very much

Greetings

Lord W

wolf3d@altajeux.com

16th April 2001: Spear Resurrection update
AReyeP (Steve) has sent me a set of pics from the new TC he’s working on with MCS. It’s called Spear Resurrection and judging by the pics, it looks like it’ll be a pretty good set.

There are more pics here. For more info on the set, check out AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D.

14th April 2001: Shareware Wolfenstein 3D in Quake III
For those who have Quake II, there’s an add-on which shows what the first ten levels (the shareware set) of Wolfenstein 3D look like with a more modern engine. At present only the walls are shown, there are no objects or actors yet, but these may come later.

14th April 2001: Mutantstein III pics
Here’s a set of pics I made from Mutantstein III/Nightmare’s End. Many thanks to John Bucksnort and Harry Mass Senior for providing a set of such good quality.

14th April 2001: Operation: Zusammenkunft announced
Philipp Luy is working on a new upcoming set called OPERATION: Zusammenkunft. There will be 9 regular levels, plus a secret one. It will have new wall-textures (not many), and many cool features

Fifth (!!!!!) difficulty level
respawning enemies (like in DOOM), if you kill a SS-Soldier, he will return…. cruel & blood-thirsty… 🙂 …as a mutant !!!
FULL-SCREEN mode and the mysterious Grail of Death

Thanks to Philipp for providing the above info.

14h April 2001: MIDI files for download
For those interested in keyboard music, Chris Chokan’s Angelfire site has a large number of files to download. Though not Wolfenstein 3D specific, pcjumper.wav is included, plus an updated version of lurking (click on – /music/zipped for more sets).

14th April 2001: The Undercover Missions pics
Here’s another pic from Quinnsey’s upcoming TC The Undercover Missions.

Quinnsey’s site is at The Undercover Missions TC Homepage.

9th April 2001: Mutantstein III released
Mutantstein 3 has been released. This new six level set by John Bucksnort and Harry Mass Senior is of excellent quality. The levels are very well designed and there are more new graphics, sounds and source code changes. Here are some pics I took while playing level two.

9th April 2001: Open GL Wolfenstein Site
For those interested in the technical side of the game, the Open GL Wolfenstein Site has info, pics and downloads. It’s hosted by DarkOne.

8th April 2001: Mutantstein III update
Here’s news I received from John Bucksnort:

Mutantstein 3 is a mere 2 or 3 days away… Info on the next set…Wolfenstein 3d: The Tribute a straight 10 level set with mostly all original graphics. There will be sound replacements, however, and my usual source code changes… (ceilings, music, actor strength).

It is already in the works… Sounds and vgagraph changes are done and 3 levels are done as well.

8th April 2001: Project Verdammt announced
Here’s a pic from a new upcoming set by James Ingham called Project Verdammt. More new graphics are planned, and Sam Feichter tells me he’s helping out with these.

James has since restarted this set – please see news item dated April 18.

8th April 2001: Wolf Hour Epilogue released
Paal Olstad (Poet) has released a new one level set called Wolf Hour Epilogue. It has more than one Boss, and is very difficult to beat. Though meant as a separate set, Paal tells me the level is meant to played only after completing his Wolf Hour set. You can get both sets at Poet’s Wolfenstein Page.

8th April 2001: Nazi’s Death Valley updated
Nazi’s Death Valley, a Spear Demo set by Guillermo Buteler, has been updated (bug removed).

31st March 2001: The Inner Circle released
Here’s a new Spear demo set called The Inner Circle. It’s Philipp Luy’s first set. The levels are well designed, and the guards are well placed. The style is similar to that in the original set. Philipp plans to make a series of more elaborate sets, and this one makes a good starting point.

29th March 2001: Mutantstein III update
Mutantstein 3 should be released in about 2 weeks. Meanwhile, here’s the title screen John Bucksnort sent me…

29th March 2001: Sam Feichter update
Here’s the latest news update from Sam Feichter:

Hey, here’s more news! First off, I have a new email address at Sam Feichter E-mail!.
Gorenstein 2 will have new weapons. One isn’t finished, but 2 are. The new blue pistol is from Spear of Destiny Lost Missions. The new machine gun replacement, an Uzi, is basically looks the same as a normal pistol in Wolf 3-D, except it’s one handed, and there is a clip that moves at the bottom. Expect this set in 1 to 2 months.
I’m planning to have my own Gorenstein homepage soon, which will be linked to this one. As well as my Wolfenstein 3D sets, it will also feature some Doom TC’s.

That’s all,

Sam.

For more info on Sam’s sets, see Sam’s Wolfenstein 3D Page.

29th March 2001: WarZone II released
WarZone II has been released by DTrade. It has nine new levels, plus a secret level. There’s lots of new graphics, sounds and source code changes. As in the first WarZone set, it’s difficult to play, and there are plenty of pushwalls to find. Here’s two pics…

Paal Olstad (Poet) sent me the following email:

Hello.

For those who are interested I have posted several source code tutorials lately. More will be added soon.

Some time ago I also posted a special version of my first set Wolf-Extra. This version includes all the big levels and a selection of small ones.

The special version benefited from a few source code changes, but… BY A VERY UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE THE WL_GAME.C FILE USED TO COMPILE THIS VERSION WAS WRONG, THE CONSEQUENCE BEING THAT THE SECRET LEVELS WERE WRONGLY PLACED. This is now corrected. I am very sorry for the inconvenience this must have caused those who have played this version of Wolf-Extra. Please download it again!!.

Lastly a set called Wolf Hour Epilogue will be posted shortly.

Best regards Paal Olstad (Poet).

Thanks Paal, for the info. Paal’s page is at Poet’s Wolfenstein Page.

26th March 2001: The Greinholdt Covenant Parts Two and Three released
Here are 2 more Spear Of Destiny sets from John Bucksnort. They complete The Greinholdt Covenant trilogy. The second set is subtitled The Formula and has 12 levels.

The third set is subtitled The Dawn of Death and has 7 levels. Both sets have lots of new graphics, sounds and source code changes. As with John’s earlier sets, both are fast moving and difficult to play. Some keys are in hidden rooms. Harry Mass Senior helped out with the second set.

26th March 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Vault updated
Barry Christian’s The Wolfenstein 3D Vault has a new banner…

24th March 2001: Old shareware sets reuploaded
I posted several Wolf3D shareware sets that have become difficult to get hold of recently. They are at Easyspace Shareware, and include Halloween, and Lost Episodes.

24th March 2001: Nexus of War update
Philipp Luy has founded the NEXUS OF WAR Project Group, to work on new maps/episodes etc.

The web site at http://nexusofwar.hypermart.net has just been started but will be updated as more info becomes available.

24th March 2001: Die Hard Wolfers chat
The weekend chat on Die Hard Wolfers has now become a regular feature and is being held at the following time each week:

Saturday

CAN-US Eastern ST 5:00pm
CAN-US Central ST 4:00pm
CAN-US Pacific ST 2:00pm
London, England 10:00pm
Amsterdam 11:00pm

Sunday

Sydney, Australia 9:00am

I won’t be able to make it every weekend, but I should be able to make at least half of them, including the one tonight.

24th March 2001: Mr. Lowe’s Wolfenstein 3-D Page receives award
Barry Christian of the The Wolfenstein 3D Vault has awarded my main page Wolfenstein 3-D Vault Featured Page of the Month Award for outstanding page content and development. Thanks Barry – it’s appreciated!

17th March 2001: DTrade receives award
John Bucknort of the SPEAR OF DESTINY FAN CLUB has awarded a ‘personal achievement award’ to DTrade for his Warzone I: Sudden Strike set. Well deserved, DTrade!!

17th March 2001: The Wolfenstein 3D Vault new URL
Barry Christian’s The Wolfenstein 3D Vault has moved again (this time to Angelfire). Barry tells me he was not happy with the previous server, which was often slow loading and sometimes did not work at all. Here’s Barry’s new banner…

17th March 2001: Sam’s Wolfenstein 3-D Site updated
Sam Chiang also has a new banner…

17th March 2001: The End of a Superpower released
Here’s a new set based on Operation Buzzbomb graphics. It’s called The End of a Superpower, and is by YH. There are seven new levels at present, but this will be extended later. The levels are very different to the Buzzbomb ones – most have more open space. There are too many objects in one area at times, particularly on the first level, resulting in occasional loss of graphics, but there’s some good design ideas too.

16th March 2001: WarZone I: Sudden Strike released
DTrade has released Warzone I: Sudden Strike. There are nine new levels, plus a secret level. There are also a number of graphics and other changes. As with DTrade’s earlier sets, this one is difficult with a lot of pushwalls to find. The secret level is accessed from the Boss level, so it’s essentially a straight ten level set.

16th March 2001: WarZone II pics
Here’s two pics from DTrade’s next planned set. It’s called WarZone II…

16th March 2001: Westlake II updated
DTrade has also released an update (12.3Kb) which fixes a level 2 bug on his Westlake II set.

16th March 2001: Daniel’s Wolfenstein Site updated
For those who prefer frames, Daniel’s Wolfenstein Site has a new frames version.

16th March 2001: Map n level editing club
Armitage1974 has started a new Yahoo club Map n level editing. It’s not Wolf 3D specific – it includes games like Duke Nukem too – but it’s for those who are interested in level design, tips & tricks and for useful help and links.

12th March 2001: The Undercover Missions pics
Here’s two new pics that Quinnsey sent me. They’re from his upcoming TC called The Undercover Missions.

Quinnsey also has a new website The Undercover Missions TC Homepage. This is pretty much under construction at present but has some links, pics and info on the set.

10th March 2001: Daniel’s Wolfenstein Site updated
Daniel has a new banner for his site…

10th March 2001: Barry’s Wolfenstein 3-D Page update
Barry Christian’s Barry’s Wolfenstein 3-D Page has moved and has been renamed The Wolfenstein 3D Vault. Most of the pages have been updated.

10th March 2001: Tripod issues
It seems as though Tripod doesn’t like Wolf 3D anymore. Barry Christian (see above) had to transfer his page to a new server, and Gary Ragland’s old Tripod page has disappeared too! Gary’s other page is still there though at Gary’s Wolfenstein 3-D Center.

10th March 2001: Return to Castle Wolfenstein pics
Here are three pics from Return to Castle Wolfenstein, sent to me by Harry Mass Sr. More info about this new upcoming game can be found at Castle Wolfenstein 2000.

9th March 2001: Half Way released
Harry Mass Sr has released his new TC Half Way. There are some changed source codes (two new keys etc), new wall graphics, and ten new levels. Access to the secret level is from level four. This is a very difficult and fast moving set. Just when I thought I’d reached the level one elevator, there was a whole new area beyond!!

Harry also sent me a set of pics from the set.

2nd March 2001: Die Hard Wolfers Yahoo Club
Here’s another Yahoo Club for Wolf 3D !! This one is called Die Hard Wolfers, and was founded by brothertank.

2nd March 2001: Chokage updated
Chris Chokan has released an updated version of Chokage, with changes made to several levels. Some of Chris’ favourite level changes include:

E3L4 (Black Sunshine)*
E3L6 (The Self-Inducing Barrier)*
E3L3 (Cubical Containment… not quite done yet though)*
E2L1 (Pilot’s Warning… some parts of the level are really cool while others need touching up)
E2L3 (The Tower)

*these levels contain a hidden Skeleton Key that are found in unlikely, bizarre ways

Some other classic levels that Chris has upgraded include:

E1L1-E1L4 (L2 and L3’s secret areas have been majorly extended, L4 has new wall photos in the brown area)
E2L5 (Ice Age)

Chris is still working on changes, and the next one will be really weird: “you get to a certain spot in the level and when you go back… everything is different. There’s an example of what this will look like hidden in a secret passage on E5L2 in the Gold shine area with the backwards guard”.

The level will also feature doors that open poles (and other doors). An example of this is on on E3L7 inside the secret room with the dog behind the 5 poles.

Other changes are that the Blue SS Guards will become Nazi Reepers. Officers will become Speedopes (swimmers), and the dogs will become Chainsaw Dogs that float through the air.

More info, and the download is available from Herc’s Super Chokage Page.

2nd March 2001: Help wanted
The Master is looking for an artist to help out with his upcoming Wolfenstein mod Kurt vs. The Master.

“The artist needs to be willing to do major boss & other enemy (not any of the normal guards that have a bunch of frames like the Brownies, SS, etc.) recreation, possibly from scratch, and maybe some various other wall textures and things. And they have to be GOOD. They need to send some examples.

They can email me at: pepsip@iol-12.net

Thanks.

The Master.”

2nd March 2001: Fortune City downtime update
Re: the Fortune City downloads problems, I’ve now transferred all zip files I had on there to another server. This is because Fortune City no longer allow zip file downloads, and have installed software to cut-off downloads. All files are now available on Easyspace.

25th February 2001: Website updates
Daniel’s Wolfenstein 3D Page has moved to a new url. The banner has been changed too…

Several other links have been deleted or changed. In particular, Castle Wolfenstein 2000 now works as it should, as does Nate’s WolfenCHAT.

25th February 2001: Fortune City down
Fortune City has been experiencing problems with some downloads lately. Sometimes, the downloads get cut off before the full file is received. Another Wolf 3D site on the server Mike’s Wolfenstein 3-D Page, has put up a temporary page until the problem is sorted out. Anyone wanting files I have on Fortune City, please email me. If the problem persists, I’ll move the files to another server.

20th February 2001: The Matrix pics
Sam Chiang has sent me a new pic from his The Matrix set. It shows a new guard, and a new M16 gun (replaces the machine gun)…

20th February 2001: Sector 27 Demo updated
Sector 27 Demo (by Fgkjrujkuejrn) has been updated. New features include:

changed ceiling colours
changes to menu text
30 ammo at start
Chain gun SS guard drops a chain gun you can use
Hans drops a chain gun you can use
Flame throwers shoot super fast streams of flames
alarm lights (one level)

Thanks to Fgkjrujkuejrn for providing this info.

20th February 2001: WarZone pics
Here’s two more pics from DTrade’s WarZone…

20th February 2001: BnSodNew released
I received an email today from Butch Nordstrom. He made the first ever add-on set for Spear of Destiny. The set has five levels and is called BnSodNew, though I’m told it was originally released as Sodbutch. Butch has become interested in the game again and is considering making more levels for the set.

16th February 2001: WarZone announced
DTrade is working on a new set called Warzone. It will consist of three projects, Sudden Strike, Surprise Attack and Counterattack. Other episodes will be announced later. Here’s a pic…

16th February 2001: Sam Chiang’s Home Page URL change
Sam Chiang’s Home Page has a new url at http://www.expage.com/scg000. Anyone who is interested in helping out Sam with some levels for his upcoming set The Matrix, please send him an email at selong_chiang@yahoo.com. For info and pics on the set – check out January 20 news items.

16th February 2001: Return of Hitler announced
Weiland Chiang (Sam’s brother) is also working on a new set. This one will be called Return of Hitler. Here are two pics…

16th February 2001: Project Auferstehung Demo released
Will Jeffries has sent me a two level demo of his Project Auferstehung set. There are new actors, graphics, title screen etc. More new features will be in the final version. You can get the demo from Fortune City.

16th February 2001: Hitlerstein announced
Yet another upcoming TC is Hitlerstein by Johnny Groves. John hasn’t been into Wolf 3D much lately but has now decided to make another set. There’s no storyline as yet, but you play as Hitler. That’s all I have on this at present.

16th February 2001: Eat at Joe’s updated
An updated version of Eat at Joe’s (v1.38) has been released by Cedfoo. The Eat at Joe’s page also has detailed info about this set and news of other upcoming projects.

16th February 2001: Wolfenstein 3D SE pics
Jean Morel has sent me another pic from Wolf 3d (Shareware SE)…

Jean also has three further sets planned.

16th February 2001: Sam Feichter is back
Sam Feichter has returned to the Wolf3D scene. Gorenstein 2 will finally have new levels. Hitler’s son takes over in this one, and decides to bring back Dr. Schabbs creations. This set will be available in about 2 weeks. Sam is also planning some other sets…

W.O.L.F. (Wolfenstein of Lost Frankfurt)
Chocolate Attacks!
Martians- A Wolfenstein on Mars!
Spear of Destiny SE (SOD)

Finally, Sam sent me this award. Thanks Sam…

10th February 2001: W.O.T.H. updated
John Hedgehog’s second W.O.T.H. set has been updated, due to a fault on the sixth episode (level one). For those who already have this set, there’s a map files only version available.

10th February 2001: Wolfenstein 3D SE update
Jean Morel has sent me another pic from Wolf 3d (Shareware SE). There’s also a list of weapons:

Knife
Lüger P38 (Pistol)
Maschinenpistole MP40 “Schmeisser” (Machine Gun)
Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 “Panzershreck” (Bazooka)

10th February 2001: Debugmode EXE
Here’s a Start.exe file, made by Davy Key, for the cheat/debugmode for Wolfenstein 3D, Spear, Blake Stone etc. I’ve tried it for both the full and shareware versions of Wolf 3D, (also the Spear demo) and it works fine. If you want to ask Davy about it, here’s his email davykey@hotmail.com.

10th February 2001: Coding and mapping help wanted
Fgkjrujkuejrn, who sent me the Sector 27 Demo recently, could really use some help with both the source code and levels so he can get the full six episode set completed. Please send an email to fgkjrujkuejrn@yahoo.com if you want to help out.

9th February 2001: Sector 27 Demo released
Sector 27 Demo is a new seven level set. Graphics changes include a flame thrower, SS Guards with chain guns, and automatic drone guns. Source code changes are mostly ‘changed text’. It was sent in by Fgkjrujkuejrn. The set will be extended later to include all six episodes.

6th February 2001: AReyeP e-mails CEO of id Software on the question of copyright infringement
In an email to AReyeP, Todd Hollenshead (CEO of ID Software) has clarified ID’s position on what it considers acceptable use of the Wolf 3D Source Code.

Here are the questions that AReyeP asked Todd…

Q1: Obviously the distribution of the original game files is an infringement of copyright, and is akin to distribution of stolen goods. What I really need to know is id’s stance in relation to stand alone total conversions that feature new weapons/sounds/graphics etc? The problem here is that in order to make such an add on, nearly every file (exe, graphics files and sound files) in the original game has to be altered.

Todd’s reply to above: As long as it is truly a TOTAL conversion, then that is all covered by the GPL (the source code license) and it’s perfectly acceptable. The problem lies when people make a new .exe and distribute some or all of the old id files – that’s basically the same thing as warezing it. – tsh

Q2: It seems that id share a close relationship with the huge number of fans creating mods/total conversions etc for newer games such as Doom, Quake etc. I’ve played many Doom/Quake/Quake2 mods/total conversions, many freely available off PC Gaming magazines, and made by devoted fans. Most of them feature graphics/music etc from the original games, but all give due credit to the fact that they are indeed utilising the copyright property of id software (or whoever else depending on the game). Some have been “stand alone” games (or total conversions), others have been simple add ons or levels, and some have been just plain weird! I’m hoping there’s no problem with people making similar things in relation to Wolfenstein. I’m hoping you can clarify for me what is acceptable, and what is not.

Todd’s reply: We encourage people to play with the Wolf3D engine, which is why John released it. And we don’t mind people making “add-ons” or new levels for the full registered version of Wolf3D or Spear. My email to Nate was specific to what he was doing, which was not only a violation of the End User License Agreement, but copyright infringement. As far as everyone else, if they haven’t received an email from me and they’re not doing exactly what Nate was doing then they’re not in any trouble. – tsh

Many thanks to both AReyeP (Steve) and Todd for this info.

6th February 2001: Westlake II released
DTrade has just released his second set Westlake II. There are seven difficult levels, with a lot of pushwalls to find. There are also many graphics and source code changes too. Here’s a pic…

6th February 2001: Wolfenstein Death Match Multiplayer
Jay has been working on a Wolfenstein Death Match Multiplayer. Almost all gameplay aspects are finished – walking, turning, running, opening doors & secrets, shooting, frag counting, dying and respawning – all work simultaneously for 2 players (only picking up items & random spawn spots are left to do). The graphics and sprites are also finished, and the levels are almost completed.

The project was delayed a lot because of a few major bugs, so the source code needed an overhaul, but things are smooth again. If you like the screenshot shown above, you’ll find more of them here. Thanks to Jay and Tris for providing this info.

3rd February 2001: The Greinholdt Covenant Part One released
John Bucksnort has released The Greinholdt Covenant Part One. The set has 8 new fast moving levels, with many source code and graphics changes. There will be further sets in this series later.

3rd February 2001: Nate Smith accused of copyright infringement
The Wolfenstein 3D community suffered a huge blow last night when Nate Smith received an email from ID Software CEO Todd Hollenshead. Todd asked for Nate’s three Beyond Wolfenstein sets to be deleted due to copyright reasons. I have taken off the sets from my sites. ID Software has now clarified its position on what it considers acceptable use of the source code – see Feb 6 news item.

I just received the following letter from Todd Hollenshead, CEO of Id Software:

“Nayt,

Your site at: http://wolf3d.gamehosts.com/bw/index2.shtml and the games entitled “Beyond Wolfenstein” and “Beyond Wolfenstein 2” that are distributed from it are real problems from a copyright and trademark standpoint.

You need to cease distribution of all id content from your site immediately unless you have a specific license for redistribution of such material. You also need to inform other sites which “mirror” your files section to remove the files and cease future downloads as soon as possible.

I understand that you’re a fan of the games, which is really the only reason you’re not getting a real nasty letter from me or our lawyers right now. I think you must be confused as to what is permitted with respect to distribution of our property and specifically the Wolf 3D engine.

Succinctly, we have publicly released the *source code* to Wolfenstein 3D. We have not released any of the art or other game media. Redistribution of such media is copyright infringement. Using the “ID” logo and “Wolfenstein 3D”, both of which are registered trademarks, with such redistribution constitutes trademark infringement. The sounds that you are distributing also most likely infringe on the copyrights of Bobby Prince, the creator and owner of such sounds.

These are all very serious issues which can’t be over looked just because you aren’t charging for the game or didn’t intend anyone harm, etc.

Please contact me via return email immediately and confirm that you will immediately cease distribution of “Beyond Wolfenstein”, “Beyond Wolfenstein 2”, and any other project that contains our intellectual property and that you will instruct any site that mirrors your files to also cease such distribution.

Please note that nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any potential remedy available to Id Software, Inc., and as such, we reserve all rights and remedies available to us at law or otherwise.

Sincerely,

Todd Hollenshead
CEO
id Software, Inc.”

2nd February 2001: Wolfenstein 3D SE pics
Here’s two more pics Jean Morel sent me. They’re from his Wolfenstein 3D SE (Shareware) set…

Jean is also working on a full version set called Dr. Nein. This will have

a completely different storyline
totally different graphics
different weapons
new sounds (maybe)

2nd February 2001: W.O.T.H. updated
A revised version of John Hedgehog’s W.O.T.H. has been released. I’ve done a lot of work on this set during the past few days and as a result there are changed Read This and End Game messages, plus more alterations made to several levels.

28th January 2001: Sam’s Wolfenstein 3D Page
Sam Chiang has released a banner to promote his Sam’s Wolfenstein Page web site. Here it is…

28th January 2001: Wolf Hour hint manual released
A hint manual for Paal Olstad’s Wolf Hour is now available. Paal is also working on a source code tutorial, which should be ready before spring. Hint Manual for Wolf Hour.

28th January 2001: Wolfenstein 3D SE pics
Jean Morel is working on two new sets. There’s a new shareware set called Wolfenstein 3D SE (Shareware). Here’s some of the features…

a more realistic feel
Bazooka instead of a Chaingun

Jean has released two pics from the set, and here they are…

28th January 2001: The Final Solution v2.0 released
A new version of Tris’s The Final Solution has been released. This updates level 8 which now has more guards, effects etc, and gold key access. All files, and a saved game from level 7, are included.

26th January 2001: The Matrix pics
Sam Chiang has released four more pics from The Matrix – Sam’s upcoming set. Here’s one of them…

And you can find the others, plus some earlier pics here.

26th January 2001: Guystone updated
Guy Brys has added a third new level to Guystone – his Blake Stone add-on. Check it out at Guy’s Home Page.

26th January 2001: Sounds and music services offered
Here’s a message from Greg Yingling (wolf3d_fenatic)…

If anyone needs Sound/Music design, I would be happy to get any job that anyone would have.

Thanks!!

Greg Yingling, Webmaster, Developer, Master Beta-Tester, Sound/Music

Designer, “Wolfenstein3d, Project: Einmacht “

Greg’s Wolfenstein 3d Page

wolf3d_fenatic@yahoo.com

22nd January 2001: Untergehende Traum (Crumbling Dream) announced

Here’s news of an upcoming 20 level set called Untergehende Traum (Crumbling Dream). It’s being co-ordinated by Tris and there are 9 members thus far involved in this new project. Here’s a pic…

HISTORY:

Notes by Tris

After completing TFS, I played around with an idea to make the spirit a little higher in the Wolfenstein Community. I believed it was time for something new, but I couldn’t figure out what. Then my dad gave me the idea to start up a group project. As I believe now, I’m now the coordinator of the project. Untergehende Traum, which means Crumbling Dream, will be a 20-level TC with level and graphics design close to the original Wolfenstein, be it more realistic. So far there are 9 members:

~Chad~
Samuel Chiang
Steve Walley (AReyeP)
Eric Vaughn
Kenny Riley
Leo Bourbeau (I believe, I don’t know his last name)
Ian Franken
Scott Croneberger

And me, of course. As you see, there still aren’t enough members. So everyone who’d like to, mail to Tris@yahoo.com! Provide in detail with what you could help out, and when you can begin. Note: Everyone who mails me, will automatically be a member, don’t worry.

THE STORY:

Spring, 1945.

The Nazi war machine, once an all conquering force sweeping through Europe, is on its knees as the Allied forces penetrate the German Fatherland.

The Allied High Command, confident that their current rate of advance through German territory will see Berlin fall in the coming weeks, prepares to put the plans for their final assault into action. The sense of urgency, so prevalent in the days when the Reich had the upper hand, has subsided. Though caution must be exercised, and all available force utilised, the Allies know victory is at hand.

Or is it?

You are William Joseph “B.J.” Blazkowicz, terminal action seeker and hero of the Allied cause. Your exploits during the war are the stuff that legends are made of. Capturing the “Spear of Destiny”, and thereby denying Hitler a decided psychological advantage when the Reich was at its peak.

Escaping from Castle Wolfenstein and eliminating key members of the Nazi hierarchy in the process, including the maniacal Dr. Schabbs. You’d even assaulted Hitler’s own stronghold, and taken on who you had believed was Adolf himself, but the cunning Fuhrer, resourceful as ever, had substituted a double in his place. Still, to say you’d put a dent in the Nazi’s schemes was an understatement.

As the end of the war appears imminent, the somewhat “relaxed” attitude adopted by many of the Allied hierarchy has not escaped your attention. Concerned that this matter needs to be addressed, you have arranged to meet with the top Allied boy himself, Commander in Chief of Allied Forces, General Henry Lee Jackson, stationed in a fortified bunker not far from liberated Paris.

As you enter the General’s office, you snap to attention and salute. “Ahhh, B.J. Blazkowicz,” acknowledges the General. Pointing to a seat, he adds, “Sit down, my boy, sit down…” As you take your seat, the General lights a cigar, and, puffing thoughtfully, asks: “Now B.J., what is it I can do for you?”

“General Jackson,” you reply, “I’m concerned that overconfidence could create a problem in these final weeks. I was just wanting to seek your assurance that you’d ensure there is absolutely no let up whatsoever in the aggressiveness of the Allied attacks until this war is over.”

The General smiled. “Thank you for your concern, B.J., but rest assured, all is under control”. “General”, you replied, “with all due respect, you’ve only been in command for just under a month now. It’s not like you’ve been running this invasion from day one, you know…”

An impatient look came over the General’s face. “B.J.”, he said, “You needn’t concern yourself with this. I can assure you that, since I took command after General Ridley was poisoned last month, Allied Command is more alert than ever”.

“Well, that’s good to hear. Still, with my experience behind enemy lines, I was thinking that maybe I should infiltrate Berlin and ascertain what resistance our boys are likely to encounter”.

“Do you think we are incompetent?” snapped the General. “We know the enemy movements, what’s left of them, better than they probably do themselves. No incursion by you will be of any help at all, B.J., besides, you’ve already done enough to help the Allied cause. You’d only be interfering. In other words, I’m giving you an order, B.J., stay out of it. I can assure you that victory will be ours!”

Accepting the General’s response, you stand back to attention, salute, and bid him farewell.

As you leave the office, General Jackson stubs out his cigar. “Damn you Blazkowicz,” he muttered quietly to himself. “I wish eliminating you could be as easy as poisoning Ridley had been”. He turned to face the plans on the table opposite. Plans he’d carefully prepared for the last few weeks since he’d taken command.

Ahh, yes, the Fuhrer would be pleased. The Allied armies were walking straight into a beautifully prepared ambush. General Henry Lee Jackson, a loyal Nazi better known to the Fuhrer by his birth name of Heinrich Jäger, had worked hard for the Reich in attaining the position of Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces. Years of pretending to be loyal to the Allied dogs had been difficult. But the rewards were not far away.

“Yes, B.J.,” he muttered to himself again, “I didn’t lie to you. Victory WILL be ours. Not yours, but OURS! Heil Hitler!”

The General’s biggest mistake, though, was allowing you, B.J. Blazkowicz, to leave. Something just didn’t seem right. You couldn’t quite put a finger on it. But you knew you couldn’t sit back and ignore it.

Damn what the General had ordered. You’d made up your mind. Looks like it was time for B.J. to pay Uncle Adolf a visit to make sure the Allied armies weren’t going to receive a nasty reception!

2 Days Later:

Berlin – Hitler’s bunker:

The message expected from General “Jackson” had finally arrived. As a result, following direct orders from the Fuhrer, German forces positioned themselves strategically around the Reichstag and surrounding areas to greet the unsuspecting Allied armies. The ambush they had prepared would be devastating.

The last thing they needed was B.J. Blazkowicz to come sniffing around…

LEVEL GUIDE:

Level 1 Felsendampf Geheimtunnel

When you arrive at an abandoned house near the Reichstag, you find the entrance to a tunnel leading to the cellars of the Reichstag. You must enter the eerie, damp, dark tunnel in order to get inside the cellars of the Reichstag.

Levels 2-3 Reichstag Cellars

These cellars are lightly guarded by SS and Hitlerjugend. Be careful not to get lost in the many pilestocking-areas. They may seem to be exact the same;

Levels 4-6 Lobby/Main halls

Via the elevator you get inside the Reichstag Lobby. Finally a chance to see what’s still left of the once beautiful chapel. Be warned – besides Nazi architecture there are also various SS, HitlerJugend and Gestapo waiting for you!

Levels 7-10: NSDAP Conference Floors

This is the most high-class area of the Reichstag. On these floors Hitler conferenced with his party, the NSDAP. It is now a place where the officers hide. These levels have as common enemies the quick and speedy Gestapo officers, so be warned to stay covered!

Level 11: Felsendampf Geheimtunnel 2

Back in the tunnel. Hitler didn’t seem to be in the Reichstag, so it’s time to turn in the direction you couldn’t access on forehand: the tunnel part leading to the Führungbunker. This part of the tunnel is guarded by various SS and HitlerJugend.

This tunnel seems just like the original tunnel backwards, but when you get to the part where you couldn’t enter on first hand, it’ll get harder and uneasier to follow. After all, Uncle Adolf doesn’t want any unwelcome visitors, does he?

Level 12: The Führerbunker

This is it — Here you’ll face the Fuhrer himself. But before you can get to him, you’ll have to navigate through the bunker, which is guarded by many SS and Gestapo. Be prepared — you’re in for the fight of your life.

Architectal Notice: This level is made upon an actual blueprint of the Führerbunker. Believe it or not, it was made from a blueprint from a book about the Second World War. So be sure to visit a place that did existed — all right all right, it looked different, but the architecture was the same in World War II.

Levels 13-15: Old Reichstag

This part of the Reichstag was the old chansellor’s conference area. Here, 20 meters below the fundaments of the Reichstag, the secret conferences between the chansellor and the generals were held back in World War I. Today it’s guarded by a few of the Allied Forces’ “turncoats”: deserters now on the Axis’ side.

Level 16: Horst Grosse’s Den

Originally the old chansellor’s dressing room, this dark and eerie place is now ruled by Horst Grosse, close friend of the Fuhrer and companion of Heinrich Jäger. His domain is that where you’ll find out where Heinrich Jäger is hiding.

Levels 17-19: Reichstag Upper Floors

These floors will eventually lead you to the roof, where Heinrich Jäger is waiting for you. Be warned — These are the most heavy guarded floors of the entire Reichstag.

Level 20: Reichstag Roof

All right now, it’s time to salute Mr. Jackson on the military way — swapping some lead into his head. Beat this guy and your mission is complete.

Here’s some shots of the current framework for the game. (don’t look at the level numbers, they’re just concept maps). The status bar was designed by Steve Walley (AReyeP). BJ’s sleeves and the Reichswehr-enemy (replaces the Mutant) are drawn by Tris. The rock texture (of level 5) was designed by Eric Vaughn.

Again, anyone who’d like to help out, please do so. Thanks.

Tris.

20th January 2001: New sites
There are two new Wolfenstein 3D sites this week. The first is Daniel’s Wolfenstein 3D Page (there’s a banner shown below)…

The other one is Sam’s Wolfenstein Page by Sam Chiang. Please note – both these sites are still under construction so there may be some links not working.

20th January 2001: The Matrix announced
Sam Chiang is working on his first add-on called The Matrix. There’ll be new graphics, levels and source code changes. Some levels have been done. Sam would like some help with the source code, so if you want to help out email selong_chiang@yahoo.com. Here’s the title screen Sam sent me…

And here’s two more pics…

20th January 2001: Westlake I released
DTrade’s first set (there’s some pics below at the 16th January post) Westlake I has been released. This is a very fast moving difficult set with lots of pushwalls included. There’s six new levels, plus many new graphics and source code changes.

20th January 2001: W.O.T.H. II Beta released
A beta version of John Hedgehog’s second W.O.T.H. set has been released. (Its full title is Wrath of the Hedgehog: Milly F. Fox Saves John the Hedgehog). Although the levels come from the first W.O.T.H. set, there’ve been many changes made. Also, there’s a lot of source code changes.

20th January 2001: Wolf Hour released
Paal Olstad has released Wolf Hour. This is a one episode ten level set (uses episode three), and has many interesting source code changes, including a missile launcher. Some graphics have been changed too. For copyright reasons, Paal has left out the audio files, which you have to supply from the registered set. Available at Poet’s Wolfenstein Page.

20th January 2001: Westlake II pics
DTrade has sent me two pics from his second new add-on called West Lake II…

16th January 2001: Kenny Riley receives award
The first John Bucksnort Personal Achievement Award of 2001 goes to Kenny Riley of The Wolfenstein 3D Mansion for the design and very professional presentation of his website. Well done, Kenny. It’s well deserved!!

16th January 2001: AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D Page
AReyeP (Steve) has made a new web page. You can download his new Wolfendoom TC, plus there’s info and pics on his upcoming add-ons and a links section. It’s at AReyeP’s Wolfenstein 3D.

16th January 2001: Westlake I announced
DTrade (who comes from China) will be releasing his first add-on soon. It’ll be called West Lake 1, and here’s a couple of pics he sent me…

13th January 2001: Wolfenstein: Special Edition Beta released
Luke Strauman has released a beta of his Wolfenstein: Special Edition set. The first level from the first four episodes has been completed. I particularly like the blue colour effect on the fourth episode. All files are included. For more info on this set, please see below.

Here’s some bad news. Jagdpanther’s Wolf 3D Site has been deleted. I’m not deleting the link to it yet because the site should be back up on another server within a few weeks. The site was on Fortune City. A while back, some TC’s I had posted on Fortune City were deleted, and they didn’t even inform me. I don’t rely on them very much anymore.

Luke Strauman has sent me some pics and other info from his new set called Wolfenstein: Special Edition. It has a lot of new features designed to show how far Wolfenstein 3D has progressed since the source code was released. Here’s what Luke has completed thus far…

5 weapons
Weapon change Sound
Separate Floor colors on each level
200% health
Armor Almost done
Weapon 5 is a Shot Gun- very strong
Graphic changes almost complete
Sound changes almost complete
some levels done including the secret levels 98 and 99 and super secret level, level 666

Things that Luke still has to do are…

Graphics
Sounds
Maps
Separate Ammo
Spear Tracks

Anyways, there’s a pic Luke sent me. And there’s some more here.

13th January 2001: Basilisk II
Basilisk II is a utility which allows Mac programs to run on a PC. It’s quite a long-winded process though but for anyone who’s interested there’s more info about it on my utilities page. Please note Power PC based programs cannot be used in conjunction with this.

13th January 2001: Puttin’ It to the Enemy MIDI
Juan J. Alva has sent me two more midi files. Both are versions of Puttin’ It to the Enemy, which is the music from Spear level 17. I think the second one is better, so does Juan, but both are OK. There is now a third one too (guitar)!!

13th January 2001: WolfenDoom updated
AReyeP (Steve) has re-released his WolfenDoom set with source code, menu and other changes. This version replaces the previous one and it looks a lot more professional. Guess I’ll have to do something similar with my three WolfBel sets!!

13th January 2001: The Greinholdt Covenant Part One pics
Here are some pics from John Bucksnort’s upcoming set The Greinholdt Covenant Part One. The title pic is shown below, the others are here.

6th January 2001: Steel Cage released
Harry Mass Sr has released his new set Steel Cage. There are five new levels, plus a secret level. As with all of Harry’s sets, there are many new graphics and source code changes and all files are included. For pics – see below.

6th January 2001: Tim’s Wolfenstein 3D Page
Here’s a new Wolfenstein 3D site with downloads, links and other info. It’s called Tim’s Wolfenstein 3D Page.

6th January 2001: Harry Mass Sr receives award
This month’s SPEAR OF DESTINY FAN CLUB Spear of Excellence Award goes to Harry Mass Sr for his Wolfenstein 3D by Harry Sr site. Well deserved, Harry!!

6th January 2001: Victors MIDI
Juan J. Alva sent me a midi file of Victors Song.

6th January 2001: Robocop 4 Beta released
A six level beta of Robocop 4 has been released by Little Snabes (Jake) and John Bucksnort. There’s some good level design and a lot of new graphics/source code changes. All files are included. You can get it from John’s site at John Bucksnort Wolf 3D Page.

6th January 2001: Steel Cage pics
Harry Mass Sr has released three pics from his upcoming project. It’s called Steel Cage, and it’ll have five new levels, plus a secret level. One pic is shown below…

You can see them all here.

1st January 2001: Mutantstein II released
Here’s the first new set of the new year, and the real millennium!! It’s Mutantstein 2 by John Bucksnort and Harry Mass Sr. There’s six new levels. Graphics and source code changes are as in the first Mutantstein set. It’s quite difficult at times, and keys are often hidden in secret areas. Very well designed.

1st January 2001: Biokrieg update
David Gebler asked me to post the following message regarding Wolf3D Insanity and his project Biokrieg…

To all members of The Wolf3D Community,

Wolf3D Insanity no longer exists. I am in the process of merging my site with The Domain http://nayt.dyndns.org/domain, and the site will be a lot better there! It’s not complete yet, but check it out to see what’s coming up! The Gebweb.co.uk Network http://www.gebweb.co.uk will be non-wolf3d, but for those of you are interested, will have some great C++ tutorials very soon, if you want to be able to create your own incredible TC! Also, on Friday 5th Janaury, you can view the first issue of PC Voltage! a new monthly computer e-zine on http://www.gebweb.co.uk/pcv/index.html .

Regarding my TC, Biokrieg, expect it to be released in early March. That’s all from me for now. If anyone wants to e-mail me, the address is webmaster@gebweb.co.uk.

-David Gebler

1st January 2001: New Wolf3D page
Mike’s Crappy Wolfenstein Page is the first new Wolf3D site for some time. It’s still under construction, and here’s the description that Mike sent me!!

A bad yet updated site which will soon get better….. it is the home of a wolf3d TC that has just started production…… for more info go here http://hometown.aol.com/madpuppy3/myhomepage/index.html.