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[LuisMW]

Chapter 1: Installing Return to Castle Wolfenstein

1- OK, this step is not that easy, you have to install your Windows version of the game either in another PC or in your EEE with wine.

2- Go to your installation directory, then into the "main" subdirectory and retrieve the mp_pak0.pk3, sp_pak1.pk3 and pak0.pk3 files, copy them to a SD Card or USB key. Have them handy. Once you get them, you can uninstall the game.

3- Head to ftp://ftp.idsoftware...uff/wolf/linux/ and download wolf-linux-1.41b.x86.run. This is the Linux installer.

4- Open a terminal, go to where you placed the installer and run 'sudo sh wolf-linux-1.41b.x86.run'. Follow the instructions. You can choose another directory for the installation, for instance somewhere in your SD card.

5A- Move the three files obtained in step 2 to the "main" subdirectory of the installation place. With default installation, that would be /usr/local/games/wolfenstein/main. Alternatively, follow step 5B...

5B- If you find you are low on disk space, you may do what I did. Create a wolf directory in your SD Card, move everything in the main subdirectory plus the three data files to it, and then remove the now empty "main" and create a link, such as: 'ln -s /mnt/SD/Wolf /usr/local/games/wolfenstein/main'. Note that any manipulation of external media requires superuser privileges, that is, do everything with 'sudo'

Chapter 2: Running Return to Castle Wolfenstein

1- In order to get sound, you should create a script to enable it as explained in http://forum.eeeuser...pic.php?id=9298. Follow the instructions included in the first post.

2- Run 'wolfsp' and there you go. You should set the system options to low performance.

3- Additionally, you can adjust the resolution as explained in the first post of http://forum.eeeuser...ic.php?id=13850. You should adjust the width and height to 800 and 480, naturally.

Without overclocking and a little tweaking, you should get the game to work at about 20fps.

To do:

- More specific performance options
- Multiplayer does not work. It complains about not finding libstdc++. It's probably a matter of installing the right package. I haven't tried it yet.

I hope you find it useful.

[Kithera]

Once again, you have created a fine guide. Assuming you're loading packages from Debian, their website has a search feature. You can search the package contents for the missing file and then install the proper one. I believe it's something like GLIB.... I had to install it for epsxe.

[Rangerfranz]

well, for (4 stars)s sakes why is this on the native linux games page if you need wine to use it!!!!!

[Sage_Harpuia]

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well, for (4 stars)s sakes why is this on the native linux games page if you need wine to use it!!!!!

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Your question is answered in the instructions.

It is because the game files need to be made available before the native Linux installer can be used.

[Rangerfranz]

Help again, I followed the steps and it still said could not find default.cfg, What do I do?

[captcadaver]

Tag.

[georgio900]

hey on the link for step 3 how exactly do you download the file because its just like coding when i go on it?

cheers

[LuisMW]

Right-click on the file, and then select 'Save target as...' Depending on which browser you use, it may be phrased differently, but you get the idea.

[georgio900]

cheers, thanks for the help. now i just need to get the rest of it working lol

[georgio900]

having o-mega problems installing it onto my hardrive in the eee pc where should i install it and where should the symbolic link thingys go? help!

[georgio900]

well now ive managed to install it when trying to load up the single player it says "not find default.cfg" any help anyone?