Wolfenstein Source [WIP] Thread

Im working on a small project which basically aims to do to Wolfenstein what the BMS team did to Half Life 1 - Update it for the source engine. Currently im just recreating the first level, but if enough people like it and are willin to help ill see where it goes

UPDATE: The new arches

UPDATE: The wells

UPDATE: New Images & Inspiration image

Edited by (in order): Vinny_S, Vinny_S, Vinny_S, Vinny_S, Vinny_S, Vinny_S, Vinny_S, Vinny_S

If you hadn't started on Source I would have advised you not to use it
Anyways, you might wanna make sure that you aren't gonna get C&D'd for this project. Have you contactd id at all in regards to it?

Could you do it on Doom3/Quake4? I don't know for sure, but I assume that would be seen in a more favourable light than doing so on Source.

Even if you go for an ID tech4 game, you'd best make sure you won't get shut down before you commit too much work to it. Don't even try on Source, you will get a Cease and Desist for sure.

it's being done in doom 3 currently: Doom3world.org
There's a nice looking Quake mod for D3 too.

but it's nazi's & WW2. Just don't call it "wolfenstien" (actually... maybe you could. id doesn't own THAT name, they ripped it from a previous game). In fact... searching the US copyright office shows this info:
1. Registration Number: TX-3-849-473
Title: Wolfenstein.
Description: Computer program.
Claimant: acID Software, Inc.
Created: 1992
Published: 15May92
Registered: 10Jun94
Special Codes: 1/C/D

use a different font & i don't believe, legally, they can touch you as long as you don't rip-off anything. I wouldn't worry about a C&D on this one.

there's several game under "wolfenstein." id doesn't own the "wolfenstein" name, just the trademarks that it's a part of.

Technically, you can trademark "wolfenstein source" if you wanted.
trademark search: Tess2.uspto.gov

Wolfeinstein is actually a reference to a specific rock formation in Germany, apparently:
Reference.com

Or you could hyphenate it to Wolfen-stein, which is seems to be a location in Ohio:
Dictionary.reference.com

Edited by (in order): UnknownTarget, UnknownTarget

Stening wolf

Seems like a good idea though, my only comment on it would be that moving it onto an updated game like source might remove the "takiness" that makes it amazingly nostalgic, some people might appreciate the change over though . Personally I'd prefer too see some sort of pseudo cell shading or something, but I wouldnt even have the beggining of a clue as to how you can cell shade on a source engine, I'm guessing its just to do with pol count and texturising, which may make your job easier, but making the light match a retro colorization for the game would be hard.

Thats just my thoughts anyway, I think most people would appreciate even being able to play a simple conversion as long as it has the music, I know I would .

TF2 had a lot more going on for their rendering purposes. Here is a video explaining what they did. You might need a plugin to view it.

To the OP: that looks like a good start, but it would be cool to see Wolfenstein brought up to the specs and visuals of this/next generation of video games. Add more stuff, make it darker, pay more attention to details. Those eagles sitting on top of swasticas could be modeled, and not just a flat texture slapped on a polygon.

Edited by: zenarion

But they are taking so long
I hope they will finish next year or earlier.

Cell shading on the current Source Engine build is VERY possible. The Source Engine is actually one of the best engines, it's just so easy and flexible.

Good work on it, I've never played any of the games, but it looks faithful to the original, from what I can tell.

Too true - I've not much enjoyed working with Source for well, years now... I feel more sorry for the artists, who have to get their hands dirty with command line tools and script files - poor guys, they look at me with confusion on their faces and tears in their eyes, it breaks my heart!

It's been over two years, I felt it was time...

to keep this vaguely on topic, good luck with your mod - my issue from looking at the screen shots is that you've retained a lot of the "flatness" of the original game, you've got the chance to make it truly like some old nazi castle with really interesting architecture. I'd certainly have to say that you should go with your own colour scheme, rather than the blue walls of nastiness.

Cellshading is possible on Source I believe. Look at the bouncy ball in GMOD10