IGN have undertaken the mammoth task of compiling the Top 100 First Person Shooters of all time from all of the shooters released in the past 20 or so years. It’s great to see Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory make the list a full decade after its release, deploying in the #84 spot.

Back in the dark age of the FPS, multiplayer was nothing but a bunch of people running in every direction at once with their triggers held down like savages. Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory wasn't the first game to feature objective-focused, class-based competitive play, but its free, open-sourced nature exposed a massive amount of new players to the concept, opening the door for what eventually grow into a much larger trend in multiplayer design.

As a reboot of the franchise that started the genre, Return to Castle Wolfenstein had a lot to live up to. And though it didn't constitute the wheel re-inventing some had hoped it would be, it was still an excellent take on the space between fighting soldiers and fighting hellspawn. In many ways it was just a natural extension of Wolfenstein 3D's controversial final boss, taking historical myths about the Nazis dabbling in the occult and swinging for the fences with them. But it would be the multiplayer that would be remembered most fondly, keeping scads of frag-heads tethered to their gaming rigs until the wee hours for months and years to come.

The great-granddaddy of first-person shooters, Wolfenstein 3D launched the genre we take for granted today. It was inspired by Castle Wolfenstein and its sequel, a pair of relatively crude 2D stealth shooters that pit you against Nazi guards. The metamorphosis into 3D (well, pseudo 3D) was like sorcery in 1992. Gone were the stealth elements; the golden age of run-and-gun shooters erupted with the roar of a chaingun as you blasted through three glorious episodes filled with Nazis and even Adolf Hitler himself as a boss. Id's breakout achievement directly (and indirectly) gave birth to Doom, Rise of the Triad, and every other shooter that followed.

You can check out the rest of the list over at IGN.

Source: ign.com | etpro.de | splashdamage.com

[UJE] Oil b4 by [UJE] Niek - An Axis objective map. Oil oil oil ! The prices these days are too high that's why axis have to do something about it.
Axis attack an oilrig and they have to destroy 2 helicopters. Allied Forces have to prevent this.

[UJE] Oil b4 von [UJE] Niek - Achsenmächte Objektiv-Map . Öl Öl Öl ! Die Preise sind sehr hoch heutzutage und das ist der Grund, warum die Achsenmächte dagegen etwas unternehmen wollen.
Die Achsenmächte greifen eine Bohrinsel an und müssen 2 Hubschrauber zerstören. Die Alliierten müssen dies verhindern.

Quelle: ujeclan.com

A new project for our loved game Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory has just seen the light of the world >>> ET in ze Browser.

Ein neues Projekt, für unser geliebtes Spiel Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory hat gerade das Licht der Welt erblickt >>> ET im ZE-Browser.

Project Short Term Aim

    * Create a fully featured web integration for ET
    * Build a distributable pak0.pk3
    * Remove MDM/MDX in favor of IQM
    * Rewrite ETs UI and provide an updated SDK
    * Automatic updates through web launcher and standalone updater
 
Project Long Term Aim

    * Update ETs renderer to something less 1998
    * Improve mod support and security
    * Provide regular updates and bug fixes
    * Build a compatibility layer for legacy ET assets
 
Project Progress

    * Website prototype with server browser running
    * Web launcher prototype with update logic running
    * Master and auth server prototypes running
    * Distributable pak0.pk3 started but mostly placeholders at the moment
    * UI code base exists but not ported yet
    * Port of IQM model code planned but not started yet
    * Standalone updater not started yet

Find more about this new implementation here: etizb.ipxl.net

Quelle: wolffiles.de

TZAC news by chaplja - Quote: Alright people, it's time to end this drama, TZAC will stay online and it'll be free.
Thanks to a member who's been supporting TZAC for a long time, peaches, TZAC will stay online and it'll be free to use.
However, during next few months I will be working on ways to monetize TZAC while keeping it generally free to use. The plan is to introduce low-cost premium accounts which would give some additional features (but TZAC would function normally even if you don't pay), perhaps own clan/match system on the site including tournaments, etc.

TZAC News von chaplja - Zitat: Gute Nachrichten - TZAC bleibt online! Okay Leute, es ist Zeit, dieses News-Drama zu beenden, TZAC wird weiterhin online und kostenlos bleiben.
Jedoch werde ich in den nächsten paar Monaten Wege erarbeiten, um ein TZAC Zahlungssystem zu entwickeln. Der Plan ist einer Art Premium-Account für wenig Geld, welcher zusätzliche Funktionen beinhaltet. (Evtl. mit einem eigenen Clan / Match-System auf der Website, einschließlich Turniere, etc.) Die normale TZAC-Funktion wird weiterhin kostenlos bleiben.

Quelle: TZAC

From HD’R clan we present the “Christmas tournament 2011”. The tournament will be in our new server: 91.151.98.72:28160, Start day : 15/01/2012.
Teams will be formed by 5 players and 2 reseves at most, so 7 players in total.

Tournament:
1. The mod used will be nq, with pb activated in the private server + TS with channels with password determined before the game.

2. Maps to play are chosen between following ones in this way:
Will be played 3 maps and both teams will play in both sides, 6 games in total. Every teams will chose their “favorite map”, and the third will be a random one from the server between this:

Special delivery, Bremen, Braundorf, Warbell, ET Beach Invasion Final 1.1, Gold Rush, Siwa oasis, Adlernest, Caen, Frostbite Final, Supply Depot

Prices: 1º Classified, 2º Classified, 3º Classified

More infos about this: www.forum.splatterladder.com
You can register here: www.clanhdr.com/forosmf

Thanks and regards! Happy New Year!!

Quelle: ehiron (Aaron) via Mail

For the past few weeks, I have been trying to find a new anticheat for ET. TZAC did a good job for a while, but I think most of us can agree that it is time to move on.

You may have heard about the new AC being developed by TrackBase. While it does seem somewhat promising and I wish them the best of luck with it, we simply cannot afford to wait for a brand new anticheat to be made from scratch. I was forced to search for an already existing AC instead, one that would be ready in time for the Fall 2013 season.

I am pleased to announce that ET is now officially supported by Universal Anticheat!

Universal Anticheat (UAC) has been in development since 2006 by a coder named DExUS and currently supports Battlefield 3, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4, and several other games. It has already proven itself on ClanBase in CoD2, so I am confident that it will do good things for ET in the upcoming EC/OC season.

Before I continue, however, I must admit that this is only a temporary solution. DExUS recently announced that he will be shutting down UAC on the 1st of January due to lack of time and motivation. This is obviously very unfortunate, but it's not something I didn't already know about, and it won't stop us from taking advantage of what UAC has to offer ET for the next 3-4 months.

So, how does UAC work?

Like our previous anticheat, UAC is primarily intended to be used in official clan matches. It runs on a system which requires a Match ID to be entered every time it is used.

In ClanBase cup/ladder matches, the Match ID will be the WID at the end of the CB matchlink. (For example, in  http://clanbase.ggl.com/warinfo.php?wid=1337, the match ID is 1337.) If you are playing an IRC war or other non-official match, the Match ID can be anything unique and mutually agreed upon.

Simply select Enemy Territory, enter a Match ID, and check the box next to Start scanning. Then, open ET and play the match as usual. You can minimize at any time to check which players are currently actively scanning in the same Match ID. UAC will scan your memory/files and take screenshots at random times throughout the match. After the match is over, you must uncheck the box next to Start scanning. The scan logs and screenshots will then be uploaded, and you are free to review them in the same UAC window.

If UAC happens to take a few screenshots with your personal information in them, you can immediately delete them while reviewing the screenshots in your UAC window.

More information can be found in the User Manual.

WARNING: UAC scans your PC for cheats. This means that if you have any cheats at all on your PC, you risk getting banned, regardless of whether or not the cheats are ET-related and regardless of whether or not the cheats have been loaded. DExUS has expressed to me how serious he is about this, stating that he believes there is no reason for a clean player to have cheats on his PC. So, this is your one and only warning. Remove any and all cheats on your PC before using UAC.

Since the ClanBase website is currently down, I will wait to discuss in detail how UAC is going to work in ET on CB. We do plan to use it in the Fall 2013 season as well as in future ladder matches and will explain more when the time comes.

For now, simply create a UAC account if you haven't already, and try it out! You will be able to register your ID on ClanBase once the website is back online, then you'll be allowed to use UAC for official matches.

Any questions or concerns? Feel free to PM me or leave a comment below, and I will try my best to make things as clear as possible. For general help regarding UAC, check out the FAQ. Also, feel free to join #uac.et on IRC!

Source: crossfire.nu | uac.ac/#forum

Harlekin from Hirntot.org released an extreme useful installer for Wolfenstein Enemy Territory

Harlekin von Hirntot.org veröffentlicht, aufgrund des Punkbuster-Problems, drei äußerst nützliche Installationsysteme für Wolfenstein Enemy Territory

Additional Setup options:
Install current PunkBuster Client Version: (v2.254 | A1382) Server Version: (v1.809 | A1382 C2.254)
Check if etkey is needed and download from http://www.etkey.org
Install PunkBuster service installer (pbsvc.exe)
Install Enemy Territory Minimizer (WinXP/Vista/7)
Install Start Menü shortcuts for ET, PB, Minimizer & Help Files
etded.exe - overflow fix >   WWWDL  

Additional Setup options:
Install current PunkBuster Client Version: (v2.254 | A1382) Server Version: (v1.809 | A1382 C2.254)
Check if etkey is needed and download from http://www.etkey.org
Install PunkBuster service installer (pbsvc.exe)
Install Enemy Territory Minimizer (WinXP/Vista/7)
Install Start Menü shortcuts for ET, PB, Minimizer & Help Files
etded.exe - overflow fix >   WWWDL  

PunkBuster Setup + KeyGen
This will fix Problems with Punkbuster & Missing etkey / "Empty CD Key not allowed on this server"

Update any version of Punkbuster to Client Version: (v2.254 | A1382) Server Version: (v1.809 | A1382 C2.254)
Install PunkBuster service (pbsvc.exe)
Check if etkey is needed and download from http://www.etkey.org

Quelle: Hirntot | Wolffiles