Let's play Wolfenstein-3D!

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People on this forum have shown how to run games like Doom and Quake natively on the GameShell with a good performance!

This is such a method to play Wolfenstein-3D and Spear of Destiny!

wolf3d

Steps for the Game Engine (Wolf4SDL)

First, the tricky part. We are going to install the game engine called ‘wolf4sdl’. However, it has nonfree dependencies. Therefore:

  1. Append ‘contrib’ to your main repository in /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo sed -i -- '/^deb .*stretch main$/ s/$/ contrib/' /etc/apt/sources.list

The /etc/apt/sources.list should now look like this (assuming you have not set the repo to your own country):

# deb http://debian-mirror.sakura.ne.jp/debian/ stretch main

deb http://debian-mirror.sakura.ne.jp/debian/ stretch main contrib
deb-src http://debian-mirror.sakura.ne.jp/debian/ stretch main

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main

# stretch-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://debian-mirror.sakura.ne.jp/debian/ stretch-updates main
deb-src http://debian-mirror.sakura.ne.jp/debian/ stretch-updates main
  1. Install the game engine:
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install wolf4sdl
  1. Check if the installation succeeded:
cpi@clockworkpi:~$ ls -l /usr/games/wolf*
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   1636 Mar  4  2017 /usr/games/wolf4sdl
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 240180 Mar  4  2017 /usr/games/wolf4sdl-sdm
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 244460 Mar  4  2017 /usr/games/wolf4sdl-sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 250216 Mar  4  2017 /usr/games/wolf4sdl-wl1
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 250484 Mar  4  2017 /usr/games/wolf4sdl-wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 250528 Mar  4  2017 /usr/games/wolf4sdl-wl6a
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 250528 Mar  4  2017 /usr/games/wolf4sdl-wl6a1

Steps for Wolfenstein-3D

Let’s assume you bought the full version of Wolfenstein-3D.

  1. Create a new directory for Wolfenstein-3D:
mkdir ~/games/Wolf3D

  1. Copy your .WL6 files to this new directory.

  2. Make the files completely lowercase:

cd ~/games/Wolf3D && rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *

The contents should now look like this:

cpi@clockworkpi:~/games/Wolf3D$ ls -l
total 2268
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi    1156 Aug 18 14:22 audiohed.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  320209 Aug 18 14:22 audiot.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi     522 Aug 18 14:22 config.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  150652 Aug 18 14:22 gamemaps.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi     402 Aug 18 14:22 maphead.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi    1024 Aug 18 14:22 vgadict.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  275774 Aug 18 14:22 vgagraph.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi     450 Aug 18 14:22 vgahead.wl6
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi 1544376 Aug 18 14:22 vswap.wl6
  1. Create a new launch script ‘Wolfenstein 3D.sh’:
cd ~/apps/launcher/Menu/GameShell/
echo "sudo ln -s ~/games/Wolf3D /usr/share/games/wolf3d" > 'Wolfenstein 3D.sh'
echo "wolf4sdl --res 320 240" >> 'Wolfenstein 3D.sh'
echo "sudo unlink /usr/share/games/wolf3d" >> 'Wolfenstein 3D.sh'

This “dynamic linking” script is because I prefer Spear of Destiny in a separate folder later on!

  1. [OPTIONAL] Grab a fancy icon:
cd ~/apps/launcher/skin/default/Menu/GameShell/
wget http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/3xhumed/mega-games-pack-28/128/Wolfenstein-3d-2-icon.png
mv Wolfenstein-3d-2-icon.png 'Wolfenstein 3D.png'
  1. Reboot (or continue)!

Steps for Spear of Destiny

Again, let’s assume you bought the full version of Spear of Destiny.

  1. Create a new directory for Spear of Destiny:
mkdir ~/games/Spear

  1. Copy your .SOD, .SD1, .SD2, and .SD3 files to this new directory.

  2. Make the files completely lowercase:

cd ~/games/Spear && rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *

The contents should now look like this:

cpi@clockworkpi:~/games/Spear$ ls -l
total 8876
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi    1072 Aug 18 16:34 audiohed.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  328620 Aug 18 16:34 audiot.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi     522 Aug 18 16:34 config.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi   68290 Aug 18 16:34 gamemaps.sd1
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  135024 Aug 18 16:34 gamemaps.sd2
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  148534 Aug 18 16:34 gamemaps.sd3
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  148534 Aug 18 16:34 gamemaps.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi     402 Aug 18 16:34 maphead.sd1
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi      86 Aug 18 16:34 maphead.sd2
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi      86 Aug 18 16:34 maphead.sd3
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi      86 Aug 18 16:34 maphead.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi    1024 Aug 18 16:34 vgadict.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi  947979 Aug 18 16:34 vgagraph.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi     510 Aug 18 16:34 vgahead.sod
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi 1616544 Aug 18 16:34 vswap.sd1
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi 1879712 Aug 18 16:34 vswap.sd2
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi 1881760 Aug 18 16:34 vswap.sd3
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 cpi cpi 1881760 Aug 18 16:34 vswap.sod
  1. Create a new launch script ‘Spear of Destiny.sh’ (mind the wolf4sdl-sod):
cd ~/apps/launcher/Menu/GameShell/
echo "sudo ln -s ~/games/Spear /usr/share/games/wolf3d" > 'Spear of Destiny.sh'
echo "wolf4sdl-sod --res 320 240" >> 'Spear of Destiny.sh'
echo "sudo unlink /usr/share/games/wolf3d" >> 'Spear of Destiny.sh'
  1. [OPTIONAL] Grab a fancy icon:
cd ~/apps/launcher/skin/default/Menu/GameShell/
wget http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/3xhumed/mega-games-pack-28/128/Wolfenstein-Spear-of-Destiny-2-icon.png
mv Wolfenstein-Spear-of-Destiny-2-icon.png 'Spear of Destiny.png'
  1. Reboot!

Finishing up!

You are now ready to play both Wolfenstein-3D and Spear of Destiny using the Wolf4SDL engine!
The final step is to specify your preferred controls in-game:

Options --> Control --> Customize controls --> Keyboard

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Thank you! Works a charm!

LasVegas

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For who likes some icons with Wolfenstein, i made a couple. Feel free the use the one u like :smiley:


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Nice ! Did you use the 3drealms download version (paid) or alternative version?

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The different versions you mention can be found here.

I have the version of Steam (similar to GOG/GT/ID/Activision/Bethesda).
I have not tested the version of 3D Realms (similar to Apogee 1.4).

Please let me know if someone has. :slight_smile:

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Thanks ! Link is really helpful, will try and set it up tonight :grin:

EDIT: got it to work ! Ooooooh the memories :wink:

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How can I press ‘y’ to exit the game? the START button doesn´t do this :frowning:

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Just for those who have the SoD Episodes - The original Distribution of these was separate. For those files, you may have a .sod extension…

Be sure to change the sod’s related to the episodes as *.sd1, *.sd2 and *.sd3

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The GameShell has A, B, X,and Y mapped as follows:

A = j
B = k
X = u
Y = i
Shift-A = h
Shift-B = l
Shift-X = y
Shift-Y = o

Try Shift-X.

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If you have the Lightkey, the inner-left button maps to ‘Y’.

LasVegas

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Thank you now I am playing :smile:

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Hi! Works great! But I don’t know how to change weapon, I don’t find in the controls how to map it :S

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Good question. Looks I did not play long enough to notice :woozy_face:. Those mappings seem hardcoded in Wolf4SDL. But that does not stop us. :smiling_imp:

I changed my ‘Wolfenstein 3D.sh’ script like this:

sudo ln -s ~/games/Wolf3D /usr/share/games/wolf3d
xmodmap -e "keysym y = 1" # Shift-X = Knife
xmodmap -e "keysym o = 2" # Shift-Y = Pistol
xmodmap -e "keysym h = 3" # Shift-A = Machine Gun
xmodmap -e "keysym l = 4" # Shift-B = Chain Gun
xmodmap -e "keysym i = y" # Y = Yes
wolf4sdl --res 320 240
setxkbmap # Undo key mappings
sudo unlink /usr/share/games/wolf3d

Don’t forget setxkbmap in the script to undo those keysyms!

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Great! Thanks, I also changed with this the Spear Of Destiny.sh

By the way, you know how to select between the 3 episodes in Spear Of Destiny?:thinking:

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You will have to add the --mission parameter:

Spear of Destiny:

wolf4sdl-sod --mission 1 --res 320 240

Return to Danger:

wolf4sdl-sod --mission 2 --res 320 240

Ultimate Challenge:

wolf4sdl-sod --mission 3 --res 320 240

Omitting this parameter actually brought me into a mission pack. :S

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I think I am missing a step. I can’t get the *.wl6 file to turn into the multiple files shown in the table just before Step 4. At step 3. it says to make the files lowercase, but I don’t know how to get the multiple files. Is the file ‘wolf4sdl-wl6’ a compressed file format? If so, how do I uncompress?

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Never mind the previous post. I finally figured out that I was supposed to use my own files. My next stumbling block is when I attempt to run the game, it shows the red start screen where you select mouse and some other variables, but crashes back to the launcher menu. I tried changing the video driver to lima, but same effect. The only other thing I can think of is when creating a new launch script, there is supposed to be a wolf3d folder here
/usr/share/games/wolf3d

But there is no wolf3d folder there. I tried to create it, but I am denied. Is this why Wolfenstein will not work, or do I need to look elsewhere?

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If you don’t have the wolf3d directory, you must have skipped step 2, Steps for Wolfenstein-3D…

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I went down the post and copied and pasted every relevant command into my ssh window. Step 2 was done. I managed to create the wolf3d folder inside the usr/share/games directory, manually, but still i can not get it to load. I see that the post is old, does it matter if I am on v.03 of the clockwork pi OS?

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The tilde ~ equals /home/cpi in the clockworkpi!

The ~/app/launcher has become ~/launcher in the newest clockwork pi OS.

This command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install wolf4sdl

creates the folder /usr/games/wolf4sdl with the wolf4sdl program files.

This command:

mkdir ~/games/Wolf3D

creates the folder /home/cpi/games/Wolf3d in which you have to place your purchased wolf3d data files.