Oldfartenstein is a mod for registered Wolfenstein. It was released in connection with Wolfenstein 3D's 30th anniversary in May 2022.
In the first Episode release 10 levels are featured, akin to the original May 1992 shareware release, while the full release follows in the foot-steps of the WL3 version of Wolf3D.
Genesis[]
The idea for making a 30th anniversary project had been in the pipeline for some time, and was initially started by Atina, as a group collaboration similar to DieHard Wolfers TC, and was quickly joined by Reddimus, Orka, Serpens and Nexion. Numerous ideas were tossed back and forth in terms of storyline, but it was decided to settle on an "old-timers' reunion" setting where an aging BJ took down equally aging Nazis in a retirement home. Initially dubbed Operation: Golden Years, it was later settled to call the mod Oldfartenstein.
Levels[]
Escape from Retirement[]
- E1M1: Great Escape
- E1M10: Wrong Room
- E1M3: Gums and Glory
- E1M4: Die Menscha
- E1M5: Tom's Halls
- E1M6: Where Am I?
- E1M7: The Old Halls
- E1M8: Moisten Up
- E1M9: Good Ol' Time
Castle Wolfenstein 1975[]
- E2M1: Stein und Stein
- E2M10: Sewer Slump
- E2M2: Old But Mold
- E2M3: Dense Dungeon
- E2M4: Push It Harder
- E2M5: Elder Trolls
- E2M6: Spin Me Round
- E2M7: Fossil Floor
- E2M8: Bierhaus Blitz
- E2M9: Jiggish Zest
Dance, Disco-Fuhrer![]
- E3M1: Funk Town
- E3M2: Demented Dance
- E3M3: Discostein
- E3M4: Discombobulated
- E3M5: Flaming Hippo
- E3M6: Tanzbein Fever
- E3M7: Dizko Maize
- E3M10: Sr. Pac-Man
- E3M8: Memory Loss
- E3M69: Madhouse Groove
- E3M9: Samstag Nacht
Graphics and sounds[]
The graphics were put together by Atina, Nexion and Reddimus with Gerolf, Justy Zam and Parafriction assisting. These include numerous nursing home artifacts, and rusty old weapons rather than those of original Wolfenstein 3D. The sounds were voiced by Orka and Ryu-sama and include very believable German vocabulary.
Music[]
AstroCreep remixed numerous Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny songs for the purpose, using the 1970's as a reference point, as this is the time period in which the mod takes place.
Coding[]
Many coding changes appear in the mod. These chores were undertaken by Nexion. First and foremost, sounds and music run externally and in high definition. The player can also select a difficulty that enables a guide dog that shows the player through the level, with all guards being extremely easy to defeat. The movement and weapon handling is fidgety and rusted up much like the aging BJ and the overall atmosphere of the mod. It is possible to toggle very bright light, which is a reference to the many vision issues that may occur as one grow older. All in all the coding compliments the storyline very well. A Linux version aimed at Ubuntu was also released.
Mapping[]
Ten levels are featured, each meaning to take place in a humongous nursing home. These were made by the following:
| Level | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpens | Orka | Atina |
| 2 | Thomas | Serpens | Orka |
| 3 | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas |
| 4 | Serpens | Orka | Orka |
| 5 | Thomas | Serpens | Ack |
| 6 | Thomas | Orka | Thomas |
| 7 | Serpens | Ack | Gerolf |
| 8 | Thomas | Ack | Parafriction |
| 9 | Thomas | Justy Zam | Orka |
| 10 | Gerolf | Serpens | Gerolf |
| 11 | Nexion |