Box art for the first Mission Pack
The back of the mission pack box
Released by FormGen in 1994, the Spear Mission Packs consisted of two sets:
- Return to Danger
- The Ultimate Challenge
Based on Spear of Destiny, they featured a new set of graphics and sounds as well as 21 new levels for each set.
Colonel Bill dubbed these The Lost Episodes at some point in time, and many still refer to the mission packs under this name.
They are the basis for community map packs such as the Die Hard Wolfers Lost Episodes Mapset and The Lost Episodes (Revisited).
Levels[]
The following are the new levels in the two different Mission Packs.
Return to Danger[]
- The Submarine Pen
- Secret Weapons Research
- Atomic Research
- The Command Bunker
- Floor 17: The Reactor!
- Floor 18: Mechanical Nightmare! (Boss level: Robot)
- Floor 18 Part 2: Devil's Advocate (Boss level: Devil Incarnate)
- Secret Levels
The Ultimate Challenge[]
- Computer Technology Labs
- Laser Guidance Systems
- Satellite Systems
- The Fuehrerbunker
- Floor 17: Bunker Blitz!
- Floor 18: Future Passage! (Boss level: The Robot)
- Floor 18 Part 2: Future Threat! (Boss level: Devil Incarnate)
- Secret Levels
New Enemies[]
The mission packs are known for their graphic replacements, and this includes the enemies. While the guards, dogs, officers, and SS are changed the something comparable in the mission packs, the bosses and some enemies got completely new identities.
- The mutants are replaced with genetically engineered bats.
- In Return to Danger the ghost has a comparable replacement, but in The Ultimate Challenge it is replaced with radioactive mist.
- All of the bosses are replaced with new characters. Both Return to Danger and The Ultimate Challenge share these new characters without any differences between them.
- Trans Grösse is now Submarine Willy
- Barnacle Wilhelm is now Professor Quarkblitz
- The Übermutant is now Major Hans "The Axe" Von Schlieffen
- The Death Knight is now The Robot
SatanThe Angel of Death is nowSatanThe Devil Incarnate
Unofficial Mac Ports[]
Laz Rojas released ports of Return to Danger on September 28, 1999 and Ultimate Challenge on December 10, 2002.
Screenshots[]
Game Statistics[]
Return to Danger[]
| Object Type | Number | Average per Level |
|---|---|---|
| Ammo Items | 596 | 28.3 |
| Shots from Pickups | 10108 | 481.3 |
| Props | 5651 | 269 |
| Directional Markers | 382 | 18.1 |
| Doors | 698 | 33.2 |
| Push-Walls | 162 | 7.7 |
| Enemies on Easy | 914 | 43.5 |
| Enemies on Medium | 618 | 29.4 |
| Enemies on Hard | 431 | 20.5 |
| Bosses | 41 | 1.9 |
| Total Enemies | 2004 | 95.4 |
| Total Objects | 8220 | 391.4 |
Ultimate Challenge[]
| Object Type | Number | Average per Level |
|---|---|---|
| Ammo Items | 690 | 32.8 |
| Shots from Pickups | 12500 | 595.2 |
| Props | 6029 | 287 |
| Directional Markers | 427 | 20.3 |
| Doors | 792 | 37.7 |
| Push-Walls | 214 | 10.1 |
| Enemies on Easy | 712 | 33.9 |
| Enemies on Medium | 802 | 38.1 |
| Enemies on Hard | 813 | 38.7 |
| Bosses | 55 | 2.6 |
| Total Enemies | 2382 | 113.4 |
| Total Objects | 9079 | 432.3 |
Links[]
- The Mission Packs were formerly included when you purchase Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny together on Good Old Games here. In December 2022, the Mission Packs were removed from the GOG version of the game. Bethesda does not own the rights to the FormGen content, and the levels were apparently included by mistake. Those who purchased the game earlier will still have the Mission Packs included, however any new purchasers will not have them. If you own the Mission Packs from another source, it is possible to migrate them into your GOG Galaxy game folder.