I - Version History & Updates
II - About Me And Why I wrote this FAQ
III - Overview To "Return To Castle Wolfenstein"
IV - Overview To Multiplayer "Castle Wolfenstein"
V - About the Engineer
VI - ALLIED Weapons & Equipment
VII - AXIS Weapons & Equipment
VIII - Tactics
IX - Contact Information
X - Special Thanks
XI - Legal Stuff
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I) Version History
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27th October 2002 - This Is Version 1.1, It is my first issue Engineering FAQ
and it will probably have a few more versions to follow
so keep checking for updates.
17th May 2003 - After the FAQ only recentley being posted due to layout
problems this is only the first update of this FAQ.
Few changes except in some dates and the sites that are
allowed to display this FAQ.
18th May 2003 - More Layout Problems on the new version needing update
and some spelling and missing words corrected.
24th June 2003 - Special Thanks Updated that needed correcting.
- Legal Stuff changed as to make sure people know the
sites that this FAQ is posted on.
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II) About Me And Why I wrote this FAQ
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My Name is Elwell aka [OveR-LorD], i am a huge FPS (First Person Shooter)
fan. This Is my first solo public FAQ and i hope it fits into what everyone
wants. I know there is the single player side to this game but people already
have walkthroughs and official guides and so on, so here is my Multiplayer
Engineer FAQ.
For those of you who play RTCW (Return To Castle Wolfenstein) online you may
recognise me as the player "OveR-LorD".
I have made this FAQ for the following reasons
* No one else has.
* I wish i had one when i started
* I got bored at home so what better way to spend my day exept playing
this game.
I am currently writing about 7 other FAQs which i am hoping to post on
www.gameFAQs.com and www.Neoseeker.com very soon, these FAQs include
"Aliens Versus Predator" and "Gunman Chronicles" and many more. I do most
of my FAQs with the help of other people because it makes life so much easier
so if you want to help me or offer advice to me on an FAQ please send me
your ideas and i will try and get back to you and of course credit will be
given where credit is due.
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III) Overview To "Return To Castle Wolfenstein"
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein is the sequal to the big hit classic
"Wolfenstein" which most people will know as the first ever first person
shooter, and so you should the game was (To Put It simply) Brilliant.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein however has been made much later on and i will
list the changes because of that.
* Much Much better graphics
* Much Better Sounds and Sound quality
* Much better level design, for example Stairs!
* Video Scenes to set the story
* A proper story line
* A brilliant atmosphere on the levels
This all together make Return To Castle Wolfenstein a world beater.
The Game is set in the War and you have been captured by the Nazis and
have to escape (I know there is more but i dont want to spoil anything for
anyone).
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IV) Overview To Multiplayer "Castle Wolfenstein"
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The Multiplayer section to "Return To Castle Wolfenstein" is very good
it is split into teams of Allies and Axis (Nazis) and one team must defend
and one team must attack and clear objectives to win. Imagine if you will a
cross between Unreal Tournaments Assault mode, Team Fortress Classic and
Counterstrike and you will get the idea. Anyway there are four classes to
each side, these classes being Soldiers, Medics, Engineers, and Lieutenants
and each character plays a key role to the game as each ones skills are used
in a game.
You can however play a game with just Engineers and win but the others are
so much fun to be aswell it makes the game much more fun.
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V) About the Engineer
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"Defuse the Dynamite" is a phrase you may hear a lot in a game, the
Engineers skill is that he can Lay and Arm, and also Defuse Dynamite.
Dynamite is needed to blow up key things in multiplayer games (eg Doors).
This makes the Engineer a key character he is recognisable by the big "E" in
a circle on his helmet. The Engineer carries six items, these are a Knife, A
Lugar or Colt (handgun), a Thompson (Sub-Machine Gun), Pineapple or Potatoe
Masher (Grenades), a Pair Of Pliers (For Arming And Disarming Dynamite), and
packs of Dynamite.
The Knife is your bog standard Weapon which you only use when you
have ran out of ammo, it is thrust into your enemy repeatedly until
he is dead.
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RANGE | Very Poor |
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AMMO | Unlimited Stabs |
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POWER | Poor |
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Speed | Average |
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ACCURACY | Good |
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*COLT*
The Colt Is your Handgun, it is a little bit more powerfull than the Knife
and is very accurate at a long distance, it is standard Allies issue and is
used by every class.
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RANGE | Good |
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AMMO | Clip Size = 8 |
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POWER | Poor |
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Speed | Average |
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ACCURACY | Good |
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TIP - Two Colts can be used at the same time and is great for taking on
Enemies
(Only Sinlge Player Without Cheating)
*THOMPSON*
The Thompson is the Engineers Sub-Machine Gun, it fires quite fast but needs
frequent reloads which can be a bit of a pain in the ehat of battle, but its
the best Gun The Engineer has.
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RANGE | Good |
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AMMO | Clip Size = 30 |
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POWER | Good |
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Speed | Very Good |
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ACCURACY | Good |
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TIP - This Is more powerful and accurate than the MP40
(Usefull in Single Player Games or As Soldier Or Lieutenant)
*Grenade*
Your Standard Grenade, Aim Hold Fire for a second and let go, it isnt hard.
dont hold it for more than 4 seconds as it blows up on 5. Grenades are very
useful for making enemies take alternate routes, blowing up that annoying
black barbed wire, and just for giving a few unsuspecting enemies a scare.
It is best used around a few enemies.
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RANGE | poor |
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AMMO | hold 15 at a time|
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POWER | Very Good |
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Speed | slow |
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ACCURACY | average |
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TIP - Stay away from these Grenades as they have a good blast radius and can
make your teams medic's life a misery.
*Pliers*
Your Pliers cannot attack but are needed to Arm And Disarm You Dynamite.
Just press and hold to arm, and press and hold to disarm. Hold until the Blue
Bar is full and resets.
TIP - Do Not try and disarm dynamite that has been armed for over 25 seconds
as they blow up after 30 seconds.
*Dynamite*
USefull for objectives and for blowing up enemies. You have to drop the
Dynamite and then arm it with the pliers that appear once you have dropped
the TNT, to disarm Dynamite approach it and crouch and hold fire with your
pliers out facing the TNT.
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RANGE | Very Poor |
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AMMO | Unlimited |
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POWER | Very Good |
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Speed | Very Slow |
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ACCURACY | average |
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TIP - Place Dynamite in a tunnel where enemies come and it will make them
look for an alternate route.
The Knife is your bog standard Weapon which you only use when you have ran
out of ammo, it is thrust into your enemy repeatedly until he is dead.
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_____________|__________________|
RANGE | Very Poor |
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AMMO | Unlimited Stabs |
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POWER | Poor |
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Speed | Average |
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ACCURACY | Good |
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*LUGAR*
The Lugar Is your Handgun, it is a little bit more powerfull than the Knife
and is very accurate at a long distance, it is standard Allies issue and is
used by every class.
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RANGE | Good |
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AMMO | Clip Size = 8 |
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POWER | Poor |
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Speed | Average |
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ACCURACY | Good |
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TIP - The Lugar Can be silenced for taking out enemies quietly
(Only Sinlge Player Without Cheating)
*THOMPSON*
The Thompson is the Engineers Sub-Machine Gun, it fires quite fast but needs
frequent reloads which can be a bit of a pain in the ehat of battle, but its
the best Gun The Engineer has.
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_____________|__________________|
RANGE | Good |
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AMMO | Clip Size = 30 |
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POWER | Good |
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Speed | Very Good |
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ACCURACY | Good |
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_____________|__________________|
TIP - This Is more powerful and accurate than the MP40
(Usefull in Single Player Games or As Soldier Or Lieutenant)
*Grenade / Potatoe Masher*
Your Standard Grenade, Aim Hold Fire for a second and let go, it isnt hard.
dont hold it for more than 4 seconds as it blows up on 5. Grenades are very
useful for making enemies take alternate routes, blowing up that annoying
black barbed wire, and just for giving a few unsuspecting enemies a scare.
It is best used around a few enemies.
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_____________|__________________|
RANGE | poor |
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AMMO | hold 15 at a time|
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POWER | Very Good |
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Speed | slow |
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ACCURACY | average |
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_____________|__________________|
TIP - Stay away from these Grenades as they have a good blast radius and
can make your teams medic's life a misery.
*Pliers*
Your Pliers cannot attack but are needed to Arm And Disarm You Dynamite.
Just press and hold to arm, and press and hold to disarm. Hold until the
Blue Bar is full and resets.
TIP - Do Not try and disarm dynamite that has been armed for over 25 seconds
as they blow up after 30 seconds.
*Dynamite*
USefull for objectives and for blowing up enemies. You have to drop the
Dynamite and then arm it with the pliers that appear once you have dropped
the TNT, to disarm Dynamite approach it and crouch and hold fire with your
pliers out facing the TNT.
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RANGE | Very Poor |
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AMMO | Unlimited |
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POWER | Very Good |
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Speed | Very Slow |
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ACCURACY | average |
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TIP - Place Dynamite in a tunnel where enemies come and it will make them
look for an alternate route.
Engineers are average in battle so the best tactic is follow soldiers and
get a soldier to cover you when laying Dynamite and arming it. Also Try to
avoid too much confrontation with the enemy as you only have limited
ammunition.
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IX) Contact Information
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If you would Like To Contact me about this FAQ or any other matter involving
FPS (First Person Shooter) games then please email me at
- CJ_ELWELL@hotmail.com or if you have MSN Messenger my name is ELWELL
and uses the above Email.
If you want to Look at Wolfenstein on the Web here are some useful links
* http://www.planetwolfenstein.com
* http://www.castlewolfenstein.com
* http://www.IDsoftware.com
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X) Special Thanks
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I would like to thank the following for the following reasons.
* ID Software - for making such a brilliant game
* The Staff at Planet Wolfenstein - for including the latest Mods And Patches
* My Girlfriend for telling me about this game being so good to start with.
* My good friend Fatal Zapper who helped my layout of this FAQ.
* also DLH.net for posting this FAQ
* also GameFAQs for posting this FAQ
* also NeoSeeker for posting this FAQ
and finally
* Thank you for reading.
