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Anybody able to run Return to Castle Wolfenstein in Windows 11? A plain grey screen is the furthest I ever got but the game never launches properly. The whole screen turns this light grey color but the program stops executing after that.
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Post edited December 19, 2022 by monsterzero_jr
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monsterzero_jr: Anybody able to run Return to Castle Wolfenstein in Windows 11? A plain grey screen is the furthest I ever got but the game never launches properly. The whole screen turns this light grey color but the program stops executing after that.
Have you tried running the game with a community fix?
http://www.markshan.com/knightmare/downloads.htm

Edit: Do you use dual monitors?
Post edited December 19, 2022 by Syphon72
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monsterzero_jr: Anybody able to run Return to Castle Wolfenstein in Windows 11? A plain grey screen is the furthest I ever got but the game never launches properly. The whole screen turns this light grey color but the program stops executing after that.
Look for Windows 10 fixes. On pc gaming wiki e.g.
Did you try using IORTCW Source Port?

IORTCW is over here - https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/releases

That's probably the best method here.

Also, if you're not planning on IoRTCW Source Port and you are trying to run RTCW as is, more or less - well, then you might need a API emulator/wrapper like DGVoodoo2, DXVK, DXWnd, or something of that sort to transfer modern DX calls into old DX Calls.
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MysterD: Did you try using IORTCW Source Port?

IORTCW is over here - https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/releases

That's probably the best method here.

Also, if you're not planning on IoRTCW Source Port and you are trying to run RTCW as is, more or less - well, then you might need a API emulator/wrapper like DGVoodoo2, DXVK, DXWnd, or something of that sort to transfer modern DX calls into old DX Calls.
That did not work for me unfortunately.
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monsterzero_jr: Anybody able to run Return to Castle Wolfenstein in Windows 11? A plain grey screen is the furthest I ever got but the game never launches properly. The whole screen turns this light grey color but the program stops executing after that.
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Return_to_Castle_Wolfenstein

https://www.gog.com/forum/wolfenstein_series/iortcw_installation_instructions

https://www.gog.com/forum/wolfenstein_series/return_to_castle_wolfenstein_unofficial_patch/page1