Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

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Skipping the first stealth level (Forest Compound)
By DUNCAN DONUTS
The first stealth level is awful and frustrating. Here's a way to skip it
   
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Getting Started
First, download {LINK REMOVED}. This is a savegame that puts you at the start of the level after Forest (the first stealth level) and gives you all of the weapons you can get in Forest, along with plenty of 9mm, .45 ACP, and 7.92mm Mauser ammo for your guns.

Unzip it, then find the file called “rocketman.sav”. Copy it.
Putting the save game in the right spot
Now that you have the save game, it's time to put it where saves are stored.

First, right click on Return to Castle Wolfenstein in Steam and a menu will pop up. Look at the bottom of the menu and you'll find “Properties”. Click on it.

You'll be in another menu with four tabs on top of it. Click on the “local files” tab, and you'll end up here:


Click on “Browse Local Files”. Your computer will send you to the folder containing RtCW's files. It looks like this:


Find the folder called “main” (highlighted in the picture) and click on it. You'll be in another folder, which looks like this:


When you're in “Main”, look for the folder called “Saves”. As usual, click on it. When you've done that, you'll be here:


Okay, now you're in where saved game are stored. Paste the copy of “rocketman.sav” you made earlier.

After doing that, start up the game and go into the menu that has saved games. Look for the save called “rocketman” and open it. You'll end up in the level past the Forest with all of the weapons and ammo you could get in Forest.

You can use this in future playthoughs as well. It's really handy!
Note
The saved game works with both the last official RtCW patch and the unofficial patch.
25 Comments
exojjl2 22 Apr, 2024 @ 2:59am 
This level isn't hard.
wolterstmj 7 Jun, 2022 @ 3:31pm 
only reason i find this level hard is because of the amount of open spaces
QWEEDDY2 12 May, 2022 @ 6:09am 
its hard, but not boring. Ppl just whinies.
After some point you can return and kill them all!!111 Before that its very short to get that point.

Never had problems with this level. Non now, not in childhood.
kean.mccracken 9 Mar, 2022 @ 7:13am 
I don't think people are complaining that the level is hard, its just slow and boring.
Akagi 19 Aug, 2021 @ 4:32pm 
ah , i remember when i was 3 it was 2007 and i was trying to finish this lvl but couldn't do it luckily i had a craked copy of the game from my uncle with every lvl labeled as 1.2.3.4 etc , took me 14 years to buy the game after completing it like over 10 but in 9 occasions not doing this lvl
Anarki 17 Oct, 2020 @ 1:45pm 
Honestly, the level isn't that hard.
$age 3 Jan, 2020 @ 11:09am 
wow people actually find this level hard for me it was easy you just need to be patient
Freeradical_. 10 Aug, 2019 @ 11:29pm 
Be sure to use notebook (N) it pretty much tells you what to do if you get stuck..
Also it lists the objectives in case you forgot the briefing.
Freeradical_. 10 Aug, 2019 @ 10:37pm 
You can't go toward the gate. Go toward the tunnel and turn left. Use Binoculars to see if guards on bridge are looking. Kill guard in tower.
exojjl2 26 Oct, 2017 @ 12:01am 
One of my favorite levels, the design is superb! They don't make good games like this anymore.