7 years ago today, on July 1st, 2013, I started the development of what used to be a small single-player map-pack for Return To Castle Wolfenstein - it was called The Dark Army. Over time, the project became more ambitious - the add-on became a mod, and that's why I decided, in 2014, to split it into two parts: the first being called The Dark Army: Uprising, and the second called The Dark Army: Downfall. In 2015, The Dark Army: Uprising was released, but since it was met with mixed to negative reviews, I decided to remove it from download sites, only to re-release it in 2016 in a better and more cohesive shape. It was way more positively met, as it made it to the Top 100 of the 2016 Mod of the Year Awards - becoming the first Return To Castle Wolfenstein mod to ever achieve such a feat. But that also made me realise that so many, better mods, would have deserved such praise instead.

That's why, instead of fully continuing the development of the sequel, I decided, in 2017, to start the development of a new, enhanced version of The Dark Army: Uprising, one that would make the mod truly worth of such praise: The Dark Army: Uprising Version 2.0. "Halfway between remaster and remake" - as were my words back then - a demo of this new version was released the same year, and it was welcomed very positively. In 2018, The Dark Army: Uprising Version 2.0 was supposed to be released, but the project grew into a bigger one, a true re-imagination. Thus, it was re-branded The Dark Army: Uprising Remastered, and presented during the Return to Castle Wolfenstein 17th Anniversary Event. In 2019, work on the project continued for a release the same year, but due to unexpected opportunities - like the beginning of the development of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Single-Player - it ultimately did not make it to its initially planned December 2019 release window.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1

Install Return to Castle Wolfenstein

RealRTCW, which is needed to launch TDA, requires the original game. A Steam or GOG copy is advised.

Step 2

Install RealRTCW

TDA requires RealRTCW. Only RealRTCW 3.0 is capable of launching TDA.

⚠️ You must choose to install the RTCWHQ Texture Pack (ESRGAN). More details below.

1. Download RealRTCW 3.0 - Complete Edition or RealRTCW 3.0 - Lite Edition.

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2. Extract RealRTCW_3.0_-_Complete_Edition.2.zip / RealRTCW_3.0_-_Lite_Edition.2.zip.

 

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3. Launch the extracted realrtcwlitesetup.exe / realrtcwlitesetup.exe.

 

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4. Read the information and click Next.

 

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5. Read the information and click Next.

 

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6. Select your RTCW directory (where main is located) as destination location and click Next.

 

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7. Select the components you want to install and click Next.

⚠️ You must choose to install the RTCWHQ Texture Pack (ESRGAN).

 

⚠️ Textures of the RTCWHQ Texture Pack (ESRGAN) are needed.

❌ The Complete Edition's Splatterladder RtCW HD Pack is not supported by TDA.

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8. Select start menu folder and click Next.

 

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9. Select additional tasks and click Next.

 

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10. Ready to install and click Next.

 

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11. Wait while setup installs RealRTCW 3.0 Complete Edition / RealRTCW 3.0 Lite Edition.

 

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12. Click Finish.

 

Step 3

Install The Dark Army: Uprising Remastered

1. Download The Dark Army:Uprising Remastered if you haven't.

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2. Extract TDA_Remastered.zip into your RTCW (RealRTCW) directory (where main is located).

Step 4

Launch TDA

There are two ways to launch the mod.

A. Launch RealRTCW → Click ADDONS (in the title-screen) → Select TDA (in the list) → Click Launch.

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B. Run TDA Remastered (32-bit).bat or TDA Remastered (64-bit).bat (from TDA folder in RTCW directory).

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Step 5
The game crashed for me at 1st, but then i installed the patch and it worked perfectly then... just drag and replace the files from the patch folder into the TDA folder