Editing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (section)

{{Short description|2003 video game}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
| image = Wolfenstein Enemy Territory logo.png
| developer = [[Splash Damage]]
| publisher = [[Activision]]
| director = Richard Jolly
| producer = Jonathan Moses
| designer = Paul Wedgwood
| programmer = Arnout van Meer
| artist = Richard Jolly
| writer = Edward Stern
| composer = [[Bill Brown (composer)|Bill Brown]]
| series = ''[[Wolfenstein]]''
| engine = [[id Tech 3]]
| released = {{ubl|'''Linux, Windows'''|29 May 2003<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNewserson |first=Newsey |date=29 May 2003 |title=''Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' Released |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/29/return-to-castle-wolfenstein-enemy-territory-released |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>|'''Mac OS X'''|22 March 2005<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=22 March 2005 |title=''Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' released for Mac |url=http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/03/22/wolfet/index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050324073543/http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/03/22/wolfet/index.php |archive-date=24 March 2005 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Linux]], [[AROS]], [[Windows]], [[MorphOS]], [[Mac OS X]]
}}
'''''Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory''''' is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] multiplayer [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] within the ''[[Wolfenstein]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory|url=http://splashdamage.com/?q=node/35|work=Splash Damage Official Homepage|publisher=[[Splash Damage]]|access-date=October 11, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002005324/http://www.splashdamage.com/?q=node%2F35|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Questions|url=http://www.planetwolfenstein.com/features/articles/pw_faq_et.shtml|work=Gamespy Planet Wolfenstein|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=October 11, 2011|archive-date=October 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031022626/http://www.planetwolfenstein.com/features/articles/pw_faq_et.shtml}}</ref> It was originally planned to be released as a commercial [[expansion pack]] to ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' and later as a standalone game. However, due to problems with the single-player aspect, the multiplayer portion was released on 29 May 2003 as a [[freeware]] standalone game. In January 2004, the [[source code]] for the game logic (not the game engine) was released to the benefit of its [[mod (computer gaming)|modding]] community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory public source code|url=http://www.3dgamers.com/news/more/1075251853/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204144500/http://www.3dgamers.com/news/more/1075251853/|archive-date=February 4, 2005|date=January 27, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The game uses a modified ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' engine, itself being a heavily modified [[id Tech 3]] engine, which has been [[open source software|open source]] since 2005. As of the first day of the August 2010 [[QuakeCon]], the entire source code was released under the [[GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License v3.0 or later]].<ref name="Wolfenstein ET and RtCW Source Released">{{cite web|title=Wolfenstein ET and RtCW Source Released|url=http://planetquake.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=163173|work=Gamespy Planet Quake|publisher=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929171109/http://planetquake.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=163173 |archive-date=September 29, 2011}}</ref> The media assets remain proprietary.

On April 26, 2022, the game was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], and on October 20, 2022 on [[gog.com]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Plunkett |first1=Luke |title=Classic Multiplayer Wolfenstein Game Launches On Steam 19 Years After Release |url=https://kotaku.com/wolfenstein-enemy-territory-splash-damage-steam-pc-mult-1848845752 |website=Kotaku.com |date=27 April 2022 |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is out NOW for free on GOG |url=https://twitter.com/gogcom/status/1583114107569328134 |website=Twitter.com |access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref>

A commercially released follow-up, ''[[Enemy Territory: Quake Wars]]'', was developed by Splash Damage.