Return to Return To Castle Wolfenstein

I've bitten the bullet and started heavily playing Return To Castle Wolfenstein again.

Only thing is, I'm currently using cheat codes. I like to think that I'd be able to get through most of it unassisted, but there were one or two bits which became quite difficult with the lack of ammo :-( And I couldn't figure out how to get into one particular part of a level without raising the alarm, so I skipped the level.

One problem: I occasionally get game engine errors. Not sure if that's to do with the cheating or not. But they return me to the title screen, which sucks arse. Luckily I save often.

Another thing about that game that sucks arse is the crypt levels and the whole "paranormal division" storyline. I can describe for you what you do in the crypt levels:

1. Find a switch. It's on the other end of a corridor.
2. Walk through the corridor and flick the switch.
3. Monsters start breaking out of the walls of the corridor you just walked through. You now have no space to maneuver.
4. You start shooting, but the monsters have a damn shield that they raise that manages to perfectly deflect your bullets back to you. You're now taking damage from your own bullets.
5. You decide to switch away from the rifle to your MP-40, which you recently picked up some ammo for after being completely out. Unfortunately, the move of the mousewheel takes you through the silenced Sten gun, so the precious ammo is all loaded into the Sten. The Sten overheats after about 4 shots.
6. You finally manage to kill the baddies, and you have 36% health left and only ammo for your rifle and pistol. You walk around for a minute before spying a switch at the end of a corridor...

I also hated the booby traps at the end of the last crypt level. It just makes the game feel unprofessional.

But I'm now past the crypt, and I'm enjoying the game again.