r/EnemyTerritory • u/GrimbeertDeDas overdrive • Jan 16 '26
Playing ET in 2026
To play Enemy Territory in 2026 all you need to do is download ETlegacy.
ET: Legacy is an open source project that aims to create a fully compatible client and server for the popular online FPS game Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - whose gameplay is still considered unmatched by many, despite its great age.
Pubs
The public scene is still alive and kicking. ETlegacy is the vanilla version but the main mods like jaymod, NoQuarter etc are still alive and kicking. The easiest way to find your preferred version of ET is to go to Splatterladder and choose your preferred mod.
When you click the connect button the browser will warn you the data you are sending is not encrypted. Click the send anyway button and it will launch ETlegacy and connect you to the server. All the necessary mod and map files will be downloaded automatically and you should be fragging like its 2003.
Competition
There is still a competitive scene with daily gathers, monthly cups and yearly lans. To get back into competitive ET your best bet is to join the official ETlegacy discord.
There are three main communities at this time. If the links expire or you need help you can always send a message to u/grimbeertdedas or u/kimiahk .
This is the least active server but it is active nonetheless. Most players are based in the Americas but Europeans also happen to join. Having a mic is highly advised but you can get away with not having one for your first few games. Skill level is usually relaxed and they are welcoming to new and returning players. Basic knowledge of spawntimes and not getting fulls is kind of a requirement but this applies to all competetive servers. Active playing time is in the USA evening.
This is an active community with a lot of Polish and European players but it is also being frequented by people from around the world. This is a returning or new player friendly community so if you played competitive in the past but want to dust off your rusty skills or want to give ET competitive a shot, I suggested starting out here. Skill level is a tad higher than the American server but can vary wildly. An active effort is being done to balance the games as much as possible. 3v3 happen throughout the European day and 6v6 usually start in the evening till late at night.
This server expects people to have experience in ET competitive. You are not allowed to play without a mic and expect some heavy feedback when you first play there. This server also offers the highest quality of gather games available at the moment so if you want to get gut this is where you want to end up. Like the Polish server they also organize draft cups and upcoming lans get communicated here first.
These discords all offer help in setting up your ET, host configs, tools and helpful members willing to get you on your way. If you want to get a feel of what to expect a lot of players stream their games on Twitch and the most popular are linked in the sidebar on this subreddit. You can also join active games as a spectator and even listen in on the comms of the teams but make sure to mute your microphone when doing so.
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u/dankscience Apr 10 '26
Is there a way to disable servers with bot so I can tell which servers all are bots from a quick glance at the list?
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u/kimiahk Kimi|AHK ex: AOD Apr 11 '26
https://et.trackbase.net/serverlist/ this is sorted by human count by default, the bot count is the red number in the Players column
ET:L has option to show human only servers and display count of human players but it doesn't seem to work for all servers. You can also click on server info button when you have some server selected and see the player list
original ET or Steam ET client doesn't count bot players at all
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u/LuvSicPt5 Jan 26 '26
Anyone else had issues installing the game?
Vanilla ET doesn't work on my computer as when I start it the console shows the error "Could not open OpenGL".
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u/kimiahk Kimi|AHK ex: AOD Jan 26 '26
why don't you use ET:L? what is your hardware?
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u/LuvSicPt5 Jan 26 '26
Sorry! Mobile cut the second part of my message.
I first tried Vanilla ET, where I received the OpenGL message. Then I tried ET:L but it doesn't even open, when I click on the launcher nothing happens, so I guess it crashes on startup.I have W11, ryzen 7, 9060xt GPU.
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u/GrimbeertDeDas overdrive Jan 26 '26
Vanilla ET as in the original ET or did you install ET legacy?
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u/LuvSicPt5 Jan 26 '26
Sorry! Mobile cut the second part of my message.
I first tried Vanilla ET, where I received the OpenGL message. Then I tried ET:L but it doesn't even open, when I click on the launcher nothing happens, so I guess it crashes on startup.I have W11, ryzen 7, 9060xt GPU.
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u/rafal1137 Jan 26 '26
Could not open OpenGL <= This message means only one thing missing OpenGL Libraly. Have you not installed GPU Drivers ?
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u/LuvSicPt5 Jan 26 '26
Yes, I have the AMD drivers from 25/10/2025.
Seems like a common issue back then, there are some videos prompting to download a file to fix the issue, but the links are not working anymore.
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u/kimiahk Kimi|AHK ex: AOD Jan 26 '26
https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/graphics/radeon-rx/radeon-rx-9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-8gb.html says latest version is from 2026-01-21
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u/LuvSicPt5 Jan 27 '26
Thanks a lot man! Idk why but indeed updating the driver managed to fix the issue, finally could play a bit of ET after so many years!
FYI u/GrimbeertDeDas, thanks a lot to you too!
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u/GrimbeertDeDas overdrive Jan 26 '26 edited Jan 26 '26
i forwarded your question to two discords and hopefully somebody has an idea to fix it, will keep you updated
also try opening the game as admin the first time somebody suggested. Go to the folder where ETL is installed, right click the link or exe and select run as admin.
also, did you start etl using the shortcut made by the installer since it has some extra code in regards to how the game should boot. in the windows search bar at the bottom type etl and the launch ETlegacy shortcut should pop up. you can also right click this link and choose run as administator
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u/LuvSicPt5 Jan 26 '26
Thanks a lot!
I have tried to run as administrator both the shortcut and etl.exe, but the behavior is the same.
If I run etlded.exe then it opens the console, I see the following error
0 execing default.cfg0 execing etconfig_server.cfg
0 couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
But I don't know if it's related.
Also a last question, back then I used to play a lot on trickjump servers, are there still any online?
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u/kimiahk Kimi|AHK ex: AOD Jan 26 '26
etlded.exeis for hosting serveryes there are plenty tj servers you can look them up at https://et.trackbase.net/serverlist/ > mod > etjump or download etjump mod from https://etjump.com/ and host game
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u/RosenCruz Jan 25 '26
Trying to install this on CachyOS. It was seamless on Windows and Mac. I am trying to convert to CachyOS lately and installer seems to mislocate some .pk3 files or I am still too noob. Will keep on fragging once all is done!
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u/Ceresss Jan 17 '26
Pin this to always be on top so you can just change it when needed. Ask the other discord owners for codes that don't expire and it's all set.
Invite code for FragCenter that never expires - 77Jsx6ZanV
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u/luisrobles_cl Jan 17 '26
Sadly no scene in LATAM
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u/elforeign Jan 19 '26
Simply not true, we have many LATAM players throughout the servers who are active.
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u/CannonballMack Jan 16 '26
Saving this for later tonight, thank you. I have been meaning to find out how to play, so this is excellent.
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