Robert R

Founder of Duke4.net

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Happy 25th Anniversary, Duke Nukem 3D! Community Updates Galore…

Can you believe it?  Duke Nukem 3D was released January 29, 1996–25 years ago to date. Later this year, it’ll also be the 30th anniversary of the Duke Nukem franchise. Time sure does fly! While there have been no official celebrations, the community is pulling through for us as always. Check out this new Grabbag remix by Mike Norvak of Noise Boulder Records:

Then there’s Dzierzan SmoothDuke project, which has been ongoing since last year. He writes: “There has been a topic recently about if there’s any smooth weapons mod for Duke. Apparently there is not. Since I do like SmoothDoom and I have some experience in sprite editing, I decided to give it a shot.” You can check out the thread for all of Dzierzan’s updates, which are looking quite impressive:

Up next, we have Telee’s new map.  He writes: “It’s great that the Duke community is still alive all these years later. 🙂 Here’s a peek at a couple levels I’ve been working on for an episode. The first map (plane) is basically 95% complete, sitting at 16,321/16,384 walls so not much more to be done but tweaking and gameplay testing. The second map (airport) is at 9,992 walls, a lot of work done but still much to do (including shading which I’m waiting to tackle until all the architecture is complete). Having a lot of fun with it.”  Duke loves to visit the casino site, and we’re sure he’d love to visit this map soon too as soon as it’s done:

There are so many that we can’t list here, but we can’t forget about jimboob’s (AKA jimbob’s) upcoming map, which is looking quite pretty as well:

For all these projects and more, make sure you check out the “What you working on for Duke?” thread on our forums!

Deep Freeze mod for Duke Nukem Manhattan Project


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Deep Freeze is a big mod with its own storyline for Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (DNMP). At the moment Deep Freeze is still in development. The Early Access version contains 4 levels of the main storyline of the mod (out of 10 planned), and also 17 separate maps from the alpha version. The DNMP level editor (PrismEd) and alpha maps are included with the mod. The mod’s developer, Vitaliy Bondarenko, sends word that he has spent quite a bit of time and effort on this project, and you can show gratitude for his many years of dedication by supporting him through Paypal donations here.

Ion Fury Expansion Teaser Trailer


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Gearbox Software sues 3D Realms over the embattled Duke Nukem franchise

In 2010, 3D Realms sold the Duke Nukem IP to Gearbox, with assurances there were no copyright infringements in the series. Last September, though, Robert (“Bobby”) Prince, a composer and sound designer whose music has appeared in several classic games, including Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, sued Gearbox, alleging he owned the copyright on certain music that was included in 2016’s Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour, a remaster of the game’s most seminal title.

“Prince … asserts that the use of Prince’s music in earlier Duke Nukem video games published by 3D Realms was subject to a license agreement between Prince and 3D Realms,” the suit alleges. “Thus, contrary to the representations and warranties made by 3D Realms in the [asset purchase agreement], Prince alleges that Gearbox does not own the rights to certain music transferred to Gearbox.”

In addition to Apogee, the suit names co-founders Scott Miller and George Broussard as defendants. Neither Miller nor Broussard replied to Digital Trends’ request for comment about the complaint.

Source: Digital Trends
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8 Bit Guy Visits Old 3D Realms Offices

About five and a half years ago, I (Yatta) visited the old 3D Realms buildings in Garland, Texas with my friend and former 3D Realms employee Charlie Wiederhold.

One of my favorite Youtube channels, The 8-Bit Guy just visited the same places alongside good ole Joe Siegler of 3D Realms.  This was such a bitter-sweat video for me to watch.  Every Duke fan should see it:


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Unreleased Duke Nukem Prototype Cartridge Nintendo DS Game


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Ion Fury Coming to Consoles May 14, 2020!


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Duke Begins Footage

Former Gearbox employee Gregor Punchatz uploaded a demo reel video and in it you can find Duke Begins footage at 5:56 below; this is a CGI “proof of concept” from the mid-to-late 2000s.  Duke Begins was a cancelled video game proposed by developer Gearbox Software. Few details have been shared since its reveal in 2009, though its title carries the implication of a Duke Nukem origin story, illustrating how Duke became the person he is in chronologically later games.


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AMC TC v3.6 released!

AMC TC v3.6 has been released – this version brings a large tech overhaul to the mod and brings OpenGL support, offering improved performance as well as fixing a large variety of bugs. It also includes additional art improvements, and a new map for episode 3. There’s also been additional improvements to help ease new players into the vast and complex world of AMC.


Features:

  • Polymost/OpenGL support – thanks to significant work by Doom64hunterSangman, and the EDuke32 team, this much requested feature is now available.
  • Additional art updates for boss enemies and NPCs such as the Abyss Despot and the Mamano by sebabdukeboss20
  • New Cinematics by sebabdukeboss20! Make sure you play in Polymost mode to see them.
  • Additional GUI updates by AliCatGamer!
  • Tons of polishing and bug fixing, particularly to solve common crashes and UI and texture issues.
  • A new map starring Alien Armageddon’s Bombshell, by Micky C – found in Episode 3 after finishing the Chaosphere level and having the Paranormal Research Division unlocked, the map icon for the mission is found in the USA map.

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Ion Fury Preview: A New Build Engine FPS in 2019!


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