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Duke Nukem 3D remastered

Author	Dr. Varhansen
Date of release	v1.2 - December 18, 2022
Date of remaster	Final - March 2, 2025
.bsp filename	dn3d_r_1 - dn3d_r_6 (6 maps)

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Description

● A collab remaster & updated version of Duke Nukem 3D for Sven Co-op by Dr. Varhansen.
● New Maps with massive changes: Custom Scripted Weapons, New Models, Sounds, & Monsters, + Fixed bugs and Performance, More Secrets, and a Duke Nukem NPC Ally.
● Merged Maps (less loading screens), Lobby Time before map start.
● You MUST download the Opposing Force textures listed here on this page if you are missing textures (Vanilla Sven Co-op does not contain the correct Opposing Force textures.)

10 Levels across 6 merged maps. 25+ Babes to rescue. Hundreds of ALIEN SCUM to eliminate.
● Custom scripted weapons (from Half-Nuked): Chaingun Ripper, RPG, Devastator, Freeze Ray, Duke's pistol, shotgun and the alien scum's Laser pistol (based on the first ever Duke Nukem game).
● Custom Monsters based on the Enemies of Duke Nukem 3D including Assualt Trooper, Pig Cops, Octabrain, FireFly Troopers, Battlelord, Enforcer, Protozoid, Sharks, Sentry Drones, Turrets, & Pig Cops Tanks & Air Bike.
● Collect keycards to open doors and Rescue Babes from the ALIEN SCUM!!! (rescuing women will make you respawn with more weapons).
● Original maps have been extended & contain new areas, new secrets, & new graphics.

Additional info

● DN3D Remaster will continue to be updated with Episode 1, 2, & 3 of Duke Nukem 3D planned for an ultimate release of 23 Levels by February 2026.
● As of May 2025, work is being done on finishing Episode 2 & starting Episode 3. There are 13 more maps to finish.
● We hope to finish this remaster by February 2026 in honor of Duke Nukem 3D 30th Anniversary.

Maps included (Current Version: v2c)

dn3d_r_1: Hollywood Holocaust
dn3d_r_2: Red Light District
dn3d_r_3: Death Row, Toxic Dump
dn3d_r_4: The Abyss, Spaceport
dn3d_r_5: Incubator, Warp Factor
dn3d_r_6: Fusion Station, Occupied Territory

Known bugs

● TEXTURES: Sven Co-op 5.26 came with a broken op4ctf.wad (a default texture file for the game) that is missing more than 100 textures. This is not an issue with these maps but the game itself. You can fix it by replacing the wad with the original Half-Life Opposing Force op4ctf.wad. A copy has been uploaded in the download as a patch to make things quick. It will be removed when the Sven developers fix the issue.
● HIGH DIFFICULTY on SINGLE PLAYER - Maps were designed for at least 2 players. There may be some parts of extreme difficulty if playing on Single Player. The levels are still beatable.

Credits

Original maps by Dr. Varhansen / yallKnawmSayin, you can find them at Duke Nukem 3D - Episode 1 - L.A. Meltdown
Music by Chris Bulman, M. Norvak, B. Prince, 331erock
Eduke32, RedNukem, ALIEN ARMAGEDDON DN3D mod, & Raze (many Duke Nukem 3D sound remasters)
openmaw (Duke Nukem Cataclysm HL mod)
Z00L (Half-Nuked HL mod)

Additional credits:

End of days (tripmine model)
Gaftherman, Garompa (Half-Nuked weapon scripts)
Adambean, Giegue, Garompa (Laser pistol and shotgun scripts)
w00tguy, Varhansen (Freezeray weapon custom)
AleKK, Ambient.Impact, Millenia, Vunsunta, ImBrokeRU, toadie (Browning HP handgun model)
AleKK (comanche model replacement for apache)
TEXHAPb!!!, Nekronaium, Rafael De Jongh (grenade launcher model)
marshfreakinghoppers and RUBBER SOUL for rigging the serious sam revolver with the MTB anims
Penguin weapon script from Field Intensity
RaptorSKA and Garompa (walkie item model)
Anton (old god starfish headcrab model used for Protozoan Slimer)
The303 (mustard golem)
marshfreakinghoppers the animator that de-animates (deagle, shotgun and rpg reanimations, laser pistol fixes, and animation timings)
Reuniclus579 (weapon custom fixes, crosshair fixes, other ripent fixes)
Four-Nines (pig cop model head)
Wadmooddeer (Duke nukem 3D HD skyboxes)
generic (Duke nukem HD LA skybox fixes)
Lordtopaz (alien team hgrunt)
Outerbeast (night vision script. Replace weapon sprites scripts)
Four-Nines for helping me with the weapon_freezethrower script and Nero & Aperture for the CSO weapon scripts used as a base

Many special thanks to beta testers!:

Vaelastrasz
Four-Nines
Dman
Reuniclus579
SV BOY
m550
marshfreakinghoppers the animator that de-animates
Fraggs

Changelog

+ v2d - May 2, 2025 (by Garompa)

+ v2c - April 20, 2025 (by Garompa & Dr. Varhansen)

+ v2b - April 18, 2025 (by Garompa & Reuniclus579)

+ v2a - April 13, 2025 (by Reuniclus579)

+ v2 - April 12, 2025 (by Dr. Varhansen & Garompa)

– v2 - April 12, 2025 (by Dr. Varhansen & Garompa)

Changes by (or requested by) the author Dr. Varhansen:

Recompiled and remerged dn3d_r_5 (original maps 7 + 8) with new rooms, more secrets and fixes
Added new map: dn3d_r_6 (merged new maps! 9 + 10)
Added doors to the dark tunnels in map 2 and added buttons next to them
Fixed the apache in map 2 and made it an UFO with custom model and sounds
Replaced the chaingun fire sound with an even more HD version from Alien Armageddon DN3d mod
Added failsafes in map 3 teleport
Added failsafes in some door buttons and squadmakers in map 2 (some monsters weren't spawning properly)
Fixed the UFO path in map 2 so it doesnt get stuck that much often
The Condemned Inmate is now friendly again, while the other one is kept as an enemy, as intended by the author
Added some nodes in the pumba jail area to help with npc pathing
Steroids are now item_inventory that buff the player's speed (the speed is a difficult thing to change in sven multiplayer and might not always work, and sometimes might make everyone fast) for 15 seconds
Added weapons nearby babes that give said weapons where they were missing
Octabrains at map 4 start are now Jetpack Enforcers
Sentrys at map 4 start are now classified as alien military instead of human military
Added info nodes to the water areas in map 4, for Belch and the trashbats, to help with them getting stuck
Slimes are now a menace and shoot a lot of acid
Stukabats now are a menace and explode on contact and death
Drone sentry bots explode on death
Fixed the button puzzles in map 4 and map 5

Changes made by or suggested by Reuniclus:

Fixed precaches on some scripts
Fixed position of many buttons in map 5
Golden desert eagle viewmodel now has no laser sight and has a blue grip reskin just like in DNF2001
Many other bug fixes to sounds looping, cameras and scripts

Changes by Garompa:

Many of the maps have been re-radded as new brush model numbers were copied to cover invisible geometry faces, mapping seams and clipping issues
Fixed monster classifications in map 2
Made tanks and bikes faster
Added light sprites in map 2 for streetlights and floodlights like in map 1
Reskinned the revolver to look like the one from DN Zero hour
UFO now has more HP in map 2
Re-Radded map 2 to fix the lighting issues again
Added monsterclips to map 2 to prevent spawn camping players
Moved some monsters in map 2 to prevent spawn camping players that much
Other small changes here and there that I can't remember
Rotated the submarine duke so it looks a the submarine properly and made him a monster generic now with a scripted sequence
Ladder in water big momma room in map 4 now has a wider area to grab it while jumping and collision is fixed making the jump easier. In addition, the exit button of that room now activates a loop on the moving floor platform to help other players continue without much hussle. And pushable barrels are all breakable now. On top of that a wall of barrels was added near the button to stop rushers or noobs leaving behind the rest of the players. Now the button has to be activated to proceed. Beware of the explosions.
More ammo models: New ammoboxes from DN3D that give you more ammo than normal ammo items
New 556, expander and shotgun ammo models from DN3D
New tripmine model from DN3D
Added Shrinker and Expander as egon and displacer
Added Silent Uzi special autopistol from DN64 Duke Xtreme as the MP5
Added custom gauss model based on DNF railgun
Added custom hornetgun model
Dynamite now replaces grenades, from DN Time to Kill / Zero Hour
Added Nightvision googles from DN3D and disabled flashlight. You have to find the nightvision item to enable it (most times nearby spawn)
Added full auto M16
Added hud replacer script to replace default hud sprites for the custom weapons
Map 1 now has 2 stalker song remixes that are chosen randomly. You can switch between them with the jukebox
Added weapon_freezethrower, and removed weapon_custom altogether since it wasn't necessary anymore
Removed spawn crowbar and pipewrench and enhanced the weapon progression and the hud sprite replacer script has been used in place of them
Babes give more and different weapons to spawn inventory
Added custom model inspired in the alien scum's Enforcer Gun for M249
Enforcers now have the enforcer gun
Added custom model inspired in the DNF 2001 sniper rifle as replacement
Atomic health is now animated and fullbright
Added some extra triggers in map 2 to force players into the map flow. Players now have to blow up the building and cannot skip that part
Map 3 submarine transitions are now simplified and merged. The second transition which had geometry compiled water is now merged into the previous one that has brush water instead, making the water bug disappear. The npcs won't be floating and sounding wrong and the lights will be the same ones.
Adjusted max carry ammo in scripts to more balanced numbers, taking into account default sven max
Map 4 now has textured ceiling for the cave (it was pitch black before)
Adjusted damage of lava to insane numbers to stop players and xpmodders from rushing swimming in it
The cyborg babe in map 4 can now be accessed thanks to the added gauss nearby to make the jump puzzle. It's tough but it can be done (i'm a noob and took me a while but you have to get the right angle)
Removed xenmaker effects from monsters that spawned from eggs and fixed the eggs sound effects position and radius
The space platform in map 5 now has some forcefields to help players with gibbing or falling into space and the button logic has been merged to prevent trolling
Added sentences file and some more sounds in the soundlists to help with robo alien grunt and duke nukem sounds not being replaced properly
Added ambience speaker sounds for map wide random ambience enhancement using the sentences file
Weapon behavior adjusted in the cfg to reflect the custom models used: Eagle is faster and accurate but has no laser, mp5/silent uzi can't be zoomed, displacer has tertiary fire
Added 3D city sky to maps dn3d_r_1 and dn3d_r_2
Added big clipping boxes to big prop models like the submarine and made them item_generics (Thanks to SV BOY for the clipping box trick to create 3D skies and big props that render at any camera angle :) )

The changes in map 2, 5 and probably the others (added buttons and changed tunnel textures) have made the maps get a new bsp version, and is incompatible with the previous version.
Make sure clients and servers have the latest version or there will be version mismatch errors kicking players from the servers.

+ v1b - March 3, 2025 (by Garompa)

+ v1 - March 2, 2025 (by Garompa)

– v1 - March 2, 2025 (by Garompa)

Model & Sound Overhaul:
* Replaced arcade_ models to prevent crashes.
* Lowercased all files and converted .wav sounds to .ogg for smaller file sizes.
* Models, sounds, and sprites were reorganized into the dn3d_r/ folder.
* NPCs, weapons, and props now have high-quality models, including custom replacements for enemies, weapons, and items, inspired by Duke Nukem 3D and Duke Nukem Forever 2001, ortaken directly from Duke Nukem 3D HD.
* Weapons now feature colorable Sven arms.

NPC & Monster Overhaul:
* Many enemies were replaced with Duke Nukem equivalents
* Cycloid Sentrys, Overlord Sentrys, and Assault Troopers now replace Alien Grunts and Cybergrunts.
* Slimers, Snatchers, and Headcreepers replace Headcrabs and Baby Crabs.
* Pig Cops, Battlelord, and Assault Commanders replace various human and alien enemies.
* New NPC models and soundlists were added for better immersion.

Weapons & HUD Improvements:
* weapon_custom weapons are now all Angelscript scripted weapons, except the freezeray
* Custom weapon models for the crowbar, wrench, shotgun, RPG, satchel, satchel radio, and M16 (default gun replacements).
* The custom weapons now have HD textures from the HL Nuked community.
* HUD weapon sprites were improved with proper brightness and a selector effect.

Map Fixes & Optimizations:
* Merged a few maps to reduce map loading times and enhance gameplay time
* Optimized and Cleaned the maps to reduce clipnode count
* Re-Radded the maps fixing the lighting issues
* Made almost all weapons, npcs and items spawn through squadmakers or createentity as players advance to reduce lag
* Unused dark rooms are now used for spawn areas to wait for players or start the map
* Cleaned up worldspawn entities, removed unused keyvalues, and fixed triggers and level transitions.
* Invisible on-touch buttons replaced with proper triggers
* Ambience sounds now play randomly instead of wasting a trigger.
* Clipnode count reduced by turning unnecessary func_walls into func_illusionary.
* Loading screens & 3D Duke logo checkpoints added to improve flow.

Interactive & Gameplay Enhancements:
* 3D babes replace old 2D sprites, with different theme of babes per area (example: scuba babe near the submarine)
* Keycards are now 3D models, reducing clipnodes.
* New props from Duke Nukem Cataclysm enhance the HD feel.
* Duke Nukem NPC added, providing voice lines and radio dialogue. You don't play as the Duke, you assist him.
* Medkit, crowbar and pipewrench (fist & kick) added to spawnpoints.

Additional Fixes:

CFG files are cleaned up and improved to account for all the changes. Also, missing settings or specific map settings that were needed, were added (for example: disabling gauss jump on maps except on the maps that need it)
Fixed spawns, teleports, squadmakers spawnflags, and enemy placements.
Changed info_player_coop and info_player_start to info_player_deathmatch for correct multiplayer behavior.
Replaced global triggers with trigger relays for multiplayer compatibility.
Improved progression-based doors and triggers to prevent softlocks.
Removed useless map entities like landmarks and an empty transition map to reduce load times.

And much more! This update delivers a massive content upgrade, improves stability, and enhances the Duke Nukem feel.