After the 2001 build of Duke Nukem Forever was leaked earlier this year, a cohort of modders calling themselves Mighty Foot Productions quickly came together to take on the task of rebuilding Duke Nukem Forever on a better timeline. They built on a leaked version of the framework that was an unfinished build made for a demo at E3, and the result is a low-budget that a small studio might make today. Very similar to retro shooter games. In a good way.
According to the latest update, “Current progress is focused on finishing polishing the game’s first chapter, High Stakes, Lady Killer, and working on a number of rendering and engine fixes. It’s been around for a long time and already has many big and small fixes, including a proper ‘hair fix’ and a whole new renderer progression for the game on DirectX® 9. Much of the content seen in E3 trailers and promotional materials for the game has been restored with an all-new story. Developed by the story team to bridge the gap between what you know and what you don’t know about the game. “
Its first chapter is set in the casino on opening night attended by the President and Mr Dukolas Nukemton [check this – Ed.], was interrupted in a violent manner. Expect tons of neon, the glittering Las Vegas skyline, and gunfights around swimming pools and on rooftops. After all, this is a Duke Nukem game, so it requires a rooftop fight. and some secrets.
This first part of the Duke Nukem Forever Restoration Project includes a map editor and deathmatch mode. His 12 weapons that Duke can wield include pipe bombs, lasers his trip bomb, freeze his cannon, flamethrower, venerable mighty his foot itself, pistols, shotguns, old-fashioned machine guns and more common weapons. options. There is also a Riot Shield. visual comparison (opens in new tab) Leaks showed they kept the sequence on the bike, so that’s something to look forward to.
Enemies include many zombified civilians with exploding alien parasites and regular looking cops, though there are also a few glimpses of pig cops. but wants more alien enemies.
You’ll have a chance to try it yourself when the first slice becomes available for download on December 21st. Check out the project page. ModDB (opens in new tab) for many.