For example, Pierre-Olivier Clement has since worked at Ubisoft as a lead designer on titles such as Rayman, Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider, and Far Cry. No official sources have ever confirmed or denied the rumor, but some credibility is given to these claims by the fact that members of the development team were professional developers who are still recognizable in the industry today, as opposed to amateur hobbyists. According to these unofficial sources, the project never materialized into a commercial product because a publishing deal with WizardWorks was never finalized, leaving the developers with an authorized product but no way to sell it. In particular, Duke It's Zero Hour was released for free as a non-commercial product, but it has long been rumored that the project was fully sanctioned by 3D Realms for retail sale, which would make it an authorized freeware expansion like Duke Nukem's Penthouse Paradise. The status of some expansions may be disputed.
Duke Assault is a perfect cross-section of the 1997 online mapping community, with a high proportion of unfinished scraps and "troll" maps. The selection of levels was drawn from free user maps that were downloaded indiscriminately, en masse from the Internet.
The following are authorized expansions for Duke Nukem 3D:ĭuke Assault features over 1,500 levels made by fans. Some of these expansions have been authorized by the game's copyright owners and are considered official products, while a larger number are unauthorized and may have been sold illegally. Unauthorized user maps, mods, and total conversions may also be considered expansions, but these usually are not grouped together with authorized expansions, unless they have been manufactured and sold as commercial products.ĭue to the immense commercial success of Duke Nukem 3D, many companies over the years have been interested in developing expansions for the game. See Also: Category:Duke Nukem 3D expansionsĮxpansions are a loosely defined category of products that usually encompasses expansion packs, DLC, or other add-ons that expand the content found in the base game.
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