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Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem	1991
Duke Nukem II	1993
Duke Nukem 3D	1996
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project	2002
Duke Nukem Forever	2011
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition	2013
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour	2016
Duke Nukem Forever (2001)	2022
Duke Nukem Forever: Restoration Project (unofficial)	Early access

Duke Nukem II is a singleplayer third-person platform and shooter game in the Duke Nukem series.

General information

Official 3D Realms forum for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Sold separately or on the Duke Nukem 3D disc.
ZOOM Platform		Pre-packaged with DOSBox-staging.
GOG.com (unavailable)		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Steam (unavailable)		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.

A shareware episode is available.

Essential improvements

Run in DOSBox (retail)

Set cycles=20000. Max cycles causes joystick control problems.^[5]

Level editor

A Level Editor is available. It requires XP or later.

Source ports

Reverse engineered source port is available.

RigelEngine

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\NUKEM2.-GT
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/240180/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\NUKEM2.-S*
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/240180/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Saves are NUKEM2.-S* 1–8. NUKEM2.-SB and NUKEM2.-ST are temporary saves.^[6]

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Game runs at 16 frames per second.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		No mouse support.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only; toggle sound with `S` and music with `M`.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Everything is text-only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

Modifications

Sunglasses patch

Makes Duke wear sunglasses like in certain re-releases of the game^[7]

Also adds sunglasses to graphics which never had them in said re-releases

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	11 MB

These are the system requirements for the Steam version.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM)	1 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	11 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

These are the system requirements for the Steam version.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (240180) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Duke Nukem 2 - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Release: Duke Nukem 1+2 ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ News - Now Available - Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem 2 & Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Changelog, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 72: Duke Nukem II
↑ Duke Nukem II Misc Files - ModdingWiki - last accessed on May 2023
↑ "Duke Nukem II" - last accessed on 2024-03-30

[DOSBox_mounted-6] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

[Proton_path_note-7] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (240180) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (240180) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Duke Nukem 2 - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Release: Duke Nukem 1+2 ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[3] News - Now Available - Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem 2 & Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Changelog, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[5] Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 72: Duke Nukem II

[8] Duke Nukem II Misc Files - ModdingWiki - last accessed on May 2023

[9] "Duke Nukem II" - last accessed on 2024-03-30

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+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 2, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/11007/|title=News - Now Available - Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem 2 & Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|May 21, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/duke_nukem_series/changelog Changelog, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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+{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free |Sold separately or on the [[Duke Nukem 3D]] disc. | | DOS }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | duke_nukem_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| ZOOM | duke-nukem-2 | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox#DOSBox-staging|DOSBox-staging]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 240180 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | duke_nukem_2 | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 240180 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
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-{{--}} This game is no longer sold digitally.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/weekly_staff_picks_farewell_for_now_duke Farewell For Now, Duke + Last chance to get Dragonsphere free - GOG.com]</ref>
+{{ii}} A [https://legacy.3drealms.com/duke2/ shareware episode] is available.
-{{ii}} A [http://legacy.3drealms.com/duke2/ shareware episode] is available.
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-{{ii}} Saves are <code>NUKEM2.-S*</code> 1-8. <code>NUKEM2.-SB</code> and <code>NUKEM2.-ST</code> are temporary saves.<ref>[http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Duke_Nukem_II_Misc_Files Duke Nukem II Misc Files - ModdingWiki]</ref>
+{{ii}} Saves are <code>NUKEM2.-S*</code> 1–8. <code>NUKEM2.-SB</code> and <code>NUKEM2.-ST</code> are temporary saves.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Duke_Nukem_II_Misc_Files|title=Duke Nukem II Misc Files - ModdingWiki|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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+===Modifications===
+====[https://forums.duke4.net/topic/8736-sunglass-patch-for-duke-nukem-2/page__p__283703#entry283703 Sunglasses patch]====
+{{ii}}Makes Duke wear sunglasses like in certain re-releases of the game<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_II|title="Duke Nukem II"|date=2024-03-30}}</ref>
+{{ii}}Also adds sunglasses to graphics which never had them in said re-releases
 ==System requirements==

Developers

	Apogee Software
Publishers
Retail	Apogee Software
Digital (former)	3D Realms
Digital (current)	Gearbox Publishing
Release dates
DOS	December 3, 1993^[1]
Windows (DOSBox)	December 6, 2012^[2]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	July 2, 2013^[3]
Linux (DOSBox)	May 21, 2015^[4]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform, Shooter
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Duke Nukem