Duke Nukem II
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Developers | |
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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 |
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 |
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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.
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
andNUKEM2.-ST
are temporary saves.[6]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
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 |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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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 thecloud_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