Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

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

General information

3D Realms forums for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v2 DRM^{[Note 1]}.
Mac App Store
ZOOM Platform
GOG.com (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\duke\base\config.cfg^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/240200/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\duke\base\save\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/240200/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

General settings.

Launcher settings (non-Steam versions).

Launcher settings (Steam version).

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Native for Steam;^[4] see Widescreen resolution for other versions.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	50° horizontal by default; see Widescreen resolution.
Windowed	Set in the launcher, toggle in options, or use `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Open `config.cfg` (See Game data) and set `uset gl_sync "1"` to your desired value (OpenGL only)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	See Can't double jump.^{[citation needed]}
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

The Steam version supports custom resolutions in the launcher. Use these steps for non-Steam versions.

Set resolution and FOV in config.cfg^[5]

If the game is showing the launcher on startup, check the box to skip it then run the game and exit.
Go to <path-to-game>\duke\base.
Edit config.cfg
Change uset r_mode to the desired resolution.
Add the line uset g_cam_fov "90" with the desired horizontal FOV (default is 50).
Save the changes and close the file.
Make the file read-only (this prevents the FOV line being removed when you exit the game).

Notes

The HUD and all other 2D elements are stretched from 4:3.

Input

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse cannot be used in normal play.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Can't bind a menu button.
Controller remapping		Can't bind axes as buttons.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Cannot bind triggers or right stick.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Force feedback does not work.^[6]
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	V1, Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Enabled by default.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound and Music.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		DirectSound3D.^[7]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Polish				Retail only.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Fan translation, here or download.
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

For Hungarian language, add the line mount -o ro,p1 "$GAME"/base/magyar_valtozat.zipfs / to init.cfg at the end of # Mount game data

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile (OpenGL), see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Can't double jump

When running above 60 FPS double jumping doesn't work and Duke can get stuck when intending to climb up ledges, landing on downward-moving platforms in the final episode leaves Duke stuck in a jumping animation until the platform starts moving up again, making some sequences difficult to complete

The game uses Vsync (enable by default) both in Direct3D to OpenGL mode .but in Windows 10 in Direct3D mode it doesn't work because the game uses DirectX 8 and Vsync of DirectX 8 in Windows 10 is broken.

Change driver from Direct3D8 to OpenGL or vice versa and set monitor on 60hz^[8]

Cap the framerate to 60^{[citation needed]}
See Frame rate capping

Use (d3d8to9 only windows 10) and set monitor on 60hz^{[citation needed]}

Vsync (Always on) not working on Windows10 (Direct3D8 mode)

Download d3d8to9 file.
Download d3d8to9. Copy D3D8.DLL from the folder to the game install directory

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz AMD K6-2 400 MHz	Intel Pentium III 500 MHz AMD K7 500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	235 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/240200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (240200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions - GOG.com
↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Is there a difference between this version and the one on GOG? :: Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project General Discussions
↑ Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project | WSGF
↑ Verified by User:Genesisbr on 2021-10-20
↑ Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)
↑ Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project - Can't double-jump or game is skipping frames - GOG support center - last accessed on 2021-04-11

[4] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]

[gamedir-5] 2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-6] 3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/240200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (240200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions - GOG.com

[2] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[3] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[7] Is there a difference between this version and the one on GOG? :: Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project General Discussions

[WSGF-8] Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project | WSGF

[9] Verified by User:Genesisbr on 2021-10-20

[10] Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)

[11] Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project - Can't double-jump or game is skipping frames - GOG support center - last accessed on 2021-04-11

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Developers

Developed by	Sunstorm Interactive
Produced by	3D Realms
Digital version	Interceptor Entertainment
Publishers
Published by WW	ARUSH Entertainment
Distributed by NA	Hip Games
Distributed by EU	HD Interactive
United Kingdom, Germany	Ubisoft
Russia, CIS	1C Company
	Apogee Software
Engines
	Prism3D
Release dates
Windows	May 14, 2002
macOS (OS X)	April 23, 2013^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform, Shooter, TPS
Series	Duke Nukem