Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Developers
Developed by	Sunstorm Interactive
Produced by	3D Realms
Steam	Interceptor Entertainment
Zoom Platform	Jordan Freeman Group
Publishers
Published by WW	ARUSH Entertainment
Distributed by NA	Hip Games
Distributed by EU	HD Interactive
United Kingdom, Germany	Ubisoft
Russia, CIS	1C Company
Taiwan	Infogrames
Mac App Store	Spawn Studios
Digital (former)	3D Realms
Digital (current)	Gearbox Publishing
Digital (current)	2K Games
Engines
	Prism3D
Release dates
Windows	May 14, 2002
macOS (OS X)	April 23, 2013
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

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: Manhattan Project is a singleplayer third-person platform, shooter and TPS game in the Duke Nukem series.

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 2 DRM
Mac App Store
ZOOM Platform		Since ZOOM Version 1.3, comes with Classic and Enhanced modes. The latter provides additional fixes, improved mod support and native widescreen support.
GOG.com (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

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

Delisted from Steam and GOG on December 31, 2015.

Demo

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch for the retail version is v1.01, available from this archive. The editor has a patch of its own.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\duke\base\config.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/240200/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\duke\base\save\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/240200/pfx/

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	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Native for Steam and ZOOM Platform; see Widescreen resolution for other versions.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			Native for ZOOM Platform; see Widescreen resolution for other versions.
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)		Available in the ZOOM Platform's Enhanced version.
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.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

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.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
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

Generic/other controllers

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.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Croatian				Fan translation, Download.
Czech				Retail and ZOOM Platform.
Czech				Fan translation; download
French				Retail and ZOOM Platform only.
German				Retail and ZOOM Platform only.
Hungarian				Fan translation, download. Rename the file to db_lang.zipfs if using the one by Játékszinkron.
Italian				Retail and ZOOM Platform only; download for other digital releases.
Polish				Local retail and ZOOM Platform only.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Monkey's Traduções; download. Older fan translation by Tribo Gamer is available here.
Russian				1) Official translation by 1C, local retail and Zoom Platform only; download for Steam and GOG.com releases. 2) Bootleg dub by 7wolf[dubious – discuss], download.
Slovak				Fan translation; download
Spanish				Retail and ZOOM Platform only.
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

VR support

3D modes	State	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

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

macOS (OS X)

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 (for 2000/XP)		128 MB (for 9x/ME) 192 MB (for 2000/XP)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible		32 MB of VRAM

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