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Duke Nukem 3D: Official Strategies & Secrets

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This is a strategy, hints and tips book for the Personal Computer (PC), Windows formatted, video game "Duke Nukem 3D". It has detailed information on all the enemies, weapons and other such objects in the game. There are level by level walkthroughs of all 28 levels, as well as gray-scale screenshots and diagram maps of these levels. It has a 'Making of' section with interviews of the team that created the game; Scott Miller, George Broussard, Allen Blum III, Richard Gray, Dirk Jones, Chuck Jones, Stephen Hornback. There is also information on how players can design their own levels, online gameplay tips, and how the game is installed. The book has a CD-ROM sealed within a pocket on the inside back cover, which included the shareware version of the game's first level, "L.A. Meltdown", maps and video walkthroughs of all 28 levels in the game, and other shareware versions of games produced by the makers of this game.

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Publisher
Sybex
Language
English
Pages
318

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Duke Nukem 3D: Official Strategies & Secrets
1996, Sybex
Paperback with CD-ROM in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction. xi
Part I: The Basics Of Dukf Nukem 3D. 2
Chapter 1. Spare Me the Details, I'm Ready to Pummel Alien Flesh. 4
Your Mission. 4
Getting Your Bearings. 4
A Crash Tour Of Hollywood Holocaust. 5
Starting the Game. 5
It's Time For Action. 8
Take It From Here. 12
Chapter 2. Duke's Enemies, Weapons, and Power-Ups. 14
Operating the Game. 15
Starting A New Game. 15
Saving A Game. 16
Loading A Saved Game. 18
Quitting A Game. 19
Adjusting the Game Environment. 20
Picture Adjustments. 21
Sound Adjustments. 21
Mouse Sensitivity. 25
Parental Controls. 25
Evaluating Duke's Alien Foes. 27
Assault Troopers (Troopers). 27
Assault Captains (Captains). 27
Protozoid Slimers (Slimers). 28
Pig Cops. 28
Recon Patrol Vehicles (RPVs). 28
Enforcers. 29
Octabrains. 29
Battlelord. 30
Battlelord Sentry. 30
Assault Commander (Commander). 30
Sentry Drone (Drone). 31
Moon Assault Leader. 31
Cycloid Emperor (Emperor). 32
Presenting Arms. 32
The Mighty Foot. 32
The Handgun. 33
The Shotgun. 33
The Ripper Chaingun. 34
The Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Launcher. 34
Pipe Bombs. 35
Wall-Mounted Laser Trip Bomb (LTB). 35
The Shrinker. 36
The Devastator. 36
The Freezethrower. 36
Duke's Power-Ups. 37
Medkits. 37
Atomic Health Units. 37
Armor. 38
Keycards. 38
Steroids. 38
Holoduke. 39
Jetpack. 39
Night Vision Goggles (NVG). 39
Scuba Gear. 40
Protective Boots. 40
Controlling Duke's Moves. 40
Walking, Turning, and Running. 40
Looking and Aiming Up and Down. 41
Moving and Aiming With the Mouse. 41
Jumping and Ducking. 42
Shooting and Changing Weapons. 42
Reading Duke's Status Bar. 43
Checking Out the Online Maps. 44
Chapter 3. Mapping Out Strategy and Winning. 46
Fighting Solo. 47
Moving With Agility. 47
Fighting With Grace. 48
Exploring With Intelligence. 52
Using the Level Maps. 52
The Route Maps. 53
The Line Maps. 54
Part II: Duklng It Out. 56
Chapter 4. L.A. Meltdown. 58
Hollywood Holocaust. 59
Maps and Route. 59
The Goods. 62
Blazing Through Hollywood Holocaust. 62
Added Attractions in Hollywood Holocaust. 64
Covert Details. 67
The Red Light District. 68
Maps and Route. 69
The Goods. 69
Blazing Through the Red Light District. 69
Added Attractions in the Red Light District. 75
Covert Details. 78
Death Row. 79
Maps and Route. 79
The Goods. 79
Blazing Through Death Row. 82
Added Attractions in Death Row. 85
Covert Details. 88
Toxic Dump. 89
Maps and Route. 89
The Goods. 92
Blazing Through the Toxic Dump. 92
Added Attractions in the Toxic Dump. 95
Covert Details. 98
The Abyss. 99
Maps and Route. 99
The Goods. 102
Blazing Through the Abyss. 102
Added Attractions in the Abyss. 105
Covert Details. 107
The Launching Facility. 108
Maps and Route. 108
The Goods. 111
Blazing Through the Launching Facility. 111
Covert Details. 113
Chapter 5. Lunar Apocalypse. 114
Spaceport. 114
Maps and Route. 115
The Goods. 115
Blazing Through Spaceport. 115
Added Attractions in Spaceport. 119
Covert Details. 121
The Incubator. 121
Maps and Route. 122
The Goods. 122
Blazing Through the Incubator. 125
Added Attractions in the Incubator. 128
Covert Details. 129
Warp Factor. 129
Maps and Route. 130
The Goods. 130
Blazing Through Warp Factor. 133
Added Attractions in Warp Factor. 137
Covert Details. 138
Fusion Station. 139
Maps and Route. 139
The Goods. 142
Blazing Through Fusion Station. 142
Added Attractions in Fusion Station. 146
Covert Details. 147
Occupied Territory. 148
Maps and Route. 148
The Goods. 151
Blazing Through Occupied Territory. 151
Added Attractions in Occupied Territory. 154
Covert Details. 155
Tiberius Station. 155
Maps and Route. 156
The Goods. 156
Blazing Through Tiberius Station. 156
Added Attractions in Tiberius Station. 161
Covert Details. 162
Lunar Reactor. 163
Maps and Route. 164
The Goods. 164
Blazing Through Lunar Reactor. 164
Added Attractions in Lunar Reactor. 170
Covert Details. 172
The Dark Side. 172
Maps and Route. 173
The Goods. 173
Blazing Through the Dark Side. 176
Added Attractions in the Dark Side. 181
Covert Details. 182
Overlord. 182
Maps and Route. 183
The Goods. 183
Blazing Through Overlord. 183
Added Attractions in Overlord. 188
Covert Details. 189
Spin Cycle. 190
Maps and Route. 190
The Goods. 193
Blazing Through Spin Cycle. 193
Added Attractions in Spin Cycle. 195
Lunatic Fringe. 196
Maps and Route. 196
The Goods. 197
Blazing Through Lunatic Fringe. 197
Added Attractions in Lunatic Fringe. 201
Chapter 6. Shrapnel City. 204
Raw Meat. 204
Maps and Route. 205
The Goods. 205
Blazing Through Raw Meat. 208
Added Attractians in Raw Meat. 211
Covert Details. 211
Bank Roll. 212
Maps and Route. 212
The Goods. 214
Blazing through Bank Roll. 214
Added Attractions in Bonk Roll. 217
Covert Details. 218
Flood Zone. 218
Maps and Route. 219
The Goods. 219
Blazing through Flood Zone. 219
Added Attractions in Flood Zone. 223
Covert Details. 225
L.A. Rumble. 226
Maps and Route. 226
The Goods. 226
Blazing through L.A. Rumble. 229
Added Attractions in L.A. Rumble. 231
Covert Details. 234
Movie Set. 234
Maps and Route. 235
The Goods. 235
Blazing through Movie Set. 235
Added Attractions in Movie Set. 240
Covert Details. 241
Rabid Transit. 242
Maps and Route. 243
The Goods. 243
Blazing through Rabid Transit. 246
Added Attractions in Rabid Transit. 248
Covert Details. 250
Fahrenheit. 251
Maps and Route. 251
The Goods. 254
Blazing through Fahrenheit. 254
Added Attractions in Fahrenheit. 256
Covert Details. 259
Hotel Hell. 259
Maps and Route. 260
The Goods. 260
Blazing through Hotel Hell. 263
Added Attractions in Hotel Hell. 266
Covert Details. 267
Stadium. 268
Maps and Route. 268
The Goods. 268
The Match of the Millennium. 270
Tier Drop. 272
Mops and Route. 272
The Goods. 276
Blazing through Tier Drop. 276
Added Attractions in Tier Drop. 277
Covert Details. 278
Freeway. 278
Maps and Route. 279
The Goods. 279
Blazing Through Freeway. 279
Added Attractions in Freeway. 285
Part III: Duke Nukem's Cognoscenti. 286
Chapter 7. Duke's Creators Give Us a Piece of Their Mind. 288
Insights from the Head Honchos. 289
Meet Duke Nukem 3D's Team. 293
The Head Programmer. 293
The Map Designers. 294
The Artists. 296
Chapter 8. The Making of Duke NUkem 3D. 298
In the Beginning. 298
Assembling the Development Team. 299
Finishing the Final Version. 300
Chapter 9. Modifying Level Maps and Using Cheat Codes. 302
Modifying Level Maps. 302
What Is Build?. 302
Using Build. 303
Duke Nukem 3D Cheat Codes. 303
Appendix A. Installation and Setup. 306
Installing Duke Nukem 3D. 306
Setting Up Duke Nukem 3D. 307
Appendix B. Multiplayer Tips and Online Resources. 311
General Multiplayer Tips. 311
Configuration Tips. 311
Controller Tips. 312
Tips For Bottle. 313
Co-Op Mode Tips. 317
Online Resources. 317
Duke Nukem 3D Online Ploy Through Ten. 317

Edition Notes

Published in
San Francisco, USA
Series
Strategies & Secrets

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
793.93/25369
Library of Congress
GV1469.25.D83 M46 1996

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback with CD-ROM
Pagination
xix, 318p.
Number of pages
318
Dimensions
23 x 19 x 2 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1015812M
Internet Archive
officialdukenuke00mend
ISBN 10
0782117945
LCCN
96068697
OCLC/WorldCat
35162540
Goodreads
2405066

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