What is this?

This is a MacOS X native version of Duke Nukem 3D.

The included installer can use either the PC retail version of the game (the "Atomic Edition") or the Mac retail version from MacSoft. You need one of these retail discs if you want the full version of the game.

If you don't have a retail disc, the installer can also install the shareware data files, which leaves you with only episode one, and various other shareware nagging.

Retail discs can be found on eBay or in bargain bins for dirt cheap. 3DRealms actually did a new print run of discs in 2003 or so, and as of this writing, sells them from their online store at http://www.3drealms.com/

Duke3D is not "Abandonware"...please do not pirate the game! There are several legitimate channels to obtain a copy of the retail version.

We do not provide support for this version of Duke3D, nor will MacSoft or 3DRealms. We accept bug reports at https://bugzilla.icculus.org/, but don't promise to ever act on them. If it breaks, you get to keep both shiny pieces.

The level editor is included, but you need to to run it from a Terminal.
   Command line:
      /where/i/installed/Duke\ Nukem\ 3D.app/Contents/MacOS/build

The editor is not necessarily obvious to use, but basically works like the DOS version, so you can get the old school manual off the Internet.

Networking is included, but is flakey, so we're not documenting it here. Google might turn up some info for the brave.

If your MacSoft disc isn't recognized:

We have a sort of brute-force means of extracting data from the MacSoft disc. There appear to be several revisions of the disc, though, and we have to handle each seperately. We currently know of two American revisions, and one French version, all of which the installer handles.

If the installer tells you "This doesn't look like a known version of the MacSoft disc. Email ryan: icculus@clutteredmind.org", then you should do just that. The fix is usually very simple once we have the needed information about your disc.

Special thanks:

3DRealms and Ken Silverman for releasing the Duke/Build sources.
  I hope we've all lived up to your expectations!

Dirk for the help with the French MacSoft disc
Adam Betts for the disc image graphics and icons
Forrest Walter for the installer splash graphic
Steven Fuller for picking at the MacSoft installer format and all the porting work
Dan Olson for months battling Build.
The rest of the duke/rott/build crew
The icculus.org Mac Ninjas
Many others, thanks!

Changelog:

11232004: Initial release
11252004: Fixed to work with French MacSoft disc.
11262004: Fixed race condition in audio code that was causing crashes.
12092004: Fixed to work with new 3drealms.com Atomic Edition PC print run.

--ryan.