[Lunick]

 leilei, on 03 August 2013 - 10:48 PM, said:

Did Duke really just tell a keycard to suck it down in the sub level?

"Keycard? I don't need no fucking keycard!"

[Fox]

Sub... submarine, subway?

[Player Lin]

I noticed it's 0.9 release, is it will be 1.0 in sometime on future?...

Nah, I just want to wait the v1.0 of this mod for some stupid reasons...

[Fox]

How old are you? I want to know how much time you have left before I answer.

[ReaperMan]

Hey fox i DEMAND 1.0.

[Fox]

Gimme a time machine and I can help you.

[High Treason]

Figured I'd drop in and say this is awesome, I always wanted to see this because I never got on with FPS using controllers and of course, mice didn't work with emulators (which I try to avoid using anyway) - Played most of the first episode, very accurate so far.

[OpenMaw]

I totally forgot that Rabid Transit had that tie-in with Gun Crazy. Very cool. Some of the Duke 64 levels are actually somewhat superior to the Duke 3D originals, or, shall I say I prefer them?

[MusicallyInspired]

What's the key to switch between alternate ammo for weapons? Or am I missing something?

[OpenMaw]

 MusicallyInspired, on 04 August 2013 - 07:50 PM, said:

What's the key to switch between alternate ammo for weapons? Or am I missing something?

Repress the key for the weapon in question. Should toggle the ammo.

[Micky C]

Shouldn't there be a seperate key for more accessibility?

[OpenMaw]

 Mikko C, on 04 August 2013 - 08:25 PM, said:

Shouldn't there be a seperate key for more accessibility?

Why? It's about as directly accessible as it can be. Press 2 for pistol, press 2 again to get dum dums. etc. Having a special key wouldn't do anything different.

[Lunick]

 Mikko C, on 04 August 2013 - 08:25 PM, said:

Shouldn't there be a seperate key for more accessibility?

I'm guessing something like a alt fire button that swaps the gun modes, sort of like Redux/SWP?

[MusicallyInspired]

Ah. I use Next/Prev weapon keys. The number keys are not readily available to me (I play the with numpad). But I guess it's easy enough to do as it's not done THAT much. That said, I wouldn't complain if a new key was added to switch the ammo for your current held weapon.

[Fox]

If you are using the next / previous weapon keys you get the console experience.

[MusicallyInspired]

Even on the N64 you could change ammo types, though.

[NightFright]

I have finished the first episode last weekend, and all I can say is that this is ingenious. While I have never played the N64 version and therefore cannot state how faithful this mod really is, this is something you definitely shouldn't miss. Even if you know the levels from the PC version, these conversions usually feature enough changes to make it worth playing everything again.

What's also great is that there is the option to just directly continue with the next episode after the boss map of the previous one has been beaten (also keeping your arsenal). I also like that you can actually save the babes now (even though it has little benefit besides that it's mentioned on the level stats screen), so they are not just there to be either ignored or killed.

So far, I cannot say I have found any considerable bugs or stuff that really bothered me. However, maybe you can fix the (optional) level stats display when having the "full" HUD active (the numbers would cover the left HUD panel --> should be on top, if possible). I know that display should be turned off for an authentic experience, but I like having it active, anyway.

Other than that, I can only urgently recommend everyone to play this gem of a mod. It's at least as fun as playing the PC version, and the different weapons, map changes and new "cutscenes"/ending screens turn it into an enjoyable experience. Thanks to Fox for finally releasing this, and kudos to him for a job well done!

[Fox]

 MusicallyInspired, on 04 August 2013 - 11:14 PM, said:

Even on the N64 you could change ammo types, though.

I am quite sure you can't do that.

[Jblade]

It's pretty neat to see all the map changes they did; the only bizarre thing is the 'censoring' they did of the hanging babe, which I've seen before but tried to block out of my mind. Instead of covering her up like the other ones, they instead removed her torso and the sprite now shows her spine visibly hanging out, with her leg also dangling in the air. That's one hell of a fucked up way to censor something

[OpenMaw]

 James, on 05 August 2013 - 12:46 AM, said:

It's pretty neat to see all the map changes they did; the only bizarre thing is the 'censoring' they did of the hanging babe, which I've seen before but tried to block out of my mind. Instead of covering her up like the other ones, they instead removed her torso and the sprite now shows her spine visibly hanging out, with her leg also dangling in the air. That's one hell of a fucked up way to censor something

I think they were actively trying to take the piss out of the censorship anyway. They replaced sex with guns and fast food after all.

[Fox]

A sideboob is that dangerous. Basically Nintendo forbid the game of showing sex, drugs and religion, but was fine with the blood or guns. Also you can't kill human NPCs in the game, but you may find them already dead, or kill another player in a Deathmatch round.

You can't really take Nintendo guidelines serious, just look at their first standard:

Quote

Nintendo will not approve games (...) which:

• include sexually suggestive or explicit content including rape and/or nudity;

Is it just me or it sounds like rape is as bad as nudity?

[NightFright]

Censorship often leads to bizarre design decisions. After all, in this case it led to some level changes which I don't consider being so bad, actually. Of course, it is stupid to assume that a gun shop is morally "better" than a store with XXX magazines, but at least it gives us some deviations from the PC maps. ^^

[Lunick]

Is the grenade launched from the Grenade Launcher meant to go under the crosshair instead of through it?

[NightFright]

Gotta admit I had serious aiming problems with the grenade launcher, too. Whether or not this is due to what Lunick described, I dunno, though. You get kinda used to it after a while, though. And if you don't, well... you're screwed? xD

On the other hand, the uzis can also be quite inaccurate. Anyway, it's rather a challenge than an annoyance. Guess dual-wielding uzis and doing headshots with them all the time wouldn't be easy to pull off with real weapons, either...

[MrFlibble]

Awesome work Fox!

Gotta ask though, does it work with the software renderer?

 NightFright, on 05 August 2013 - 01:56 AM, said:

Censorship often leads to bizarre design decisions.

Haha, my favourite is how the UK version of Shadow Warrior replaced shurikens with darts (per some British law that for some reason censored everything ninja-themed; also, IIRC the TNMT 1987 series were renamed into "Teenage Munat Hero Turtles" because of the same censorship policy). I they wanted to prevent kids who play the game from taking a bad example from the protagonist, showing him using darts as a weapon kind of doesn't work out at all since darts are, lightly speaking, a much more widely available item than shurikens. But the biggest fail here is that, you know, shurikens can have other shapes than stars too.

[Micky C]

If your computer can run polymost, you should definitely use that. Otherwise you won't have the 3D models or correct perspective that's in the nintendo version.

[TerminX]

It doesn't work right in software... the explosions and SMALLSMOKE sprites are messed up.

[MusicallyInspired]

The grenade launcher is very authentic. Right down to having to aim higher than you'd think to hit a target. The grenade launcher is loads of fun, btw, just like the original.

I'm having a bug in episode 2. Whenever you see space outside a window it overlaps any sprites in front of it. I'll try to get a screenshot of this.

Also, even if you can't switch ammo in the original (I seem to remember doing it, but I could definitely be wrong) is it so bad to have a new key that accomplishes this? If it wasn't there in the original it was a bad design decision. Besides, it's not the console experience unless I'm using an N64 controller with it.

[OpenMaw]

I really don't get why a new key is needed. Just press the damn weapon key again or scroll through the selection. If you're on shotgun it's just as many notches on the "next/prev weapon" key to get to explosive ammo as it would be to have this "alternate ammo key"

[MusicallyInspired]

I said it wasn't a big deal. It's just that I use the numpad to play and I'd have to reach all the way over to the other side of the keyboard. It's not absolutely necessary, but it would be nice. If you can really get to the alternate ammo with next/prev keys than there's no issue. I never noticed that was possible.