[PRINGocalypz]

Hello fellow Duke fans, I was wondering why on the back of the Duke Nukem Total Meltdown CD case it shows a picture of Duke about to throw a pipebomb at the Cycloid Emperor and in the one corner of the photo shows 3D Realms Studios, I wonder why it was cut from the game or scrapped or is it hidden in a secret file where it could be resurrected?

[Lunick]

If anyone is wondering, it appears only on the back of the US release:

I assume it is just some mockup of a different Movie Set. But, it isn't from Total Meltdown. It is actually on the back of the original Duke Nukem 3D box:

[Fox]

It does look like Movie Set, but it could be just a showcase map. And it bothers me how they display images of early prototypes in the final game.

[OpenMaw]

Joe Siegler created a lot of those posed screenshots as I recall. Most of them, virtually none, are in game. They're posed inside of build and then screengrabbed.

[oasiz]

It's movie set

Wall has a texture swap and the studio door is different possibly.
Aspect ratio is different (less is shown on the snap) so I tried to get it somewhat close.

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[Daedolon]

What's up with the water tank?

[oasiz]

This happens.

Supports got swapped in this case, other than that, it's the same.
If that's what you mean.

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[Daedolon]

Wait, is there an actual water tower in the final version or so?

[oasiz]

Yup, that shot is from final. It just gets blown up.

Inside editor you don't see it as the SE pulls the sector down during load and gives it a texture.
It's easy to miss normally too as it's there only for a few seconds.