New Duke Nukem Forever Beta screenshot? Fake? "Hello all, I've happened upon this curious image"
#1 Posted 05 December 2016 - 05:23 PM
I've bought an old computer on Ebay with a working windows install and happened upon several archives labled D.7z, but they are all password protected.
The only image besides the standard windows wallpapers was this one, any one good at cracking 7z files? Would this be illegal? Doesn't this look a bit like 2003 beta Duke Nukem Forever? It looks like the humble beginnings of a level.
I'm very fascinated by this discovery!
EDIT : Here we go.
http://imgur.com/a/zM7Yu
This post has been edited by Duke4Beta: 05 December 2016 - 05:27 PM
#4 Posted 05 December 2016 - 05:34 PM
#5 Posted 05 December 2016 - 06:03 PM
I don't think there is any trick for cracking the encryption of 7z files like there is for pkcrypto. Good luck bruteforcing that.
Your story is incredibly suspicious.
#6 Posted 05 December 2016 - 06:18 PM
I've uploaded more files.
Sorry for the anticipation. Should I still upload the 7zip files? I'm having an internal debate with myself here.
http://imgur.com/sqxoT5K
http://imgur.com/dw0Va7E
http://imgur.com/CPTSEji
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#7 Posted 05 December 2016 - 06:26 PM
#8 Posted 05 December 2016 - 06:41 PM
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#9 Posted 05 December 2016 - 06:46 PM
The "Lighting needs to be rebuilt" error is from UE4; are these not just some fan mockups or something and not actual 3DRealms shots?
This post has been edited by HulkNukem: 05 December 2016 - 06:47 PM
#10 Posted 05 December 2016 - 07:02 PM
#11 Posted 05 December 2016 - 08:31 PM
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#13 Posted 05 December 2016 - 09:13 PM
Tristan, on 05 December 2016 - 08:31 PM, said:
Yeah, what a coincidence!
I'm sure a very quick and easy post from Wieder could put and end to all this speculation...
As from me, I'm approaching this one with extreme incredulity. I honestly can't see why any area of DNF would look like that circa 2003. Or any given time, for that matter.
#15 Posted 06 December 2016 - 03:01 PM
Commando Nukem, on 05 December 2016 - 11:52 PM, said:
No. This is real and authentic. You can tell because 3D Realms got an early 2003 build of the Unreal Engine 4, 11 years before its release.
#16 Posted 06 December 2016 - 07:07 PM
#17 Posted 06 December 2016 - 08:54 PM
HiPolyBash, on 06 December 2016 - 07:07 PM, said:
We have no proof that he didn't just put all this together in UE4 and make up a story to try and authenticate it.
#18 Posted 07 December 2016 - 08:29 AM
TheZombieKiller, on 06 December 2016 - 08:54 PM, said:
Who the fuck cares if he did? You guys seem to be blowing this way out of proportion. Btw Duke4Beta welcome to the forums .
#19 Posted 07 December 2016 - 09:33 AM
icecoldduke, on 07 December 2016 - 08:29 AM, said:
A dishonest ploy for attention is not something that should be tolerated.
That said, we are operating on lack of proof, not negative proof. Duke4Beta, please feel free to post more if you are indeed legit.
#20 Posted 07 December 2016 - 10:34 PM
Hendricks266, on 07 December 2016 - 09:33 AM, said:
That said, we are operating on lack of proof, not negative proof. Duke4Beta, please feel free to post more if you are indeed legit.
Simple gut instinct. Fishy story, convenient bullshit. Dude just wants attention. I'd put money on it.
#22 Posted 08 December 2016 - 07:02 AM
Commando Nukem, on 07 December 2016 - 10:34 PM, said:
As a result of the duke beta project coming to a grinding halt, this type of shit will happen. I feel people are getting way to emotional over this. Call it fake and move on. The guy might be dishonest fuck, but who knows, he might go back into UE4 or hopefully Build, try and make something that looks more legit, and maybe he releases it and its actually fun to play.
#23 Posted 08 December 2016 - 07:05 AM
icecoldduke, on 08 December 2016 - 07:02 AM, said:
Maybe mind fucking and deception is a shoulder-shrugging type of thing to you, but I've personally been mind-fucked one too many times in my life to not have any reaction that isn't thermo-goddamn-nuclear.
#24 Posted 08 December 2016 - 07:18 AM
icecoldduke, on 08 December 2016 - 07:02 AM, said:
None of that means anything until it happens.
#25 Posted 08 December 2016 - 10:23 AM
My usual comment is: It is a hard place to hang out. Some have kids on their own and, ehm, are accustomed to wild stories, others have professional talents, others have deep knowledge and others simply come here for the fun of it.
Best wishes.
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#26 Posted 09 December 2016 - 02:53 AM
Duke4Beta, on 05 December 2016 - 06:26 PM, said:
At best it's a mod the former computer owner was working on or had sent to them.
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#29 Posted 10 December 2016 - 12:02 PM
Jimmy Gnosis, on 09 December 2016 - 05:28 PM, said:
duke4 forum > duke4beta name > duke FOURever beta leak
#30 Posted 15 December 2016 - 09:58 PM
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