• The Original Section is a compilation of files from the old Dukeworld web site (aprox 1996 up to 2001).
  
• The Updated Section is a compilation of files for after Dukeworld closed down and several decades later from various sources.

Quick History of the Original Section:
This is originally from Elitegames, then 3DPortal and the web sites Dukeworld by Brad W (Including the Shadow Warrior site Wangsdojo). Some of the site material and files where from approximately 1996 to about March 2001. The DW site was connected with 3DRealms in some fashion, they where buddies ;)

The DW forums in 1999 became increasingly barren for a year or two, and many of the remaining members jumped ship much too early and went to 3DRealms own forum more so, making things even worse at the Dukeworld Web Site, it was one of the 3DR Forum sub-moderator and general snake, TerminX that initiated this jump. Shortly after when the game DNF failed to be produced, DW closed down as there was no new Commercial News for Duke.

During 3DPortals original operation, the file portion of the site(s) where officially mirrored by several servers designed to actively update the mirror during schedule times. Most of these servers remained online for several years later, including decades.

This hosted mirror archive located at the "new" DW is of the last update of the real archive. However, you may find a few extra files in the old archive that where added afterwards by an unknown Duke Nukem 3D fan operating their TX/Duke4 server.

During the original operation of DW, most of the early files where submitted by the map, tool and faq authors in zip archives. Much later mass maps (and some other files) where submitted by visitors to the web sites forum in hopes to re-new DW's presences of the last few years of operation. These where of random quality and where considered poor in comparison to the previous years when authors submitted maps in 1996-1998. Eventually the descriptive details about new files eventually became just links to the downloads without descriptions at all. They where no longer being reviewed before posting. Afterwards Brad W said he lost interest in DW and working on it. Probably because of the lack of a new Duke game being released, 3DR kept press releases or any meaning full information hushed back then.

On a minor note about the original DW. Since it was also Hosting service for TC sites, they had a public file storage area for mirror archival in one location on the DW server and they had a private directory space for members of the hosted sites. Unfortunately many hosted TCs where caught off guard by the closing of DW and this led to the private (in progress files for some), designed for the hosted TCs, to become lost.
 

Quick History of the Updated Section:
This section is not really Dukeworld at all, but files from the past, downloaded and dumped from various sources, including torrents of established sites and and archived packs un zipped that where from mail in files. This shows the favoring of laziness, and greed, The lack of work the people, such as TerminX at the "new" DW server location are willing to actually not do.

As indicated above, their sources where already worked on by others for others and not them, this includes my RTCM site and download archives. They are not suppose to be located anywhere other than RTCM at this moment.

Other primarily sources included are from known resource sites as well. Those files where large grabs, either taken directly or by third party repacked files, even both.

The truth of the matter is there was no drastic work done to self organize or produce at the "new" DW location. It was all stolen and reposted on TX and Duke4 servers from live sites. They also wrongly indicate 2001 to present, as the mass of files are from pre 1996 to mid 2010's and beyond. I know because they grab my entire site and file downloads, including html text and structure of my RTCM and this was not my choice.