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PATCH GUIDE FOR DUKE NUKEM 3D 7-14-2026 Release 15 © RTCM Corvin
INTRODUCTION
DETERMINING
GAME VERSION
GAME
PATCHES |
ORDER OF PATCHES | PATCH
FACTS
| ADD-ONS & PATCHES | TOOLS & PATCHES
Official Patches done at 3DRealms for Duke3D by Joe Siegler of 3DR.
All update patches and tools are available in the download
section: 'duke3d-patches' unless otherwise indicated in the descriptions below.
This guide was born because of a few problems with
most if not all of the 3DR patches and installers. Primarily they
don't use CRC checks to determine if an installed games is truly
authentic. They appear to look for a specific size of certain files,
and specific date and time on some of the files. However WinME and up (including
the DOSBox
EMU program) write the present / current date to the files, making
updating impossible...
Also the Revised Window installers may only
look for the game in the default install location, so custom
installs are not supported...
If you don't know the version of your original game, this is how to determine
it.
- Startup DUKE3D.EXE, once you launch read the TOP line in the red bar. The version number
is displayed there. If you have the Wal-Mart/'Parental Lock' version or similar
restrictions, it will indicate this in the TOP line in the red bar.
OR
Load up your DN3DHELP.EXE file and read the top line:
- v1.3d indicates: 'Duke Nukem v1.3d Technical Help'
- v1.4 indicates: 'Duke Nukem Atomic Technical Help'
- v1.5 indicates : 'Duke Nukem Atomic v1.5 Technical Help'
Quick Notes about the versions of Duke3D:
| Registered v1.3d = |
1.3d "Complete Version" |
| Registered v1.3d +PLUS+ Plutonium PAK = |
1.4 Atomic |
| Registered v1.3d +PLUS+ Plutonium PAK +PLUS+
ppack15.exe = |
1.5 Atomic "Full Reg. U.S. Version" |
| Registered Atomic Duke = |
1.5 Atomic "Full Reg. U.S. Version" |
- Note: ONLY the Official patches are supported by 3DRealms. The patches marked in bold
are the Official patches.
- Note #2: The EDuke v2.0 Windows installer is supported by 3DRealms.
- Note #3: Any patch marked REVISED indicates that it was repacked into an
Windows installer exe file by Joe Siegler of 3DR. They work on newer systems
where the old DOS
ones would not. (Meaning you won't get the run time error problems).
The left column is your CURRENT version of your game, the right column indicates the
patch required or suggested for your CURRENT version. Once you update your game come back
to this chart and select from the left column your new CURRENT version of the game.
Until you applied the maximum patches you could for your version.
| Shareware v1.0 |
dn3d11pt.zip (701KB , 618443 bytes)
v1.0 to v1.1
shareware patch - Corrected version. NOTE: Some copies of the v1.1 patch
had a typo on the initial install screen. This one does not.
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| Shareware v1.1 |
dnsw13pt.zip (1349KB , 1381580 bytes)
v1.1 to v1.3d
shareware patch
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| U.S. v1.3d |
Plutonium PAK - updates 1.3d to 1.4
A CD product you
must purchase
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| German v1.3d |
Plutonium PAK - updates 1.3d to 1.4
A CD product you
must purchase (note: this may not work for the German Duke3D game, you
may have to buy the full Atomic Edition CD).
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| Australian/New Zealand v1.3
(Adult Lock) |
ozpatch.zip (579KB , 593014) - lock removal
to Full Reg. U.S.
If you have the earlier censored Australian version, and would like to change to the
un-censored US version.
Please note: This patch will work ONLY with the Australian version of Duke Nukem 3D, and
only with the installed files from the complete version - not the shareware version.
no other updates.
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| Australian/New Zealand v1.3 (unlocked) |
no updates.
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| The Australian MA15+ version. (locked or unlocked) |
The US Plutonium PAK will not work on this version of
the game, you will have to buy the full Atomic Edition CD.
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| Registered v1.4 |
ppack15.exe v1.4 to v1.5 registered patch (696KB,
713,030 bytes)
REVISED - runs on faster computers without the runtime 200 error and is
a Windows Installer.
This patch installer will work together with the Registered Plutonium PAK CD. It updates
plus replaces the 1.4CDs installer.
This small update to v1.4 fixes some bugs in the game, as well as corrects an install
program problem ON the physical 1.4 CD for people with computers that have 64Mb of memory or more.
If the game crashes on the image clip for episode 4! You need to use
this "plutonium pack v1.5 patch". That should fix the problem. If you
don't want to just hit the escape key as soon as it starts.
If you do not already own the Plutonium PAK CD-ROM, this patch is not for you.
For Use ONLY with the Plutonium PAKv1.4 (aka the v1.3d to v1.4 registered patch)
This following information is provide here incase you come a crossed the
OLD DOS version of
this patch. Its in zip format while the revised is in exe format.
ppack15.zip - v1.4 to v1.5 registered patch (673KB , 689160 bytes) - 1st release(do not
use)
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| U.S. v1.5w (Adult Lock) |
dnsepat.exe (382KB, 393,216 bytes) - v1.5w lock
removal to Full Reg. U.S.
REVISED - runs on faster computers without the runtime 200 error and is
a Windows Installer.
If you bought the Atomic Edition CD in Wal-Mart and can't "unstick" the Parental
Control. Fixes the Atomic Duke3d Special Addition and now will allow Adult Mode ON!
This follow information is provide here incase you come a crossed the old
DOS version of this
patch.
d15rptch.zip - 1st releasev1.0 (do not use)
Dnsepat.exe (255KB , 260474 bytes) -2nd releasev1.1(do not use)
dnsepat.zip -alt.2nd release (do not use)
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| U.S. v1.5 A.E. (and Kill-A-Ton and East Meets West CDs) |
katpatch0_3.zip (176KB) - v3 Corrects your Installed Dukev1.5 game
file dates to allow you to use the 3DR Windows Installer for EDuke update(1st release v2.023) without problems.
This file is available from the 'src-eduke-patches' download page.
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| U.S. v1.5 |
eduke20.exe (1678KB , 1717903)- Enhanced CONs Plus more!
Optional Download, Windows Installer.
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v1.0, 1.1, 1.3
(& Shareware),1.4-1.5 All |
dnsndfx.exe (36.4KB, 37,303 bytes) v4-22-2000
If your system has a PCI snd card, and it crashes the game. (not
required for DOSBox EMU users)
This patch is a workaround. Disables the ECHO and Reverb sound effects in the Apogee snd
engine.
(only if required and optional)
3DR made a
Windows patch. This patch is
only supported by 3DR and it only works for the 1.3 shareware, 1.3reg
and 1.5reg CDs. The 3DR
filename are the same as Kens.
3DRealms version: has a Windows icon.
duksndfx.7z 8.17KB (duksndfx.exe 5.52KB, 5,654 bytes) v04/26/2000)
Works for ALL released
versions of Duke3D!! (see readme) by Ken Silverman.
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| v1.3 |
13dnames.zip 4.19KB
Lost or damaged your names.h file? This Sets your names.h
back to default.
Names.h file v1.3d done by Ken Silverman/3D Realms
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| v1.4-1.5 |
ppknames.zip 5.11KB
Lost or damaged your Atomic Edition or Plutonium Pak names.h file? This Sets your names.h back to default
Names.h file v1.4/1.5 done by Ken Silverman/3D Realms
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| German v1.4 |
help14.zip 77.2KB (dn3dhelp.exe 77.7KB)
During Installation, this help file may
not install. for German v1.4 users - 3D Realms
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Here is a small chart indicating some various patches that users have adopted as the FIX
for thier problems. Some of the fixed files are not officially available. You'll have to
find them on your own.
| U.S. 1.5 |
editart.exe - Some v1.5CDs where distributed with the old Editart
from Duke3D1.3. Effectively not allowing you to use
the full tile range in Atomic Edition. Users have adopted The Shadow Warrior editart.exe
as the workaround, as its more capable and fully compatible.
Also
Other CD's have Editart, but it's missing the internal binding of the
DOS extender within Editart. You can place the external DOS extender
(dos4gw.exe) next too editart.exe to get it to work. However it still
may lack support for FULL Atomic Tile Support.
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| U.S. 1.5 |
FULL ATOMIC - build.exe - Few CDs where distributed without the Build
Directory leaving many users unable to Build levels. (it does not have a
\goodies\build directory, this was a misprint at
the distributor level.) In the past you
where able to contact 3DR / GT for a
replacement CD as long as you provided proof that your CD is one of the mis-printed versions.
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| U.S. 1.5 |
eduke20a.exe - This is a DOS installer of EDuke with some con fixes over
v2.0 Many users where unable to apply the official version of EDuke
to there game directory, Specifically Kill-a-Ton users. Other users
needed a DOS installer in order to work on there system. 3DR wouldn't
re-release a DOS installer...so v2.0a was born. Be prepared to HAVE your original
registered DUKE3D disk as the copy protection was left in to insure 3DR wouldn't get
ripped off. Be sure to check out EDuke_2.1fixed.zip version for proper
updates.
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| v1.5 All |
DukeCDMusic - Adds the ability to play your own music
CD's while playing the game. Many users wanted to hear there own CDs
while playing Duke3D. It was Nothing against the games music, they just
want there own after years of playing the in-game music. May work for
v1.4 too. Of course others wanted the CD-checked removed since they
needed it 'cause they illegally obtained Duke3D off the web. Anyhow buy
a damn copy of Duke3D, just don't get ripped off.
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Make sure you read everything that is displayed, and read
carefully.
- Have a newly installed Duke3D game present. An untouched directory.
- Apply Official patches first such as adult unlocks, then game
updates.
- Apply the PCI sound patch (only if required) (NOT required for ISA sound
cards or DOSBox emulators).
- Apply the Music CD patch (optional).
- Clean up the patch files and any files that where backed up.
- Run setup.exe and reconfigure. Note: See Patch Facts below.
- Saved games are not compatible after the update (Primarily for the
Official upgrades).
- Recorded Demos are not compatible after the update (Primarily for the
Official upgrades).
- In some cases the duke.cfg will be deleted during an Official update (you may need to
reconfigure after).
- In other cases the duke.cfg file can be automatically updated via running the setup.exe
the first time after a Offical update.
- Some install (primarily Official DOS) programs may not run correctly on faster machines.- runtime error
- The PCI snd patch will not effect saved games, demos, duke.cfg compatibility.
- The Music CD patch will not effect saved games, demos, duke.cfg compatibility.
- Most Official patches require you to have your CD in the drive ?at the
time? of patching...
- The REVISED 3DR Window patches only let you install to the Default
installed directory.
- You may need to double check and make sure your patch has actually patched
your game. Some 3DR patches tend to just dump the actual patch to the Duke directory without actually running the
patch. Run it from there after the dump.
- With any Windows version above WinME users may find that some patches, in particular dnsepat.exe
(even the old ones) will not work correctly. The patch will run but the patching process
fails. You need to find a Windows95/98 or DOS system and install the game on there and
patch it, then copy the exe to the newer Windows system. If Win95/98 is not available try
WinME. I'm not entirely sure why the patch fails, it indicates that the
original exe is not really an original, but it is.
- The date of the patched game.exe should remain
the same, duke3d.exe (Dated 12/11/96 1:50pm) When patched on WinME or newer systems may
actually be the current date of when you patched it. This may cause future patching
problems...
Be advised that SOME TC's or Mods alter a few settings in the game.exe in
order for the Conversion to work properly. In most cases the game.exe is backed up before the
modifications are made. Other conversions may "reset" the game.exe after it is
done running or uninstalled, which ever the case maybe.
In some patched games you will find that the cheat codes will not work properly or
at all the way they where intended. If you end up trying to use them, they may temporarily corrupt the Conversions
playability and performance. (These TC patches do not disable or turn off any
previous official patches that may have been applied).
Online Play Note: There's been some reports of Kali not letting you run some a modified game.exe, this includes the official PCI snd patch.
(However, not all online services check to see if
the game.exe is modified).
A few TC teams have used some methods to patch the game.exe. This was done to tailor the game.exe
slightly to enable "features" designed by the TC groups. Such as altering the Episode
Names
and switching flags for global sounds. (These methods where used very frequently by
the likes of Shadow
Warrior mod makers as they have very little control over the game, since there where no
CONs.) Duke3Dv1.3d users have less control over some of these factors mentioned
here. Duke Atomic CON files have available similar functions like a custom
patcher, therefore , in most cases, A. E. doesn't require such a patch.
There are several patching tools to create custom patches, either
on the fly, during game launch or before hand. You can find some in
the Download section. Try 'duke3d-patches'. there you can find "Generic"
exe patcher and other patchers that are solely designed for duke3d.exe modifying.
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