Time again to provide you with a full build of latest Polymer HRP! Compared to the last full version you were able to download (build 174), many nice additions have been made, among them the new 1.3d redfont made by SwissCM and several fixes for models to increase compatibility with the Polymer renderer. There was also a cleanup for remaining outdated MD2 models which are now replaced by MD3s, providing full support for advanced Polymer lighting.
Finally, take a look at the new chaingun and RPG HUD models which are now beefed up, taking advantage of Polymer capabilities. They are still not completely finished (especially considering muzzleflashes), but look nice already. Stay tuned for a new pistol model coming up next, and hopefully a better shotgun model will also be possible soon!

With a nice even version number, latest Polymer HRP is waiting for you to be checked out. :) Most important changes include the awesome 1.3d redfont for the ingame menu made by SwissCM (see screenshot) and a rollback to the previous shotgun HUD model as you know it from builds before rev.143. The new model just could not be animated well enough to make it look convincing. As soon as EDuke32 offers new means of animations, there might be another try to get it working properly.

We hope you enjoy this and bear with us! Just two more months till Duke Nukem Forever, btw! ;)

Two awesome things happened this Friday! First, Duke Nukem Forever got its release date officially set to May 3, 2011 (US release, international: May 6). So now we all finally know when we need to take our holidays at work and play our most anticipated FPS of the year, if not the freakin' decade! :)

At the same time, a new trailer got released, showing some awesome, partially never-seen-before footage from the game! Watch it on Youtube either in standard quality or in high-definition, or download the highres trailer (197MB WMV), uploaded by Mr.Defiance!

The countdown now has officially begun! Get ready to lock and load!

2011 has just started, the year which will finally bring us Duke Nukem Forever! We bet you are just as excited as we are about it, it's only a few more months away now!

In order to make the wait a bit more bearable, we have compiled a self-extracting archive with latest Polymer HRP v4.2.174 release and (almost) all files needed to play Duke Nukem 3D in 'polymerized' highres awesomeness right away! More details about its contents and how to get it running can be found in the Download section (where you can also grab it, ofc)!

By the way, we are always looking for people who can provide mirrors for our files. If you want to help us to take some stress off our servers, feel free to contact us at any time! :)

Happy New Year from the Duke3D HRP Team!

Things have calmed down a little during the last few months in the community. Maybe some are mentally blown away by the fact DNF will soon arrive after all, others might have to go to work/school or simply play the crap out of Duke3D right now. :) Times like these are not unusual, and eventually there should be more activity again.

Only minor stuff has been added to the Polymer HRP since the last upload. Anyway, Preview Build 162 can be grabbed from the download section if you like (I guess you do). Don't forget the maphacks, they are separated from the HRP and now contain lights definitions for many Episode 3 maps (thanks to Micky C). The Duke4.net forums have some preview screenshots for you so you can see that the visuals have improved considerably with the new hacks.

Update December 6:
Polymer HRP has been updated to version 4.2.174, adding a bunch of specular maps and two improved models.

Seriously, would you have thought it might be possible that the game which we have all been waiting for, seemingly FOREVER, still had any chance of ever being actually released? After 12 freakin' long years? Well, for all of you who had lost all hopes, it is time to think again and get ready to rumble. Gearbox, who recently brought us "Borderlands", has taken over development for former 3D Realms and announced to publish Duke Nukem Forever DEFINITELY (!) in 2011 for PC, XBox 360 and Playstation 3! And no, this time it is NOT a joke! :)

The folks over at Duke4.net have it all covered, with links, screenshots and latest game footage.

More than two weeks after the last preview release, large amounts of new contents have been added so that it makes sense to provide another download opportunity for you. Grab Polymer HRP v4.2.132 Preview (466 MB) if you want to get your hands on the latest version.

For instructions regarding usage, check the news message from June 20.

Finally, I had the opportunity to update the Media section with some screenshots taken from the Polymer release of EDuke32. These show you its superior normal/specular mapping and lighting features. Shots were made with latest HRP preview release which we will also update again soon.

Until now, check out the screenshots and enjoy! :)