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COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

Duke Nukem 3DArchipelago randomizer mod

Rediscover classic Duke Nukem 3D levels with weapons, inventory capacity and even movement abilities arriving from other worlds.

Maintained by LLCoolDave, with rand0, oasiz, Cmdr_Scotty and the Rednukem team credited upstream

GAME MECHANICS

Explore game mechanics

Browse possible checks, rewards and settings. What appears in your game depends on your World options.

Source catalog Release Duke Nukem 3D APWorld and Windows client v0.0.8

Check names and item definitions come from the published duke3d.apworld asset, not a generated seed or a play session.

Browse the gameplay families that can send checks to your multiworld.

1,608 possible named pickup, secret-sector and level-exit checksThe default All goal, Balanced density, four enabled campaign episodes and Level Count 40 produce 730 checks across the 39 standard campaign levels. The optional Faces of Death deathmatch map is off. Higher density tiers add more pickups; the MP-only tier also adds multiplayer-only locations.

E1L1 Exit Ledge Night Vision Goggles

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The Exit Ledge Night Vision Goggles pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Bachelor RPG

The Bachelor RPG pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Bachelor Pipebombs

The Bachelor Pipebombs pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Elevator Night Vision

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The Elevator Night Vision pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Bachelor Shotgun

The Bachelor Shotgun pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Bachelor Chaingun

The Bachelor Chaingun pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 MP Start Shotgun

The MP Start Shotgun pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Billboard RPG

The Billboard RPG pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 MP Chaingun behind Screen

The MP Chaingun behind Screen pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Outside Ledge Atomic Health

The Outside Ledge Atomic Health pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Cash Register Atomic Health

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The Cash Register Atomic Health pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Arcade Holo Duke

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The Arcade Holo Duke pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Cash Register Shotgun

The Cash Register Shotgun pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Toilet Medkit

The Toilet Medkit pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Projector Atomic Health

The Projector Atomic Health pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Vent Holo Duke

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The Vent Holo Duke pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 MP Exit Shotgun

The MP Exit Shotgun pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Projector Secret RPG

The Projector Secret RPG pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Jetpack behind Screen

The Jetpack behind Screen pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

E1L1 · Hollywood Holocaust

E1L1 Red Key Card

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The Red Key Card pickup in Hollywood Holocaust becomes an Archipelago check.

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Playing with others

Session format and multiplayer behavior follow the maintainer documentation linked on this page.

Known scope and limitations

  • Use the Windows x64 rednukemAP client with DUKE3DAP.grpinfo, DUKE3DAP.zip and the matching APWorld from release 0.0.8. Keep DUKE3DAP.zip zipped beside the executable. Supply duke3d.grp and DUKE.RTS from your own Atomic Edition 1.5 installation; the 20th Anniversary World Tour edition is not supported.
  • The tagged README says Archipelago 0.4.4, while the v0.0.8 release note says compatibility with 0.6.0+. The published APWorld has no archipelago.json manifest to resolve that difference, and no install or runtime test was performed.
  • The published APWorld asset differs from the source archive at tag 0.0.8 in three level-logic files. The inspected release package is documented directly in Mechanics; a reproducible source-to-package build has not been established. Saving preserves level progress but reloads player inventory as a fresh level entry. Multiplayer-only pickup options do not establish co-op support.
  • Keep the client, game and APWorld versions paired; compatibility with other combinations is not established in the reviewed sources.

This integration is maintained independently of Panludia. Downloads are provided by its maintainer. Contact the maintainer through the linked repository or support channels.