Next version is getting closer and if you want to help test the next version download this file and post any strange things found here. If you are not registered on the 3dr forums just mail me (parkar(a)planetduke.com). Just days left till the full release now.

Update: RC2 is now available here.

Even though this page has not been updated during the summer the project has made great progress. Beta testing of the next version is ongoing on the Duke Nukem 3D source code forum with a new beta shortly. The main achivements in the next HRP will be all guns replaced with models and all regular 1.3d enemies modeled. Lots of other content has been produced and the pack is around 100 megs now (the textures are better compressed then in old version) and the overall progress is now just beyond 50% (models and textures).

With the upcoming new sound system JonoF is working on ogg and mp3 files will be usable as level music and PeteB on the 3DR forum is working on a complete set of ogg songs replacing all the midis. From the sample he has posted it looks (sounds?) to be a wonderful score. Expect his songs to be included in the HRP once jfDuke can play them.

The jfDuke port has also made some nice progress and JonoF and Ken have some nice stuff in store. The release is WID so whether it will be included in the next version of HRP or the one after that I can't say for certain.

I have gotten mails from people thanking for making this pack and thought I should mention here that I am not the only one invoved in this project. If anyone want's to thank all people invloved, the Duke Nukem 3D source code forum is the place to reach most if not all of them. Go check out the bottom of the about page to see all the people that has contributed to the project. Anyone who want's to contribute is welcome just post your work on the forum or email me and if it is up to par it will be included along with your name or nick in the credits.

The release date on the next HRP is getting closer and hopefully it will be avalible in the next couple of weeks or so.

P.S. If anyone wonders what happend to the news dates they were mistakenly saying 2004 instead of 2005 probably becouse of my stupidity and noticed it just now updateing the page.

Update: since some of the sounds aperantly was stolen links to the sound pack is now gone.

Dewisant(Creator of the hrs) says, "The Duke Sound Project is still under way, in the future pack you will not hear any stolen sounds within the pack they will all be made by me (now I can use my software hehe). Yes more versions to come, you all know the sites address".

The fixed light pack is now available from the download page. More mirrors coming soon.

A little mistake has slipped into the light installer making the game not load the hrp content.We will be replacing the bad installer asap.

If you have already downloaded the light pack and want to fix this yourself extract the contents "light_content.zip" and then delete it. Then edit the shortcut from "...\duke3d.exe /ghacks.zip /glight_content.zip" to "...\duke3d.exe /ghacks.zip /gduke3d_hrp.zip"

Go to download page to grab it if you are playing with 1.3d or shareware version of the game. Atomic users don't need any patch as they already have these maphacks in the last HRP.

Link to french guide added to links page.

The light version of the pack is now avalible on the download page. There is also a zip file with a lot of the textures in 24bit lossless bmp format for texture artist and pack authors. Update: Thanks to Wieder there is now http us mirrors for both files. Update: New mirror for both regular and light version.