This tutorial was written by supergoofy over at duke4.net
I decided to write some instructions (for people that have installation problems) about how to download and install DNE:
1. Download latest DukePlus from:
Deeperthought.dukertcm.com
2. Download Eternity (zip version) from:
Moddb.com
note: actually it's a rar file
3. Download Polymer HRP from:
Duke4.org
note: you can download the latest svn of polymer_hrp if you know how smile.gif
4. Download latest EDuke32:
Dukeworld.duke4.net
5. Download patch 1.01 for Eternity mod:
Moddb.com
Installation
1. Unpack DukePlus.rar in a folder, e.g. C:\DNE
(drag'n'drop DukePlus.rar to C:\DNE and choose extract here)
note: Also don't forget to put duke3d.grp in C:\DNE
2. Create an autoload folder inside DNE, e.g. C:\DNE\autoload
Put inside the autoload folder the polymer_hrp.zip
3. Unpack Duke Nukem Eternity in C:\DNE
(drag'n'drop Eternity.rar to C:\DNE and choose extract here)
Overwrite old files when asked
4. Unpack patch 1.01 to C:\DNE and overwrite old files
5. Unpack latest eduke32 in C:\DNE and overwrite old files
6. Play (run eternity.bat)
Don't forget to enable autoload and Polymer in EDuke32's startup menu/window.
If you have performance issues:
You can try to reduce the Hires Texture Quality and see how DNE will perform in polymer.
Performance settings:
Search and edit "eduke32_binds.cfg" and "dp_binds.cfg" (they may also be in DukePlus subfolder)
Change the lines to:
r_pr_shadowcount "3"
r_pr_shadowdetail "1"
r_pr_maxlightpasses "1"
r_pr_maxlightpriority "3"
This will give you performance boost. But unfortunately it will also reduce lighting and shadows effects.
Balance settings
Search and edit "eduke32_binds.cfg" and "dp_binds.cfg" (they may also be in DukePlus subfolder)
Change the lines to:
r_pr_shadowcount "3"
r_pr_shadowdetail "2"
r_pr_maxlightpasses "3"
r_pr_maxlightpriority "4"
This is a balanced configuration. It will give you more speed, but it still needs a fast PC.
