PlayDuke + DukePlus + Mod (DukeDC, Vacation, etc) doesn't work

[skitey]

Hello,
i tried to run PlayDuke + DukePlus + Mod (DukeDC, Vacation, etc) but it doesn't work -.-

i set up the "custom game content directory" in eduke32 to "DukePlus" and closed eduke32.
i put all my addons (DukeDC, Vacation, etc) into the duke3d\games folder
after that i ran "playduke.exe".
i selected a mod and fired it up.
well....DukePlus seems loaded, but i'm in the default duke3d main-menu -.-

what i've done wrong?

[themaniacboy]

I think there are conflicts between Dukeplus and the mod you are talking about.
Simply rename or move the mod to a other directory, i hope this will solve your problem.

[supergoofy]

Duke Plus works fine with Duke It Out In D.C and DukeZone 2. But it doesn't work with Caribbean Vacation and Nuclear Winter.

It also works with WG Realms and WG Space and Ten episodes bi William Gee (check: http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=34968)

I'm playing all these with Duke Plus.


example DukeDC with Duke Plus:

eduke32.exe -gdukedc.grp -gduke3d_hrp.zip -gxdukedc_hrp.zip -jDukePlus -hdukeplus.def -xEDUKE.CON

[DeeperThought]

Vacation has special CON files that aren't compatible with DP. DC should work, though, if you do it right.

[skitey]

Originally Posted by themaniacboy

I think there are conflicts between Dukeplus and the mod you are talking about.
Simply rename or move the mod to a other directory, i hope this will solve your problem.

well, i thought about this...
i tried to put the dukeplus-files and the mods into the games folder (need to be in "games" folder to be recognized via playduke)..but hell....doesnt matter if i select vaca, nwinter or dukedc...always the snowman-intro from nwinter is playing and back to the normal duke3d mainmenu -.-

i think i had to use .bat files again to do the job...what was the parameter to load dukeplus + a mod (for example dukedc)?

[supergoofy]

I already gave you the solution

In detail:
1. Download dukeplus.rar
2. unpack it
3. put duke3d.grp and dukedc.grp
4. also put duke3d_hrp.zip and xdukedc_hrp.zip
5. Create a batch file with:
eduke32.exe -gdukedc.grp -gduke3d_hrp.zip -gxdukedc_hrp.zip -jDukePlus -hdukeplus.def -xEDUKE.CON
6. Play

[Hendricks266]

You cannot play Caribbean or Nuclear Winter with Duke Plus... yet. I might work on it over the summer, but it's not a priority.

[skitey]

Originally Posted by Hendricks266

You cannot play Caribbean or Nuclear Winter with Duke Plus... yet. I might work on it over the summer, but it's not a priority.

hehe, would be nice if you got some "time-to-spare" then

[Mateos]

Hey DC works with DP on my computer... There's just the letters that have problems

And NW too. I have doing it, I'm the the 3rd level of NW episode. That remember me that when you bend to the right or to the left with usinf kick, there is a graphical bug... I don't know if it's DP or an general HRP bug.

[supergoofy]

Duke Plus has it's own game con, but it can use the user.con and defs.com of duke3d.gtp or of an addon. (Plus it adds/replaces some arts.)

dukedc.grp uses the same game.con and defs.con with duke3d.grp, but it has its own user.con. Thus this makes DukeDC fully compatible with Duke Plus.

Nuclear Winter and Caribbean Vacation they have their own game , defs and user con files, and custom art. It needs a lot of work to make them fully compatible with Duke Plus.

[DeeperThought]

The custom art should not be an issue in most cases. DP has a modified tiles05.art, but the next custom tiles start at tiles024.art, which is beyond the range of most TCs.

[supergoofy]

Ok thanks DeeperThought. Probably the new versions of DukePlus do that. I remember something you said about the arts when you released v1.7.

You did an awesome job with Duke Plus. It became a standard for me. A must have.

[Mateos]

It's out of subject, but can DP works under DOS Duke ?

[supergoofy]

of course not. it is designed only for eduke32

[Headless_Horseman]

DT, I would really love to be able to play the old Last Reaction + Water Bases MOD on DukePlus, but it use too a modified tiles05.art file and some enemy customization (like the old Octabrain and Drones from Lameduke). Is this possible ?

[DeeperThought]

Originally Posted by Headless_Horseman

DT, I would really love to be able to play the old Last Reaction + Water Bases MOD on DukePlus, but it use too a modified tiles05.art file and some enemy customization (like the old Octabrain and Drones from Lameduke). Is this possible ?

It also has some modified CON files. It would require a special version of DP just for that purpose. Quite possible, but not high on my to-do list at the moment.