Duke3D HRP v3 Preview Part 2

New content has been created for the upcoming version of the HRP since our last preview, which leads to the necessity of a follow-up news item to showcase the new art. We've got Hellbound's mighty Battlelord, and then there's his new slime babe models that have been skinned by gt1750. Finally, the Cycloid Emperor, which was created by Tea Monster and L2theKing and skinned by gt1750, has been updated with new walking animation, which you can view in the attached 48-second video. To top it all off, you can expect a new version of Hellbound's, Parkar's, and Dr. Kill's SD_Duke gore modification to be bundled with the anticipated February 28th release of the pack. Aside from adding more bloody mayhem to the game, SD_Duke also features new sound effects and graphical tweaks.


From left to right, above: 1) Slime babe. 2) Hanging slime babes acompanied by a frozen Assult Enforcer (courtesy of SD_Duke). 3) In-game Battlelord. 4) Showcase Battlelord in wallpaper form. Please remember that everything you see here is subject to being modified or revised, as the preview I'm using is strictly an internally released subversion of the high resolution pack. If everything goes as planned, you'll be able to download the final version 3 build on the 28th of this month. As always, you can find external builds and other goodies at NightFright's site to keep you busy while you wait for Duke3D HRP Version 3. To close off this report, here's the changelog from the version I previewed:

HRP SVN #56 (02-09-2007)
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- Moved: a) 514, 1109, 1124 (highres\sprites\props -> highres\textures)
b) 1280-1288, 1306-1311, 3370-3372 (highres\sprites\signs -> highres\textures)
- Added: Monster death skins from SD_Duke for 1680/1820/1915/2000/2120
- Major new content: Battlelord, Cycloid Emperor, slime babes!

- highres\skyboxes: 99 (pal24)
- highres\sprites\characters: 603 (hanging babe), 1294 (pod babe), 1323 (impaled babe),
1324 (bloody pole), 1334 (crouching babe),
1335 (babe podest), 1352 (monk), 4590 (skin update)
- highres\sprites\firstperson: 2558 (Expander crystal color)
- highres\sprites\monsters: 2630 (Battlelord), 2710 (Cycloid Emperor)
- highres\sprites\projectiles: 1641-1643 (color correction)
- highres\sprites\props: 669 (vacuum), 689 (IV unit), 919 (electric meter),
1238 (exploding barrel), 1358 (fetus), 3426 (pirate flag)
- highres\sprites\signs: 601, 964, 4362, 4558, 4559, 4579, 4880
- highres\textures: 89, 203, 247, 285, 286, 329, 330, 866*, 1102, 3370-3372,
4104, 4180, 4182*

Please remember that the changes reflected in the above log do not reflect every alteration/addition to the HRP since the 2005 release. For a complete list that includes changes brought on by XTR (external) packs, click here.