DNF will be based on the Unreal engine and will come with an editor called DukeED, which will be a modified version of UnrealED (the editor for Unreal).  Like with UnrealED, you will be able to edit all the aspects of the game from the all-purpose editor.  Since DNF uses the Unreal engine, learning UnrealED now will in turn prepare you for editing DNF.  It has also been confirmed that Unreal maps WILL convert to DNF, so things you create now will be useable once the new game is released.  It isn't simple, but not too hard to learn, so start editing today or you will be left behind when DNF is released!

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DukeED Home - Takes you back to the front page of this site (here).

News Archive - Archive of news updates on this site.

Fingers - Latest .plan file updates from 3D Portal and 3D Realms.

UnrealED vs DukeED - This section compares how editing in UnrealED will compare to editing in DukeED. This is based on all the current information known about Duke Nukem Forever and DukeED, and is updated as new information arrives.

Tutorials - This is where all information about editing can be found. If you haven't used UnrealED before, visit the Getting Started section. After that, move on to Advanced Editing, or get the method down by going to the Walkthroughs section. The tutorials can also be visited by the specific category of interest.

Downloads - The download section has files you need to get UnrealED working, demonstration maps, and possibly in the future textures/sounds/and user maps.

Editing Forums - Talk to other people who are editing, share ideas, help each other out, ask questions, etc.

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A: Like you should have already read, the next Duke Nukem game, Duke Nukem Forever, will be using the Unreal game engine. Rather than spend years and months programming a whole new engine, developers like 3D Realms have licensed a game engine from another company to save time. The Unreal engine has just what 3D Realms wants for Duke Nukem Forever, and that's what they are using to create the game. For more information about Unreal, visit Epic's official Unreal website. You must have the full version of Unreal to use UnrealED.

The reason to start editing now is because 3D editing takes lots of time and is very complex. If you learn how to use UnrealED now, you will be able to use DukeED in the future when DNF is released. Your maps will also be convertible into DukeED. Duke Nukem 3D is still popular today due to all of the maps, addons, total conversions, etc. created by thousands of users online. To help ensure that DNF will have similar success, fire up UnrealED and get ready today!