The Game module source code was released by 3D Realms on April 1, 2003.Īs a result the full source code was available 7 years after the game was released.

The Engine module source code was released by Ken Silverman on J.

Unfortunately both part of the game were not open sourced simultaneously: The 3D Realms team on their side would take care of developing the Game module ( Game.OBJ)Īnd would also release the final executable DUKE3D.EXE. He would only deliver a binary static library ( Engine.OBJ) with an Engine.h Silverman would write a new engine for 3D Realms but he would keep the source code. They found his skills promising and worked out a deal: (18 years old at the time) wrote a 3D engine at home and sent a demo for evaluation to 3D Realms. Is where Ken Silverman enters the picture.Īccording to his well-documented website and When 3D Realmsĭecided to write a game that would challenge Doom, they had to find the technology that would power it. Why such a division? Because back in 1993, when development started, very few people had the skills and dedication

Game Module: Using Build's services in order to generate a gaming experience.

Build engine: Providing rendition, network, filesystem and caching services.

I would like to thanks Ken Silverman for proof-reading this article: His patience and diligent replies to my emails were instrumental.ĭuke Nukem 3D is not one codebase but two : Read more source code and become better engineers. Legacy and what helps a software live long.Īs usual I cleaned up my notes into an article. This reading session taught me a lot about code Of organization, best practices and comments/documentation. The engine delivered great value and ranked high in terms of speed, stability and memory consumptionīut my enthousiasm met a source code controversial in terms

It turned out to be a difficult experience:

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