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Platoon (sometimes called Platoon Total Conversion or Platoon TC) is a total conversion for Duke Nukem 3D and Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition that uses a Vietnam War theme. It was created by the TNT Team and released in 1997. Two versions of the mod were released; one was made for the regular version of Duke Nukem 3D (version 1.3d), while another was later made for Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition. The version for the regular version of Duke Nukem 3D (known as Platoon version 1.1) was released on August 4th, 1997, while the version for the Atomic Edition (known as Platoon version 1.1B) was released on September 30th, 1997. A version was later made for the Macintosh (based on Platoon version 1.1B) and released on May 30th,1999 by J. Driver. An EDuke32-based remake (known as Platoon TC Remake) was released on February 2nd, 2007, which includes 3D models and additional gameplay features. Platoon features new levels, new weapons, new graphics including a new sprite for the player's character (a soldier), new enemies with new sprites, and new textures, new music, new sound effects, new voice-overs, and a new ending. The original version of Platoon (version 1.1, the version for the original Duke Nukem 3D) has compatibility issues with the EDuke32 source port. Version 1.1B of Platoon is compatible with EDuke32.

To play the PC version of Platoon (version 1.1B, the Atomic Edition version) with EDuke32, do the following steps:

1. After unzipping the mod's folder (titled "platomic"), right click on the "PLATOON" application (it is a .bat file), then choose edit. You will see this text appear:

echo off

if exists demo1.dmo ren demo1.dmo demo1.plt

if exists demo2.dmo ren demo2.dmo demo2.plt

ren platoon.dm1 demo1.dmo

ren platoon.dm2 demo2.dmo

duke3d.exe /gPlatoon.grp /xPlatoon.gam %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6

ren demo1.dmo platoon.dm1

ren demo2.dmo platoon.dm2

if exists demo1.plt ren demo1.plt demo1.dmo

if exists demo2.plt ren demo2.plt demo2.dmo

Edit the sixth line of text "duke3d.exe /gPlatoon.grp/ xPlatoon.gam %1 %2 %3 %4 % 5 %6" so that it displays "eduke32.exe /gPlatoon.grp/ xPlatoon.gam %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6" instead. This will allow it to access EDuke32.exe. Save the modified PLATOON.bat file after editing it.

2. Copy and paste the unzipped platomic folder into your EDuke32 folder, then copy and paste all of the mod's files from inside of the platomic folder into your EDuke32 folder.

3. Run PLATOON.bat from inside your EDuke32 folder with the custom game content directory settings on the "platomic" option.

To play the Macintosh version of Platoon, highlight the "PLATOON.CON" and PLATOON.GRP" files, then, in the file menu, select the "open" option.

Weapons[]

(The Microwave Expander, despite being able to be selected, does not function in Platoon.)

Episodes & Levels[]

Platoon features 13 levels (6 single player levels and 7 multiplayer levels).

Episode 1: Platoon Single Play[]

  • Alpha Bravo
  • Assault on Highway 1
  • Operation Yellow Star Part 1
  • Operation Yellow Star Part 2
  • Assault on Hue
  • Apocalypse Now

Episode 2: Platoon DukeMatch[]

  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Horrors of Hue
  • Beirut 3
  • Vietnam 2
  • Bunker Hill
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Arabcity 2

Power-ups & Items[]

Credits[]

Con Hacking: Bad Karma, TuC0

Levels: Bad Karma, Lado "IceBreaker" Crnologar (created Arabcity 2), TuC0

Graphics: Bad Karma, IceBreaker, TuC0

Sounds: Bad Karma, IceBreaker, TuC0

Plutonium Pack modification by Ben Smit

Platoon - Total Conversion

(C) TNT Team 1997

Credits information sources: PLATOON.txt text files included with both versions of Platoon (version 1.1 and 1.1B).

Trivia[]

  • TNT Team would later develop two commercially released Build engine DOS PC games, NAM (also titled NAPALM), released in 1998, and World War II GI (WWII GI), released in 1999.
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