[07-05-08] Screen Savers

Discover how to install and customize Duke Nukem 3D's awesome screen savers, including Body Parts, Carnage Meter, Desktop Rampage, Exploding Stuff, Image Carousel, and Shooting Gallery.

Alright, so you've been blasting aliens and saving the world as Duke Nukem, but what about when you step away from the keyboard? Well, Duke's got you covered with some seriously cool screen savers that you can install to keep the action going even when your computer's idle. There's a handy chooser tool to manage them all, and you can even lock them down with a password if you're worried about prying eyes.

Here's a rundown of the awesome screen savers you can get:

• DN3D Body Parts: This one's pretty wild. Imagine bodies of enemies like Troopers, Pig Cops, and Octabrains, along with some gibs and even Duke himself, crashing down onto your screen from the sky. They stack up, and you can even tweak how fast they fall – make 'em rain!
• DN3D Carnage Meter: This one's a bit more abstract. It keeps track of all the shots Duke fires, but doesn't really show much visually. You can adjust the level of 'carnage' it tallies, and it even has sound effects.
• DN3D Desktop Rampage: This is where things get really fun. Various enemies, or Duke himself, will pop onto your screen and just go nuts, trashing your desktop. Picture a Pig Cop blasting away, Duke flame-throwing the screen, or even Duke dropping a rigged toilet with a Trooper on top and blowing it sky-high. When these events happen, a big hole appears right in your screen!
• DN3D Exploding Stuff: True to its name, this screensaver features all sorts of things blowing up on your screen – think toilets, urinals, snack machines, barrels, canisters, and even enemies. And yeah, there's an option to turn on exploding babes if that's your thing. Just like Desktop Rampage, things blow up and leave a hole in the screen. You can even set the background to black if you prefer.
• DN3D Image Carousel: If you're a fan of the game's visuals, this one's for you. It cycles through a bunch of screenshots pulled directly from the game's image directory. The best part? You can add your own screenshots to the mix and adjust the delay between each image.
• DN3D Shooting Gallery: This one's interactive and pretty satisfying. Stuff like bottles, trash cans, and enemies appear on screen, and Duke takes them out with his arsenal – shotgun, chaingun, RPG, or pistol. What's really cool is that all the bodies and debris stick around afterwards. And get this: a trashcan will only explode if Duke uses the RPG, just like in the game! You can even customize the type of 'guts' that are shown after the action.