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┌─────·· · · ·· · · ·· ·──────────┐ │ │ │ DEU v5.00 - CREATING LEVEL FROM SCRATCH SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS │ │ │ └──·· · · ·· · · ···────────────────┘ ┌─────·· · · ·· · · ·· ·──────────┐ │ │ │ SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS v1.00 │ │ │ └──·· · · ·· · · ···────────────────┘ SUPPLEMENTARY DOOM(tm) of iD SOFTWARE EDITOR UTILITIES DOCUMENTATION DEU v5.00 by Brendon Wyber and Raphaël Quinet. Original DEU v5.00 docs by Steve Bareman Supplementary DEU v5.00 LEVEL CREATION GUIDE by Joseph Vendra (** please, if you use: / keep this entire sup. doc complete, give credit to who wrote it, it took time, testing and patience to FINALLY figure out how to actually MAKE a doom level from scratch. the tutor sucked, no offence to Steve Bareman, but it really did. These doc's DEFINATELY help people out, i know, i am already giving them out. **:-) (** Thanks to Brendon Wyber for his original and wonderful editor. Thanks to Raphael Quinet for making it even beyond what I had originally desired! ... thnkx guys! **) MODIFIED INDEX ONLY!! ===================== 6.5.0 - SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT # VERSION NUMBER EXPLANATION 6.5 [ EXAMPLE 1: CREATING AN ENTIRE DOOM LEVEL FROM SCRATCH] 6.5.1 - Introduction and notes 6.5.2 - Start off notes and tips [6.5.0] SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT VERSION EXPLANATION FileName - The DEU supplementary docs will always take form of the ======== following filename. SUP#####.ZIP WHERE ##### is: For example: 51500 SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT VERSION 5.1500 EXPLANATION OF VERSION #: │ ││││ │ │└┴┴─ OTHER VERSIONS of THE DEU.EXE │ │ PROGRAM THESE DOCUMENTS WORK 100% │ │ WITH, IN THE EVENT YOU DO NOT HAVE │ │ THE LATEST VERSION OF DEU.EXE THESE │ │ NUMBERS WILL TELL YOU IF YOU CAN USE │ │ THIS VERSION OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR │ │ THAT PARTICULAR VERSION OF DEU, UP │ │ TO THE PAST 3 MAJOR VERSIONS. │ │ │ └──── ACTUAL VERSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY │ DOCUMENT. CURRENTLY: v1 │ └────── ALWAYS MATCHES THE VERSION OF DEU WHICH THE SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS WERE WRITTEN FOR AND WILL BE 100% GUARANTEED TO WORK ON THAT VERSION FOR SURE. [6.5.1] INTRODUCTION AND NOTES ====================== To create a fresh new level in doom using DEU you must have the following resources and tips to help you start off: (1) DEU v5.00 or higher (2) DOOM REGISTERED v1.2 (3) 386/40 or better yet a 486/33 for faster testing and viewing of textures (4) LOTS OF TIME (LOTS) (5) A RAT ON A PAD (Mouse) (6) VESA DRIVER LOADED (7) MOUSE DRIVER LOADED (8) BOOT YOUR COMPUTER UP WITHOUT USING QEMM (Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager, as it causes conflicts like crazy) (9) PATIENCE (10) LOTS OF SPARE PAPER (11) A IDEA OF WHAT YOUR LEVEL WILL CONSIST OF, THE LAYOUT IF POSSIBLE "BEFORE" YOU START PLOTTING VERTICES AND MAKING SECTORS ALL OVER THE PLACE. (12) GO THROUGH AT LEAST "PHASE 1 - The Basics" of this document (section 6.6) so you will have an idea of how you are going to PLAN your level. Your doom level plans will automatically altar if you do not take into account how to properly lay color'ed key'ed doors or stairs etc. SO LEARN HOW TO CREATE DOORS AND STAIRS AND LIFTS (the three basics of doom sup. docs) AND THEN START PLANNING YOUR MEGA COOL ULTRA HIP LEVEL. (13) lets begin. [6.5.2] STARTOFF NOTES AND TIPS ======================= When you first run DEU (without command parameters) and go into the main menu the first thing you should do is create a new level. C 2 1 ( create episode 2, map 1) I do not recommend making a EPISODE 1 again. ┌──[ BORING CRAP BEGINS BELOW... ] │ │ [ paragraph follows explaining why you dont need to make episode 1 again :-] │ │ Theoretically it doesnt even make sense WHAT DOOM episode you create your │ 9 levels under, if you create 9 new levels under EPISODE 2 those same episode │ levels could have been made on EITHER EPISODE 1 or 3. For sakes of keeping │ iD AT BAY, I recommend EPISODES 2 or 3. You can theoretically make 1000 │ EPISODE 2's and never know the difference. You could CALL each one of 1000 │ episode 2's a different name, and if the maps were 100% changed, then its a │ entirely new episode, regardless which episode you tell deu to create it for. │ It is therefore irrelevant to WHICH episode you wish to create (far as I │ KNOW), (unless the textures selection available is decided by which episode │ you are in.) (that would be kinda dumb though, Surely ID SOFTWARE has a │ COMMON textures POOL from which to pull textures from, making ANY texture │ accessible from ANY episode/level, I would HOPE :) And if not, HEY ID, isnt │ that a wonderfull idea? :) │ │ So what that means is, start creating levels for EPISODE 2 or 3 only please. │ So more people will have to register doom commercial in order to access them │ and we all keep id financially healthy and alive! :) we all want that RIGHT? │ └──[ END OF BORING CRAP ABOVE... ] When you create your first new level. In DEU you are automatically at a set zoom level. I recommend for starting off in maximum focus, increase magnification to full power and reduce by 1. (In english, press the + key till it beeps, then press the - key once) This makes the screen very readable and gives you greater control over vertices and linedefs, especially if you are new to this. Now your ready to start a basic doom map. [6.6.0] CREATING A VERY BASIC SAVEABLE / USEABLE DOOM MAP ================================================= 1. You will need to plot 3 or more vertices to create 1 "room" (sector) in doom. Any sector doesnt necessary mean it will be a ROOM. A sector can become a SHELF, stair(s), a DOORway, a neato looking object that you can jump on etc. So dont think of every SECTOR that you create, as always being a ROOM, because it doesnt quite work that way. First you have to decide what you want, a room, doorway, object, or stairs, lifts etc. Then you start creating your sector accordingly. If your creating a DOORWAY, its obviously not a room, its a doorway! Ultimately, all doom is, is a bunch of sectors sized differently than each other, which give off the ILLUSION of being either a DOOR, ROOM, OBJECT or STAIRS, LIFTs, SUPPORT BEAM etc. So everything we do from now on, REVOLVES around the PROPER creation of SECTORS. I will start by showing you how to make a SECTOR that will be a room. Then I will show you how to create a DOORWAY on one side of the room. (( CREATING A ROOM )) This room has a SPECIAL ORDER of methods (which i find work best) in order for that particular room to work in doom. INSTRUCTION EXACT KEYBOARD KEY TO PRESS 2. Move your mouse POINTER to a spot in the middle of the screen. 3. Switch to VERTICES mode................................. V 4. INSERT 4 VERTICES in THIS ORDER:........................ INS [DIAGRAM 1.0] V0 V1 V3 V2 WHERE V# = a vertice, # being the # of the vertice. For instance inserting V0 will create VERTEX #0 (or the first vertex) It will be easier down the line if you always go in either CLOCKWISE rotation or COUNTER CLOCK WISE rotation when laying new rooms, it helps you to keep track of which vertices will be connecting together when it comes time to lay LineDef's down. (SEE DIAGRAM 1.0) 5. It is always wise to remember where you put EACH vertice down on the map, because you have to know where each vertice is when inserting LineDef's. 6. Switch to LineDef mode.................................. L 7. INSERT a new LineDef.................................... INS 8. The LineDef that you insert now will be from vertice #3 (Which is the LAST "NEW" vertice you laid down, although it doesnt always HAVE to be this way.) to vertice #0 LineDef #0 (VERTICE #3, #0) This will create a LineDef which looks like this: (SEE DIAGRAM 1.1) [DIAGRAM 1.1] V0 V1 │ ├── │ │ V3 V2 Now Insert the following LineDef's in this order: From 0 To 1 Creates LineDef #1 (Vertex #0, #1) LD1 From 1 To 2 Creates LineDef #2 (Vertex #1, #2) LD2 From 2 To 3 Creates LineDef #3 (Vertex #2, #3) LD3 This will create a box which will look like: (SEE DIAGRAM 1.2) [Diagram 1.2] LD1 Top LEFT CORNER = Vertex #0 ─────┬────│ Top RIGHT CORNER = Vertex #1 │ │ │ Bottom RIGHT CORNER = Vertex #2 LD0 ├── ──┤LD2 Bottom LEFT CORNER = Vertex #3 │ │ │ │────┴───── LD = LineDef LD3 LD1 = LineDef 1 (etc) Now you know what a LineDef for a "purposed SECTOR" should look like. Each sector you create MUST have 3 or MORE LineDef's. (That means you have to LAY at LEAST 3 Vertices and conect them together for a total of 3 LineDef's) Note how the LineDef INDICATOR LINES point INWARDS? HUH? "INDICATOR LINES?" WHAT ARE THOSE: ======================================= [DIAGRAM 1.3] Ie: below is a diagram of a line def ───────────┬─────────── │ │<--- this is the INDICATOR line attached to all LineDef's. I have found this "INDICATOR LINE" to be extremely important when planning sectors which will be DOORS, lifts or other important areas of doom you will no doubt wish to create. Just for now, be aware these INDICATOR lines are important, and when creating your FIRST doom room, (or proposed sector) you will be required to ensure "ALL" INDICATOR lines are pointed INWARDS. (SEE DIAGRAM 1.2 for an example of INDICATOR LINES pointed INWARDS) [DIAGRAN 1.4] LD1 ─────┬──── │ │ │ LD0 ├── ├── LD2 │ │ │ │────┴─────│ LD3 Looking at LineDef #2, in DIAGRAM 1.4, shows the INDICATOR LINE's DIRECTION is INCORRECT. Look at DIAGRAM 1.1 and identify vertex'es #1 and #2 (LineDef #2) When INSERTING LineDef #2, if you went from 1 to 2 that will create the CORRECT LineDef with its indicator line pointed INSIDE the box. If you went from 2 to 1 when inserting the LineDef #2, that will incorrectly direct the INDICATOR LINE "OUTSIDE" the box, As shown in DIAGRAM 1.4. The direction of the INDICATOR LINE and what it does: This will directly influence the ability, OR in DIAGRAM 1.4's case, the INABILITY to correctly DEFINE the SECTOR, and will not allow you to correctly give it sidedef attributes. Thus potentially crashing doom. So when creating sectors that are ROOMS, all the INDICATOR lines must direct INWARDS, to the centre of the SECTOR, rather than OUTSIDE the sector. NOTE: ** THIS IS ONLY TRUE FOR SECTORS DESIGNATED TO BE SIMPLE ROOMS. 9. Once you have INSerted all the LineDef's covering all the vertice's you laid, and they are all correctly laid according to DIAGRAM 1.2, your next step is to insert the sector. Make sure your in LineDef mode, (L) and clear the screen by pressing 'C' for CLEAR MAP/REDRAW SCREEN. Find LineDef #0 and CLEAR the screen again once it has been selected. PRESS 'S' for switch to sector mode. READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY: You will see the box of four lines (Which is really 4 LineDef's numbered from #0 - #3). The PROPOSED sector will appear as a RED lined box. This is acceptable. PRESS INSert to insert a new sector. The SECTOR MODE information window will now show a sector #0 and its information pertaining to that sector such as CEILING HEIGHT and FLOOR HEIGHT. When you ADD another sector a little later, which will JOIN ONE ROOM to another using two different sectors (usefull for different shaded areas of a large room or ajoining hallway), you will have to learn all the LineDef's of the NEWLY proposed sector will NOT all turn red. This is ok, its not a bug, the reason for this is obvious. When sharing a OLD linedef with another sector, it has to be told that it will be in BOTH sectors. This is done by editing that linedef and giving it a SECOND SideDef and telling it to reside in the SECOND SECTOR (#1). This will then lite the whole new sector up red. Only problem is, I have not decided when to edit the LineDef that shares BOTH sectors. BEFORE you define the NEW sector, OR AFTER you define the new sector. If you do it after, it works for sure. I do not know the results of editing the SHARED linedef PRIOR to inserting the newly proposed sector sharing one OLD lineDef with a NEW SECTOR. Try it and find out. IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THESE TO ABOVE PARAGRAPHS, DONT SWEAT, it will become obvious with the following instructions, while i walk you through creating a SECOND SECTOR and joining it to the FIRST one you created. 10. SWITCH back to LineDef mode 'L' and make sure you highlight the first LineDef you created (in this case LD #0). Press return to edit the LineDef stats. Select ADD A FIRST SIDEDEF. This now creates a sidedef for that part of the wall, (or for that LineDef). Move the cursor over LineDef #1 through #3 (the remaining lines) and Press RETURN over each one of them, and add a NEW FIRST SIDEDEF for EACH LINEDEF there is. Every LineDef must have a first sidedef. Once that is complete read the following. 11. Why your ONE SECTOR room DOESNT WORK in doom. If you were impatient and decided to run doom after saving (and getting an error i might add when rebuilding nodes and ssegs etc.) then this explains it. As far as I know, Doom cannot run without the following minimum require- ments on any level. 1 END OF LEVEL SWITCH 2 SECTORS 1 PLAYER ONE START POSITION Therefore we need to create a SECOND SECTOR and add a END OF LEVEL SWITCH and a PLAYER 1 START THING in order to save without errors and run doom without crashing. 12. TO create an ADJOINING SECTOR: First you have to decide if this adjoining sector is another PART of the current room, an object in the room, a doorway leading to another room, a hallway leading AWAY from the CURRENT room or whatever else it may be. (Many things ranging from objects, columns, beams, little acid pools, steps, windows, shelves, etc. the ideas are only what you make of them (Sectors) ... ) Ill decide for you to keep this supplementary guide alive. We will make another sector and it will be a HALLWAY leading to another room further away from the first room. 13. Starting off where we left off after creating the SideDef's for each LineDef in the FIRST sector, we have to create the SECOND sector and finish it BEFORE we save the file. If you save the file PRIOR to correctly finishing it, it MAY or may not crash. So follow this documentation to save yourself from hassle. Please note that every room in real life has 4 walls right? (normally). This is also true for each 4 sided room in doom. If you attach one sector side by side to another sector, naturally you are SHARING at least ONE LineDef between the two Sectors. (SEE DIAGRAM 1.5 below) [DIAGRAM 1.5] LD1 V0┌────────────┐V1 │ │ │ │ <--- original sector #0 LD0│ │LD2 │ │ │ LD3 │ V3├────────────┤V2 │ │ │ │ <--- newly proposed sector #1 LD4│ │LD6 │ │ V4└────────────┘V5 LD5 STEPS EXPLAINING WHAT TO DO: (for smart people :) =========================== HENCE, the need for a SECOND SIDEDef on the LineDef you share. Now INSERT 2 more vertices (VERTEXs #4 and #5) and use the TWO vertices from an/the ALREADY existing sector (VERTEXs #3 and #2) to attach to the newly inserted vertices to create the new necessary linedef's in order to bind them together to form the new sector. Notice that you are creating ONLY three new LineDefs, and SHARING the FOURTH which ALREADY exists as LineDef#3 with both SECTOR #0, and with the newly proposed SECTOR #1. STEP BY STEP ON HOW TO ADD THE SECOND SECTOR: (for not so smart people) ============================================ Insert Vertix (use 'V' to goto VERTEX mode) #4 and #5 according, and then switch to LineDef mode 'D' and insert the 3 new LineDef's LD4, LD5, LD6 all with the INDICATOR LINE pointed INWARDS. It doesnt really matter where your LineDef's are landing at this point, you will still have 6 LineDef's but perhaps they wont be all in the same place as mine will be, as long as they all have their INDICATOR LINE's inwards then it will work just as well. After Creating the LineDef's from the two new vertice's you laid, the new VERTEX #4 and VERTEX #5) and using the other two vertices (Vertices #3 and #2) YOU HAVE TO insert a NEW SECTOR NOW. ACTUALLY INSERTING THE ADDITIONAL SECTOR: (for both basic and pro users) ========================================= ** RULE OF THUMB ** Always insert SECTORS prior to editing the LineDef's and adding FIRST and SECOND SideDef's. Your LineDefs must be BOUND to a SECTOR PRIOR to you adding First or Second SideDef's. This is a step that: A) Ensures that you have used all inserted VERTICES creating LineDefs from all new vertex points (Binding all loose vertex'es to a LineDef) B) Bind all LineDefs to a sector before you loose a LineDef somewhere and cant find it. This will crash doom, (having vertex's and linedefs unbound to a sector) WHY? BECAUSE IT WORKS. Try inserting sectors AFTER editing all your LineDefs that HAVENT been bound to a sector yet and see what happens then, and when you try and add sidedefs after creating your sector and when saving time rolls around. Ok, After creating the LineDef's and are ready to insert the sector, switch to 'S' (sector mode). You notice that ONLY 3 of four lines go red for your intended new sector. NO PROBLEM. (only linedef's #4, 5 and 6 go red) The Other linedef that should be part of the sector (LineDef #3) is NOT RED. At this point press INSERT to add sector #1. Switch back LineDef mode. 'L' GOTO THE LINEDEF that you are SHARING with both sectors (LineDef #3) and if that linedef DOESNT ALREADY have a SECOND LINEDEF, add one. Edit the same LineDef (#3) and change the SECOND SideDef's CORRESPONDING SECTOR that it is in to Sector #1 (the new sector) Each of the FIRST and SECOND SIDEDEF's in doom have a REFERENCE to which SECTOR that part of the wall is facing or in. The FIRST SIDEDEF is always facing the original SECTOR (or in our case Sector #0), the NEW side of the LineDef intended to be shared will be recognized as the SECOND sideDef and will be considered a part of SECTOR #1 or the NEXT sector. IF YOU ARE CONFUSED AT THIS POINT AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND, reread the docs slowly going step by step through the process of making a new sector. If you really cant get it, forget it. Youll never become a doom level creator, and the only thing best at this point is to delete deu and give in to playing wolfenstien again or another boring old game from iD. NOW TO FINISH UP: (both basic and pro users) ================ SWITCH INTO LINEDEF MODE (you should already be here) INDIVIDUALLY ADD A FIRST SIDEDEF TO THE THREE NEW LINEDEF's that you created from the new Vertex'es #4 and #5. (there should only be 3 LineDef's requiring a First SideDef at this point.) Once finished adding the first sidedef's to the last three LineDef's your doom level should now be just about ready. FINISHING TOUCHES TO ENSURE IT WILL RUN: (work in doom) ======================================= Make sure your in linedef editor mode Find LineDef #3 (the linedef that you are sharing between the two sectors) and edit it. Make sure that the Im - IMPASSIBLE bit is NOT ON. Make sure that the 2S - 2 Sided bitt is ON If the new sector is part of the other sector (ie: one big room with two different parts, but you wish to show it as ONE room on the map (without a red line dividing the room) then HIDE the LineDef #3 from the map entirely by editing LineDef #3 and setting one of the FLAGS accordingly. Now Edit LineDef #1 Change the TYPE to a END OF LEVEL SWITCH Edit the LineDef #1's FIRST SIDEDEF and delete the normal texture. use SW1??????? a switch for the LOWER texture (picture of a switch) Insert a PLAYER 1 START "thing" and your set! Press F2 in deu and enter a test wad filename. I typically use T###.wad Where ### is the latest wad in the series of tests. In your case it should be the FIRST time you saved your level, and the reason is because you cant save a doom level created in deu properly without two sectors, a end of level switch and a player one start thing in it. (which is EXACTLY what we have! :) So save it as T1.wad ALWAYS ANSWER YES to rebuild nodes, ssegs etc. or your level wont work If it gets errors when compiling, you screwed up buddy! If it gets errors when compiling, then you can a:) attempt to find the error and correct it, try recompiling and see if that did the trick or b:) give up if you cant find or dont want to find the error(s) and start all over again, more carefully reading my supplementary documents and following more closely. 8GRIN> c:) give up totally (bah looser) If it compiles without errors, and no beeps are heard, press q, save again, and then exit deu. Goto MSDOS and type: DOOM -FILE t1.wad ^this is the filename you saved the patches under When doom boots up - START NEW GAME - SELECT THE EPISODE you were working on (#2) - START THE FIRST LEVEL If you were creating C 2 1 (create episode 2, level 1) then this is what your work looks like. If you made any errors you will see them. Its obvious when errors are made. Doom lets us know it in more ways than I can shake a stick! :) If you were creating C 2 4 (create episode 2, level 4) then after starting episode 2, level 1, (as long as your not on NIGHTMERE mode) type IDCLEV## where ## is first # for EPISODE second # for level ie: if you created episode 2, level 4, type IDCLEV24 that will warp you to your newly created level. Look for problems, walls that may be screwed up, ensure the button is eye level or on the wall at least etc. (( CREATING A DOOR , DOORWAY )) (Doors are really another sector below it). In the main DEU docs it tells you that a DOOR is really a CEILING which goes up and down when you press the wall. The wall is nothing more than a flag in doom telling doom its a DOOR, and the ceiling in that sector must be RAISED, and then (if) lowered after 5 seconds. I will continue a bit further and tell you that a DOOR is USUALLY a SMALL, NARROW, THIN sector. If you create a sector TOO big, you get what i call the "OVERSIZED DOOR effect" which looks really poorly when playing/testing it. [DIAGRAM 1.6] [Taken from the original DEU v5.00 documents] ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ [5.1] LineDefs attributes │ │ ------------------------- │ │ │ │ Some abbreviations have been used for the LineDef attributes: │ │ Im (bit0) Impassible by players and monsters. │ │ Mo (bit1) Monsters cannot cross this line. │ │ 2S (bit2) Two-sided wall/may shoot through. │ │ Up (bit3) Upper texture is "unpegged". Try it with moving │ │ ceilings or doors. │ │ Lo (bit4) Lower texture is "unpegged". Try it with moving │ │ floors or lifts. │ │ Se (bit5) Secret. This line appears as normal on the map. │ │ So (bit6) Blocks sound. The sounds won't travel past this │ │ line. │ │ In (bit7) Invisible on the map. Even with the "computer │ │ map" power-up. │ │ Ma (bit8) Already on the map at startup. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ [DIAGRAM 1.7] [Taken from the original DEU v5.00 documents] ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ [6.1] Doors │ │ ----------- │ │ │ │ A door is a Sector which usually starts with its ceiling at that │ │ same height as its floor (door closed). When the player presses │ │ the spacebar, the ceiling will rise, opening the door. On both │ │ sides of the door, you need one of the "D" LineDefs types. You │ │ don't need to give a tag number to the Sector or the LineDefs. │ │ │ │ If you want to be able to open this door with a switch, then you │ │ need to give the same tag number to the Sector and the switch. │ │ Pick any number that is not used by another LineDef or Sector. │ │ │ │ Front and Back sides of Door: │ │ │ │ The lines that you walk through on the door should be "passable" │ │ (not Impassable), and two-sided (flags = 4). │ │ │ │ The Sidedefs that are on the outside of the door should NOT have │ │ a Normal or Lower texture. They should have an Upper Texture. │ │ The Sidedefs on the inside of the door should not have any │ │ textures (Normal, Upper, or Lower). │ │ │ │ Left and Right side of Door: │ │ │ │ Nothing special here. You may want to pick a Door-like texture │ │ for the sidedefs like "DOORTRAK". │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The actual steps in creating a door is not so easy as they might have you think. [DIAGRAM 1.8] LD1 V0┌──────┬─────┐V1 │ │ │ │ │ <--- sector #0 , room 1 LD0├─── ───┤LD2 │ │ │ │ │ V3├─LD3──┴─────┤V2 │ │ ├─── ───┤ <--- sector #1 , room 2 LD4│ │LD6 │ │ │ V4├─LD5──┴─────┤V5 LD7├─── ───┤LD8 <--- newly propsed sector #2 (DOORWAY) V6├─LD9──┬─────┤V7 │ │ │ │ │ <--- newly proposed sector #3 , room 3 LD11├─── ───┤LD10 │ │ │ V8└─LD12─┴─────┘V9 OK, doesnt matter what direction the arrows are pointing in. What matters is what direction the INDICATOR LINES are pointing in, inside the sector, or outside the sector. If you Switch from VERTEX 6 to 7 instead of from VERTEX 7 to 6, the arrow changes, but naturally so does the direction of the INDICATOR LINE. Now, add the new vertices #6 and 7 Switch to LineDef mode and add the three new LineDef's (LD7, LD8 and LD9) Switch to Sector mode and INSERT a new sector, #2 Switch back to LineDef Mode and starting at LineDef #7 add FIRST SIDEDEF's to LineDef's 7, 8 and 9 in that order. Select LineDef #5, (the first side of the door) and if it doesnt have a SECOND SideDef, add one, and Edit the corresponding sector to #2 instead of #1. (if it doesnt already do that) once that is done your sector is now defined and the door's LineDef is ready to be called a door. Edit the LineDef #5 and change the type of the door to DR Doorway, closes after 5 seconds or any other doorway, (you should stick to the NON key doors for now) ReEdit the same LineDef (#5) and makesure that it is not IM (impassible) and keep the 2S flag ON (2 sided) F2 and save, check for errors. Seeing as so im writing this document out of my memory not from actually doing it while typing im assuming this worked, and it saved without errors. Sector 2 is done. IF ERRORS: make sure you DO NOT have loose vertices floating around the screen (check by switching to vertex mode and look for loose vertex'es) make sure all LineDef's are bound to a sector. Assuming no errors: Add the new vertices 8 and 9 where it appears on DIAGRAM 1.8. Add the necessary LineDef's in the correct pattern using Vertex'es 6, 7, 8 and 9 so that all the INDICATOR LINES are pointing INWARDS. Insert the new sector, and add sidedef's for all three new LineDef's that you have created. DO NOT FORGET * ALL LINEDEFs must have a SIDEDEF * Once done, look at DIAGRAM 1.8, notice how LD9 and LD5 for sector #2 are NOT POINTING INWARDS but Rather OUTWARDS? That is because the indicator line for v5.00 of deu does NOT show up on BOTH sides of the 2S (2 Sided LineDef) but rather only on the ORIGINATING SECTOR. If your LINEDEF 9 has its INDICATOR line pointing INSIDE the sector #2, you must edit LD9 so that the INDICATOR LINE is pointing OUTSIDE sector #2 not INSIDE. This is because: If you LEAVE ONE LineDef pointing INSIDE a DOOR sector, you will be able to see, open and close (WITHOUT GOING THROUGH) the door from ONE OR THE OTHER side of the door, but from the OPPOSITE site, (AFTER going through the door way and letting it close, in doom, you will NOT be able to open the door again.) I call this a map LineDef error on the part of the level creator I call this error a "ONE WAY TICKET DOOR error" hee hee. DEU does NOT have a bug. DOOM does NOT have a bug. The correct procedure to fix this error is to flip the vertex for that particular line def (#9) from VERTEX 6 to 7 around to VERTEX 7 to 6 (OR VICE VERSA depending on which way YOUR map is.) thats all you do, switch the TOO and FROM vertex's around (using the SAME TWO vertex'es OF COURSE!) Once you have that fixed, and your sectors are all created your laughing. Just edit BOTH sides of the door (LINEDEF's #9 and #5 and make sure the LineDef Flag attributes are both 2S (2 sided) LineDef Flag attributes are NOT IM Impassable LineDef TYPE attribute is the SAME TYPE OF DOOR as each other. The LineDef #9 FIRST SIDEDEF - normal texture = - The LineDef #9 FIRST SIDEDEF - UPPER TEXTURE = door The LineDef #9 FIRST SIDEDEF - LOWER TEXTURE = door The LineDef #9 SECOND SIDEDEF normal, upper and lower texures - these are how you play around with how DOOM looks like for that doorway. You normally just have upper textures defined for doors, but for more information please: A:) EXPERIMENT TO DETERMINE your texture favorites for a good looking good working door B:) READ DIAGRAM 1.7 on doors taken from the ORIGINAL DEU docs. F2 to save and check for errors. Load it up and run it. Always save changes using different filenames Ie: now use t2.wad instead of t1.wad Check doom to see if its working properly then continue on editing. (( CREATING TELEPORTERS )) In order to create teleporters, two sectors must be defined (obviously). Usually, a teleport pad is just a small sector with four LineDefs that activate the teleportation (this is if the teleport pad is isolated from a wall, more on that later). [DIAGRAM 1.9] [Taken from the original DEU v5.00 documents] ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ [6.3] Teleporters │ │ ----------------- │ │ │ │ You need two things to make a teleporter: │ │ │ │ - One LineDef with the "Teleport" type and a Sector with the same │ │ tag number. │ │ - A special Thing in this sector, called "Teleport exit"/ │ │ "Teleport landing". │ │ │ │ You may have several LineDefs that point to the same Sector, but │ │ you must have one and only one Sector with the same tag number. │ │ │ │ This only works if the line is crossed from the right side (see [6.2]).│ │ If the teleporter worked on the two sides of the LineDef, you wouldn't │ │ be able to exit from it! │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Here are step by step instructions on how to create two simple teleport pads in two sectors. 1. Create a new sector as defined above. Insert all LineDefs, SideDefs as you want. This will be an empty room. 2. Create another sector. An ideal position for this sector would be as far away from the sector created in step 1. Define the LineDefs and SideDefs as you want, same as above. 3. Choose a position for your teleport pads. The ideal size for a single teleport pad is to press the grid mode 3 times (press 'G' three times when the grid has not been initially shown). This will insure that the texture for the teleport pad (usually GATEx) will fit correctly. 4. Now that the grid is set to the right size, insert 4 vertices around a single grid box as shown below. │ │ ─────x────────x───── <- Grid Lines │ │ │ │ ─────x────────x───── <- │ │ 5. Create LineDefs joining these vertices, BUT the INDICATOR LINES must point to the outside of the square. │ ─────┴──── │ │ │ │ ──┤ ├── │ │ ─────┬──── │ 6. Define a sector with these vertices. Also, define a LineDef Tag number for this sector (We'll use LineDef Tag 3 for this example). 7. Insert the SideDefs for each line, both first SideDef and second SideDefs. The Sector reference number for the first SideDef should be the same as the sector number of the surrounding room. The sector reference number for the Second SideDef should be the sector number of the teleport pad. We'll call this teleport pad the source pad. 8. Create another teleport pad, following steps 4 through 7, but define the LineDef tag number for this pad as 4. 9. Now to edit the LineDefs. The LineDefs of each teleport pad (4 in total) should have the flags: Up - Upper texture is "unpegged" 2s - Two-sided wall/may shoot through Byte should be set to 12. The type of LineDef should be set to: 97 - WR Teleport Define the UPPER texture of the first SideDef ONLY. One that is usually used is STONE3 (I have found that defining only the upper texture works 100%, haven't actually tried defining a normal texture). The textures for the second SideDef should be all blank. Ok, since we're working on the source teleport pad (LineDef Tag 3), set the Sector Tag of each LineDef of the teleport pad to 4. Here's the trick: The Defined LineDef tag for the source and destination teleport pads (3 and 4 repspectively, found in sector editing mode) must be equal to the Sector Tag number for each LineDef of THE OTHER TELEPORT PAD. Confusing? Well, take a look at the Sector Tag number of a LineDef of the source teleport pad. This number should be set to the LineDef Tag number of the destination pad. Therefore, this number should be set to 4, for this demonstration. The destination sector number should be shown in parenthesis. It makes sense if you think about it. By passing this LineDef, you land in another sector, defined by this number. NOTE: The LineDef Tag Number (again, found in SECTOR editing mode) does not have to be the same as the corresponding sector number. The Sector Tag number (found in Line Editing Mode), does not correspond to the SECTOR number, rather the LineDef Tag Number of the destination teleport pad. 10. So when you highlight a line of the source teleport pad while in Line Editing mode, the destination teleport pad should highlight. If it doesn't then you have defined the Sector Tag number incorrectly. Check all 4 Lines of the source teleport pad to see if the destination teleport pad lights up. Do the same with the teleport pad. 11. Now, press 'G' one more time (one smaller than the teleport grid). Go into Thing Editing mode (press 'T') and insert a thing in the middle of each pad. Edit these pads so that a 'Teleport Exit' thing exists (Press enter on the thing, then Type, then choose Teleport Landing). 12. Now Press F2 and rebuild nodes and check if any mistakes have been made. If not, load up Doom and try it out for yourself. ADDITIONAL NOTES ================ Some other tricks include making a teleport against a wall or corner, in which you would have less LineDefs to edit. Take a look at the original E2L1 for an example, since now you know how it all works <grin>. (( CREATING STAIRS , Which ultimately lead UP or DOWN from 2 sectors )) (( ====CREDITS==== )) SUPPLEMENTARY DOOM(tm) of iD SOFTWARE EDITOR UTILITIES DOCUMENTATION DOOM(tm) Is a production (c) by ID SOFTWARE DEU v5.00 by Brendon Wyber and Raphaël Quinet. Original DEU v5.00 docs by Steve Bareman Supplementary DEU v5.00 LEVEL CREATION GUIDE by Joseph Vendra Supplementary DEU v5.00 TELEPORTER CREATION GUIDE by Alvin Lee Other Supplementary DEU v5.00 (LIFS/STAIRS/WINDOWS etc) by Joseph Vendra Please: If you have any complete 100% working documents for deu and would like to add them to the documents at hand, or have any PROVEN suggestions, tricks of the trade or other wise, please send email via the internet to: internet address: umlee059@cc.umanitoba.ca TO: ALVIN LEE First & Second line of text: C/O DOOM SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS / Joseph Vendra NATURE OF LETTER: SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS INSTRUCTIONS WRITTEN BY: =============================================== 1) STAIRS, WINDOWS, DOORS REQUIREING KEYS, SECRET DOORS, MAIN SECTOR DOCS WRITTEN BY JOSEPH VENDRA EXCEPT PARTS WHERE NOTED. 2) TELEPORTERS SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS CREATED BY ALVIN LEE EXCEPT PARTS WHERE NOTED. 3) LIFTS - next version Version 2.00 of these documents due in a few days. =SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS TYPED BY Joseph Vendra= =Additional support should be requested from the Authors, not from me=