Favorite level WAD editor

[Eidolon]

Which is your favorite level WAD editor? I prefer WadAuthor, mainly because it doesn't use much RAM, it's Win16/32 and the interface isn't clogged with who knows what.

 

[JetKrazy]

I like both DB and WA. I use them both together.

I voted for DB 'cause I use it more

 

[Eidolon]

Not even 5 minutes after posting the topic and I already have a replier! Thanks Jet!

 

[Monsteriestyn]

I mainly use WadAuthor for level editing. DoomBuilder only for texture placement. DeePsea for importing files into a wad.

 

[Shadow Hog]

DoomBuilder for levels. XWE for everything else, but that wasn't the question, now was it?

 

[Eidolon]

I really don't care what you vote for or say in your post, as long as it relates to your fav level editor.

 

[Blue Blur]

Really, I like wadauthor because it's sector based and therefore works perfectly for SRB2. It sucks, however, for anything else, especially larger maps in Doom. However, as has been pointed out, this is about SRB2, so I pick WA.

 

[Digiku]

The best kind of "wad editor" is a combination of authoring programs!

See, I use Wadauthor for drawing up the sector architecture of the map, DoomBuilder to optimize and align the textures of a map, Wintex to handle miscellaneous lumps, XWE to assist in handling miscellaneous lumps, as well as to assemble multiple maps into one wadfile, and Deepsea to assist in texture alignment and handling miscellaneous lumps.

 

[SRB2-Playah]

Level construction: WadAuthor.
Texture aligning: DoomBuilder.
Misc. lumps: XWE.

 

[Some guy2]

Doom Builder.

 

[Monsteriestyn]

Seems like non-DoomBuilder users only use it for texture aligning.

 

[Eidolon]

Hm... maybe I should use DoomBuilder for texture aligning, because my maps NEVER have them aligned correctly, unless they're completely square.

 

[Shuffle]

I just found out while I went camping that Wadauthor can align textures, but it only works for linedefs that are directly next to each other :/.

I'd say I use Wadauthor for wadding, Doom builder for aligning, making cuved linedefs, and.. yeah, that's it.
XWE for adding textures and flats.
Lumpmod for adding other misc lumps such as music or map headers.

 

[Omega the Hedgehog]

Can't vote because I love 'em all the same:

WA for big levels where I can afford to have a glitch or two;
DB for smaller levels that require texture aligning (Oh, and the 3D mode);
DeeP for inserting graphics and sounds/music;
And XWE to tidy it all up.

 

[Ritz]

WadAuthor. XWE for miscellaneous lumps. I wanna use DoomBuilder, but no one'll explain how to set it up properly.

Sooo... How do I set the IWAD?

 

[Shadow Hog]

Create a copy of SRB2.SRB as SRB2.WAD and point to that. Works for me.

 

[Bigboi]

Create a copy of SRB2.SRB as SRB2.WAD and point to that. Works for me.

Same here.