I'm not sure if this question goes here.
I'm looking for a good map editor that supports 3d sectors, slopes, colored lighting and many other cool features. What would be the best choice for what I'm looking for?
A good map editor?
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Re: A good map editor?
Technically, all map editors support these things, as long as you can input the required values in the relevant boxes. So I'm going to interpret "support" as "accurately preview in 3D mode".
In first place, GZDB-BF. It's the currently maintained version of the DB2 fork made specifically to provide enhanced support of all GZDoom features. It should be reasonably complete.
In second place, SLADE 3. It doesn't display as many features as GZDB-BF (no 3D floors yet, for example) but it does handle some of them.
In third place, DBX. It's based on Doom Builder 2 rather than GZDoom Builder, and so it doesn't have as many niceties for GZDoom editing, but it does still have some of them.
In first place, GZDB-BF. It's the currently maintained version of the DB2 fork made specifically to provide enhanced support of all GZDoom features. It should be reasonably complete.
In second place, SLADE 3. It doesn't display as many features as GZDB-BF (no 3D floors yet, for example) but it does handle some of them.
In third place, DBX. It's based on Doom Builder 2 rather than GZDoom Builder, and so it doesn't have as many niceties for GZDoom editing, but it does still have some of them.
Re: A good map editor?
GZDB-BF is something I did look into. I remember seeing something about the author discontinuing this project and that GZDB-BF served as it's replacement.
I used GZDB-BF and ran across a problem. While attempting the Doom 64 colored lighting feature that came with it. The problem I'm having is that the colored lighting itself doesn't show up during gameplay testing. It will show during the visual and 2d mode as layers of different lighting just fine (like how it is in Doom 64) but not during gameplay. It shows up during gameplay as a bland sector with no colored lighting.
I used GZDB-BF and ran across a problem. While attempting the Doom 64 colored lighting feature that came with it. The problem I'm having is that the colored lighting itself doesn't show up during gameplay testing. It will show during the visual and 2d mode as layers of different lighting just fine (like how it is in Doom 64) but not during gameplay. It shows up during gameplay as a bland sector with no colored lighting.
Re: A good map editor?
You need a recent version of GZDoom and to be using OpenGL for them to be rendered.
Re: A good map editor?
Where would I be able to download it?
Re: A good map editor?
Thank you, I'll also look more into the GZDB-BF later on.