stx is learning how to make wads!

stx · Post by **stx** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:20 pm

I'm finally going to do it!

I just have a quick question for you guys. Which is the EASIEST TO USE Decorate Editor? Say if I wanted to make a weapon for the WRW, or one of those dangerously destructive overpowered weapons that destroy the whole universe. What Editor should I use?

Post by **Caligari87** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:25 pm

Notepad.

SMG M7 · Post by **SMG M7** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:36 pm

Or you an type it directly into the lump via XWE.

Post by **Nash** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:42 pm

I usually just type it directly in XWE.

Entry -> New, name it DECORATE.

Then type whatever (or copy and paste) then Script -> Save.

Copy and paste is your best friend, as a beginner. Learn from other peoples' stuff.

DoomRater · Post by **DoomRater** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:51 pm

What is with you guys using Notepad? Clearly Metapad is the superior text editor! [/ad]

But yeah, a text editor and this index of commands and syntax are your best friends. Be sure to bookmark the page and copy/paste any commonly used commands.

stx · Post by **stx** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:57 pm

This is great!! Thanks Guys! This helps alot, Expect to see my very first wad soon!

Amuscaria · Post by **Amuscaria** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:03 pm

Notepad is all you'll need for Decorate, afterall it's just a bucn of lines of text.

stx · Post by **stx** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:18 pm

Eriance wrote:Notepad is all you'll need for Decorate, afterall it's just a bucn of lines of text.

That's what I'm afraid of. I don't want to do anything too complicated just yet...

Post by **Nash** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:23 pm

Just use XWE's text editor, beats the hassle out of saving files externally, then having to import the files everytime you make a change.

You don't get the luxuries of syntax highlighting or whatever, but who needs that! DECORATE is simple enough that it doesn't need any colourful shit!

Necromage · Post by **Necromage** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:23 pm

Check out doomguy's decedit: http://www.zdoom.org/wiki/index.php?title=DecEdit Its easy to use and is really good for beginners. If the links are bad then just badger doomguy to get you a good one.

stx · Post by **stx** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:26 pm

Works for me™

Alterworldruler · Post by **Alterworldruler** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:49 am

Decedit is no use for me i doon't know how to use it properly
XWE rocks!

Phobus · Post by **Phobus** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:15 am

Glad to see I'm not the only person that edits decorate within XWE.

Also glad to see that stx is making something at last

Just please don't get too ambitious.

Amuscaria · Post by **Amuscaria** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:23 am

Nash wrote:Just use XWE's text editor, beats the hassle out of saving files externally, then having to import the files everytime you make a change.

You don't get the luxuries of syntax highlighting or whatever, but who needs that! DECORATE is simple enough that it doesn't need any colourful shit!

You dont have to save files externally. Get Wintex and edit it from there. When you are done with the editin, click the exit button and it will ask you if you want to really modify the entry, click ok. Then save your wad (FILE->Save), exit the wad, then go back into the wad. You will see that there will be two enties listed (i dont know why Wintex doesnt just replace lumps, but it's a good thing if you realized you messed something up. Delete the second entry (the one thatis under the entry with the same name) and then save again.

Post by **Enjay** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:07 pm

Speaking personally, I'd much, much rather have separate files that I edit and then insert. Call it a backup or insurance mentality if you like but I always prefer to have my resources and my compiled WADs as separate, independant entities - be it sounds, graphics, text lumps, whatever. I also like using dedicated tools to do the editing. GoldWave, PSP, textpad etc...