Merge two wads but override things from one wad

[Tapika]

Hey, it's that loser who can't do much for himself in the way of editing but is making a 28 level WAD.
I'm looking for a way to merge two WAD files- But they both use similar data. I just want to combine the WADs, but one WAD has 'Prominency' so overrides things from the other WAD whenever lumpnames conflict. For example-

WAD A is being merged with WAD B to make WAD C.
WAD A and WAD B both have SARGA2A8. (Random lump name, not saying I'm using it)
So, WAD C ends up with WAD A's SARGA2A8.

Of course, WAD A and B still need to exist, just incase any mistakes happen.
And NOT a COMMAND LINE PROGRAM! >.<;
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Thanks ^^

[Enjay]

That's certainly how DeePsea does its merging. I'm not sure how others do it.

[Tapika]

I've never heard of DeepSea, please explain. XWE doesn't do it like that, that's for sure.

[Enjay]

DeePsea is a shareware Doom editing program. It has built in lump manipulation tools. The map editor is restricted in the SW version, the lump tools are not. I guess that it would be pretty complex to simply pick up and use for a single task though due to lack of familiarity with the program.

http://www.sbsoftware.com/

[Tapika]

Do I have to use it, or could I ask you to merge the two WADs? Please.

[CaptainToenail]

Just copy and paste what lumps you need from one wad to the other using XWE or SlumpEd

[Tapika]

But these wads are reaaaaaaaly laaaaaaaaaaaaaarge. I seriously don't think that's the answer. Besides, I PMed Enjay already.

[Enjay]

The wads aren't that large. I've certainly worked with larger. However, there are problems and some sort of manual merging may well be the best solution. I've pm'd you back with the details.

[Skunk]

You would have to do this manually, cause if either one has special lumps like DECORATE you're going to lose stuff.

[Tapika]

Only the pWAD has DECORATE. To put it simple, I'm trying to make the pWAD the iWAD. It's more proffesional that way.

[Unknown_Assassin]

WAD A is being merged with WAD B to make WAD C.
WAD A and WAD B both have SARGA2A8. (Random lump name, not saying I'm using it)
So, WAD C ends up with WAD A's SARGA2A8.

You can name multiple sprite names by selecting the ones with the same base such as SARG. If you select all the SARG, you can change the stem to anything you want. XWE does this.

[Tapika]

...you don't understand what I'm saying.
I WANT them to be overridden. I know about that feature. Enjay is working on it. I think.

[Enjay]

I wasn't sure if you were going to go ahead on the basis of what I described in the PM or not. I won't have time to sit down with it properly for a day or three. So, I can probably do it mid week, but unlikely before then.

[Tapika]

Ah, thanks Enjay. Now I can stop worrying about this now.