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<p>There are a ton of guides for editing Doom out on Youtube - here are a few resources to get you started!</p>

<p><a href="https://eev.ee/blog/2015/12/19/you-should-make-a-doom-level-part-1/">Eevee's guide (focuses on mapping with Slade3)</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/74073-vanilla-level-editing-lesson-1-preliminary-reconnaissance/">Linguica's guide (older but still good)</a></p>

<h3>You will need</h3>

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<li>Either a copy of <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/doom_ii">DOOM2.WAD</a> or <a href="https://freedoom.github.io/download.html">FREEDOOM2.WAD from Freedoom</a></li>
<li>A source port for running Doom levels (e.g. <a href="https://prboom.sourceforge.net/">PrBoom</a>, <a href="https://zdoom.org/index">GZDoom</a>)</li>
<li>A DOOM level editor (e.g. <a href="https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=232&t=66745">Ultimate Doom Builder</a>, <a href="https://slade.mancubus.net/">Slade3</a>)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Setting up</h3>

<p>Here's a video describing how to set yourself up for creating Doom levels.</p>

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<h3>Making a map</h3>

<p>Doom maps can come in several flavours. You might want to stick to the map features possible using the original game, or experiment with the wide array of options added since then in the Universal Doom Map Format (UDMF). This video shows making a basic level in the Boom format.</p>

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<h3>Submitting a WAD</h3>

<p>The easiest way to submit a WAD to RAMP is through the <a href="./upload.php">uploader</a> on this site - you can use the PIN given to you after the initial upload to submit further edits to your WAD once it's been submitted. This video shows how to use the uploader.</p>

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