NEWDEU 4.31 - NEW DOOM EDITOR UTILITY
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WHAT IS NEWDEU?
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NewDEU is a WAD file editor.  Use it to edit one level, then save it in a
patch WAD file (PWAD), or in the main WAD file.  You may use it with the
registered or shareware version of DOOM, but you won't be allowed to save
your changes if you are using the shareware version (this is ID's will).
You can do almost everything to any level: add or remove monsters, change
the walls, create new lifts, doors, acid pools, crushing ceilings,...

WHAT DO I NEED TO RUN NEWDEU?
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You need a PC with a VGA screen and enough memory to load the levels data.
If you can play DOOM, you will probably be able to run NewDEU.  A mouse is
not required, but editing will be easier if you have some plastic rodent.

FEATURES:
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* Things editor: you can move/add/delete/edit any object on the map.

* Vertexes editor: you can move/add/delete vertices that are used to draw
  walls, etc.  ("Vertexes" is the name of the object in the WAD file).

* LineDefs/SideDefs editor: you can add/delete/edit any walls.  You will have
  the most complete menus with all the LineDefs attributes and types.  You can
  easily create new lifts, doors, teleporters, and so on.  The doc file
  "MANUAL.DOC" explains how to do that.

* Sectors editor: you can add/delete/edit any area on the map.  Create new
  acid pools, change the light level in every room, add secret areas, etc.

* You can select several objects and edit them all in one operation.  You can
  for example select some vertices and create new walls between them.  Then
  change the texture of all those walls.

* All editors use a color code to highlight to most important objects.  Lots of
  other features, like "drag object", "snap to grid", "zoom in/out", ...

FUTURE PLANS:
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* Create an automatic Nodes builder.  For now, if you add new walls, you will
  get the "hall of mirrors syndrome", just like when you use the "no clipping"
  cheat mode and go through a wall.  This display problem will be fixed soon.

* 256 color texture display.  This will be easier to choose one texture if you
  can see it on the screen.

* NOTICE: the next major release will be called "DEU 5.0", not "NEWDEU 5.0".

Keep on Doomin'...
                                                  Raphael Quinet
                                           quinet@montefiore.ulg.ac.be
