You "compile" the data files with WDC and then run the game EXE within your WDC project output folder through DOSBox. Or if using ECWolf, be sure it's running in the output folder, which is where the "compiled" files end up.
You'd have to study the game or engine to know how to add custom monsters, etc. Most likely, in order to add custom monsters, etc, some for of coding with the game engine will be required.
Would you elaborate on "can't get them to play through ecwolf"? Can you get the original game files to play with ecwolf? After editing, have you exported your changes back to the nitemare 3d maps as mentioned in the first post?
Since 1.19.414 also has this issue, that means the minor change I made in the installer didn't break Windows 11 support. It just didn't work to begin with... I will try digging around to see whether I can find something about NSIS installers that Windows 11 doesn't like.
Are you able to try running the installer from an elevated command prompt and tell me whether it outputs an error message?
I will also see whether I can setup a Windows 11 dev VM and duplicate the issue.
Would you try the installer again and when the log appears that shows what it's doing, right-click and copy the log to clipboard, and paste it here as a comment? I don't think there's any sensitive information in there, but if you see anything, you can mask it.
WDC is at its heart solely a Wolfenstein 3D editor, but I've managed to patch in the ability to edit Rise of the Triad: Dark War maps using the same technique that was used for Nitemare 3D maps. Again, this process isn't very user-friendly.
Since WDC can only edit Wolfenstein 3D's GAMEMAPS style map files, you much first create a Wolfenstein 3D-based project. Then go to Import/Export -> Import Map, find the RTL or RTC file you want to import and hit OK. This will import all 100 maps from the file, which will require you to recompile the GAMEMAPS file using the new settings for Rise of the Triad.
Now go back to File -> Project Information and click the "..." button on the "Map Data File" line. Select the ROTT.wmc file.
Make your changes to the maps. When you're done, go to Map Tools -> Export Multiple Maps and click the right arrow to move your maps from the left to the right side. Click OK, set your file name, and save.
In case you're unaware, ECWolf is a ZDoom-based Wolf3D port which might might save you the trouble of exporting to the Doom format since it reads them as-is.
You need to first compile the data files (File -> Compile All or File -> Compile -> <the file name>) and then run the game from your project's Output Folder.
You might need to change your DOSBox config file for the game to point at the output folder, too, depending on how you have that set up.
The IMFCreator download has been removed indefinitely. Anti-virus software flags it as having a trojan virus when it does not. I have spent a considerable amount of time trying to get this squared away and until it is gone, I don't want to cause problems on this site.
Main new feature in this release is the ability to export in UWMF format for use with ECWolf. This feature is somewhat experimental and might go through some changes over the next few releases.
Single letter shortcuts have been added to the map and image editors which will hopefully improve their usability.
Added: Ability to export maps in UWMF for use with ECWolf.
See: File -> Export to WAD, then Options -> Export Maps in UWMF
and Options -> Additional ECWolf Settings for more information.
Added: Ability to set up flat textures for plane 3 which
can be used with ECWolf. These are used to create an xlat lump and as
part of the UWMF map if exporting in that format.
Fixed: Pasting to a map while the map is scrolled was causing the map piece to be pasted to bounced around.
Fixed: Copying a section of a map or image then changing the zoom level works better than it did before.
Fixed: Selection box behaves better after completing a paste on the map.
Added: Project Information -> Other Options: "Ignore top
row and left column while error checking maps" for projects that use
the top row or left column for map settings that error checking should
ignore.
Added: Single letter shortcuts for map and image edit tools (Pencil is P, Flood Fill is F, etc. See button tooltips.)
Added: Single letter shortcuts for Int (I), Hi Byte (H) and Low Byte (L) map editing modes.
Added: Press a number key to change planes while editing maps.
Added: Ctrl+Click to temporarily use the Tile Picker tool.
Fixed: Pasting past the edge while scrolled right or down in the map and image editors now pastes correctly.
Fixed: Map coordinates would sometimes not be fully visible in hexadecimal mode.
The previous version has been left up in case this release has issues.
Several fixes, some for bugs that have been around for a long time:
Fixed: The last byte of all AUDIOT chunks was being removed when compiling.
Fixed: An extra byte was being exported when exporting any AUDIOT chunk to a file or WAD/PK3/PK7.
Fixed: If the first music chunk in AUDIOT is 4 bytes or less, it will be set to "\0\0\0\0NULL" so that it can be detected by WDC again.
Fixed: Can now set digital sound chunks to 0 length files to clear a sound when exporting the VSWAP.
Fixed: Exporting WL1 projects now exports null digital sound chunks correctly. Previously some sounds would be duplicated in the null chunks.
Fixed: Exporting WL1-based projects to WAD/PK3/PK7 should work now. Lumps with blank names are skipped rather than throwing an error. Null pictures export as empty lumps/files.
Fixed: When exporting to WAD/PK3/PK7, music chunks with no music data export as empty lumps/files.
Fixed: Exporting WAD/PK3/PK7 from hi-res base files works now.
Fixed: Exporting to PK3/PK7 would sometimes fail when exporting to a file not located on the same drive as the temp folder.
Added: WAD/PK3/PK7 export window now has an "Unselect menu".
Added: WAD/PK3/PK7 export window has an Options menu with togglable "Export Empty Chunks As Marker Lumps" settings and two ways of exporting hi-res walls.
Fixed: Using the map editor on planes 1 or 2 no longer causes all planes to be draw in the edited tile when "Draw plane 3 and higher only when it is the current plane" is checked.
Minor update that adds a new item to Preferences: Other - Default Project Folder. This sets the initial folder for the browse dialog used when creating, saving, or opening a project.
Instead of keeping all textures, sprites, and digital sounds in a VSWAP file like Wolfenstein 3D, Corridor 7 keeps its textures and sprites in GFXTILES.CO7 and its digital sounds in AUDIOMUS.CO7. If you change some of the sounds using WDC you may notice that the game no longer loads them correctly.
Whereas Wolfenstein 3D read the digital sound page header information from the last page in the file, Corridor 7 instead has hard-coded values in its EXE that need to be changed to match the AUDIOMUS offset.
EXE Filename
Offset
Original Byte Values
Original AUDIOMUS Offset
CORR7CD.EXE
0x3B66A
44 01 00 40 14 00
0x00144000
C7.EXE (Floppy Version)
0x2FE38
B9 00 00 90 0B 00
0x000B9000
The first two bytes at the offset represent an int16 for the number of pages in the file. (Remember, these bytes are little-endian.)
The next four bytes are an int32 for the page header offset within AUDIOMUS. Since each page is 0x1000 (4096) bytes, the number of pages in the file is the same as the header offset divided by 0x1000 (or simply remove the last 3 zeroes).
So if you compile the "VSWAP" (as WDC calls it) for your Corridor 7 project, you will get new GFXTILES and AUDIOMUS files. To make sure the sounds work as they should:
Check the size of AUDIOMUS (ex: 1,331,200 bytes).
Convert that to hexadecimal (0x145000).
Since we want the last page in the file, subtract 4096 (0x1000) from the size (result: 0x144000).
Replace the bytes in the EXE at the offset listed above. Drop the last three zeroes to get the number of pages (44 01), then add the offset itself (00 40 14 00).
I used DOSBox to record sounds from the game and then compared them to sounds extracted from the data while adjusting their sample rate to determine that the sample rate used for digital sounds in Corridor 7 is 9009 Hz instead of 7042 Hz as Wolfenstein 3D uses. This rate corresponds to Sound Blaster frequency divisor value of 145.
It was never intended for WDC to ever edit games other than Wolfenstein 3D and games that use its engine. Nitemare 3D map editing was patched into the editor, but the process isn't very user-friendly (I admit it myself).
Since WDC can only edit Wolfenstein 3D's GAMEMAPS style map files, you much first create a Wolfenstein 3D-based project. Then go to Import/Export -> Import Map, select "Nitemare 3D MAP Files" in the file type drop down, find the Nitemare 3D MAP file you want to edit (MAP.1, MAP.2, or MAP.3), and hit OK.
Now go back to File -> Project Information and click the "..." button on the "Map Data File" line. Select the Nitemare3D-MAPS*.wmc file that matches the MAP file you just imported, ie: Nitemare3D-MAPS1.wmc for MAP.1. It's very important that you do not change any of the map symbols for these file types because the symbol names contain data in them that also gets translated into the MAP file.
Make your changes to the maps. When you're done, go to Map Tools -> Export Multiple Maps and click the right arrow to move your maps from the left to the right side (MAP.1 has 11 maps, MAP.2 and .3 have 10). This still will be easier if you remove all of the non-Nitemare 3D maps from inside the editor. Click OK, set your file name and save. Be sure to use the same file name as your imported!
Play the game and try our your new levels!
I believe the Nitemare 3D can allow for any number of maps, but I'm not sure.
