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[[Image:Doom_Construction_Kit_cover.jpg|thumb|Doom Construction Kit book cover.]]
 
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'''Doom Construction Kit''' (abbreviated as DCK) is a [[sector-based]] DOS level editor created by [[Ben Morris]]. It is similar to [[DEU]] in many respects; for example, DCK is [[mode-based]].
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''The Doom Construction Kit: Mastering and Modifying Doom'' is a book (ISBN 9781571690036) by [[Joe Grant Bell]] that was published by Waite Group Press. The book explained how to make Doom levels and other modifications for Doom. It was sold with a packaged CD-ROM containing the editing utilities described in the book:
  
Versions of DCK before v2.2f were free to download; versions after this must be bought to be used.  However, older versions can still be downloaded and have the same features as later versions.
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* [[Doom Editing Utilities]] (DEU)
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* [[ADE2]]
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* [[Dehacked]]
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* [[DMGRAPH]]
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* [[DMAUD]]
  
== Book ==
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The CD-ROM also contains other editors as "extras" including [[Edmap]] and the eponymous [[DCK]], though these are not the main focus of t he book.
A book, also titled ''The Doom Construction Kit: Mastering and Modifying Doom'' (ISBN 9781571690036) by [[Joe Grant Bell]] was published by Waite Group Press. The book explained how to make levels and other modifications for Doom. It was sold with a packaged CD-ROM containing DCK along with other editing tools including [[Dehacked]], [[DMGRAPH]] and [[DMAUD]].  
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [https://www.doomworld.com/classicdoom/utils/editors.php DCK available for download on Doomworld]
 
* {{idgames|id=7757|title=DCK 3.62}}
 
 
* [https://archive.org/details/cdrom-doom-construction-kit Doom Construction Kit CD image] on the Internet Archive.
 
* [https://archive.org/details/cdrom-doom-construction-kit Doom Construction Kit CD image] on the Internet Archive.
  
[[Category:DOS add-on software]]
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[[Category:Books]]
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[[Category:WAD editors]]
 

Revision as of 22:30, 28 September 2019

Doom Construction Kit book cover.

The Doom Construction Kit: Mastering and Modifying Doom is a book (ISBN 9781571690036) by Joe Grant Bell that was published by Waite Group Press. The book explained how to make Doom levels and other modifications for Doom. It was sold with a packaged CD-ROM containing the editing utilities described in the book:

The CD-ROM also contains other editors as "extras" including Edmap and the eponymous DCK, though these are not the main focus of t he book.

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