Ultimate Doom Builder
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| Ultimate Doom Builder | |
 Screenshot of Ultimate Doom Builder R4096. | |
| Codebase | GZDoom Builder |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | ZZYZX, Boris Iwanski, Max Waine (Altazimuth), Magnus Norddahl (dpJudas) |
| Initial release | 3.0.0.3050 (2019-12-24, 5 years ago) |
| Latest release | 3.0.0.4206 (2024-11-23, 57 days ago) |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C# |
| Target platform | Windows |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Source Repository
(Git) |
GitHub |
Ultimate Doom Builder (or UDB for short) is a level editor for the Doom engine games specifically aimed at the ZDoom and GZDoom source ports. It was created by ZZYZX and is a fork of GZDoom Builder by MaxED, which was discontinued in January 2017. It was initially called GZDoom Builder-Bugfix. UDB is now mostly maintained by Boris Iwanski, who received a Codeaward at the 2022 Cacowards for his submissions to it.
Contents
Features[edit]
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- All the features of the GZDoom Builder.
- Supports DeHackEd, DEHEXTRA, and DSDHacked.
- Special macro scripting system called UDBScript.
- Supports ZScript.
- Has the following included node builders:
History[edit]
As GZDoom Builder-Bugfix[edit]
- The last release of GZDoom Builder occured on January 9, 2017, after which it was discontinued.
- ZZYZX decided to keep maintaining the GZDB in the absence of its creator, and created a fork named GZDoom Builder-Bugfix on January 14, 2017.[1]
As Ultimate Doom Builder[edit]
- Ultimate Doom Builder was first released as v3.0.0.3050 on December 24, 2019.[2]
- v3.0.0.4090 was released on August 15, 2023.
Fork[edit]
Doom Builder PSX, forked from GZDoom Builder-Bugfix, was created by Erick194 to make maps compatible with the PlayStation Doom format. Only works for that version of the game and PsyDoom.
Trivia[edit]
- Graf Zahl did not like that the name GZDoom Builder refers to GZDoom. A week before GZDB Bugfix became a standalone editor, he suggested calling it Ultimate Doom Builder. This title not only implies that UDB is an improved version of GZDB, but is also a nice nod to The Ultimate Doom.[3]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Ultimate Doom Builder thread on ZDoom forums
- Ultimate Doom Builder repository on GitHub
- Binary releases on DRD Team
References[edit]
- ↑ ZZYZX (14 January 2017). ZDoom forums thread. ZDoom forums. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ ZZYZX (24 December 2019). ZDoom forums thread. ZDoom forums. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ Graf Zahl (18 December 2019). ZDoom forums post. ZDoom forums. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
| Source code genealogy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Based on | Name | Base for |
| GZDoom Builder | Ultimate Doom Builder | Doom Builder PSX |
