Guides

Essentials

The Anatomy of an XLAT File

AstroCreep takes you on a tour of the XLAT file which controls definitions for walls, flats, and actors in a map, as well as light levels and other features.

What is in an ECWolf mod?

This guide will take you through a tour of the common elements that can make up an ECWolf mod.

Beginner

Create a mapset for ECWolf

Dunkelschwamm teaches you how to create Wolf3D maps, and create a basic ECWolf mod to play them!

Rearranging the status bar

Learn how to make basic changes to the statusbar in DOS, Wolf4SDL and ECWolf!

Creating a new static object

Find out just how straightforward it is to create a new basic object in your ECWolf project, and even make it animated!

Intermediate

Switch-Activated Doors

In this guide, AstroCreep will show you how to create switch and touch-plate activated doors and push walls, like those in Rise of the Triad.

ROTT-style Elevators

AstroCreep teaches you how to make elevators that teleport you to another part of the same map, like in Rise of the Triad!

Advanced HUD customization in LZWolf (sbarprot)

Learn how to use LZWolf's "sbarprot" file to make changes to the HUD/statusbar display!

Expert

Fake geometry in ECWolf/LZWolf

Diema teaches you how to use Billboards to create irregular architecture for interesting environments.