Doom Builder 64 Enhanced

What Doom Builder 64 Enhanced is

Doom Builder 64 Enhanced is a free Windows editor for creating DOOM 64 maps. It is a fork of Doom Builder 64 intended to update the editor’s source code and add features for mappers. The project lists DOOM 64 Remastered, DOOM 64 EX+, DOOM 64 EX+ Enhanced, and DOOM 64 N64 as supported engines. Its level-editing capabilities include 2D and 3D dimensions and entity placement. Available plugins include a Comments Panel, Copy Paste Sector Props, Stair Sector Builder, Statistics, Tag Range, and Reject Editor. The Reject Editor has a specific caveat: it may crash the first time a new map is saved if the map does not have its own WAD file. The README says it works after loading and saving a map that already has a WAD. Work to update the code to the latest original Doom Builder 2 source is still in progress. To distribute and launch the editor, the project directs users to download a ZIP of binaries from Releases, extract it, and run Builder.exe; there is no traditional installer. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is required. Only building on Windows is tested and officially supported. The project identifies its license as GPL-3.0, and the listed free plan costs nothing.

Who it suits

This editor suits Windows users who make maps for the DOOM 64 engines listed by the project and want its mapper plugins and 2D/3D editing. Users should be comfortable extracting a ZIP and meeting the .NET Framework 3.5 requirement rather than using a traditional installer.

Limits

The Reject Editor may crash on the first save of a new map without its own WAD file; the README says it works after loading and saving a map with an existing WAD. The project says updating to the latest original Doom Builder 2 source is still in progress.

Getting started

1. Open the project’s GitHub page.
2. Download the binaries ZIP from Releases.
3. Extract the ZIP contents.
4. Launch Builder.exe.
5. Ensure Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is available.

Verdict

Pick Doom Builder 64 Enhanced if you map for one of its supported DOOM 64 engines and want its included editing plugins. Consider the Reject Editor caveat and the ZIP-based setup, and note that Windows is the only officially supported build platform.