 adAuthor v1.10

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Williston Consulting is pleased to announce the release of WadAuthor

v.1.10. This release adds many new features, enhances existing

features, and fixes all known bugs.


WadAuthor is a state-of-the-art editor for DOOM, DOOM II, HERETIC,

HEXEN, and any other wadfile based game.  The following paragraphs

highlight some of WadAuthor's capabilities.



Windows, Windows, Windows

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. 16-bit and 32-bit executables are supplied.  Either variant runs

  under Windows 3.x, Windows95, and Windows/NT (Microsoft's Win32s 

  is required to run the 32-bit version under Windows 3.x).


. WadAuthor takes advantage of the Windows environment to provide

  direct point and click manipulation of all objects within a map.

  Multiple selection, drag and drop, and other typical Windows

  features are all supplied.  The interface just "feels right".


. Full keyboard support is available for those users who simply do

  not like the mouse.  Every command, and every operation can be

  performed directly from the keyboard.


. Clipboard cut, copy, and paste -- even across games -- allows

  users to quickly reuse existing architecture.  Want to use

  architecture from a DOOM map in HEXEN?  Copy and paste -- that's

  all there is to it!


. Full printing support for all Windows output devices.  Print

  preview lets you make sure it's right *before* you waste 

  the paper.


. Graphical wall, floor, ceiling, and thing selection makes 

  guessing a thing of the past.  Special performance tuning for

  256-color modes makes WadAuthor graphics faster than most

  DOS-based editors.


. The status bar keeps you up-to-date on exactly what's happening.

  Information about anything in the map is displayed as the

  cursor moves or current object is changed.


. Multiple dockable toolbars for your favorite commands.  Don't

  like my toolbar layout?  Change it!  Dock them where you want

  them, float them, or even combine them (only available in the

  32-bit version).



Detailed Help

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. A complete context-sensitive help system provides the new user

  with help on every dialog, every menu item, every keypress, and

  every element of the WadAuthor interface.  Press F1 for help on 

  the current context, or press Shift+F1 and click *anywhere*.


. A detailed step-by-step tutorial is provided to walk new users

  through the creation of a new map one step at a time.  Simple and

  advanced wadfile editing concepts are explained and illustrated.



Power Tools

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. Raw data editing capabilities allow editing gurus to set the

  actual bits saved to the wadfile if necessary.  No other editor 

  for Windows sports this kind of power and simplicity in the same

  package.


. Map checking, explanation, viewing, and fixing of errors helps

  avoid the common and unusual errors in wadfile design.


. User defined tools are the ultimate in customization.  If you

  have a favorite tool for wadfile design, WadAuthor will let

  you keep it *very* handy.


. Property editing for multiple objects lets you change any number

  of parameters for any number of map objects with one operation.


. Unlimited undo lets you undo all of those changes in one step

  for those little mistakes we all make.


. Full development environment for Hexen scripts.  Compiling, 

  error checking, and editing are all available in a single window.

  WadAuthor makes it easy to write Hexen script code.


. Near-perfect stability and capacity in the node-builder gives

  the user confidence that losing work is a thing of the past.

  No more corrupted wadfiles because the map is too big.


. Full support for third-party node builders.  If you don't like

  WadAuthor's node building, or simply have a faster tool, you

  can use it.



These are only a few of WadAuthor's best features.  WadAuthor also

provides sector scaling and rotation, texture alignment, motif

creation and application, automatic door and stair generation, full

support for tagging via a  imple to use tag tool, and a long list

of other great features.


WadAuthor is a shareware product wri ten by Williston Consulting,

a small consulting company with years of experience.  WadAuthor

is shareware you will be happy to register.  In exchange for that

registration, you'll receive courteous and prompt technical

support, access to future updates, and access to the WadAuthor

Value Pack -- a collection of wadfile editing utilities.


I highly recommend that you take the time to evaluate WadAuthor

as an editor.  It isn't perfect, but it is a great tool.  Thanks

in advance.


Williston Consulting

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