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<p align="right"><em>Documentation is like sex: when it is good, it is very, very good; and when it is bad, it is better than nothing.</em></p>
<p>GZDoom Builder is a Doom Builder 2 fork, which aims to incorporate as many GZDoom features as possible. Currently it's the only map editor for Doom and games based on Doom engine, which supports 3d-models, dynamic lights and colored fog.
<h2>Reference Manual</h2>
<p>This is the Reference Manual for <strong>GZDoom Builder</strong>. You can use this manual to look up how the specific GZDoom Builder features work and what the specific modes and actions do.</p>
<p>This manual is not a beginners tutorial that teaches you how to make maps. To learn the mechanics of how to make maps read <a href="http://www.doombuilder.com/files/doombuilder1guide.pdf"><b>Doom Builder: An Illustrated Guide </b>(http://www.doombuilder.com/files/doombuilder1guide.pdf)</a>.</p>
<h2>Table of contents</h2>
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<li><a href="gzdb/features/features.html">List of features</a>.</li>
<li><a href="gzdb/gldefs.html">MODELDEF and GLDEFS</a> support.</li>
<li><a href="gzdb/mapinfo.html">(Z)MAPINFO</a> support.</li>
<li><a href="gzdb/textures.html">TEXTURES</a> support.</li>
<li><a href="gzdb/preferences.html">New settings in program's Preferences</a>.</li>
<li><a href="gzdb/gamecfg_settings.html">New settings in game configurations</a>.</li>
<li><a href="gzdb/faq.html">Frequently asked questions</a>.</li>
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<p>Also, you can generate the list of all GZDB actions by using <strong>Help -> Keyboard Shortcuts Reference</strong> menu command.</p>
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<h2>Notice from author:</h2>
English is not my native language, so there most likely are things which are explained in a strange or grammatically incorrect way. If you notice such things, please write me a personal message at <a href="http://forum.zdoom.org/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&u=7012">http://forum.zdoom.org/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&u=7012</a>, or leave a comment in the Official GZDoom Builder thread at <a href="http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32392">http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32392</a>.
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