Doom format

Doom format is the map format originally used by Doom, Doom II, and Heretic. Maps can be converted to Hexen format using ZWADCONV. A technical description of the Doom map format follows.

• THINGS - 10 bytes
  • Bytes 0-1: Location (x) (short)
  • Bytes 2-3: Location (y) (short)
  • Bytes 4-5: Facing angle (short)
  • Bytes 6-7: Type ID (short)
  • Bytes 8-9: Flags (short)
• LINEDEFS - 12 bytes
  • Bytes 0-1: Start VERTEX (short)
  • Bytes 2-3: End VERTEX (short)
  • Bytes 4-5: Attributes (short)
  • Bytes 6-7: Special effects type (short)
  • Bytes 8-9: Tag (short)
  • Bytes 10-11: Right SIDEDEF (short)
  • Bytes 12-13: Left SIDEDEF (short)
• SIDEDEFS - 30 bytes
  • Bytes 0-1: Texture x offset (short)
  • Bytes 0-3: Texture y offset (short)
  • Bytes 4-11: Upper texture name (8 byte string)
  • Bytes 12-19: Lower texture name (8 byte string)
  • Bytes 20-27: Middle texture name (8 byte string)
  • Bytes 28-29: Sector id (short)
• VERTEXES - 4 bytes
  • Bytes 0-1: x coordinate (short)
  • Bytes 2-3: y coordinate (short)
• SEGS (created by node builder)
• SSECTORS (created by node builder)
• NODES (created by node builder)
• SECTORS - 26 bytes
  • Bytes 0-1: Floor height (short)
  • Bytes 2-3: Ceiling height (short)
  • Bytes 4-11: Floor texture (8 byte string)
  • Bytes 12-19: Ceiling texture (8 byte string)
  • Bytes 20-21: Light level (short)
  • Bytes 22-23: Special sector (short)
  • Bytes 24-25: Tag (short)
• REJECT (created by node builder)
• BLOCKMAP (created by node builder)

All long integers are 32 bit unsigned longs in little-endian format (shorts are signed, 16 bits, little-endian as well). So the byte sequence 212 2 0 0 is really 0 0 2 212 which translates to 724 decimal.