John Carmack’s fateful decision to create a standalone file format for Doom’s levels and other data rather than bundle them with the game’s code let others create new levels without overwriting the original Doom data. Carmack opened the path to a modding culture to be born. Soon enough there were total conversions like the Aliens […]
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John Carmack’s fateful decision to create a standalone file format for Doom’s levels and other data rather than bundle them with the game’s code let others create new levels without overwriting the original Doom data. Carmack opened the path to a modding culture to be born. Soon enough there were total conversions like the Aliens […] The post S2 E14: Doom, the Modfather first appeared on Gameography Podcast.

S2 E14: Doom, the Modfather

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S2 E14: Doom, the Modfather

S2 E14: Doom, the Modfather