Bored, where is the best place to learn how to use Doom Builder?

Ive seen a few of the video tutorials but I'm trying to find other sources as well.

I want to try make some technical tech base episode 1 maps but I need some sort of guidance to work with.

Has anyone got a link to a e-book or similar type of medium that holds a Doom Builder guide that has more advanced features than the video tutorials show?

Thanks.

The official site has some tutorials that might be useful to you:
http://www.doombuilder.com/index.php?p=tutorials

I learned the basics from a guide made by Dr Sleep (the creator of the Inferno series of maps) but I don't remember exactly where I found it.
Good luck.

Here are some helpful youtube users with a bunch of doom builder tutorials:

youtube.com/jaundicejaun
youtube.com/chubzdoomer

Chubzdoomer also recorded a bunch of video tutorials

LkMax said:

I learned the basics from a guide made by Dr Sleep (the creator of the Inferno series of maps) but I don't remember exactly where I found it.

AKA - John Anderson. It's on the Downloads page, written for Doom Builder 1 (which can be downloaded from the same page) but still a good read.

Edit - Damn! Ninja'd!

thanks guys.

I also think what I'm going to do when building is draw out my map on a gridded pad.. for some reason, this is gonna sound totally mental, but this doom builder 2 feels like I'm building a sims house as the grids are sort of the same.

Does anyone else here build their levels on paper first before making them in doom builder?

Yes I totally do with all of my wads. One time for two years I brainstormed many ideas of a megawad on paper, currently I am building that megawad now.

cool.

what size paper do you suggest?

Any size will do.

Also, it's recommended if you use grid paper as well.

Read this to get the ropes then your off!

http://www.doombuilder.com/files/doombuilder1guide.pdf

Pretty much just anything on youtube. Check out ChubzDoomer.
Also take a look at this when you're experienced: http://www.realm667.com/index.php/component/content/318?task=view

GreenCaco said:

Also take a look at this when you're experienced: http://www.realm667.com/index.php/component/content/318?task=view

Excellent link if you're looking for a guide describing how not to map.

"Experienced" in this case meaning "competent enough to realize how awful that guide is."

Ahh, now I see :)

Here's another helpful youtube user:

youtube.com/alysiumx

I'm slowing figuring it out now.

Quite a powerful yet simple tool.

I had a huge laugh though when I botched a door, the whole room went up and down lol

UltimaDweedleXVers said:

I had a huge laugh though when I botched a door, the whole room went up and down lol

Bwahaha! I remember screwing up on a door once and that happened. Quite hilarious.

I made a playlist of a guy's tutorials
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crLZwPifZ-E&list=PLJnKXZyM-crE6K5F3oLB0RSghmWp9320c&index=1

They're rather slow and easy to follow. I don't know if he's done any more, but he teaches you the basics on how to use pretty much all of the features.

UltimaDweedleXVers said:

I had a huge laugh though when I botched a door, the whole room went up and down lol

I'm pretty sure that's everyone's first door ever.

PUT FUCKING COMPUTERS ON EVERYTHING. Actually, don't.

I'd recommend self-teaching the whole shebang. You know what you think a door or lift looks like, do as you please. As long as it's internally-consistent in your wad, it's not going to be a problem.

This thread reminds me of how quickly I adjusted to Doombuilder...