Backupfile>Wad

[InterdimensionalInterloper]

How do I turn a backup file produced by doom builder into a Wad again? It still runs with the game, but Slade wont recognize it and I cant just keep working in a backup file forever.

[Kappes Buur]

GZDoom Builder saves the edited version as originalwadname.wad file, unless you save as with a new name, and renames the old version as originalwadname.wad.backup.

 

So, to be sure you don't loose anything, you could do one of two things:

1. rename originalwadname.wad to newwadname.wad and then delete the .backup extension from originalwadname.wad.backup
2. delete the .backup extension and, before excepting  the save, rename the wad file to somewadname.wad and then save.

 

 Either case will preserve the unedited wad file.

 

I hope that makes sense.

Edited March 23, 2020 by Kappes Buur

[InterdimensionalInterloper]

I ended up just copying the entire thing out of the backup and replacing the former map with it and it seems to work ok. Sorry for the stupid question, when the threat arises to an entire project like that it freaks me out a bit.