Q.

1. Doom Textures Wad
2. Texture

How can I add more textures to DooM2? I want to put the hell-sky from Ultimate DooM into DooM2.

A. You will need a resource editing utility such as XWE or Deep Sea. You can use the utility to insert the new graphic (known as a patch) into your PWAD (your own wad file, not the DooM.wad or DooM2.wad files). If you replace an existing patch with a patch of the same size (dimensions) then you will not need to edit the TEXTURE lump. As you are planning to replace one DooM sky with another one, you will not need to edit the TEXTURE lump.

IMPORTANT:

Do not edit your IWAD (doom.wad or doom2.wad). Instead, always work with a PWAD. Better yet, if you don't have the original install disks or CD, make a copy of the IWAD before messing with stuff in an editor.

Here are the steps for inserting a replacement graphic into a new PWAD using XWE:

1. In DooM2, RSKY1 is the name of the patch for the first sky, RSKY2 is the name for the second, and RSKY3 is the name for the third. Using Windows Explorer (or the relevant file browser of your operating system) rename your DooM sky (the Hell sky from Ultimate DooM is named SKY3) to whichever sky you want to replace in DooM2. E.g., if you want your new sky to be in the first part of DooM2 (i.e., Maps 01-12) you will rename SKY3 to RSKY1.
2. In XWE, start by bringing down the File menu and selecting New.
3. At the prompt, provide the file name and location to save to.
4. Bring down the Entry menu and select Load.
5. Browse to the location of your sky graphic and select the graphic file.
6. [Once the graphic is in your PWAD you can rename it as many times as you wish. Simply select the entry (e.g., RSKY1), bring down the Entry menu, and select Rename. Then rename the entry to, say, RSKY2.]
7. Close or Exit XWE.

Q.

Info Source: Various Doom 2 textures Count: 69 Palette: Custom Format: TX markers Anims/Switches: Yes, ZDoom compatible Description: A set of textures of a black & green themed style that I used for a few maps that I think other people may like. See full list on doomwiki.org.

Yes, but what if I want to add additional textures to DooM2? In other words, I don't want to replace existing DooM2 graphics.

A. This is actually very simple in XWE. Just follow these steps:

1. In XWE, start by bringing down the File menu and selecting New.
2. At the prompt, provide the file name and location to save to.
3. The Filter Toolbar has several entries; double-click on the PATCHES button. NOTE: If you cannot see a filter bar, select View from your Menu Bar and check the Filter Toolbar entry. [If, for some reason you remove your Menu Bar press the F11 key to retrieve the Menu Bar.]
4. Double-clicking the Patches button will bring up an 'Open' dialog box, will allow you to browse to the folder that has your texture graphics, and let you import all your textures (as long as they are in one folder).
5. Select your graphic files, then press the 'Open' button.
6. XWE creates the PP_START/PP_END entries, creates PNAMES and TEXTURE1 lumps from the IWAD (e.g. DooM2.wad), and adds them to the PNAMES and TEXTURE1 lumps.
7. Close or Exit XWE.

Q. My 2 favorite texture wads are name1.wad and name2.wad. I would like to simply combine the 2 into a single texture wad if possible. How do I do this?

A. There are two ways to do this. Each method has advantages and disadvantages.

METHOD 1

1. Open XWE and open the wad from which you wish to copy your textures.
2. Select the patches (they will be between P_START and P_END markers) you want to copy.
3. From the Menu bar select Entry, then Save As.
4. An Export window pops up. Browse to the appropriate folder into which you wish to save the patches, and press Save [In the File name: field you will see 'filename will be ignored'. This is because you have multiple selections that you want to save.]
5. Close the first wad and open the wad into which you wish to copy your patches. Go to the last entry in your existing list of patch names (i.e., the one right before the P_END entry)
6. From the Menu bar select Entry, then Load. This will load all your patches into your wad in the correct location.
7. You will need to edit the TEXTURE1 lump to insert your new patches into textures. [Remember that what you insert into a wad are patches from which you must create textures.] I am not sure if there is a way to merge a texture lump from one wad into a texture lump from another wad, but this would be the easiest way to automatically get your new textures. Perhaps you could save the TEXTURE1 lump from your second wad as TEXTURE2 and import it into your first wad. I don't know if this will work, so ask around.]
ALTERNATIVE: If you want to automatically create textures for all your patches, instead of Step 6 from the list above, double-click on the Patches button on the Filter Toolbar at the bottom of your screen in XWE. Browse to the folder into which you had saved your patches, make your selection, and press Open. All your patches will be loaded into your wad, and the TEXTURE1 lump will be modified to include textures for all patches. You will still need to go into the TEXTURE1 lump and duplicate multi-patch textures that appear in your second wad.

METHOD 2

Doom Textures Wad

1. Open XWE and open the wad from which you wish to copy your textures.
2. Select the patches you want to copy.
3. From the Menu bar select Edit, then Copy.
4. Close the first wad and open the wad into which you wish to copy your patches. Go to the last entry in your existing list of patch names.
5. From the Menu bar select Edit, then Paste. This will load all your patches into your wad in the correct location.
6. You will need to edit the TEXTURE1 lump to insert your new patches into textures.

Good luck.

Flats and textures	[view]
SRB2 levels	Single Player:GFZ • THZ • DSZ • CEZ • ACZ • RVZ • DCZ • GEZ • ERZ Other:NiGHTS • Mario • Special Stage • Multiplayer • SRB1 Remake
Other themes	Caves/Cliffs • Xmas • Disco • Forts • GHZ • HPZ • Ice/Snow • Jungle • Sand • Forest
Miscellaneous	Colors • Generic • Old • SA-SRB2 • Miscellaneous • Skies

The following is a list of the sky textures available in SRB2. Custom levels can use one of these skies via the SkyNumlevel header parameter, or they can supply a custom sky.

Single Player

SkySlot #	Preview	Name	Uses	Lump name(s)	Texture name
1	Greenflower Zone	MAP01 – Greenflower Zone Act 1 MAP02 – Greenflower Zone Act 2 MAP03 – Greenflower Zone Act 3 MAP33 – Techno Legacy Zone MAP50 – Floral Field Zone MAP60 – Multiplayer Special Stage 1 MAP99 – Titlemap MAPF0 – Lime Forest Zone MAPM0 – Jade Valley Zone	GFSK00 GFSK01 GFSK02	SKY1
4	Techno Hill Zone Act 1	MAP04 – Techno Hill Zone Act 1 MAP06 – Techno Hill Zone Act 3 MAP61 – Multiplayer Special Stage 2 MAPF8 – Iron Turret Zone MAPM1 – Noxious Factory Zone	THSKYAL THSKYB THSKYC THSKYCL1 THSKYCL2 THSKYCL3 THSKYCL4	SKY4
6	Techno Hill Zone Act 2	MAP05 – Techno Hill Zone Act 2 MAP51 – Toxic Plateau Zone MAPMA – Frost Columns Zone	SKY6	SKY6
8	Deep Sea Zone	MAP07 – Deep Sea Zone Act 1 MAP08 – Deep Sea Zone Act 2 MAP09 – Deep Sea Zone Act 3 MAP52 – Flooded Cove Zone MAP62 – Multiplayer Special Stage 3 MAPF1 – Lost Palace Zone	DSSK2CLF DSSK2SK2 DSSK2SKL DSSK2SKY DSSMOON DSSMOON2	SKY8
10	Castle Eggman Zone Act 1	MAP10 – Castle Eggman Zone Act 1 MAP12 – Castle Eggman Zone Act 3 MAP53 – Cavern Fortress Zone MAP63 – Multiplayer Special Stage 4 MAPM3 – Thunder Citadel Zone	CESB12 CESK03 CESKCLD1 CESKCLD2 CESKCLD3 CESKPAT0 CESKPAT1	SKY10
11	Castle Eggman Zone Act 2	MAP11 – Castle Eggman Zone Act 2 MAPF7 – Dual Fortress Zone	~048 ACSK2CA3 BANEGG1W CESK03 CESKCLD1 CESKCLD2 CESKCLD3 CESKPAT0 CESKPAT1	SKY11
13	Arid Canyon Zone Act 1	MAP13 – Arid Canyon Zone Act 1 MAP64 – Multiplayer Special Stage 5	ACSK10 ACSK11 ACSK12 ACSK13 ACSK14	SKY13
14	Arid Canyon Zone Act 2	MAP14 – Arid Canyon Zone Act 2	ACSK2BG1 ACSK2CA1 ACSK2CA2 ACSK2CA3 ACSK2CA4	SKY14
15	Arid Canyon Zone Act 3	MAP15 – Arid Canyon Zone Act 3 MAP54 – Dusty Wasteland Zone	ACSKYCA1 ACSKYCA2 ACSKYCL0 ACSKYCL1 ACSKYCL2 ACSKYCL3 ACSKYCL4 ACSKYST2 ACSKYSTO ACSKYSUN	SKY15
22	Egg Rock Zone	MAP22 – Egg Rock Zone Act 1 MAP23 – Egg Rock Zone Act 2 MAP25 – Black Core Zone Act 1 MAP26 – Black Core Zone Act 2 MAP27 – Black Core Zone Act 3 MAP56 – Egg Satellite Zone MAP66 – Multiplayer Special Stage 7 MAPF4 – Twisted Terminal Zone MAPM6 – Orbital Hangar Zone	ERSKY1..32	SKY22
159	Red Volcano Zone Act 1	MAP16 – Red Volcano Zone Act 1	SKY159	SKY159

Bonus levels

SkySlot #	Preview	Name	Uses	Lump name	Texture name
17	Christmas sky	MAP70 – Christmas Chime Zone	SKY17	SKY17
29	Spring Hill Zone	SKY29	SKY29
30	Frozen Hillside Zone	MAP30 – Frozen Hillside Zone	SKY30	SKY30
31	Mario Koopa Blast	MAP31 – Pipe Towers Zone	SKY31	SKY31
35	Azure Temple Zone	MAP42 – Azure Temple Zone	SKY35	SKY35
40	Aerial Garden Zone	MAP41 – Aerial Garden Zone MAP71 – Dream Hill Zone MAPM9 – Celestial Sanctuary Zone	SKY40	SKY40
99	Black Hole Zone	MAP57 – Black Hole Zone MAPZ0 – Tutorial Zone	SKY99	SKY99
172	Haunted Heights Zone	MAP40 – Haunted Heights Zone	SKY172	SKY172
300	Alpine Paradise Zone Act 1	MAP72 – Alpine Paradise Zone Act 1	BSZSKY1 BSZSKY2 BSZSKY3	SKY300
301	Alpine Paradise Zone Act 2	MAP73 – Alpine Paradise Zone Act 2	BSZASKY1 BSZASKY2 BSZASKY3	SKY301

Old and alternate skies

SkySlot #	Preview	Name	Uses	Lump name	Texture name
2	Greenflower Zone (Old)	MAPM7 – Sapphire Falls Zone MAPMB – Meadow Match Zone	SKY2	SKY2
3	Techno Hill Zone Act 1 (v2.0 and v2.1)	SKY3	SKY3
5	Techno Hill Zone Act 1 (v1.09.4 and earlier)	SKY5	SKY5
7	Deep Sea Zone (Old)	MAPM2 – Tidal Palace Zone MAPM5 – Infernal Cavern Zone	SKY7	SKY7
9	Starry sky (Demo 4 Castle Eggman Zone)	SKY9	SKY9
12	Castle Eggman Zone (Old)	SKY12	SKY12
16	Arid Canyon Zone Act 2 (Alternate)	ACSK2BG1 ACSK2BG2 ACSK2BG3 ACSK2BG4 ACSK2CA1 ACSK2CA2 ACSK2CA3 ACSK2CA4	SKY16
18	Old Castle Eggman Zone (Brightened)	SKY18	SKY18
20	Castle Eggman Zone Act 3 (Old)	MAP32 – Forest Fortress Zone MAP55 – Magma Caves Zone MAP65 – Multiplayer Special Stage 6 MAPF2 – Silver Cascade Zone MAPF5 – Clockwork Towers Zone	SKY20	SKY20
21	Egg Rock Zone Act 1 (Old)	MAPM4 – Desolate Twilight Zone	ERSKY1 ERSKY2 ERSKY8 ERSKY9	SKY21
98	Black Hole Zone (Alternate)	SKY98	SKY98
100	Old Greenflower Zone (Cyan)	SKY100	SKY100
302	Alpine Paradise Zone (Night)	BSZNSKY1 BSZNSKY2 BSZNSKY3	SKY302

Old Special Stages

SkySlot #	Preview	Name	Uses	Lump name	Texture name
50	Special Stage 1 (Old)	SKY50	SKY50
51	Special Stage 2 (Old)	SKY51	SKY51
52	Special Stage 3 (Old)	SKY52	SKY52
53	Special Stage 4 (Old)	SKY53	SKY53
54	Special Stage 5 (Old)	SKY54	SKY54
55	Special Stage 6 (Old)	MAPF3 – Icicle Falls Zone MAPM8 – Diamond Blizzard Zone	SKY55	SKY55
56	Special Stage 7 (Old)	SKY56	SKY56
57	Special Stage 8 (Old)	SKY57	SKY57
58	Special Stage 5 (v1.09.4)	SKY58	SKY58
59	Special Stage 3 (v1.09.4)	SKY59	SKY59

SRB1 Remake

SkySlot #	Preview	Name	Uses	Lump name	Texture name
103	Great Forest Zone	SKY103	SKY103
107	Ice Palace Zone	SKY107	SKY107
117	Robotopolis[sic] Zone	SKY117	SKY117
127	Athenos Zone	SKY127	SKY127
132 133 134 135	Hidden Palace Zone	SKY132 SKY133 SKY134 SKY135	SKY132 SKY133 SKY134 SKY135

Other skies

SkySlot #	Preview	Name	Uses	Lump name	Texture name
19	Sonic OVA	SKY19	SKY19
33	Psychedelic sunset 1	SKY33	SKY33
34	Psychedelic sunset 2	SKY34	SKY34
64	Wood Zone/Verdant Forest Zone	SKY64	SKY64
66	Sonic X-treme black sky	SKY66	SKY66
68	Nimbus Ruins Zone	MAPF8 – Nimbus Ruins Zone	SKY68	SKY68
1024	Psychedelic sky 1	SKY1024	SKY1024
1025	Psychedelic sky 2	SKY1025	SKY1025
1026	Psychedelic sky 3	SKY1026	SKY1026
1027	Psychedelic sky 4	SKY1027	SKY1027
1028	Psychedelic sky 5	SKY1028	SKY1028

See also

Flats and textures	[view]
SRB2 levels	Single Player:GFZ • THZ • DSZ • CEZ • ACZ • RVZ • DCZ • GEZ • ERZ Other:NiGHTS • Mario • Special Stage • Multiplayer • SRB1 Remake
Other themes	Caves/Cliffs • Xmas • Disco • Forts • GHZ • HPZ • Ice/Snow • Jungle • Sand • Forest
Miscellaneous	Colors • Generic • Old • SA-SRB2 • Miscellaneous • Skies

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