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Creating a Wolfenstein-style engine is a great programming project if you're learning a new language or graphics library.

You can smash out a flat shaded version in an afternoon, or go crazy adding all kinds of features and take it as far as you want to go.

https://youtu.be/gYRrGTC7GtA?si=o6-l7XAPpw3z_36t



Ceiling and floor casting is tricky, and pretty expensive at times. Getting vertical panning to work too is tricky but well worth it.


Love 3DSage’s videos! Wish he’d do a part 3 on his doom-ish engine, though.




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