Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
When Ken Silverman posted a snapshot of an early version of the Build Engine from April 1994, it contained a map very similar to E1M1, the first level from DOOM's first episode. Ken wrote a tool that could convert DOOM levels into build maps.
The build engine is the game engine used in first-person shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, and Redneck Rampage.
Ken Silverman on his engine:
advsys.net/ken/build.htm
When Ken Silverman posted a snapshot of an early version of the Build Engine from April 1994, it contained a map very similar to E1M1, the first level from DOOM's first episode. Ken wrote a tool that could convert DOOM levels into build maps.
The build engine is the game engine used in first-person shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, and Redneck Rampage.
Ken Silverman on his engine:
advsys.net/ken/build.htm
