Level editor

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UnrealEd is the level editor for Epic's Unreal series of first-person shooters.

A level editor (also known as a map, campaign or scenario editor) is a software application used to design levels, maps, or campaigns for a computer or video game. In some cases the creator of a video game releases an official level editor for a game, but other times the community of fans steps in to fill the void.

An individual involved with the creation of game levels is a level designer, or mapper.

Some of the level editors in existence are:

Q4Radiant Built-in editor for Quake 4
MohRadiant Editor for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
UnrealEd
Lunar Magic, an editor for Super Mario World.
Warcraft III World Editor
Tomb Raider Level Editor

Star Wars Battlefront BFBuilder
Valve Hammer Editor for Half-Life 2 (and related Steam games)
TimeSplitters level editor
TimeSplitters 2 level editor
level editor
Far Cry Instincts Map Editor for Far Cry
Pariah level editor
Serious Editor, the level editor for Serious Sam
Jed Editor for Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
StarEdit Editor for StarCraft
Worms Armageddon map editor
Test Drive V-Rally track editor (Sega Dreamcast)
Re-Volt track editor (PC/PS1/N64/Dreamcast)
Penny Racers track editor (Nintendo64)
Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing track editor (Super Nintendo)

In the early years of video-gaming, some games came with a utility called a Construction set. This was similar in many ways to a level-editor. Some games used them to create extra levels, whereas overs (like the Shoot'Em-Up Construction Kit) used them as a means to create a game rather than be a game in itself. Some examples of games with Construction sets include:

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