   hehe...UnrealEd ?
  hi , though im new to programming im very exprinced in UnrealED , not the scripting part, the map making part, if in a couple of years got good at programming could i use the map making part to make a 3d world ? and the unreal script (which is in unrealEd)for programming (no good at art u see , while unreal ed has all the textures and graphics made for you :P)there are a few games made in unreal ed , so i guess its possible right? ut2004 lineage 2Huxlyut2007ut2003unreal tounament    
  I think UnrealEd is can only be used to make levels for games based on the Unreal Engine, at least thats what Wikipedia told me.   ;  I know that the Splinter Cell multiplayer map maker uses an unrealEd interface..so maybe its possible   ;  UnrealEd exports to the proprietary T3D format.  While it is not officially documented (to my knowledge) there is some community code to operate on them.  I have a program written in D which is capable of loading T3D files.  I can dig it up and post it if anyone cares.  Also note that a proper Unreal loader requires a CSG system, which adds alot of complexity.For more information and a rudimentary loader written in python, seehttp://wiki.beyondunreal.com/wiki/T3D_FileDespite the nastiness, I still think that T3D is a lot simpler than the garbage that worldcraft and its ilk barf.  Probably a professional package like Maya or Blender is optimal, but I find those programs very confusing.   