However, the NeXT workstations were still used the NeXT machines included built-in DSP chips that made them capable of still and video image capture with a Magnavox Easењњam camera connected, Carmack and Cloud were able to digitally photograph various different objects and drawings to use as source material for Doom's art. The NeXT machines allowed rapid development of the tools used by the team, including the DoomEd editor used to create the levels.Дoom's artists did the majority of their work using the DOS-based Deluxe Paint II. The id team adopted an unusual development environment, using DOS-based PCs in conjunction with NeXT workstations which at the time constituted cutting-edge hardware. While still not fully true color, with a carefully chosen palette, a VGA screen can provide a reasonable approximation of photo-realistic graphics.Дevelopment setup for photography of crafted models on a lazy susan turntable the camera was connected directly to a NeXTCube computer. EGA supports a 16 color palette selected from a range of 64 colors, while VGA supports a 256 color palette selected from a range of 262,144 colors.

The primary advantage of the VGA hardware over EGA is the added color depth. Doom was the first game developed from the beginning to target the VGA hardware.

Wolfenstein 3D was the first to target the newer Video Graphics Array (VGA) hardware however, it was originally developed as an EGA game, meaning that the majority of its graphics were still based around the restricted EGA palette. This includes Hovertank 3D and the Catacomb 3-D series, which constituted their first 3D shooters. Id Software's earliest games were designed for the IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) hardware.

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