Stormseeker

I started making bits and pieces back in 1997 for Quake and then Quake 2 on an early version of the QuArK editor after a friend introduced me to custom maps, which spiraled after a while of playing games like Sin and Action Quake 2 and Unreal. Then I had a go at Half Life mapping on the early Hammer Editor. I also did some basic level creation in games like Age of Empires, Command and Conquer and its expansions etc. This kind of trailed off until about 2002 when I started using the Battlecraft editor to make some maps, just for bot playing, in Battlefield 1942 and Desert Combat, then Battlefield Vietnam.

Then in late 2004, I started mapping again in Hammer on HL2, first just a basic deathmatch level, then I tried some Counter Strike Source mapping, releasing my first map cs_xmas in December 2005. I'd also joined a mod team called Dawn of the Dead, which is still probably archived on moddb, and did a bit on a small mod called Birthstar Frontline, which I think they decided to go commercial, which I didnt pursue. When DotD fell through due to lack of interest, alot of the team joined the Black Mesa mod, which I joined in mid 2006 having taken some time out to deal with my second year exams at University. It's been Black Mesa ever since. I'm not currently working for a game company, although I did once get a nice email from a senior artist at Infinity Ward.

Wow! I didn't expect answer quickly. Are you studding in video game or are you very talented level design? :)
Level design is it hobby or gold for portfolio?

Thank you so much Mr. Stormseeker. You are an inspiration for me.

I got a 2:1 BSc(hons) in Computing and Marketing and took a teaching postgraduate, but I've not studied game design officially. Its always been a hobby, but I'm hoping there might be a level design, scripter or mission planner job out there. I've picked pretty much all the theory and art theory up as I've gone along (and probably a few bad habits). Hope your course works out well for you :)

I forgot you made cs_xmas, such a good map.

thanks, I should really get some pictures up in here of that.

Well the SVN version of the mod is 16.3gb in size, at just over 88000 files. I should think the final version of the mod will be around the 9-10GB range, after we take all the test files out.

Some time ago we had intended on releasing an updated version of Uplink, and had even got a couple of the maps started/ assets created. But as time went on, we realised this was a significant drain on the development process, arranging a smaller team to build the demo alongside the main work.

In the end, we decided this would be better done by another mod team. As such, preparing a demo for release prior to the main release of BM, at this stage, would take up alot of time to organise, setting various permissions, distribution etc. Small portions of the game have been released over the last few years to the media and valve, but those were limited releases. Were the mod a couple of years away from completion, then perhaps yes it would have been discussed, but at this stage, theres not alot of point.