Tuesday October 31st CS2D FAN ARTWORK, REQUEST FOR A CS2D BANNER

Hi All! I am pleased to announce that this update has been a complete success with over 6000 hits in the last 2 days. Recently, while cruising the net I came across a nifty site featuring amateur cs art and found this image using my CS2D drawing for DE_Dust by Joe. I just wanted to put this on display here because I thought it was a real nifty piece of CS artwork.

I also have a request that goes out to you, the cs community. I need a banner for my site. Nothing big, one of those small banners like the one for CSN at the bottom of this page. Since I suck at this sort of thing, I thought I would open this up to some of the talented artists of the CS community to take a shot at it. Send in your submissions of a CS2D banner and I will display the best 5 or maybe all of them.

Thanks, Half-Pint  

Sunday October 29th NEW SITE, NEW MAP, NEW FLASH, NEW GUIDE

Now this is an update. As you can all obviously see Rze, the god himself has finished the redesign of my site. It's terrific, no more frames and a lot better organized. You can see all the maps on the sidebar for easy browsing.

On top of this I have a slew of new material. [BCo]TheLimper made a brand new flash introduction sequence with music. I received a really slick submission for DE_TRAIN from =LC=Juicy. The collect works PDF has of course been updated, you can find it here (707kb). I also finished my guide to making tactical maps for first person shooters. This guide is around 2500 words long and covers all aspects of making a tactical map no matter what kind of software you happen to be using. 

Because I updated all my site I was unable to finish DE_Prodigy this weekend. Do not fret I should get it done by Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

Enjoy the site, Half-Pint

Wednesday October 25th Snazzy Staff Map

Now that's a staff listing. Normally sites wouldn't draw this much attention to a staff listing but check this out. I made a map of the world showing where all my staff/helpers live. Click there names to send them an email.

In other news I'm about half way through DE_Prodigy. I also have a big surprise for this weekend (presuming it gets done it time) so stay tuned.  

Saturday October 21st Flash Movie 100,000th Hit

Hi All. [BCo]The []_ [] []V[] []D er is at it again. This time he victimizes Ed the Hostage in order to celebrate my 100,000th Hit. (600kb)

I have updated the general descriptions of Oilrig, Assault, Siege, Siege APC and Office. These new write-ups feature a more comprehensive overview of the maps and some general tactics and strategy ideas.

In other news, I plan to answer many of the fan questions on how I make these maps. I am currently 2500 words into a guide to making tactical maps for first person shooters. Expect this guide to be posted up in the next week or so.

The poll is still up see below, so far I have received over 2500 votes and DE_TRAIN has won the prize of being the next map after Prodigy to be made. Expect Prodigy by next weekend.

Sunday October 15th 16:15 EST. Finished CS_OFFICE!!

Hi! I just finished my newest mapping project CS_OFFICE, the collected works(667kb) has also been updated.. I will now begin work on the much requested DE_PRODIGY. The polls will be open all next week so if you haven't voted there is still time to have your say in my next project. I have spoken to Rze and seen the new site design. It's very spiffy. I won't give to much away but I will say that it will no longer have frames.

Also I am getting real close to 100,000 hits, to think I was unsure if my site would have gotten a thousand when I made it lol. If you happen to be the 100,000th hit could you take a picture of my page and send it to me.

Thanks and have a great week, Half-Pint  

Friday October 13th A lucky day for a poll!!

Hi All. I am mostly done CS_Office and then I will do the much requested DE_Prodigy. However after that it's your choice. SO I have set up this snazzy poll for you to vote for the map that you would like to see on my site the most. I will start work on that map right after Prodigy.

Friday October 6th 17:00 EST.. New Submission DE_CBBLE!!

Hi all. It's my 23rd birthday today and to celebrate I'm doing an update! I have been plagued with computer problems the last few weeks including a new motherboard and new fan. I just recently found out I have to get my video card completely replaced. This will push back my mapping by about another week To make up for my downtime I received a really cool submission of DE_CBBLE from doubleT. It's a nice work that keeps to the general look and feel of my own work, so go check it out!.

This reminds me to mention that on the side bar there is a link to all of my maps as well as several really nice submissions. So check out everything! And the collected works PDF (600kb) has been updated to go with the new Cobble map.