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| DaMaul |
| The king of Quake Architecture is here, and his name
is DaMaul. The speed at which he can create the highest quality brushwork
is unmatched. My favourite map of his, DaMaul6, is possibly the best single
player Quake map ever, his first sp map DaMaul3 and UKPAK3 are stunning
too. |
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| Mr Fribbles |
| Deathmatch maps just don't get any better than this.
Incredible texturing, and superb attention to detail in architecture and
lighting coupled with smooth playability, and available in quantity as
well! Too many good maps to choose from but efdm9 stands out because of
its original texturing which creates a unique atmosphere. |
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| Pingu |
| Pingu's maps are almost exclusively medieval in style,
and boy does he create some atmosphere with it. All of his latest works
are a must, but the "Aardappel Recommends Award" goes to p3a. He keeps
telling people that he learned it all from me, but if that's the case I
wonder why his maps are so much better than mine... grrr |
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| ztn |
| Probably the most famous custom map author, and not without
reason. Though his maps are somewhat older now and don't have as much eyecandy
as the competition, gameplay is second to none. My personal favourite would
be ztndm5, but all of his last four maps are classics. If anyone has made
DFA and vertical gameplay popular it must be ztn. |
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| Escher |
| Way back when most mapper were still busy making badly
aligned square DM2 clones, this italian Quake architect made some stunning
maps that are still among the best today. His map DeBello, a work of art,
is a cut down version from the original map which was even more detailed,
but never saw the light of day because the author couldn't edit it anymore
on his tiny pc. My favourity though has to be Ultraviolence, which besides
looking pretty also happens to have brilliant gameplay. And even though
he made some of the classics of custom mapping quake, he doesn't seem to
bother getting a homepage, so I linked ultrav instead. |
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| Headshot |
| The driving force behind what is probably the single
most important project in quake custom mapping, DAPAK, which set the standard
for all maps thereafter. His more recent maps, though no great innovations
in texturing, teach almost every mapper out there a lesson in solid gameplay.
If you'd rate mappers by quality times quantity, Headshot would only maybe
be challenged by Frib for the throne. |
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| Preacher |
| Another mapper in the category of classic mappers like
Escher and ztn, and aerowalk is one of the most well known maps of all
time. Highly vertical, very compact, and with plenty of tactics and peekaboo
type gameplay, this map is special experience. His other maps aren't that
well known, but take a walk round his recent map templewalk if you want
to see quality mapping. |
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| Slayer |
| Slayer has managed to do something which most custom
mappers only dream about: compete head on with id maps for popularity,
in this case 4on4 teamplay maps. Though all his maps are very playable,
androm9 has always been one of my favourite maps of all time. I have played
this map in every sort of game, from 4on4, 3on3, 2on2, and 12 to as low
as 3 ffa, and they were some of the most fun games I ever played. |
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| Gandhi |
| Gandhi, cleverly disguised as bABy rOo!, is also a great
Quake player, and it shows. Maps like naked3 provide for some very intense
duels, though my personal favourite is naked5, which very succesfully copies
not only the style but also the original gameplay from e1m2, about the
only truely great id dm map. |
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| Iikka Keränen |
| Iikka was already a well known mapper in the Doom days,
but his greatest maps are the "blue" maps in his ikspq series: almost completely
textured using his own blue textureset, these are still some of the most
impressive single player Quake maps around. |
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| Bal |
| This french bloke has risen to fame quickly recently
with some very high quality maps, but I just love his relatively old baldm3.
Huge, with great texturing, and a blast to play. |
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| Peej |
| If you don't like green textures you'd be best of not
playing Peej's excellent strafin' series. Refined gameplay for duels has
reached new heights in the recent strafin6, a true gem. |
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| Borsato |
| This well kept dutch mapping secret does some grand architecture
with neat texturing, and the best example is his lovely map Summer. |
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| Porky |
| Completely unknown but I rate him highly, Porky has done
some maps for the UKQFFL way back, and recently contributed to the UKPAK
project. He masters the art of minimalism (expressing detail and atmosphere
using only few brushes) like no other. For some reason he hasn't got a
homepage either, so I linked the UKPAK set of maps, which you should have
anyway! |
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| Retinal |
| Retinal delivered with "dissonance" one of the slickest
recent maps to date, and it plays a dream too. |
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| Gen |
| Gen has made some very original maps in the past, and
the odd-looking gendm2 is just great to play. Used to have a homepage,
but seems to have dissapeared off the face of the earth recently. I have linked gendm2. |
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| Tyrann |
| Has made some beautiful maps recently, but I like the
intensity of his older map Aggressor. Has also released an sp map recently
with some top gameplay and impressive architecture. Oh and while you browse
his page make sure you check out his vis & light utilities. |
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| Prodigy XL |
| His xl1dm2, with just one red armour worth having and
a quad make for some interesting and focused gameplay that is different
from many of the all too balanced maps, and the atmosphere is great too.
I can't get too excited about his more recent efforts though. |
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| Stecki |
| Stecki has has made his textureset of great beauty (which
quite a few mappers have used recently), and uses it to full effect in
his map pli. |
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| Vondur |
| Already doing well with some great dm maps he recently
caught everyone by surprise with a top sp map, Solarfall. Solid architecture
all round, and good atmosphere. |
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| Cheshire |
| Brilliant recent map chesdm2, but I my vote goes with
chesdm1 which I know best. Seems to have given up on mapping for the moment. |
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| Jvox |
| Jvoxdm2n may look a bit plain but it if you can fill
it with enough people you'll be hard pressed to find a map thats more fun. |
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| Biggus |
| This prolific UK author has released many quality maps
for the UKQFFL and recently made a his best map yet for the UKPAK project.
check out his trademark curvy hallways. |
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| Moloch |
| Little known author but his map effigy is a favourite
of mine. No idea where is homepage is (must be well hidden) but I've linked
his map. |
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| Fat Controller |
| The mapper with the coolest nickname recently delighted
everyone with a sp effort that has atmosphere to spare. bucketloads of
it. Oh and his recent dm map is not bad either. |
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| Zor |
| Yes, why not also pimp this other unknown UKPAK author,
he deserves it. No homepage of course, but the map speaks for itself. |
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| Aardappel |
| Since this is a bit of an author list I'd better be complete
and chuck myself in. My favourite own map? Has to be my atmospheric UKPAK
effort, even though my more recent ish maps are constructed way better
technically. |
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