Oh man Great video, I love CS 1.6 As a kid I spent countless hours playing on custom maps and game modes I dislike that shooters now are getting more competitive and fan creations are discouraged
Yeah I was initially entertained by the competitive side of shooters, but as it took hold of the player's mindset it really started ruining that authentic community experience. Playing on dedicated servers was such a wholesome experience. Same players day after day. A competitive ranking system within that small ecosystem of players. The loyalty was unmatched. I think we didn't really know what we were asking for when we all demanded a match making system. It's so cold.
Loved this video! I also kept making maps for 1.6 and Half-Life long after their heyday. I just made them for the fun of it. Will probably make more in the future still!
I remember xmas_krazzyhouse ! I used to play on a french community server for years and they had more than 600 customs maps on their map cycles, a lot of nipper maps of course and yours as well ! Oh I miss those days...we had so much fun.
This video resonated with me so much im getting emotional. looking back at our childhood with these games makes me wonder if i ever could have imagined how far we've come. Hope you are doing good and living your best life brother. Love from alaska ❤
bro this need more views i have never watched 100% of video from a smaller challer , keep it up . I am also 2000's kid and I understand it , i still play it till this day while born in 2000 :D
This is such an incredible video I played cs 1.6 with bots a lot when I was a kid, the magic this game emaneted me is unintelligible, the melancoly/chills you feel when you revisit maps like cs_747, cs_havana or de_survivor (just to mention some), is incredible, is one of those games you always come back to, because it just feels right. I used to download tons of mods, skins, and custom maps, and I always wondered how they were made, for me it was just unbelievable how people could just create these custom maps about famous tv series, real life locations, or bizarre maps like de_rats, the fact that you could kill burn yourself by walking above the kitchen was insane for me, you really felt like a small animal while playing that map. So I always dreamed with creating my own custom map, the idea of being on a place I frequent INSIDE of a game, was just mindblowing for me, so, like 5 years ago I checked on some hammer/batch configuration tutorials and then a mapping tutorial and said "alright, I ain't smart enough for this shit", but then this year I did it, it took me months, it was one of my biggest projects, even the compiler wouldn't let me make it bigger because I surpassed the compiler limit, but seeing it become a reality, publishing it, and see people playing it, was so rewarding. If you ever have the opportunity of creating a map on any game that lets you do it, not just Counter-Strike, I would encourage you to do it, is such an amazing experience, you learn a lot about how the game engine works, how the compilation phases work, reading the documentation or playing with the compiler options, I promise it won't be a waste of time.
Absolutely randomly stumbled upon this channel and video and damn this is so nostalgic, especially combined with your childhood/teen photos and videos Even though I'm from different country and never played much CS I'm around your age and this era of low poly games from late 90s and early 00s is something to remember fondly, playing with friends on new-bought PC, sharing mp3s and listening to bands like SOAD, LP, Evanescence, Manson, Eminem, not caring much about anything, I miss the time a lot, but sadly, "our days are never coming back" Also, it's probably mostly a perception thing and I feel like an old man but it's like modern games are getting more complicated and shallow simultaneously, like most big titles nowadays are complex commercial products made by professionals to be sold while back in the day when it was easier to create a game with a small studio it was also often a product of love and passion, not sure if modern kids at the scale are getting the same experience as we are especially if we also consider overall extreme overabundance of various games existing and getting released which leads to short attention span and gigantic libraries filled with games never to be played
Hey man, great video! While I didn't know about your maps (probably because I was born in the 2000s), I'm amazed at how well you could design them with that janky VHE xD Although time surely passed, CS 1.6 is still holding strong with active communities
The good ol days, i contributed to the amxmodx platform that ran on the servers for CS1.6, and also really enjoyed level design. I still find myself randomly going back even now.. And making maps for other games just isn't the same because game engines are moving away from the CSG style level editing used in Hammer
I remember the first time I encountered one of my sandpit maps on CSS that I had created a year or so earlier. I never even uploaded it anywhere, but i did host a test server for it with friends & friends of friends. One person amongst the testing thought it was worth adding to their own map pool, and that was was damn awesome as a kid. I have an ongoing CSGO project I've had for many years and never finished... I wish i finished it
I love hearing stories like this. I wonder how many projects were kinda tossed out there for a fun night and forgotten about by the author, only to become massively succefull and influential across the game years later. Scoutzknivez, cs_deagle5 and so many countless other hits in the community still remain authorless to this day. So cool you found success! It really feels awesome having that level of impact.
@@krazzy6440 it's amazing how people can share so much childhood from completely different countries and backgrounds! CS molded so many of us forever and that's incredible.
Damn you were quite creative. I always tried to make too realistic levels so I never got to that advanced level of hammer or source sdk during my hobby level creating years as a kid. Instead of a friend what got me started was a short guide in PC Gamer magazine and after that self taught things through iteration. However, when Source sdk rolled out there was videos even I think. Nowadays these editors are way easier though, I watched an 1-2 hour video on UE5 and got started pretty quickly. I remember just rendering the lighting on hammer being a pain. Good memories though. :D
00:10 seconds into the video I already know this man is a 1.6 fnatic finally someone who also uses cs beta hand models for knife, ak, m4....deserves a sub Edit- for all the weapons ? even better
Yes I bounce between default 1.6 models and the retail ones from time to time. I like using the retail models, because I only started playing in 2003 when Steam came around so I have a deep fascination and respect for the those who played on the WON servers pre-steam. Also the 1.5 models just look badass. They're visceral and hulking. You really feel relentless with those models.
I'm new and still learning how to make zombie escape maps they look very fun to play with friends and I hope one day I can make my own perfect map and share it with the community. Such an inspiring video have a good day.
the mapmaking is more interesting process ,than gaming itself. i began to do maps for cs1.6 and half-life. long time ago. after 20 years gap, i came back to mapmaking , but only for black mesa the game, built on new source engine. it is still very interesting process to do.
Amazing videos! You deserve so many more subs! I’ve wanted to do cs 1.6 mapmaking for a while now, but I’m not sure with the game being around 22 years old.
I know it feels like you'd be creating something and throwing it to the void, but that can't be further from the truth. Amazingly 1.6 is still played by tens of thousands around the clock each day and countring. It's not going anywhere. In some parts of the world CS 1.6 has become a staple of the culture. If you want to experiment and create something, don't hold back. GameBanana and 17Buddies custom map submissions still get thousands of downloads a day. You'd fit right in!
As someone who had no knowledge of cs at the time (being that I hadn't even been born yet), I feel extremely saddened that by the time I got into mapping for source/gold source the game was far past its prime, and that kind of put me off making maps for cs, although I'm trying to get back into it with making stuff for cs:go. Though I do have to agree, It's not the same.
One of my ongoing efforts with my voice on here is to revitalize customization in gaming. The bright side here is that the tools for level design still exist and we can pick them up at any moment in time. It all comes down to choice. I know life situations can interfere with creative endeavors, but if it's something that's grinding at you from the recesses of your mind- just go for it. The glory I and many others experienced back then can still be rekindled today. It's never too late to embark upon a creation that even if it's not successful, it'll be fulfilling knowing you tried. You contributed to the modifications culture we still crave. This was a wonderful comment and If you complete the map let me know if you'd like a play tester.
I used to make maps for cs 1.5 and 1.6 too, i also made half life 2 maps back in the day once that released. In 2003.. i was about 15 yrs old. Edit: I agree, 1.6 was probably one of the best versions, but 1.5 was really really good too. To be honest I can't recall the difference between the two versions.
These videos are great, I've spent the last 2 years trying to make my own multiplayer fps, so these videos on map design are just really nice to watch, even if its just someones story of what made them love doing level design. other than Nipper are there any other map designers that stand out to you?
This is a level of my own design called de_bigfreakinhouse_beta2. It first appeared in the game called Soldier of Fortune 2 and I converted it into CS 1.6. I wouldn't be surprised if someone ported it to GO.
Search, "Loggan's CS 1.5 Transformation Pack addon" in Google and it should be the first result. I just used my CD copy of retail CS and dragged and dropped the files into my 1.6 folder.
I don't have many uploads that went viral, but if you'd like to experience more of my work I made de_bigfreakinhouse_beta2, de_rats_rv_alpha5, xmas_rampage64_beta and de_jor1_b6. It ain't much, but those are the ones I'm most proud of. You can find them on GameBanana.
@@krazzy6440 I don't have the server anymore but will check them out once i start playing CS again. Before it was possible to spam boosts and ads to 'kinda force players into joining different maps...not anymore tho
I FEEL THIS VIDEO MEGA WORK MAN
i love u
Oh man
Great video, I love CS 1.6
As a kid I spent countless hours playing on custom maps and game modes
I dislike that shooters now are getting more competitive and fan creations are discouraged
Yeah I was initially entertained by the competitive side of shooters, but as it took hold of the player's mindset it really started ruining that authentic community experience. Playing on dedicated servers was such a wholesome experience. Same players day after day. A competitive ranking system within that small ecosystem of players. The loyalty was unmatched.
I think we didn't really know what we were asking for when we all demanded a match making system. It's so cold.
Loved this video! I also kept making maps for 1.6 and Half-Life long after their heyday. I just made them for the fun of it. Will probably make more in the future still!
can u make course for making maps pls
I wonder if I could still even start the hammer editor nowadays. I remember it being quit complicated.
@@kala1780you can still download J.A.C.K and create maps
I remember xmas_krazzyhouse ! I used to play on a french community server for years and they had more than 600 customs maps on their map cycles, a lot of nipper maps of course and yours as well ! Oh I miss those days...we had so much fun.
That is unreal to hear. Happy to find out today that my level struck beyond into the international category. So awesome.
This video resonated with me so much im getting emotional. looking back at our childhood with these games makes me wonder if i ever could have imagined how far we've come. Hope you are doing good and living your best life brother. Love from alaska ❤
bro this need more views i have never watched 100% of video from a smaller challer , keep it up . I am also 2000's kid and I understand it , i still play it till this day while born in 2000 :D
Cs 1.6 just has that feel i can not describe...
This is such an incredible video
I played cs 1.6 with bots a lot when I was a kid, the magic this game emaneted me is unintelligible, the melancoly/chills you feel when you revisit maps like cs_747, cs_havana or de_survivor (just to mention some), is incredible, is one of those games you always come back to, because it just feels right.
I used to download tons of mods, skins, and custom maps, and I always wondered how they were made, for me it was just unbelievable how people could just create these custom maps about famous tv series, real life locations, or bizarre maps like de_rats, the fact that you could kill burn yourself by walking above the kitchen was insane for me, you really felt like a small animal while playing that map.
So I always dreamed with creating my own custom map, the idea of being on a place I frequent INSIDE of a game, was just mindblowing for me, so, like 5 years ago I checked on some hammer/batch configuration tutorials and then a mapping tutorial and said "alright, I ain't smart enough for this shit", but then this year I did it, it took me months, it was one of my biggest projects, even the compiler wouldn't let me make it bigger because I surpassed the compiler limit, but seeing it become a reality, publishing it, and see people playing it, was so rewarding.
If you ever have the opportunity of creating a map on any game that lets you do it, not just Counter-Strike, I would encourage you to do it, is such an amazing experience, you learn a lot about how the game engine works, how the compilation phases work, reading the documentation or playing with the compiler options, I promise it won't be a waste of time.
Yoo thats awesome I remember playing this map
Absolutely randomly stumbled upon this channel and video and damn this is so nostalgic, especially combined with your childhood/teen photos and videos
Even though I'm from different country and never played much CS I'm around your age and this era of low poly games from late 90s and early 00s is something to remember fondly, playing with friends on new-bought PC, sharing mp3s and listening to bands like SOAD, LP, Evanescence, Manson, Eminem, not caring much about anything, I miss the time a lot, but sadly, "our days are never coming back"
Also, it's probably mostly a perception thing and I feel like an old man but it's like modern games are getting more complicated and shallow simultaneously, like most big titles nowadays are complex commercial products made by professionals to be sold while back in the day when it was easier to create a game with a small studio it was also often a product of love and passion, not sure if modern kids at the scale are getting the same experience as we are especially if we also consider overall extreme overabundance of various games existing and getting released which leads to short attention span and gigantic libraries filled with games never to be played
NA still plays-we scrim every night 8)
Nice avatar. Represent.
how has this video not have at least a million views
Great Vid! The fact that you use 1.5 viewmodel and ending the vid with "kill" in console truly proves your portfolio
Hey man, great video! While I didn't know about your maps (probably because I was born in the 2000s), I'm amazed at how well you could design them with that janky VHE xD
Although time surely passed, CS 1.6 is still holding strong with active communities
Amazing Video Mate
I missed the old golden days 🥲
this was great. if you have more to say, please do.
I'd like to tell you that this was the comment that made me create more. I thank you dearly for the motivation. Truly.
@@krazzy6440 i am very glad to hear that. i always try to inspire creators, if their initial content was worth my time, more is better. big love
Can relate. Miss those days.
The good ol days, i contributed to the amxmodx platform that ran on the servers for CS1.6, and also really enjoyed level design. I still find myself randomly going back even now.. And making maps for other games just isn't the same because game engines are moving away from the CSG style level editing used in Hammer
Do you still play around in pawn script? If so I'd be willing to commission some plugins if that interests you. Thank you for the comment.
i love videos like this
1 year ago, i wish ive seen this video earlier, this reminds me of old 3kliksphilip videos, thank youj
I remember the first time I encountered one of my sandpit maps on CSS that I had created a year or so earlier. I never even uploaded it anywhere, but i did host a test server for it with friends & friends of friends.
One person amongst the testing thought it was worth adding to their own map pool, and that was was damn awesome as a kid.
I have an ongoing CSGO project I've had for many years and never finished... I wish i finished it
I love hearing stories like this. I wonder how many projects were kinda tossed out there for a fun night and forgotten about by the author, only to become massively succefull and influential across the game years later. Scoutzknivez, cs_deagle5 and so many countless other hits in the community still remain authorless to this day. So cool you found success! It really feels awesome having that level of impact.
@@krazzy6440 it's amazing how people can share so much childhood from completely different countries and backgrounds!
CS molded so many of us forever and that's incredible.
3:51 :352 "The quiet unassuming home lit up in the dead of night with the blue snow covered hills, just waiting to be assaulted." 💀☠
Damn you were quite creative. I always tried to make too realistic levels so I never got to that advanced level of hammer or source sdk during my hobby level creating years as a kid. Instead of a friend what got me started was a short guide in PC Gamer magazine and after that self taught things through iteration. However, when Source sdk rolled out there was videos even I think. Nowadays these editors are way easier though, I watched an 1-2 hour video on UE5 and got started pretty quickly. I remember just rendering the lighting on hammer being a pain. Good memories though. :D
00:10 seconds into the video I already know this man is a 1.6 fnatic
finally someone who also uses cs beta hand models for knife, ak, m4....deserves a sub
Edit- for all the weapons ? even better
Yes I bounce between default 1.6 models and the retail ones from time to time. I like using the retail models, because I only started playing in 2003 when Steam came around so I have a deep fascination and respect for the those who played on the WON servers pre-steam. Also the 1.5 models just look badass. They're visceral and hulking. You really feel relentless with those models.
Nipper was a massive inspiration to me as well
I'm new and still learning how to make zombie escape maps they look very fun to play with friends and I hope one day I can make my own perfect map and share it with the community. Such an inspiring video have a good day.
the mapmaking is more interesting process ,than gaming itself. i began to do maps for cs1.6 and half-life. long time ago. after 20 years gap, i came back to mapmaking , but only for black mesa the game, built on new source engine. it is still very interesting process to do.
Amazing videos! You deserve so many more subs! I’ve wanted to do cs 1.6 mapmaking for a while now, but I’m not sure with the game being around 22 years old.
I know it feels like you'd be creating something and throwing it to the void, but that can't be further from the truth. Amazingly 1.6 is still played by tens of thousands around the clock each day and countring. It's not going anywhere. In some parts of the world CS 1.6 has become a staple of the culture. If you want to experiment and create something, don't hold back. GameBanana and 17Buddies custom map submissions still get thousands of downloads a day. You'd fit right in!
Sup dude! Brings in the nostalgia hard watching this video!
how does this video only has 2k views? its amazing dude :)
Comfy video mate. Great to see mapping memories.
Great viedo and i played your maps back in the day 🎉
As someone who had no knowledge of cs at the time (being that I hadn't even been born yet), I feel extremely saddened that by the time I got into mapping for source/gold source the game was far past its prime, and that kind of put me off making maps for cs, although I'm trying to get back into it with making stuff for cs:go. Though I do have to agree, It's not the same.
One of my ongoing efforts with my voice on here is to revitalize customization in gaming. The bright side here is that the tools for level design still exist and we can pick them up at any moment in time. It all comes down to choice. I know life situations can interfere with creative endeavors, but if it's something that's grinding at you from the recesses of your mind- just go for it. The glory I and many others experienced back then can still be rekindled today. It's never too late to embark upon a creation that even if it's not successful, it'll be fulfilling knowing you tried. You contributed to the modifications culture we still crave. This was a wonderful comment and If you complete the map let me know if you'd like a play tester.
now with source 2 releasing cannot wait for source 2 map editor for counter strike
ahh the memories...
I used to make maps for cs 1.5 and 1.6 too, i also made half life 2 maps back in the day once that released. In 2003.. i was about 15 yrs old.
Edit: I agree, 1.6 was probably one of the best versions, but 1.5 was really really good too. To be honest I can't recall the difference between the two versions.
The best video game in the history
Absolutely. :)
@@krazzy6440 🥲💖
These videos are great, I've spent the last 2 years trying to make my own multiplayer fps, so these videos on map design are just really nice to watch, even if its just someones story of what made them love doing level design.
other than Nipper are there any other map designers that stand out to you?
Loved 3D Mike's work. Red squall was also a legend. Thanks for the comment!
why this is giving me the beginner's guide game
What is this map called at 5:42 with the blocks and bookcases? I swear I have played this before even on GO.
This is a level of my own design called de_bigfreakinhouse_beta2. It first appeared in the game called Soldier of Fortune 2 and I converted it into CS 1.6. I wouldn't be surprised if someone ported it to GO.
Old days :(
i like how the video is 7:47 long and it reminds me of cs_747 lol
Oooooo. What a twist!
Good vid
can you tell me what weapon skin pack you were using in this video? (the cs 1.5 ones)
Search, "Loggan's CS 1.5 Transformation Pack addon" in Google and it should be the first result. I just used my CD copy of retail CS and dragged and dropped the files into my 1.6 folder.
@@krazzy6440 thx
@@krazzy6440 works great, the only thing that bothers me is that the galil is the cs 1.6 one bc cs 1.5 didnt have the galil
I ACCIDENTALLY FUCKED UP MY CS INSTALL AND THEN UNINSTALLED IT
nvm its ok now
The saddest thing about this video is that YT recognizes it as CS:GO...
what other maps do you have
I don't have many uploads that went viral, but if you'd like to experience more of my work I made de_bigfreakinhouse_beta2, de_rats_rv_alpha5, xmas_rampage64_beta and de_jor1_b6. It ain't much, but those are the ones I'm most proud of. You can find them on GameBanana.
@@krazzy6440
I don't have the server anymore but will check them out once i start playing CS again. Before it was possible to spam boosts and ads to 'kinda force players into joining different maps...not anymore tho
hey id love to add these maps to my aussie server on 1.6
Search up my username on GameBanana and you'll find all the uploads!
Username: "Kr@zZy"
great video, great maps. CS 1.6 was THE Game. All the rest GS:GO etc. is just cash grabbing bs
promosm 😚
Can you give me a PodBot Waypoint in de_bigfreakinhouse_beta2? please