FAREWELL TO TWHL!!! Created 19 years ago2005-04-18 00:08:05 UTC by Rimrook

(Copied from journal)
I'll be around for 2 weeks more yet, so don't spaz out.

FAREWELL TO TWHL! (fo' real this time) Indeed but a happy ending.
It's getting close to the end of the school year, which means i have to go to college and take my legacy with me. I'll have ABSOLUTLEY NO FUCKIN TIME TO DO ANY FUCKIN THING! But it'll pay off biiiIIIIiig time!

Not to bash on the mappers of this site, but while you're mapping for Half-Life and it's Mods, I'll be off getting a bachelor of science in VIDEO GAME ART AND DESIGN! gimme a hell yeah! but the thing is i'll be too busy to map. Besides, i'm gonna enjoy designing classwork stuff for school anyway.

I will definately not forget what i have learned from mapping with HL. Hoping to maybe snage a copy of HL2 and some freetime, I might reappear, or perhaps drop in to help out the newbs and say hi to my beloved friends at THWL.

Having said all this mushy bullshit, I will now announce my TRIBUTE TO TWHL MAP. It's in the works and hopefully it'll be realeased soon, as well and some other maps that need finishing. Here's a little tease for ya'.

http://img113.echo.cx/img113/1360/trib30sc.jpg
http://img63.echo.cx/img63/4011/trib18ex.jpg
http://img113.echo.cx/img113/9298/trib24qi.jpg
http://img113.echo.cx/img113/9089/trib46bq.jpg

I will release a map-pack with all the wads and artwork I've ever used in case someone finds them useful. If i ever won a compo, for the next compo, I would instantly choose to put together a wad for people to use and then see who can make the best HLDM map. (hint hint) but i'd never win with such talent and skill around.

On a more personal note. I haven't givin out much information. I've felt rather impersonal to others, so here's some info about me.

My name is Ben. I live in Cape Coral, Florida, of the USA.
I am innately a creator of many arts and forms. I am a drawing artist with many styles and mediums. I draw furry/anthro, cartoons, human figure, landscape, and science fiction. I've been an artist before I learned to walk.
Also, I write stories and Novels avidly and I enjoy writing love stories with action and comedy. The Name RIMROOK is my favorite character from my stories, so I chose that as my screen name on TWHL.
Since i was 9, I've learned to compose music on my computer using a variety of programs. I like to compose Breaks, Classical, Techno, Cantacles, ambient music, BGM for games, and music loops, and sound effects design.
Lastly, my love for video games, not only to play them, but to design them. I've been wanting to make my own video since i first seen the Super Nintendo. All this time i spent on Earth was for this goal, and looks like I did it.

I am a creator. I love to build and work with limited resources and bring something that doesn't exist to life. I love to see the mecanics of science work from rules i've set and breathe life into my art. The world is my playground.

For shitz, here's a link to my online artwork gallery. I don't want to hear ANYTHING about the content, just enjoy it, whether or not you like it.

http://benthefobbix.deviantart.com/
yeah, i'm a furry... have been since i got my GF. She thinks it unberably cute, so i stuck with it.

For those who don't know how to navigate dA, here's a better link.
http://benthefobbix.deviantart.com/gallery/

Wow. Good luck Rimrook, and farewell! Hope to see you around in the future!
Very nice looking map by the way.

Agreed, good luck ;D - Keep in touch with us back here @ TWHL ;>

Heheh, Alien-style tongueman.

Best o' luck, and what Ant and Rabid said. Did you mean a BA, though?

(Play's the American National Anthem and sobs)

Farewell my friend......

Well miss you. Good luck.

I wrote in my journal:

Bon Voyage Rimrook and seeing you go is seriously making me wanna cry actually cause it reminds me of how long I have left before I have to leave TWHL
On your map I think it's awesome but it's a shame you don't have the map vault with some old maps hint hint

I would like to add that it will be sad but life can't stop you from dropping by every so often so call us OK!

Actaully Im in college right now and I just go on between classes and homework. Im actaully surprised sometimes at the amount of spare time I have sometimes. I would be bored out of my mind if I didnt have my computer here with me.

Why exactly do you 'have' to leave, habboi?

lol

His spaceship is coming to pick take him back to Habboi-9, his homeworld, silly.

Good luck man.

Was I the only one that the images didn't work for? They jsut took me to the front page of Imageshack. And yes I tried putting the address in the address bar.

Nope, you weren't the only one, he'd broken the URLs up with spaces. Fixed now.

Now that I think about it, I may as well announce my semi-departure from the site and Snarkpit. I've never really been a good mapper, and to be honest have just been lurking (and trolling ) the forums. I've no time for anything along the lines of mapping as I'm putting all my resources into my new site (actually, the rest of the crew are doing the work atm). I'll still be lurking the odd time, but I wont be on the channel much (DALnet, and prolly quakenet if you get lonely).

Whatever will you do without me? (probably much the same as you did, but without the ramblings of an Irish lunatic on the forums).

Just so you all know...

sniff so sad, not only do we lose a brilliant mapper, but we'll never get to see mephs drunk again! we'll miss you buddy!

I didn't SAY never, idiot. I'm just going to be hassling the mapping world less

Yeah I kind of agree with Mephs. I have no time to map anymore, Half-Life 2 pissed me off, Half-Life's been taken over by Steam, and I will probably uninstall it and email Valve to let them no I uninstalled it. I may even go as far as sell my copy of HL?.

I am constantly sidetracked by more important issues, I cant even draw anymore, that just doesnt interest me, college doesnt interest me, I just love fighting the NWO! That's all! Gives you a buzz knowing what needs to be done to fight this menace.

Wow, I never thought I'd say that

I'll be sure to pop over to AR every now and then :).

Go Jahzel! Fight the power!

Yay for us. Hurrah everybody. I'm in a good mood. Even though I never have time to map anymore what with college work, learning the piano, and learning Russian. Ah well, I'm sure I will in the future.

Good luck man.

Bye

Hell yah!

Good luck rim!

Well I have to leave TWHL cause I won't be this little kid on his computer forever.

I will have a job, a family perhaps I might even grow up like Peter pan and forget TWHL exists

Farewell My Friend!

Dude, we have several members who have full-time jobs and families. Plus, you're only, like, fifteen or something?

"only" eh?

I thought you were 16 Alex

Sixteen and a half, thank-you very much. Makes all the difference with seventeen-year-old girls :P.

I meant 'only' compared to work, family, etc.

Im only 13 and i have 3 kids...

I feel sorry for that girl i dont pay child support to. :

Thanks for all the nice words guys!
I thought i'd get bashed about my artwork again like last time. I got really pissed off about that. But all is fogiven by now.

Don't give me that look seventh...Oh how can i hate a face like that...

I like this, its turned into a celebration of us all doing new things, rather than im leaving thread #99983. Oh, and good luck this time Rimrook (last time I was so pissed of at the way you left I cyber-stalked you )

ya know, we should have a big party and play some custom maps or something. Like some hldm or cs or something... just a thought really

HL2DM and CS:S instead.
That'd be great.

Hm. I might be in, depending a lot on when.

Damn.

I was hoping we'd work together some day.

...and the Tribute map looks great!

What can I say. College certainly is important but at the same time eats your free time. I'm done in 5 weeks though. Pretty scary.

Maybe i'll finish a map before then. As well as my site. :

I wan't you to play the TWHL server when it is up OK!

And when will that be?

Good luck with your new endeavors! And please don't forget us pleebs when you hit the 'big time!'

Bye and GL to wherever you go.
Make the map vault in your map filled with crap.

And, furry? ^^ nudges dajuppi

dajuppi... have you been holdin out on me... shrugs

Yeah, i wish i could've done some teamwork maps, that'd be fun...
When i hit "the big time" i'll definately come back here and maybe hire some mappers... only you'll be working with software i designed an know everything about. I hope you guys like 3D tiles, cuz my games use that too build the world.

On another note, I'll definately contribute graphics to TWHL if it can be supported. I know there isn't a "Resources" section of the site BUT THERE SHOULD BE! (hint hint) After some classes in college, i'll be the lyrcal-grand master of textures. I'll have to do something with that when i can.

Ooo, textures.

Screams for Source materials

I hear there's a pretty suave HL? site started by some of our more prominent mappers, maybe they could use a hand ;).

Rimrook,

Seeya man. I'm sorry I didn't get to become aquanted with you. From what you said about yourself, you sound a lot like me . I do watercolor art, not much graphic though. I compose music in my spare time (When I'm not mapping). I actually finished a violin concerto that was performed (By me) . And obviously, I'm interested in Game Design. I write novels, but I write Sci-Fi trillers. Haven't been very successful there, but its fun for me to create a story.

Farewell Rimrook. Do not forget the little guys. We're always here.

Sixteen and a half, thank-you very much. Makes all the difference with seventeen-year-old girls

heh

ya know, i could practise my texturing skills more... anyone need any sort of textures, now is the time to ask...

See you Rimrook. I know we've prob never spoken, but g'bye anyway. Please return sometime.