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Three weeks from Monday 7th May - Sunday 27th May 2001: News Summary:

» Two new levels reviewed: Alk11: "Grisly Manifest" - review, and SPD: "Symbiotic Pipe Dream" - review.
» Speedrun demo of SPD in 0:11.
» Arseloads of new level screenshots: Glassman: 1, 2, 3. Tyrann: 1, 2, 3. Xenon: 1, 2, 3. Notorious Ray: 1. Tronyn: 2 shots. Vigil: 1, 2, 3. Metlslime: 1. Misyu: 1. Inane: 1, 2, 3. Fat Controller: 3 shots. Kona & Tronyn: 2 shots.
» 100 brush contest 2 map pack released. Two more speedmap map packs at Speedmapping.
» 5 weeks remaining until the July 1st deadline for the "natural terrain" mapping contest.

Fortnight of Monday 23rd April - Sunday 6th May 2001: News Summary:

» One new level reviewed: Lthsp5: "Exodus".
» One new speedrun demo of Lthsp5 in 0:12.
» Mapping contest started: Make a Q1 SP map predominantly set in natural terrain. Contest FAQ added.
» Speedmapping, a site for Quake speed mapping, has started releasing Q1 SP speedmap packs.

Forthnight of Monday 9th - Sunday 22nd April 2001: News Summary:

» One new level reviewed: Fatal Error.
» New level screenshots courtesy of Tronyn.
» Updated the Help page about DOS Quake and long map names.

Fortnight of Monday 26th March - Sunday 8th April 2001: News Summary:

» Two new levels: Gmsp1 - "Colony" reviewed and "The Pit" reviewed.
» News: Misyu, Than, Kona and Tronyn all working on new Q1 SP maps, while LTH's Lthsp5 is close to release.
» Help and FAQ pages have been tweaked and clarified a bit.

Fortnight of Monday 12th - Sunday 25th March 2001: News Summary:

» A new level, The Castle of Koohoo, reviewed and a single player mod for deathmatch maps, DMSP, reviewed.
» New level screenshots from Glassman here, LTH here, and Bnayni here, and news and a 100 Brush map from CZG here.

Fortnight of Monday 26th February - Sunday 11th March 2001: News Summary:

» No new levels released nor reviewed.
» Fixed links to many older reviewed levels after Cdrom.com stopped storing gaming files.
» Cool improved speedrun demo: A3: in 1:05, with Vondur refilm.
» New level news: CZG asks players which map to complete, and other people are working on various projects - see below.

Fortnight of Monday 12th - Sunday 25th February 2001: News Summary:

» Two new levels: Lthsp4: "Dark Days" (review), and Coagula2: "Flesh" (review).
» 5 new speedrun demos: Castled in 0:29, Chessp1 in 0:28, Zerstörer's Zer1m5 in 1:17, SBE in 1:18, and Coagula2 in 0:18.
» Speed Demos Archive added Coagula2, Chessp1 and The Pit to their tables.
» Daz posted a screenshot of Dazsp5, RPG posted a screenshot of Rpgsp1, Notorious Ray started a new Q1 SP level.

Fortnight from Monday 29th January - Sunday 11th February 2001: News Summary:

» Several more good new levels: Jjspq3 (review), Tides of War (5 map unit - review), and Imp1sp1 (review).
» Useful stuff: Fatty's Coe_p patch for Coven of Ebony, and Iain's Iris door prefab and fixed Nehahra.fgd.
» New level news from lots of people, scroll down for more information.
» Site improvements via the addition of a Reviews by map name page as well as the previous Reviews by zip name page.

Fortnight of Monday 15th - Sunday 28th January 2001: News Summary:

» Two more new levels: Perssp2: "Return to Dust" (review) and Lthsp3: "Cruel Intentions" (review).
» The 100 Brush Pak was released following the results of the 100 Brush Q1 SP Contest.
» New level screenshots of Dazsp4 (screenshot) and Lthbase2 (screenshots at bottom of page).

Fortnight of Monday 1st - Sunday 14th January 2001: News Summary:

» A new unit Czg07: "Insomnia" reviewed, and two new levels Lthsp2: "Backwards Compatible" and Rc3: "Towne" reviewed
» New speedrun demos of Czg07b in 0:52 and Czg07c in 0:42, Vondur's refilm of 0:37 speedrun of ADD.
» Q1 SP discussions at QMap: R_speeds Limit Dead? and Low gravity maps and co-op only maps.
» Tyrann releases a tree (used in Moonlite).
» New level news including In Vein screenshots and Fiend Hunter screenshots.
» Shambler's year 2000 in gaming and what 2001 promises, an article posted at TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion.

Fortnight from Monday 18th - Sunday 31st December 2000: News Summary:

» Great new level reviewed: ADD: "A Desert Dusk".
» Good new speedrun demo of ADD in 0:37.
» New level news from various people including Daz's SPX mod pack and screenshots - 1, 2 from Killazontherun.
» TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion updated with: An interview with Peej, mapper and owner of QMap, a mini-review of the Deep Space 9: The Fallen demo, a contest to win a copy of Quake 3 Arena by sending in your funniest insult - now finished, all insults posted, views on Serious Sam Test 2 and Gunman, link to an interesting Shugashack discussion about reviewing, and more...

Fortnight of Monday 27th November - Sunday 10th December 2000: News Summary:

» One new review: Lthsp1: "Ad Infinitum", updated review for the fixed FMB8.
» New level news including the Fear project cancellation and Grindspire's and Iain Bruce's next projects.
» Updated TSFPSDD with various new stuff including ranting and views on Rune, Blade demo, Giants and censorship, mapping scenes for recent action games, and more.
» Moved the Battlezone II SP / IA map reviews to a new site: TEAMShambler presents: Happy Ice Rhino's IA Map Reviews.

Three weeks from Monday 6th - Sunday 26th November 2000: News Summary:

» Two new levels reviewed: Dazsp3 - "Ground Zero" and FMB8 - "For My Babies 8".
» A new speedrun demo of Dazsp3 in 1:31.
» News: CZG's released .rmf files at The grey void, the multimapper Chainmap project, and a 100 brush Q1 SP map competition.
» TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion has moved to Telefragged, and recent updates include a mini-review of the Venom demo, 18 exclusive Battlezone II SP map reviews, details of my two latest UT SP reviews for Nali City, and various other views.

Three weeks of Monday 16th October - Sunday 5th November 2000: News Summary:

» Reviewed a new level: Perssp1.
» New speedrun demo of Sadlark7 in 1:14.
» New level news from Speedy and Fiend Hunter, amongst others.
» PQ's LOTW is now "Level of the Fortnight" - suggestions for levels to promote as LOTF are welcome.
» Updated TSFPSDD with more drum'n'bass discussion, recommended Q2 SP map, and various game views.

Fortnight of Monday 2nd - Sunday 15th October 2000: News Summary:

» No new levels released nor reviewed.
» A new speedrun demo of Castled in 0:33.
» Daikatana's textures converted to Quake: E1 - Futuristic/Swamp, E2 - Ancient Greece, E3 - Medieval Castle, E4 - Near future tech.
» Some new level news from various people (see below), including an updated Soul Of Evil site.
» Updated TSFPSDD with entertaining views on FAKK2, more follow-up feedback on the drum'n'bass discussion, and various other stuff, including KISS views.

Fortnight of Monday 18th September - Sunday 1st October 2000: News Summary:

» No new levels released nor reviewed.
» New levels news and screenshots from: Killjoy (shot 1 - shot 2), Harbinger of Fish and Fat Controller.
» Added a new reviews section to TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion, which will cover SP maps for Daikatana, Wheel of Time, FAKK2, KISS, Elite Force and maybe other games - posted the first review of the only WOT SP map. And posted my view on the Deep Fighter demo (underwater action game), recommended a visually stunning UT map, the truth about the KISS music influences in KISS, a drum'n'bass discussion, a silly IRC chat log, etc etc.

Week of Monday 11th - Sunday 17th September 2000: News Summary:

» Overall summary review and individual map reviews of Nehahra.
» Speedrun demos of: Mexx10 Map 1 in 2:18, Neh1m4 in 0:26, Nehsec in 0:17, and Neh2m5 in 1:14
» Some new levels news, a list of some Nehahra super-secrets posted, and Quake Done Quick With A Vengance released.
» TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion redesigned - easier to access site content - and some ranting about various game related stuff, including a recommended UT DM map, a drum'n'bass Real Audio station, and a ridiculous Fakk2demo error.

Week of Monday 4th - Sunday 10th September 2000: News Summary:

» Posted a full review of the Bad Pak, a 4 map unit containing the previously reviewed Ih1m2 and Ih1m4.
» Posted two good new speedrun demos of Ih1m1 in 0:14 and Ih1m3 in 0:19, to give runs of all the Bad Pak maps in one zip.
» Updated with TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion with some typically meek and mild-mannered (yeah right!!) views on computer gaming magazines, and bit of other stuff.
» Asked for feedback on whether these news summaries are useful, and got very little response, stop being so lazy and email me.

Week of Monday 28th August - Sunday 3rd September 2000: News Summary:

» Reviewed two new levels: Apsp1: "The Final Threat" (review) and Dm1m2: "Stronghold of the Battereds" (review).
» Posted a new speedrun demo of Dm1m2 in 1:01.
» Posted lots of new level news from a variety of people making Q1 SP maps.
» Updated TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion with some views / mini-review of the Delta Force - Land Warrior demo, a game that features 3D accelerated voxels and expansive outdoor terrain.

Fortnight of Monday 14th - Sunday 27th August 2000: News Summary:

» No new level reviews as I was away...
» ...but I sneaked in a bit of new level news before I left.

Fortnight of Monday 31st July - Sunday 13th August 2000: News Summary:

» Reviewed one new Q1 SP mini-unit, The Dig.
» Completely re-designed the site with many improvments to make it more user-friendly.
» Posted a new speedrun demo, completing the Lastgame (review), Map 2, in just 0:15.
» Updated lots of new level news as usual, including: CZG, Daz/Dranz, ELEK, Fat Controller, Gibfest, and Tronyn.
» The Nehahra movie, "Seal of Nehahra", was released.
» Updated TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion with regular views on the following action game demos: Infestation, Mechwarrior3, Tribes, Heavy Gear2 and Descent3, and a new silly IRC chat log, and other thoughts.
» Updated spektrum with various Daikatana news: the patch, map editor, and bonus map pack are all out - time to start mapping.

Three weeks of Monday 10th - Sunday 30th July 2000: News Summary:

» Reviewed two new levels: Ih1m2: "The NecroHell" and Ih1m4: "Castle of the Bad Die" are found on the reviews page.
» Posted two new speedruns for those levels: Easy runs of Ih1m4 in 0:35, and Ih1m2 in 0:39.
» Posted some more screenshots news from various people.
» Updated TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion with a fixed Quake 2 trick move demo and lots more thoughts on Battlezone II.

Fortnight of Monday 26th June - Sunday 9th July 2000: News Summary:

» Reviewed 3 brand news levels!! A2D2: "Ambush Keen Pilgrims", Dazsp2: "Arabian Nights", and "Castle of Oblivion" are waiting on the Reviews by Date page.
» Added a new speedrun demo on the latest map, completing an Easy run of Oblivion in a mere 0:15 seconds.
» Posted a bit of new levels news from Speedy and Xenon who are both making Q1 SP maps.
» Updated TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion with a variety of stuff: Details of my latest Unreal SP reviews (of a couple of great maps), a mini-review of a Drum'n'Bass EP by speedrunner Mineral!!, links to a couple of amusing FPS-related sites, some rambling about the Unreal mission pack, Return to Na Pali, a vulgar penis-fixated IRC chat log (heh), my initial views on Battlezone II (cool game!), and plenty of other rantings. You know where to go for all this - something to interest everyone, I reckon.

Week of Monday 19th - Sunday 25th June 2000: News Summary:

» Reviewed one new level: Alk07: "Egyptian Myth" can be found here.
» Posted some excellent *exclusives* at TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion: the world's first Wheel of Time speedrun demos, a very detailed article explaining my ideas and suggestions for a Q3A single player conversion, and a new original Quake 2 trick jump demo.
» Updated spektrum with more of my diary as I play through Daikatana.

Fortnight of Monday 5th - Sunday 18th June 2000: News Summary:

» No new levels released nor reviewed.
» Updated new levels information from CZG, Daz/Dranz, Fat Controller, Face the Slayer, Mike Woodham and Tronyn.
» Updated TEAMShambler FPS Demos and Discussion with a world exclusive review of the Serious Sam Test (it's the ONLY place you'll read a full, detailed review, so, like, visit...), new silly IRC chat logs, updated Q1 DM trick move, and a bit more.
» Updated spektrum with more Daikatana diary of me playing this increasingly cool game that is packed full of SP mapping potential.

Fortnight of Monday 22nd May - Sunday 4th June 2000: News Summary:

» Reviewed one new level: Coagula is found in Reviews by Date.
» Improved almost all the screenshots of the older reviews, to make them clearer and more informative.
» Posted a new article about converting custom Q1 DM maps to single player, on the Rants page.
» Updated yet more New Levels news, from Blastastic, Daz, [Kona], MCM, Morpheus, Nilfish, Rick Lipsey and Sid.
» Updated TSFPSDD with an improved and informative site/Shambler info page, brand new trick demos on some recent Q1 DM maps, personal UT map recommendations, details of my latest UT SP reviews, numbers of SP maps for less popular FPS games, and other diverse news and views.
» Updated spektrum....because....I have The Daikatana! I've started writing a Daikatana diary about what I think as I play through this game, maybe worth a read if you want my unedited personal views on the game.

For older news, continue to the Old News 2 page.