A new level of nerd-dome.
I play a lot of left 4 dead. I often feel remorse in spending so many hours wasted in a game, so I decided to be productive with a few of them. Develop my skills as an artist? No. Pick up a new hobby to better myself? No. Create a level for left 4 dead? Correct.
So a buddy and I are currently working on a survival map for l4d. Pretty pathetic use of time, but better than playing the game and I'm enjoying the creative process. Valve's Hammer tool is really easy to use by taking out a lot of the technical crap.
The map is based on Uncle Rege's house from Night of the Living Dead (1990). I have taken some creative liberties with the inside, so it isn't piece-by-piece perfect. Who cares? Here are some screen grabs:
L4D2 comes out in a few months, so I'm not even sure if this map will work without modification. After (if?) this map is complete, we'll see if I need another one or if I've sufficiently worked this out of my system.