Hey there, my name is James Caldwell, I'm also known as ModelingMan. For the past year I've been a part of the GTA Modding Community, now I'm hoping to get into HL2/CS:S modding, therefore I'm creating my own map which will be known as cs_college.
This map will be based on the college that I go to (Central College of Commerce, Glasgow), personally I think the layout of the college is perfect for a CS:S map. I have already started the modelling of the map, but it's a bit early to show screenshots, maybe I'll enter it in the CSGZ mapping contest :)

Anyway I'm glad to be in another community, and I hope to contribute some useful mods for HL2/CS:S.

Welcome to the forum. Can't wait to see your map:D

Welcome to the forums. Hope to see you in the server! Good luck with the map looking forward to playtesting it if you want, just let me know.

Thanks for the welcomes guys. I hope to show you some good renders of my map progress soon, not worth it right now since I haven't begun texturing any of it yet.

When the time is right I'd be happy if some of you would test the map with me, should be fun :)

Welcome to CSGZ. Can't wait to test out your map.

When do you think your map will be ready?

Hey dude, welcome to CSGZ. Can't wait to play ur map!

sup modelingman, welcome to the forums and server mostlikey :D

Thanks guys. I'm hoping the map will be ready before the end of May. I started modelling some of the interior last night, it's being done surprisingly fast.

Here's my plans for the map:
http://img17.echo.cx/img17/73/cscollege4sm.th.gif (http://img17.echo.cx/my.php?image=cscollege4sm.gif)

Players: 32 or 40
Spawns: CTs will spawn at the hostage rescue zone. Ts will spawn in the 3rd and 4th floor of the college.
Hostages: 2 will be placed in a classroom on the 3rd floor, and another 2 on the 4th.

There will be several ways in and out of the college, enough places to take cover and plenty of combat zones.

I'm open for any suggestions....

That's a very good idea, especially the fact that the hostiges aren't that close together. It adds some sence of tension coz you have to go to a completely different location to get the hostiges!

the map has potential for me to own up on some noobie biatches. *cough* flitch *cough* :D :D

can't wait to play it!