The Sunday N
by Alex Kurcharski,
featuring Tanner Rogalsky
and Matt Blaylock
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Again, I must apologise for the lack of content. During those three days when NUMA was either down or not working at capacity, only about half a day's worth of maps was made. That and I guess there just wasn't much out there I liked this week. I hope you enjoy it anyway.
The Daily Rundown
January 14th to January 20th
January 14th
We honestly had a fucking ripper to start off the week, though. Barrrrrrabajagallll!
January 19th
Strangely, I think this is the second time funman has been featured, even though he's not a particularly prominent author. Oh well, this map was very fun, man.
January 20th
Hmm, I don't think there have been very many good mine jumpers since I started this, and I suppose this isn't really one, but I liked it all the same.
Wow. This map is definitely a better one from Evil_Bob.
Maps of the Week
- Barabajagal - daffodil complex
- Evil_Bob - Burning Down The House.
- funman - *o*
- Tempus_Fugit - Slippery People
News
Level Packs
meatstro, one of our NUMA overlords, released his first map pack ever this week. Described as eclectic by himself, it's definitely worth a look.
All-in-One
apg has outdone himself with his All-in-One map pack thread. Although not currently definitive, it's very nearly there, and a very valuable resource. Great work.
Nterviewed
"Given my predecessors, I feel I should be involved in 2 dozen projects." - Kashkin
I may have given the wrong impression about what Nterviewed is about. Sure, a part of it is yours. If you'd like to say something important, hit me up and I will do my best to help you out. But most of it is mine. This is me, talking to people that I find interesting and enjoyable. I enjoy this, probably more than you do. Kashkin didn't think he really had that much to talk about but he was dead wrong. Check this dude out.
Tanner: How did you choose the aliases you go by? Does the name Red
Reamer have a sexual insinuation?
Kashkin: Sigh. No, it does not have any sexual connotations. RR was
first and foremost my Xbox Live alias. I think I combined a few of the
randomly generated suggestions until I got Red Reamer. I've had... a
lot of aliases in the past. Knife & a Half, The Ill Nar Nar,
Inanimate, Aramanthster, shgoaghoiag... I'm happy I've found something
that's stuck. Kashkin is a by-product of my past infatuation
with Russia and the Russian language. Basically I wanted a name that
sounded Russian.
Tanner: Are you planing anything exciting for the next little while?
Kashkin: Well, the most exciting thing by far is the upcoming map-pack
I’ve headed, due to be released on the 25th. It's codenamed ASF, and
includes some of my favourite map-makers. The main contributors are Aju, astheoceansblue,
Barabajagal,
Clovic, and of course, myself. There are
also some special guests (*wink*), including spect, who makes his debut in a
map-pack.
Tanner: What was your thought process behind beginning a map pack?
Kashkin: Mostly, I felt like I could. Prior to ASF, I was semi-retired
as a map-maker, due to lack of "creative juice." And now I have, in the
words of KinGAleX,
"Enough map sperm in the scrotal sacs of creativity." Essentially, ASF
is a non-episodic collection that brought together a bunch of people I
enjoy talking to and working with.
Tanner: What do you see as being your primary role in the community?
Kashiekins: Well, for the last few months, I’ve been rather focused on
imaging. I'm not active in any of the big projects, or in NUMA. I made
a joke recently that I should be the community’s "Artistic Director."
The responses were either laughter or silence, so I'm probably still
hampered by my complete lack of artistic talent (Photoshopping is not
the same). I'm not even "that guy that always agrees with Dave" anymore. I'll settle for being a
... Slutiopath. Or whatever.
Tanner: Why did you make a new
forum skin?
Kashkin: Why not? I saw a few tutorials on the subject, and figured we
could use a new look. Really though, there was no primary motivator. I
just did it. Thanks to the co-operation of jtbandes and Pembie,
of course with input from Keron Cyst, there's a good chance the skin
will be implemented, but I'll leave all that for a later date (i.e.
When it happens :P ).
Tanner: Where do you find most of the pictures you use to create
your images?
Kashkin: Google-image search. Where else? Your panda
is from weebls-stuff, of course. Some of the stuff I
make myself, usually via a tutorial on the subject.
Tanner: How much time to you normally spend on making an image?
Kashkin: Depends. On whom the image is for, the mood I'm in, how
interesting the request itself is and whether my first draft is any
good. I have a strange form of patience concerning projects that others
might consider mind-numbingly boring. So, generally more than 30
minutes and anywhere up to 3 hours or more. On average, probably 40
minutes. Do you remember the Untitled Epic, LittleViking's ASCII story? I spent a day on
that project. Literally, about 14 hours.
Tanner: Do you have any advice for someone who wants to experiment
with making images?
Kashkin: Tutorials and patience. That is essentially how I got to be
where I am (where ever that is). I'm not particularly gifted, but I do
have an inordinate amount of patience.
Tanner: Which song would you most enjoy making love to?
Kashkin: It amuses me that this is not even the third or fourth time
I’ve had this conversation. I used to say Stellar by Incubus,
and I would –still– enjoy that, especially the acoustic version.
Perhaps even To
Be Alone With You by Sufjan Stevens.
Ultimately though, I’m going to have to take sides with both the song Let’s
Play Guitar in a Five Guitar Band by Minus the Bear
and my Canadian friend Vanessa; Jazz. She suggested It
Never Entered My Mind by Miles Davis, which
I think is particularly sexy (the suggestion and as a result, Vanessa).
So that, or something from the album Kind of Blue.
See? Next week will be a little different. Borealis and SlappyMcGee. Two men. Two interviews. One week. Write it down. Make it so. Bye.