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"After almost three years of this map collecting dust, I'm coming back to it. It's the renovation nobody asked for!

Prep thine anus for gm_street_redux"

Famous last words indeed.

Ten or so years ago when I published this map, I was trying to make edits to an HL2RP map called City 18. The only change I wanted to make: add snow to the outside surfaces (drifts and textures) and make it snow all the time. It sounded easy enough on paper, but Hammer was already old when I first opened it, so I had to do some learning. This map is ultimately a culmination of that learning.

Even though it's a dinky little map, I decided to upload it to the workshop in the hopes someone would have fun with it. On the initial release I noticed that it was picking up quite a few subscribers. I found it bizarre that anybody had even bothered to subscribe to it, let alone play it and leave a comment.

After a while I stopped paying attention to it as my attempt at making a snowy City 18 completely failed. Hammer's limits were already being pushed by the map. Snow was simply not on the table for someone of my level. I spent some time on an unreleased winter bunker map that didn't go very far. With two total failures under my belt, I stopped working with Hammer and decided to try something less specific. That experience led to many adventures with Unity, game design, and eventually other creative pursuits.

I rarely get steam notifications (responsibility mixed with a continuous online presence are a struggle for me) but needless to say I was shocked to see people asking about the redux (even if it is only trolling).

So out of a sense of duty, I fired up Source SDK, and started (trying ) to work again. Turns out things have changed in the last ten years. Rather than fix Source SDK, I opened an old version of Hammer and started adding things to the map. Let me tell you:

This map is an unoptimized horror show. I clearly had very little idea what I was doing when I made it.

Most things in the map are clipping, running on different grid scales, and the skybox was somehow carved, splitting it into 8 different pieces but only on two ends.

Even then, I did add a few things just to see if I could slap together a redux. Six or so hours of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around in hammer made me realize: this map is, and always has been, exactly what I wanted it to be.

It has some buildings, some water, a nice skybox, and a little space to build. I honestly found myself at a loss of what to add.

This has led me to formally declare that there will be no redux of the map. I know it's impolite to break a promise, but I feel the statute of limitations applies here. I'm thankful to everyone who has subscribed, left their comments, and enjoyed this little practice project of mine. I hope that it continues to be a source of fun for anyone who comes across it in the future.

You made a teenager with a passion for making things feel like he contributed something to a game and space he loves. Thank you for being terrific. Peace.

tl;dr: I made this map for practice ten years ago. It's unoptimized and a pain to edit. I won't be releasing a redux as promised, but it's been almost a decade so give me a break. Thank you for enjoying my map!

Here is the original map if you want to use it for whatever reason: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10EaCIVgH4bG_QPgrKtaaddomdMmqvWd-/view?usp=sharing

Credit is not required, but I appreciate it! Thank you again for enjoying the work I put into this. Peace out.