To all the ghost hunters:
its bull. i dunno if the guy really did kill himself or not everyone seems to be basing this from speculations and rumours. there is no hard proof other than "i have a friend he saw a post from a guy who was friends with map designer". this is not evidence of anything. i think this is all just some stupid creepy pasta designed to scare people and get people to play the map and make servers etc. not something of the OPs doing but just someone having a laugh. I went through this map 2 or 3 times on slow walk with flashlight then no flashlight and using the alien motion tracker mod that picks up NPC movement (to debunk the npc myth).

not once did i see a shadow or hear any out of the ordinary sounds other than some poorly recorded tracks that sound kinda creepy like trains coming to a stop sounding like whispers or other similar noises. also i noticed some sounds cut out early or glitch causing what should have been a rat noise to sound creepy and out of place. also to adress the ghost rumours in game most of these are gonna be 1 of 3 things. Liars who claim to see it, people whose friends told them they have seen it and have no proof (funny how they say they were not able to capture it or were not recording during their ghost hunts) and finally 3 the people who did see something but it wasnt a ghost or NPC it was simply texture trickery.

Texture trickery:
if you go to places people claim the ghost resides (sewers, train station and flats) they claim to see shadows moving fast out of corners or appearing then vanishing. this imo is simply textures flickering. i went to every location on the map (including no clipping to see any hidden areas etc) and used the doctor who tool to unlock the locked doors. you will notice in all these areas textures will bug out and flicker or load in late. you will also notice at times your frames may drop slightly just for a few seconds when this happens. this isnt a ghost etc its just textures of a game that came out years ago on a dated engine. nothing we havent seen before just we are so used to modern games and the graphics.

NPC argument:
To address this is a little harder and im not 100% if its true or not but im saying no. unless the update was recent which i highly doubt how come no one ever commented about a ghost npc or shadow entity before? also the fact people have checked the files and not found anything yet relating to npc or entity files itself. also if you wish to try it yourself look up the alien isolation mod and download the motion tracker device. this device detects npc movement and i believe npcs in general all around the map. just like the movie it has a radius and you have to aim in that direction but if you were to see a shadow or hear a sound that you are looking towards it will pick it up as the range is strong. again i slowly walked through the map holding this and it got nothing. sure i dont think entities count so you can argue that but if it was a nextbot or snpc or anything like that this would see it.

not trying to ruin peoples fun or out but so many people bring this up and its all because of that viral video im sure we all saw youtube recommend to us. about the map and source games being creepy. whilst sure that is the case this doesnt make it true and certainly doesnt mean there is a dead guy haunting a map.

if the original creator has passed then RIP my friend i hope you have found peace and thank you for making a map that has meant a lot to so many fans.

if he is alive well good luck with whatever your doing dude and again thanks.

sorry if i bored anyone but just wanted to address this from a more rational mindset.

just be respectful if the dude has passed and certainly dont make a trend out of someones death.

EDIT: the only thing i can confirm is that when you shoot out the windows they can repair themselves. u dunno why this happens my only reasoning of this is either a glitch or maybe there is coding so that they will eventually repair on their own. maybe because the dev wanted this to be an online map with RP but he knew the windows would get smashed so instead of making them all invincible he simply coded them to be repaired. which is possible as there are mods that do this