If any of you pros know of any decent company hiring level designers, hmu please and thank you. 

he'll need some if slackroom takes off 

I already joked about going to work on Blackroom with some guys of the guys from work. I found it funny, not sure they did. 

Just curious...How much pay would you expect if a freelance game developer wanted to commission you to create a large scale Quake map?

I would like to know, just in case in the future I need to have someone create levels for a future project. 

In case you're still looking:
https://www.streamline-studios.com/careers/ 

Ruin: I probably wouldn't work on a quake map except for fun and personal satisfaction, sorry.

Adib: Thanks, but I'm not sure I would be willing to move to Malaysia. :) 

I totally understand you, I'm coming from Brazil. What can I say? It's been an adventure to tell my grandchildren. And mapping for a new game in the process. So far, so awesome. 

I've posted a help wanted ad on polycount (see link below), but I wanted to repost it here since the art I need is very much in the vein of the Quake era of games.

http://polycount.com/discussion/172352/generalist-artist-wanted-for-indie-retro-fps/p1 

"The game's theme is Dark Fantasy / Gothic / Lovecraftian horror."

"Reference Art:"

[link to google image search for "arcane dimensions quake"]

ayy lmao 

But there is no general art "direction" in AD, really.
Just wow again. 

Its gameplay and story is similar to this: http://199.101.98.242/media/images/34559-Megaman_X_(USA)-3.jpg
but way less good

but with graphics rendered like this: https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/23024277/bubsy.0.png

All I need is 4 million bucks via my kickstarter and we'll be good. What could possibly go wrong? 

looks good i'll donate

...but's what's really important are the pixels and the polygons, not the style (as long as it still looks like AD and makes me moneys though) 

Why so salty? 

posts #606 - #609 are pretty cringy. 

I was just shit posting about the "mighty no. 9".

Post 605 just gave me a good segue to do so :) 

Has anyone posting seriously in this thread ever *not* been trolled? 

The thing is, I would actually send him some work. I'm just not good enough.

There are plenty of mappers here who are good enough, although posting their own maps as inspiration probably isn't the best way to woo them. I'm not sure if he personalised the pitch for this audience, but the pitch seems a little (for lack of a better phrase) cut and paste?

At the end of the day, money talks. And if he is offering reasonable cash for the work he wants done, then I'm sure he'll get bites. 

Is the topic of this thread basically a lie since anyone who asks for help always ends up getting a negative response or no response? 

There probably shouldn't be any "discussion" in this thread, or at most only requests for additional information on an offer.

No response in the thread shouldn't always mean no actual response though, most people interested should follow up by email. 

Well, in the 12-year history of this thread, has there even been a single instance of anyone being recruited to a mod team or a paid job from this thread? if not, maybe it's time to update the OT with a link to this image: http://i.imgur.com/atDWHJC.jpg