Burial-Grounds Tribute Page

This page is dedicated to the Burial-Grounds.com website and community, and the custom Quake 3 maps and other projects that were created as a direct result of their existence. I started Burial-Grounds due to my love of the game Quake 3, the community that developed from its creation, and the interest I had in running Quake 3 servers with custom user created content on them.

Within this page you will find a list of all of the maps, images and movies that community members of Burial-Grounds.com created, with descriptions, screenshots, download links, and a history of how and why they were created. I’m hoping if nothing else this will be nostalgic for those of you who still commune at Burial-Grounds, and perhaps it will be an archive for new people to explore and gain a new appreciation for all the hard work that went in to these maps.

Burial Grounds jaxdm4_v21 released March 23, 2001 by: Jax_Gator

This is the map that started it all. A respected member of the Burial-Grounds.com community, Jax_Gator pays tribute Burial-Grounds in his 4th custom Quake 3 map. Set in a graveyard with crypts and a mausoleum, the Burial Grounds contains the names of members from the Burial-Grounds server community. With a beautiful sky box, some fancy brushwork and custom models, and this map shaped up to be a real winner. This map became one of the most revered maps on the Burial-Grounds servers, and was just the beginning of more great maps to come from Jax.Unfortunately for the Quake 3 community, Jax left to pursue other hobbies and live life in the “real world”, but this map will go on to be one of my favorite and most nostalgic maps to ever come out of the Burial-Grounds.com mapping community.

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Other Information: The custom level review site, aptly named LvL, reviewed jaxdm4_v21 and gave it a fairly good review. You can check out the review as well as the comments from the quake 3 community at the time of it’s release, just click here!You can download jaxdm4_v21 from my file database right here.

System Failure bgmappak1 Released April 24, 2002 By: Jax_Gator, ElFinko, StormShadow, Quint

System Failure was the first map pak created by and for the Burial-Grounds.com community. The pak consists of four high quality deathmatch maps that were constructed and tested over a four month period. We created a theme for the project that each mapper adhered to, and included tons of custom created textures and music that were created specifically for this map pak. It was a collective effort from the entire Burial-Grounds community, with mappers, musicians, artists and beta testers all calling BG their home.

Galileus (BGMP1) by: Quint This was the smallest map in the pak, and it was also probably the one with the most action packed gameplay. Quint did a masterful job with the textures and lighting, as well as adhering to the portion of the theme he was responsible for. The music track “Desolation” included in Quint’s map was produced by Ross “Captain” Tracy, who also produced two other tracks for the team.

Distant Sands (BGMP2) by: Jax_Gator Distant Sands by Jax_Gator was yet another masterpiece by one of the most respected mappers in the Burial-Grounds community. Jax always seemed to bring an organic feel to his maps, as well as just make giant strides in gameplay with each and every map he produced. The outdoor areas were a blast with the railgun, and plenty of indoor action to meet your rocket launching needs. Another instant classic. Music for BGMP2 was produced by another community member, JackOfficer. With its funky baseline, Easter was probably my favorite track in the entire pak.

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (BGMP3) by: Finko By far one of my favorite maps of all time, BGMP3 has it all. Finko has become world famous for his vertical action maps, and IMO this was one of his greatest accomplishments. The vertical action is great, the open area horizontal deathmatch is great, the hectic corridor bloodbaths are great and I love how he used the textures and brushwork. Finko went on to make many more maps, including two in the next Burial-Grounds map pak, and some were probably better looking and more technically sound, but BGMP3 will go down as one of the most fun maps of them all. Descent by Ross “Captain” Tracy is the music track you will hear while playing BGMP3, and I think of all the tracks in the pak, this one suited the map it was designed for the best.

Digital Fusion (BGMP4) by: StormShadow BGMP4 is right up there with BGMP1 as far as action packed gameplay goes. Gibs are flying all over this map due to the vast line of sign in the main corridor and some perfectly placed jump pads. Storm just did everything right for this map, with great ambiance, texturing and gameplay. Stormshadow continued to create some great maps after this map pak, with one of my all time favorite maps being in the Burial-Grounds map pak 2. Again, music is produced by the hard working Ross “Captain” Tracy with the track Continuum.

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Other Information: This map pak was reviewed by LvL, which you can read on this page. Also feel free to download the map pak from my download database right here. You can also see the original promo video that was produced to help promote this map pak to the Quake 3 community.

Viralis bgmappak2 Released July 22, 2003 By: Jax_Gator, ElFinko, StormShadow, NECROSIS, Psion

Viralis was the second map pak brought to you by the level design team at Burial-Grounds.com We put a lot of time in effort in to this map paks theme, which produced some of the most interesting custom Quake 3 maps I’ve ever seen or had the pleasure to play in. We took just over eight months produce the five maps for the Viralis map pak (and one sixth “hidden” space map by NECROSIS), which included lots of brainstorming for the theme, tons of time with custom textures and sounds and around 3 months of beta testing. We promoted the heck out of this project, with wallpapers, a comic strip to explain the theme of the pak as well as an interview with Pappy-R from Planetquake.com I was very proud to be a part of this team, I think we released an A+ product here.

Into the Abyss [water] (BGMP5) by: StormShadow Stormshadow blew us all away with this awesomely textured and constructed map. He followed the theme flawlessly, with the “Water” element really shining through with the texturing and lighting that was second to none! I think this is one of the best looking maps out there, StormShadow should definitely be working in the business.

The Soremill [wood] (BGMP6) by: Psion I was pleasantly surprised with how well psions map was constructed! It is probably one of the most fun maps of them all, and it adhered to the concept of the map pak as well as any other. The texturing, brushwork and sounds of the map really brought home the true intention of this project. I can’t imagine this map pak without The Soremill, it’s a true classic.

FireWalker [fire] (BGMP7) by: Finko Firewalker is actually the second map that Finko created for the Viralis map pak. We had another member of the team drop out due to personal reasons, and we were in desperate need for someone to fill his spot. In stead of trying to get another person up to speed with the project, Finko volunteered to step up and make another map (he also made BGMP9). This map is insane, with it’s vertical, jump pad, railgun gameplay. Finko created a real winner with the fire map, especially considering the amount of time he had to work on it.

Mortal Wounds [earth] (BGMP8) by: Jax_Gator Again, Jax_Gator comes through with a big time crowd favorite in BGMP8, Mortal Wounds. The gameplay is spot on, the theme is covered throughout the map and the visuals are as good as they get! There is a lot to love about this map, including the hidden passage to the railgun sniper spot, to the difficulty in the hidden quad damage room. The waterfall is beautiful to look at and the gameplay is just as fun! I think this was one of Jax_Gators last custom Quake 3 map, and it shows the maturity of his awesome level editing skills.

Steel Force [metal] (BGMP9) by: Finko The fact that Finko was able to create two maps in the time alloted for this map pak was amazing to me. The fact that they both rocked is simply a testament to his mad level editing skills, hard work, and determination. I loved Steel Force because it’s a true Finko style, fast action, vertical gameplay type of map. The many jump pads, accel pads and warp zones make for a unique gameplay map, one that I’ll always load up and play.

NECROCHAOS [space] (BGMP0) by: NECROSIS BGMP0 was a hidden map that we included with the Viralis map pak. NECROSIS created this fun space/rail style map to include as a bonus for the map pak. Everyone on the Viralis map pak team pitched in to add some gameplay and style elements to NECROCHAOS, making it a special map to me. Although space maps are not usually my bag, I absolutely love playing on this one. When set for railgun only, it’s one of the most fun maps you’ll ever play. It truly did finish the pak for us, I’m happy NECROSIS came up with the idea and put it in to motion.

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Other Information: Here is the comic included with the Viralis map pak which explains the theme of the project. This map pak was reviewed by LvL, which you can read on this page. Also feel free to download the map pak from my download database right here.

Lava Tomb – High Octane q3chaosdm2-ho released October 13th, 2006 by: dmschaos

Lava Tomb (q2dm6) was one of my all time favorite maps in Quake 2, so it was only fitting that it would be my first released Quake 3 map. I originally attempted a true remake with all of the original traps and moving objects included, however this did not bode well for the Quake 3 gameplay. Instead of trying to make these elements work, which ultimately would have failed IMO, I decided I would take the map in a new direction. I eliminated all of the traps, added some new paths, accel pads, jump pads and trick jump locations to increase the gameplay speed throughout the map. I also changed a lot of the item locations as well as adding some new items to add to the Quake 3 feel of the map. Overall I was very happy with the result, even if there are some things I look back at now and would like to fix.

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Other Information: I received a fairly positive review from the level review site LvL. You can view that review, right here. You can also download q3chaosdm2-ho from my file database right here.

Psychophobia q3chaosdm3 released November 29th, 2006 by: dmschaos

Psychophobia is my second (and probably last) released custom map for Quake 3. I attempted to make a smaller, more tournament style of map. I think I failed miserably at the “tournament” aspect of the map, however it did play very well with 2 – 5 players in deatchmatch gameplay. I worked really hard to make the gameplay enjoyable, and even harder to ensure that the bots played the map convincingly. The style and visuals of the map pay homage to Quake 2, with both the evil_lair texture set and the blocky type architecture.

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Other Information: Again, LvL reviewed my map with nothing but good things to say about it. You can read the review right here. You can also download q3chaosdm3 from my file database right here.

Petty Larceny feldm1 released February 22nd, 2002 by: Felonious

Petty Larceny will forever go down as one of the most special maps to come out of the Burial-Grounds community. For whatever it may have lacked in visuals, it more then made up for the enjoyment that everyone got out of playing it. Felonious put everything he had in to FelDm1, just like he did with everything else he created for the Burial-Grounds community. His map and his incredible video homage to the Burial-Grounds.com community will stay with me for as long as I shall live. We miss you Felonious!

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Other Information: LvL reviewed Felonious’ map right here. You can also download feldm1 from my file database right here.

Burial Grounds Movies various movies created by Burial-Grounds.com community members.

The Burial Grounds Movie II: “QuakeFu” by: Felonious Productions Although Quake Fu was not the first movie created by Felonious, or even the first movie dedicated to the Burial-Grounds.com community, it is by far the best Quake 3 movie ever produced (IMHO!). Felonious put hundreds of hours in to Quake Fu, and it’s production value shines because of it. This movie has it all, it’s nostalgic value is high, the entertainment value is tops and if you are at all familiar with the Burial-Grounds community, it will make you smile throughout.

The Burial Grounds Movie by: Felonious Productions This was the first movie put together by Felonious for the Burial-Grounds community. It contains a lot of footage from various maps on the Burial-Grounds server and really is just a prelude to the great “Quake Fu” movie that he produced later that same year.

BG The Movie by: dmschaos This was my only attempt at creating a movie using Quake 3 demo files as a source. The beginning of the movie contains about 40 different members of the Burial-Grounds community all gathered on the charon3dm3 custom Quake 3 map. Insanity quickly ensues, at which point I change direction to a more individual sequence of clips. It’s rather short and not entirely complete, but it does show some good railgun shots and if nothing more is here for nostalgic value.

Burial Grounds Wallpapers various wallpaper images created by Burial-Grounds.com community members.

Burial-Grounds Wallpaper Contest Here are a ton of wallpapers that were created by members of the Burial-Grounds community in response to a contest I initiated.

You can view the entire lot of wallpapers from this contest in the wallpaper gallery.

Burial-Grounds Map Pak Wallpapers This is a gallery of wallpapers that were created by NECROSIS to help promote both of the Burial-Grounds Map Paks. These are some great wallpapers that I still put in rotation on my own desktop.

These first two wallpapers are from the Burial Grounds System Failure Map Pak. These next four wallpapers are from the Burial Grounds Viralis Map Pak.

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