For an unknown reason I haven't been able to check mail the last month. If you've send me a mail and have gotton no reply then please contact me through this temporary address: [email protected]. jv_map has no temporary e-mail set up yet.
Happiness all over the place! Finally the Freebrief website is a truly veteran website for having served over 2 years enthousiastic Quake mappers with revolutionary tools like Particle Studio. Moreover fanatic Quake 3 and Duke Nukem gamers got the possibility to enlarge their maps collection with some of the best maps ever made by the Freebrief team.
Of course Freebrief will not cease growing to a website of magnificent magnitude and possibly a new map or developer tool will soon be delivered from our conveyor belt.
Despite the fact that our visitor counter did not explode like we expected when we launched, we still think our site is a useful resource for level designers all over the world.
We hope to continue the site for a while and we count on your support.
As requested by a few users I have repackaged Particle Studio. The new version includes an off-line manual in pdf format and the two demo maps.
As of now Particle Studio also uses a proper setup program so you can install and remove it later without leaving a trace in the registry. This means you'll have to be very careful or there will be nothing to remember you of this great utility!
I made a demo map for Particle Studio demonstrating how to do a snow effect. As the performance hit is small it is now realistic for mappers to include snow in their maps.
This thing is so hot you should grab it now before it melts!
I passed my finals and to celebrate I decided to release the source code of Particle Studio.
If you want to know how it works or if you want to add that very special feature, this is your opportunity. However you can also let me do the job and send in a feature request. Chances are I will include your feature in the next version of Particle Studio.
To contact me click on the button with my name above. You may also want to post something in our very own, very pleasant forum.
Particle Studio is getting popular! Two new maps using it have been spotted. This brings the number of Particle Studio enhanced maps to a stunning total of three!
The great reputation and fame of Particle Studio is only exceeded by the glory of my own name: "Imois"!!! (which is not my real name by the way).
It's not only us to be happy. We are extremely sure that you are happy too. "But why?" would you think. The answer is rather obvious: It is our birthday today!!
At 23rd April 2000 the Freebrief Website was launched on a GeoShities server. However, a negligible period of time later it moved to Tripod. After a long time over there, Freebrief has had a facelift and moved to a cosy little place called "Quake3Stuff".
As expected, everyone will wish the Freebrief site loads of nice years ahead and a big mapping, coding and pakking future. Congratulations shalt be sent to me and to the other Freebrief member.
Krash� new map H2SO4 uses Particle Studio for the sparks effect, and the Smokepak for the steam effect. The effects really add to the atmosphere. This map has a great gameflow as well so you should probably get it.
This is the first map I spotted which contains effect generated by Particle Studio. If you use Particle Studio for your maps please let me know and I will post links.
I have created a Quake 3 Arena map. It shows what you can do with Particle Studio. All source files are provided, so you can take a look at how it is done.
It's a small download and it provides you with hours of entertainment.
We got a hosting offer from Quake3Stuff.com and accepted it. We redesigned the site once again and automated it. This will allow us to create even more content!
Apart from working on the new site, we have also updated the particle studio manual. We still have to write some more pages containing information for advanced users, but the basic section is complete.
We appreciate your visit to our new site and we hope you will enjoy it. Please leave a message in the forum if you have a comment or a question. We look forward to your feedback.
First of all, the entire Freebrief team wishes you a merry christmas, oh no, a happy 2001.
Just as in 2000, in 2001 we will have loads of cool stuff. We are proud to announce the birth of Particle Studio. The program is still under heavy development, but the first experiments indicate success. We expect to release a first version at the end of this month.
We have a new section on our site! It is called map paks and will contain valuable content for mappers. If you are a mapper and you are looking for something, take a look.
We are planning to move our site to Tripod. The main reason for this is the larger storage space. We have already registered our name and we will start building our site at freebrief.tripod.com. We will still be accessible at jump.to/freebrief.
The Freebrief website has been revised and redesigned. Check out all new features and links.
We registered the jump.to/freebrief URL so you can reach us now easier than ever before. We have posted our Quake 3 level Mysthy Dungeon at Fileplanet and on various review sites.
It seems like people actually like the level. If you are one of them mail me.
Today there is a new great site on the web. Today is the first day the Freebrief Website is online. A new era has begun! Hundreds of game fanatics will soon be visiting this site every very minute. Our mailbags will be filled with loads of enthusiastic fan mail. This site will be under construction for a while, but be patient, and you won't be disappointed.
The Freebrief website will contain all kinds of stuff for the best games ever made e.g. Quake III Arena and last and least Duke Nukem 3D (1996). You have also found the right place if you are looking for nice (home-made) programs and cool links to other sites.
We think our visitor counter will explode due to mass visiting. Last, we want to thank GeoCities for their generous hosting.