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Nick Donaldson

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The subject of this article appeared in Unreal Tournament 4.

Nick Donaldson (also called Neoduck) is a lead designer for Epic Games.

Bio[]

Nick was born in Brisbane, Australia, on August 14, 1987. He completed high school education at Kelvin Grove State College and attended Griffirth University doing a Bachelorate of Fine Arts.[1]

Nick is a longtime member of the Unreal community. He started mapping at 13 years of age, just experimenting with the editor, and released his first map that year. Among his community works are contributions for the Cogworks' BeyondUnreal Bonus Pack, the Community Bonus Packs for Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004, (the latter pack even received the "Ownage" award from Cliff Bleszinski himself, and one of Nick's contributions, DM-CBP-AugustNoon, even won Stage 2 of the first edition of MSUC's "Best Level" award[2]) and DM-1on1-Nagem (another map which received the aforementioned award, although very late to make it for the "Ownage" section of UT2004[3]).

From 2004 onwards, he did contract work with Perception Studios in Sydney, Australia. In 2014, he was hired by Epic Games for the development of Unreal Tournament 4.

Works[]

Unofficial maps are those recognized by its author on an official website.[4]

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Unreal Tournament 2003[]

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Unreal Tournament 2004[]

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Unreal Tournament 3[]

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Unreal Tournament 4[]

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Accolades[]

"The first Community Bonus Pack was top-notch and the second pack continues the tradition. Nearly every map in this wonderful collection is close to commercial quality. The best of the bunch would have to be DM-CBP2-KHRONO, however. This stellar one on one map plays as well as it looks. The map flows well, the lighting is gorgeous, and the attention to detail is astonishing. This pack will keep tournament fans busy until the wee hours of the morning!"
– UT2004 Ownage Maps tab
"The second mammoth volume of the second Community Bonus Pack has been unleashed upon us and it is a doozy! Nearly every level in this pack is top notch, especially the urban themed "Tensile Steel." There are piles of custom content in this pack, not only in the levels but also in the form of music, characters, and even some mutators. True, the download size is heavy, but this pack is most certainly worth the wait."
– UT2004 Ownage Maps tab
"[DM-CBP2-Meitak] will teach you about control points, or smack you down in the process. Neoduck has proven that you can create a fun and complex map using clean and simple architecture, and do it without having to sacrifice visual quality. Meitak's item placement and game flow are incredibly refined, and the extra paths and tricks that you can pull off with the various lift jumps make this map truly unforgettable."
– UT2004 Ownage Maps tab
"After a brief hiatus from the realm of level design, Nick "Neoduck" Donaldson returns in prime form with DM-1on1-Nagem. He has put an extraordinary effort into making sure that every aspect of his design was polished, and his attention to detail has really paid off. The new models and textures compliment the existing set seamlessly, and push them in a whole new direction. Gameplay is solid, item placement makes sense, and (most importantly) the map is just a blast to play. Nick has become a mainstay of the Unreal Mapping community, and professional quality maps like this make us hope that he sticks around for even more designs to come."
– CliffyB[6]


External links and references[]

  1. ↑ Donaldson, Nick. "Nick Donaldson's CV". Neoduck. Archived from the original on July 9, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ .altan (December 22, 2003). "BU Interviews: Nick 'neoduck' Donaldson". BeyondUnreal. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ hal (January 27, 2005). "Neoduck's DM-1on1-Nagem Owns". BeyondUnreal. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ Donaldson, Nick. "Maps". Neoduck - Mapping by Nick Donaldson. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Author Profile - neoduck". Nalicity. Archived from the original on Aug 8, 2007. Retrieved Nov 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ hal (January 27, 2005). "Neoduck's DM-1on1-Nagem Owns". BeyondUnreal. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

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