Björn Ostmann (Vader)

Björn Ostmann (alias Vader) is a German Doom level designer and artist. He is best known for his work in Back to Saturn X and ZPack - Random Maps for ZDoom, as well as his own megawad The Rebirth and is a prominent contributor to Knee-Deep in ZDoom.

In 2008, he won a Cacoward for his WAD, Thunderpeak, and in addition, he was named Mapper of the Year.

Body of work

2003

• The Rebirth (Doomworld/idgames)

2004

• Castle Nevermore (Doomworld/idgames)

2007

• Knee-Deep in ZDoom (Doomworld/idgames)
  • Z1M3: Toxin Refinery
  • Z1M8: Phobos Anomaly
  • Z1M10: Penultimate Evil
  • Secondary & tertiary work on other maps, graphics

2008

• ZPack - Random Maps for ZDoom (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E1M3: KDiZD Launch Site (with Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667))
  • E1M8: Thunderpeak Powerplant
  • E1M9: Termination
  • E1M0: Colossus Reloaded
  • E3M7: Blackrock
• Thunderpeak (Doomworld/idgames)

2009

• Greenwar II (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP20: Rusty Garden
  • MAP25: Ogrim's Shrine

2010

• Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos (Doomworld/idgames)
  • STR12: Dangoo Desert
  • STR19: Tarstone Fortress
  • STR22: Locus of Pestilence (layout by Josh)
  • STR33: Antlion Nebula
  • STR56: Phobos Anomaly (with Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667))

2012

• Back to Saturn X Episode 1: Get Out of My Stations
  • MAP07: Metal Mothers

2014

• The ZDoom Community Map Project "Take 2" (Doomworld/idgames)
  • Mapping, graphics

• Back to Saturn X Episode 2: Tower in the Fountain of Sparks
  • MAP06: Useless Inventions
  • MAP14: Shocker in Gloomtown (with Brett Harrell)
  • MAP15: The Theory of Broken Circles