Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw)

Paul DeBruyne, also known as skillsaw and, formerly, Maduin, is an American level designer. He is one of the most acclaimed mappers in Doom history, winning five Cacowards for his projects: both Vanguard and Lunatic in 2011, Valiant in 2015, Ancient Aliens in 2016, and Heartland in 2021. He has also created maps for several team projects. In 2011, he was named "Mapper of the Year".

DeBruyne's mapping style was heavily influenced by Erik Alm's Scythe series. An article on the history of Doom mapping stated: "Vanguard and Lunatic saw refinements on the episodic formula and streamlined combat of Scythe 2, but it was Valiant that seemed to reach the highest heights of what a modern Boom megawad could achieve. Skillsaw took everything that was stylistically great about Scythe 2 and dialed it up to eleven, while also making it even more fun and accessible for the typical Doom player."

Body of work

1998

• Sector 666 (Doomworld/idgames)

2007

• Aeternum (Doomworld/idgames)

2008

• ZPack - Random Maps for ZDoom (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E3M1: Riveter
  • E3M8: Point Hellfire
  • Dynamic light definitions

2010

• Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos (Doomworld/idgames)
  • STR08: Tropical Paradox
  • STR23: Bipolar Bunker
  • STR24: Aurora Emitter
  • STR31: Black Gold

2011

• 32in24-11: Occupy Doomworld (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP02: Graytest Thing Since Sliced Bread
  • MAP15: What the Tech
• Hanging Gardens (Doomworld/idgames)
• Lunatic (Doomworld/idgames)
• Vanguard (Doomworld/idgames)

2012

• 32in24-12: IRON MAPPER (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP01: This Aggression Will Not Stand, Man
  • MAP15: Mark It Zero
• Community Chest 4 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP02: Slugfest
• Back to Saturn X Episode 1: Get Out of My Stations (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP03: The Room Taking Shape
  • MAP10: A Proud And Booming Industry
  • MAP12: Underground Initiations (with Travers Dunne (traversd))
  • MAP13: I'll Replace You With Machines (with Sarah Mancuso (esselfortium))
  • MAP22: Gonna Never Have To Die (with Matt Cibulas (RottKing))
  • MAP31: Optical Hopscotch
  • MAP32: The Hard Way

2013

• 100 Lines (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP27: Springtime in Hell (100lineT.wad)
• Unholy Realms (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP27: Serpentine
• TTVZone! Collection 1 (Doomworld forums thread)
  • MAP09: Uh Oh (or Oh, No)
  • MAP21: All Engines Are Go!

2014

• Back to Saturn X Episode 2: Tower in the Fountain of Sparks
  • MAP12: Demons Are Real
  • MAP18: Optional Bases Opposed
• 32in24-14: How the Hamburglar Stole Christmas (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP19: Violent Night, Holy Shite

2015

• Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
  • Session 15, MAP14: The Moldy Old West
  • Session 22, MAP16: The Tomb of Akhenaten (with Brayden Hart (AD_79), Justin Kelly (Breezeep), and TheMionicDonut)

• Valiant (Doomworld/idgames)

• Nashville, Tennessee (Doomworld/idgames)

2016

• Sawdust (Doomworld/idgames)
• Ancient Aliens (Doomworld/idgames)
• Ancient Aliens Textures (Doomworld/idgames)
• 50 Monsters (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP32: The Tomb of Akhenaten (with Brayden Hart (AD_79), Justin Kelly (Breezeep), and TheMionicDonut)

2018

• Eviternity (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP31: Imperator

2020

• Dark Scythe (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP26: Dirty Simulation

2021

• Heartland (Doomworld/idgames)
• MBF21

External links

• Stairway to Badass: The Making and Remaking of Doom (Chapter 9 has a segment on Skillsaw)