Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw)

Paul DeBruyne, also known as skillsaw and, formerly, Maduin, is an American level designer. He is the author of many Cacoward-winning projects such as Vanguard, Lunatic, Valiant and Ancient Aliens. He has also contributed to many well known projects such as Back to Saturn X, Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos and the 32in24 series. He was named "Mapper of the Year" in the 2011 Cacowards.

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)

External links

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