Uhh... no. Frankly I'd rather not have veteran status like Overlord, mostly because that means I feel obligated to, like Snoop Dogg, come up with funky (-)(-)(-) (-) like every single day. Keep in mind, I do respect Overlord and his work. He's made some awesome stuff in the past.

[quote]Maybe, just maybe, because it's new?[quote]

"Hey, let's make the entire level black!" doesn't sound that new of an idea to me. We've had more than 15 years of level editing, from Wolf 3D to Doom 2 and beyond. We've had tons of time to come up with the totally original idea of "make everything black".

Because I thought I could let your mind think about the disadvantages of having a completely black level.

Think about it in the eyes of a new person, who's barely played Battle 1. Now he's playing Battle 1 Blackout. He doesn't have the layout memorized. It's impossible for him to maneuver because he doesn't understand where anything is. It's much harder to learn the layout of Battle 1 Blackout when you haven't played the original, simply because you have to imagine the layout in your head as well as memorize it.

Tell you what. I'll use the Blackout tileset from Overlord's download to make an entirely original level and host it. If I get a server of 10 people, the majority (>5) of which like the level, I'll shut up and suck Overlord's dong for eternity.