Reisal Posted July 15, 2012 Too young to die. I wonder what the cause of death was? 0 Share this post Link to post
fx02 Posted July 15, 2012 Hope you had good time playing and maping Doom while you were with us. When I first played that egyptian map I hated it, but today it's one of my favorite for Coop. Thank you for that. RIP. 0 Share this post Link to post
Mogul Posted July 15, 2012 Insanely talented mapper. I am sorry to see him go. Condolences to Andy and everyone else here who knew him personally. Time helps. 0 Share this post Link to post
Archy Posted July 15, 2012 MAP09: "Castle Gardens" was a fantastic map, one of my all time favorites. I never spoke a word to Kim Malde, but I am quite saddened by this. Two in a month, what's next? 0 Share this post Link to post
Use Posted July 15, 2012 This is horrible, wish that I had got to know him. Peace to his friends and family. 0 Share this post Link to post
DeathevokatioN Posted July 15, 2012 This is terrible news... Rest in peace Kim and condolences to your family and friends, all your creations for Alien Vendetta are absolute masterpieces and each one was very special in it's own way. Your work has been no doubt one of the biggest if not biggest influence to me, and in my personal Doom editing I've designed many areas that are directly inspired by your work. Thank you for everything you've done. 0 Share this post Link to post
jute Posted July 15, 2012 I remember the awe I felt playing AV20 as a kid. RIP. I hope that city map is released at some point. 0 Share this post Link to post
Megalyth Posted July 15, 2012 It's always sad to lose anybody, let alone a fellow Doomer. I didn't know Kim personally, but I recognized the name immediately from having played his maps. RIP 0 Share this post Link to post
baronofheck82 Posted July 16, 2012 This is terribly sad news. I've played (or attempted to play) all the way through AV map20 on Ultra Violence more times than I can count, and to find out that the mapper that made this masterpiece of a level is gone...damn, man. Just....damn. How old was he? Not being morbid, but just curiosity here. I'm guessing surely no older than 30. 0 Share this post Link to post
Guest Posted July 16, 2012 This is very sad news. Kim's mapping was a massive source of inspiration for me. One of the great pioneers of Doom mapping. I didn't know him personally, but his reputation thoroughly precedes him. His maps were epic and groundbreaking. (Though I respectfully will point out that Map 11 of AV was not actually by Kim, as suggested by several on this thread, but by Martin Aalen Hunsager.) Rest in Peace Kim. Thanks for such remarkable creativity. I would have loved to play that ZDoom map you were working on. 0 Share this post Link to post
Snakes Posted July 16, 2012 KiiiYiiiKiiiA said:(Though I respectfully will point out that Map 11 of AV was not actually by Kim, as suggested by several on this thread, but by Martin Aalen Hunsager.) That's a mistake on my part. I had Map10's mapslot mixed up in my head, though I assure you I was thinking of Toxic Touch on account of AV's intermission pic. 0 Share this post Link to post
Vorpal Posted July 16, 2012 I felt that Esa's "Shrine" was sort of a direct reaction to Kim's "Misri Halek", which pisses me off that we now have neither of these talents. But, as zokum said, we have the legacy of the man and we can enjoy it whenever we want, which is really awesome... they're not behind glass at a museum or something, they are on our damn harddrives and we can visit them all day long! His talent moved us, which is more than most humans achieve. Personally, Toxic Touch was a moment that fundamentally changed the way I went about my own mapping. The way it had this feeling of being clawed out of a mountain side, this oppresive feeling of weight over your head... it made me stop thinking about textures as "wallpaper", and try and be more aware of three dimensional spaces. I like many others, would love to see any more works he had lying around, but I understand if these get sortof "locked away" (I remember Kim being rather reluctant to show anything in an unfinished state). 0 Share this post Link to post
Pure Hellspawn Posted July 16, 2012 This was one of my favorite maps, if not my favorite in Alien Vendetta, which was a legendary Megawad. It alone, in my opinion (as well as many other people) think that this map alone is worthy of a Cacoward.I remember the first time I played the map it took me somewhere between 45 mins and an hr to beat which was well worth it. Rest In Peace, Kim. P.S: By any chance, is there a Doomer's version of heaven? 0 Share this post Link to post
schwerpunk Posted July 16, 2012 Paying my respects, as a new member to the Doom community. I've unknowingly enjoyed Mutator's work over the years, but never payed attention to the names behind the games until recently. Reading over this thread has really impressed upon me what a great loss this is to the community, and how sad it is for newer Doomers just learning mapping, and looking for role models. I can't imagine how gutting this must be for the older Doomers. Sleep well, Kim Malde. 1 Share this post Link to post
Joshy Posted July 16, 2012 This is sad news; his maps were definitely influential when I started mapping. Doom in peace. 0 Share this post Link to post
jerrysheppy Posted July 16, 2012 This is horrible. I didn't know him or talk to him ever but Misri Halek impressed me to the core, even out of all the maps in that legendary megawad. If I can go to my grave with some creation of mine (likely not a Doom map, mind you) having been such state of the art and having brought enjoyment to as many people, I will be happy. 0 Share this post Link to post
Mr. Freeze Posted July 16, 2012 This is awful news. RIP man, you were an amazing mapper. Time to fire up AV again. 0 Share this post Link to post
Mordeth Posted July 16, 2012 Horrible news; my condolences to his family, friends and loved ones :/ 0 Share this post Link to post
Andy Johnsen Posted July 17, 2012 Thank you to everyone who offered their condolences and took time to post something in this thread, its heartwarming to see that he inspired alot of people with his work for this old brilliant game, and I'll pass this on to his family. I attended his funeral today, together with the entire squad of local Norwegian doomers, friends and family. It was a worthy closure to someone we'll miss enormously, and I hope his family find comfort and peace in it, too. We'll throw an oldschool lan in his memmory the comming friday and play through Alien Vendetta, with focus on the maps he made. It will probably be the first local doom related lan in 18 years without him, but he'll be with us in spirit all night. 2 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted July 17, 2012 I agree, his av maps are great and map20 is unforgettable. Did he release any other maps outside of av? 0 Share this post Link to post
bartwart Posted July 17, 2012 Terrible news. The Egyptian level in AV is breath taking. Clearly, he was a creative genus. 0 Share this post Link to post
esselfortium Posted July 17, 2012 He did "Faith Erebus" in Crucified Dreams. Beyond that, I'm not sure. 0 Share this post Link to post
Platinum Shell Posted July 17, 2012 Though I do not know him, I will most certainly pay my respects. R.I.P. May he rest in a better place. But yes, what is up with all of these Doomers dying recently? Christ. Some spontaneous chain of bad luck? It's sad, as the heart of the Doom community is pretty intertwined, almost like an internet family, if you will. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doom_Dude Posted July 19, 2012 This is sad news indeed. RIP Kim and condolences to his family and friends and loved ones. 0 Share this post Link to post
ReFracture Posted July 20, 2012 Nothing to say that hasn't been said, but eh. I was blown away when I first played Alien Vendetta in general, and much more so when I finally reached Map 20.. 13 years old, 2003, and just barely after learning about pwads I was hit with some of the best levels you can play for Doom, mind blowing stuff to me, and Kim played a huge role in that. Rest in peace, I never knew you or had an effect on you, but you sure as hell had one on me. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doom Marine Posted July 20, 2012 I owe him for playing his maps and learning that much from it. One of the greatest mappers of all time. RIP Kim. 0 Share this post Link to post