Csonicgo Posted January 31, 2017 I have learned that Mr. Elusive of Oculus passed away this morning.From John: John Carmack said:Jan Paul van Waveren passed away today. The best developer I ever worked with, my right hand, and a good friend. It was an honor. This is a punch to the gut, as JP was one of the few people who worked at id Software that I actually knew. I have no idea of the circumstances, or what arrangements are, or anything else. You may know him for his Omicron Bot, id Software's AI routines, and his papers on DXT5 compression algorithms which are used everywhere. Gaming would not have been the same without him. RIP, Mr. E. 1 Share this post Link to post
NeedHealth Posted February 1, 2017 What a loss. He looked like 35 on his mobygames profile. I went to his personal site for more info and found his doom megawad "Doom The Abyss". A small siren and a red light started blaring in my head so I quickly downloaded it to my computer. Sure enough, I made a search for it in the archives but couldn't find a copy. http://mrelusive.com/oldprojects/abyss/abyss.html 1 Share this post Link to post
Soundblock Posted February 1, 2017 Wow, that's a shock. He made great strides with id's AI, that's for sure. RIP 1 Share this post Link to post
Buckshot Posted February 1, 2017 Too young, but I suppose none of us are ever guaranteed a tommorow. RIP you magical MrElusive, you. 0 Share this post Link to post
BigDickBzzrak Posted February 1, 2017 Oh damn, he made the Omicron bots for Quake... I knew I've seen the name somewhere. This is a shame. R.I.P. Mr Elusive. Not the best start, MMXVII. 0 Share this post Link to post
Quasar Posted February 1, 2017 NeedHealth said:Sure enough, I made a search for it in the archives but couldn't find a copy. https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/megawads/abyss24a 1 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted February 1, 2017 Quasar said:https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/megawads/abyss24a I'm so glad I was able to upload that for him. He wanted to finish the megawad outright, so I gave him some links to gzdoombuilder and some other tools, and he was surprised at how user-friendly the editor was. Somewhere on his home computer are unfinished ABYSS maps we'll never get to play. 1 Share this post Link to post
Use Posted February 1, 2017 The Omicron bot was the first bot I used for..well any game. The hours I spent with that thing...this loss is way too soon. I've never played Abyss so I look forward to that. Condolences to his family for this tragedy. 1 Share this post Link to post
YukiHerz Posted February 1, 2017 My most sincere condolences to his family and friends, I didn't know much about him, the Quake 3 bots are among the most fun to play against. 1 Share this post Link to post
MFG38 Posted February 2, 2017 For a moment I was like "Who?", then I remembered a mention of a Mr. Elusive somewhere in Quake 3. Either way, rest in peace. 0 Share this post Link to post
Pencil of Doom Posted February 2, 2017 Damn, that's awful, at 35, rest in peace Mr.Elusive. 1 Share this post Link to post
Reisal Posted February 2, 2017 NeedHealth said:http://mrelusive.com/oldprojects/abyss/abyss.html Who will mirror MrElusive's website if that's necessary? 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted February 3, 2017 This guy wrote the Quake 3 Arena bot dissertation. It inspired me. He died too young. His legacy on bots will gain a life of its own. 1 Share this post Link to post