My Map Was on Faceit! 

SoloQ to map pool

"people said it was overpowered. the data did not agree" is the most cs thing i've ever heard

"I think it's funny" is the best design decision making process ever created.

"I can't imagine running into site dry peeking everything" Silvers: "There's another way to play?"

“I think it’s funny.” Is the mindset all mapmakers need

Imagine if the Amigo kid grows up and finds out what he started.

People: "This hole wastes smokes!!" WarOwl: "But it's *f u n n i .* "

Add an Easter egg that plays the "amigo, amigo" sound somewhere

"super CT-sided" is just being picked by AWPs when you don't know the utility

I feel like when CS players don't enjoy a map they immediately say "it's __ sided" You're allowed to not like a map that is perfectly balanced.

Please bring this series back, man I come back and watch these 4 vids all the time

for short A: it takes T side approximately 13 seconds for T side to get fully up to furthest box on A short for CT side it is approximately 16 seconds to they same spot. This means that the CT side has to be ready for flashes coming over on a short rush almost immediately when the rounds starts. There is no other position that can hold this spot faster. possibly adding a very deep window that does not have much effect on mid but can hold that short position faster may work. U can add a pathway from that Z spot to mid balcony and have a very exposed window that peeks into top of a short. This means for CT that they can have a player hold this spot while they're A player throws flashes over the short wall and hold that contested area easier. Another thought is maybe to move the T spawns back a little bit but I am not sure how that would affect timings as I was not using a practice server will commands that I would love to have. You could also simply raise the main ct entrance to A a little bit so it allows for a fast molly to be thrown and control that short position. This may make short a little bit like water on monster where it is a very contested area and you have to molly for control of it, however I think if you do not have this molly this position may be very t sided. I very much enjoyed the rest of the map when I played it however I only played one game and I was playing short on ct side. (this was the last game on your stream). Maybe even making the ct side spawn closer but I am not sure how timings would be affected in other areas. There is also fast smokes the ct side can throw from spawn to cover that area but i am not sure that would be enough as with good flashes the speed that Ts can get to that area of the map is very fast. let me know what you think and comment if you would like me to elaborate on anything.

"Don't ask about the nose" *Sees nose* OH NOSE!

a gamedesign tip: your players don't know what they want, trust the data

"however my thoughts on this are; I think its funny". Best map designer of the century

2:33 “I cant imagine running into a bombsite dry peeking everything” *laughs in silver elite*

Every WarOwl fan playing the map: "AMIGO! AMIGO!"

I hope that in like 15 years there is gonna be a video like: de_amigo, the map that refuses to die! And its like the next nuke everyone hates its but its old and amazing

This map looks like it would be insanely fun to play on once it's textured

They say that it’s too CT sided because base on the data retaking sites in an after plant was hard and in every 4 plants there was 1 retake+defuse. And yet it was 50 50 which means that holding sites was easy and taking them was really hard. Which gives the feeling that the map is CT sided.

If this map goes to the official matchmaking when it's done, It would be really really nice.

I went to a Zoo yesterday and the owls there had closure.

I wish some talented map maker would decorate the final version of de_amigo.

15 years later *if a game allows custom maps...there is de_amigo*

Imagine making a map for the first time and its perfectly balanced

1:28 Someone's been drinking Yorkshire tea apparently

"Perfectly balanced map with no exploits." Did anyone else think of Spiffingbrit?

"I thought it was funny" we have similar reasoning on why we do things huh

Let's FaceIt, your map is going places!

Houngoungagne: Posture check WarOwl: Fitness test ✅✅✅

really love your update videos on your map. its so relaxing just listening to it and turn off all the thoughts. plus its interesting to see what thoughts go into the creation of a good competetive map :)

been a fan of this channel for a long time. You leaving the hole that the smoke went down because it is funny was the hardest I have laughed in quite a while! Thanks Mr. Warowl! Great vid as usual!

Yes, fish pee in stream water, and NO, it is not safe to drink it. Always drink purified water.

You could make short A more exposed using inclinated floors

About the Mid Window you can actually add a little 'balcony fence' so CTs need to jump over it to get the boxes on mid. It may prevent CTs to go boxes on mid less times cause' jumping of this fence slows them down. So they might be then taking kind of risk of death.

It's genuinely interesting to see the progression of a map being made, can't wait for the next video

the spiffing brit references tho

The only thing for me is that I can’t really tell where I came from from everything looking the same, messes with my game sense

This really is my favorite series of yours. It's so creative and smart but also fun. Very cool 10/10

That Spiffing easter egg tho...nice! Thanks for the video, and I'm looking forward to playing your map myself!

“NOOOO! YOU CANT JUST PUT A HOLE THAT LEADS TO NOTHING BUT INFINITE DARKNESS AND LONELINESS NOOOO!!!” “haha smoke go -----“

I am calling this now, this map is gonna feature sometime in the game

I am so happy to see how far this map has come!! I remember when it first dropped and immediately playing on it with my squad. Even though you told us not to pay it haha. Congratulations WarOwl and I can't wait to see how it turns out in the end. 🦉

1:27 The Spiffing Brit approves this line.

Mapper spends weeks perfecting map with texture. Warowl makes boxes and gets into faceit map pool

people *overpowered feedbacks* warowl: get gud

I really enjoy watching this series! Keep it up! 😊

this is so cool to see but honestly im just commenting to support the algorithm because i really enjoy the videos about the map and cant wait to see the final result with actual graphics

To fix short A, make it more narrow to increase multifrag potential from a pushing CT. This should increase utility usage from the T side during rushes, therefore decreasing afterplant power even if the bomb gets down.

the moment I saw the stats 1:21 I: "sheesh"'d

I loved the Spiffing Brit reference! Great video Mr. Warren Fowler :D

Mad stoked for your map! Personally, I think once you give the map its textures, plant spots may be more obvious. You may not even have to change up the sites as much as you're expecting. Also thrilled that you're getting into shape, keep bettering yourself, you gotta be approaching the limit of human potential soon lol.

I suggest that you make the spawn area at 7:46 a bit more like the ct spawn in mirage, where you can't see the whole spawn from the entrance. For example if you make some kind of a hole into the wall where someone can hide, and maybe make the spawn a bit more like a square and not a circle. But yes, Thats an awesome map!

"This is a perfectly balanced map with no exploits." Stealing someone's lines, are we? XD

i couldn't agree more with what you say at 9:40, same applies for sound mixing (sound recordist here!). good analogy: if you overcook, it looses it's taste.

Hope you're doing well WarOwl ! Love the map and all the content

6:33 *FIRE IN THE HOLE* for the very first time

Last time I was this early. SoloQ to Global Elite was still a thing.

The videos you made on your map have been my favorite on RU-vid thank you Warowl

Hey warowl, I really appreciate ur videos and I would like to thank you for uploading quality csgo content. Just shows how much you love the game :)

it'll be awesome to see this map in cs2 among with the changes he plans on making to it.

The lord of tea would like to hear more about this map with “no exploits”. You shall receive a request by carrier pidgeon, together with a box of Yorkshire Tea.

the hole is really funny and is definitely a map knowledge check that's easy to get over with practice. more maps should have funny stuff like that

Some advice on mapmaking: -While 50/50 winrate is the desired outcome of map balance, the degree of complexity/redundancy laid out to achieve it is (in my opinion) the indicator for how good it is (not in all cases though). Take a simple symmetric flat map as an example with equal skill players, you're most likely going to see ~50% winrate(with some kinks due to team item difference or some other), the degree of simplicity would be unacceptable in that case. ( I have some ideas as how you can give/take advantage from each side and let them figure out proper tactics for the map) -At some point in map development, you have to go into visual design as well, the bland blocky look fails to give hints to unfamiliar players in their early experience with the map, for example, in that mid problem you mentioned, say the left path was a road with a visible wall destroyed by a car crash, and the right path was a tight alley, players would get the idea the road is a more direct route, and since there is an unintended destruction, it is probably a shortcut, meaning they would most likely take the left route if they wanted to rush. Or, in case of planting, you can use crates and suggestive architecture to show the bombsite boundaries (and if you do not wish to use visuals that also serve as gameplay, then just put a bucket or brick (or even put a massive arch or a telephone pole) etc to give the hint of boundary instead).

Imagine if the map gets accepted as a scrimmage map. He's gonna get so much money from that!!

“sometimes u just gotta know when to stop” - warowl well im waiting this map on the next operation

Jesus I just love this projekt. Just to see this evolution is incredible and exciting

pls make more videos about your map, this typer are so cool, i love them!

What if the real closer was the friends we made along the way?

Would love to see this in Valve's Official MM someday❤️

You should consider adding a more clear visual indication of where the bombsite is. Ideally, I personally like having a different material entirely similar to on Vertigo, or Nuke, but other options include things like a border with decals, or a more obvious elevation change. Its a pretty minor change, but makes learning the map on the fly easier, and will probably help first-impressions some.

As someone who used to map in my youth, I love these videos. Takes me back to those days.

I WAS WAITING FOR A DE_AMIGO VIDEO FOR SUCH A LONG TIME

Maybe make the short a pretuding wall into a thinner wall that you can shoot through.

the best type of channels can provide entertainment while being helpful, this channel gives advice, tutorials, tips, entertainment. pretty respectable man

I hope you finish this one, or even start a new project. I enjoyed the mapping content. I've rewatch all of the de_amigo videos countless times because there's no new ones. plz do more...

How the fitness going mr WarOwl?

Road to Getting a WarOwl Map Into Competitive Matchmaking

This series is really interesting. Keep 'em comin'.

Please make more content about this map, i love it!

Blink twice if The Spiffing Brit has you locked away in his basement Warowl

Each one of these videos has me telling myself I should make a map.

I hope for more videos and development on this. This is a perfect map, but game feel in some areas still can be improved in various ways, I think.

love this map making series man. keep going strong.

Startin to think someone should give him a closer he been lookin for one for a while

Let's make A short more like choke point, or make it maze or make it slope to give the cts high ground, or make some cover for cts like on banana on inferno

Can't wait to see how this turns out when it's textured with details and such!

2:09 Erthbound music? This is another reason, why I like your videos, because of the use of the retro music from NES, SNES etc. era :-D Also: NOICE video

I sometimes wonder if Warowl is ever gonna have a closer.....

As much as I love these orangebox maps, I'm curious: is there a plan or idea for the final theme of the map? Industrial, Rural, etc?

I just binged all these and this is interesting to watch

When’s the next vid?! Such a huge fan of this series.

The Amigo Kid Became a History

Warowl i know ur not gonna see this but i just wanna let u know i love ur videos and that i hope you keep on making them

"I think it's funny" Your map is cool man, keep the goofiness in it. It's looking great so far.

I also started making a map recently, so this video was quiet interesting for me. Although the aim of my map was not to make a truly competitve csgo map. Instead I tried to make a map that is quiet a bit smaller then regular defuse maps. Somewhere inbetween Wingman maps and full sized maps, so that it's fun to play with less players like 3v3 or 4v4. Although my map has a very diffrent goal, it was still interesting to see a video about the maping experiences of someone else, especially someone, whose video I've been watching before.

Zig zag way towards short so timing is slower and ct can take better positions

Is the perfect 50/50 balance just because everyone was playing the map for the first time? I feel like it would become easier for the T side as more nades/angles/spots are learned.

I like your stance on the short rushes, exactly how it should be :D

Really great map. Warowl. When I look at this map I feel like I'm looking at a Mexican Pueblo with a chapel (b site) and a few city streets around it. Also make short-a like mirage a entrance. You almost have something like that without height elevation.