Why Is Nothing Called Nothing

NinjaBurger

<div class="IPBDescription">A map name query</div> Can't think of a better place to ask this, and couldn't find a thread on it elsewhere, so figured what the heck.

Why are the map names what they are? Presumably Bast, Tanith, Nancy, et al are the names of the stations that the action takes place in, but is this true for all? Is Nothing called Nothing because nobody could think of a name?

Is there a backstory to these?

Hellbilly

I´ve often thought about this and never came up with anything.

So, does anyone have a clue?

Dauntl3ss

Nancy must be the map makers gf who broke up <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

Hellbilly

lmao....

Then bast must be from Bast-ard.... <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->

Fieari

"Space Station Nothing" is where you fight in ns_nothing.

NinjaBurger

Where is this established?

BedwettingType

The map is called Space Station Nothing. Why Ken20banks chose that name is anyone's guess. Heh, there's a quote from Flayra on the IRC channel: "I've seen dog vomit that looks better than SSN."

Thansal

all of the maps (I believe) are Space Station 'map name'

bast = egyptian cat goddes
hera = greek/roman 'queen' of the gods

Backslider

THIS IS A GUESS!

There once was a mapper for Counter-Strike that went by the name of "N0thing". He made the map CS_DOCKS, him and his brother (Euro*Brew) both worked on dev team stuff together. Later after he completed some of his work on CS, (and sadly) he commited suicide. Maybe this NS_Nothing is a tribute to a fallen mapper friend?

Mappers argue alot, but we honestly do get along well. I know I would do this for one of my pals if something unfortunate would have happened.

No disrespect to the family and friends of N0thing. Just my 2cents of where this name came from.

Dauntl3ss

so sad :\

for some reason i dont feel like joking about mapnames anymore...