Well, my "real" name is Donny Versiga. As of now I'm sixteen years old and in the 11th grade. I live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the United States. I've been a fan of science fiction all my life. I got into Star Wars in 4th grade. The trilogy was greatly superior to any science fiction series I'd ever seen. Soon I became a fanatic about Star Wars: buying toys, books, cards, etc. I bought Dark Forces in 1998 and knew it was the game I was waiting for all my life. I've always loved to draw spaceship plans and things, so I thought to actually bring these plans to life would be exciting and fun. Later, I used a friend's Internet service to download WEDIT, a Dark Forces editor.

No, I do not have any previous level editing experience in any other game. Back in the day, I wanted to edit DOOM levels but had no connection to the Internet to download the proper utilities.

Actually, I would have started with the newer engine, but my computer at the time couldn't support Jedi Knight or any game released after 1997 for that matter. I had a 486/75 MHz computer with a maximum hard drive capacity of 405 megabytes. Therefore, I had no choice but to build levels with the DF engine.

Well, the series was never meant to be released, but just for my personal satisfaction and enjoyment. Therefore, I didn't go into great detail with the plot. The series was supposed to be a full six levels, all taking place between the time between the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. They all were supposed to lead up to discovering the Second Death Star. I know it is pretty unoriginal but it was for my personal use only. There weren't any characters really, just Kyle.

Well, actually, the fact that I had the ability to make areas from the movie started it. I wanted to do a Death Star level at first, but Don Siekle had already done one and I knew it was far more superior then anything I could make. Therefore, I would do a Death Star II level, taking place at the end of a six level series, giving me five levels to practice with and enough editing ability to make a good Death Star level. But, I got disinterested with the series and stopped after I built the first area of the unreleased level four.

Yes, I agree. The third level was the best of the series. If I remember correctly, this was the first level I drew out on paper before hand. The other two levels were built as I went along, planning it in my mind. I have a strong ability to putting my ideas on paper through drawings, and then converting them into levels. This is why I think the third level stood out among the other two. I fused a few ideas from LEC levels into the third level (such as the NAVA card decoder and computer core). I know that's unoriginal, but hey! It worked.

The easiest is its INF definitions. WEDIT had a good INF editor. I'm not sure if DFUSE did or not because I never worked with it. The hardest was the fact that you couldn't build any sloped walls, floors, etc. It was very hard to plan on building a ramp or ring corridors and then realizing you had to work your way around it.

No, I do not. Not unless I find a lot of spare time on my hands. I was thinking about making a Special Edition of level three made with the MotS engine, but I don't know if I'll have the time.

Well, it takes place about five years after Return of the Jedi. Moff Treece (A character based off of the few details of a Captain Treece that led the Imperial Garrison on Cloud City after its seizure by the Empire) needs money to maintain his Ugnaught slave camps, so he decides to sell Tibanna gas to smugglers. So, he's allowing smugglers to land at the city. The New Republic realizes that the time to liberate the city has come. They send operative Len Hakor (the main character), disguised as a smuggler, to enter the city, assassinate Treece, and disable the city's main sensor array so the New Republic ships can land at the city and repel the Imperial forces. Len is a character I made up in a story I wrote two years ago. He's got an interesting back-story but I don't know if I'll be using it. There will be some minor characters, but they are still "in development."

I decided to do a level on Cloud City because I wanted to recreate something from the movies. At first, before I knew there was a SWTTC, the plot was going to be the same as the ESB scenes of Cloud City. So I started working on it and planning it out, but then I was informed of the TC. I changed the plot to be more original and interesting, and the areas from the movies stayed there. I may be taking some of them out and using them in the SWTTC level because they are not involved in the plot of LCC at all.

I started by watching the move and sketching what I saw. I traced Lando's path through the city and drew a general layout of the parts in the film. Then I added the "new" areas on paper. Every part of the level has been drawn somewhere, ranging from school notebooks, note cards, or my song-writing notebook at home. For the areas that are familiar (dining room, guestroom, and those circular cloud city corridors), I used tons of reference materials. Books, concept art, movies, SWCCG cards, Internet pics, etc. I want to create the Cloud City atmosphere and intertwine a plot and great gameplaying experience.

A lot of new 3dos, mats, cogs. There are no pups or keys so far. Because I'm still in the learning process, it's hard to say what will be in the finished product. Right now I'm working on a detailed script for some great cutscenes. I've always loved to make amateur movies and this is the perfect time to make a Star Wars movie. There will be probably about 10 minutes worth of cutscene material.

I want the level to have a very serious mood, kind of like Ryan's Imperial Siege on Derra IV. I once considered putting some "Easter eggs" in the level, but was scared that would totally ruin the mood I'm going for. To enhance the realistic part of the atmosphere, citizens will walk around, stormtroopers will patrol, and cloud cars will fly by windows.

Well, progress on LCC is slow right now because of my promotion at work and the upcoming holidays. The architecture on level one is about halfway complete (not including cutscene sets), but cogs, enemy placement, and gameplay enhancements shouldn't take as long as architecture does. Because I pay so much attention to architecture, it's taking the longest time. The estimated date for release of level one is February 2001.

It was originally going to be one huge level, but I've broken it down into two smaller levels. They will be released separately. The second shouldn't take as long as the first. Plot details for level two are going to remain secret for now, but I can tell you that it takes place in the lower decks of the city where the Tibanna gas is mined. I am considering a third level, but I'm not divulging any information about it yet.

The hardest part is probably texturing. There aren't that many great textures to use for a Cloud City atmosphere, and I usually end up using mainly textures that use the default color map. I've made a few mats myself, but they aren't anything great. Because of the lack of good textures, it's the hardest part. The easiest has probably been architecture. It comes naturally for me, probably because I have a unique ability to take what I've drawn on paper to the editing board. Although architecture takes the most time, it's the easiest for me.

It's kind of hectic. LCC is at the top of my list of projects to work on, and I really want to get that done before I work on anything else. I'm going to hurry up because I know people are getting impatient with the SWTTC as it is. I don't want to be the one to even further the delay. I'm going to be working on Earl's unfinished Bespin: City in the Clouds level and maybe the interior of the Millennium Falcon.

Separate, although I am considering taking out the "movie" section of LCC and putting it into the SWTTC Cloud City level. It will make more sense for LCC and let players see something they haven't seen in the SWTTC level. Still haven't decided upon that yet.

Not sure yet, as I haven't planned any of the SWTTC level out. I guess the main difference is that paths the character will take. In the SWTTC, I'm going to have Luke have an adventure through the more resort-type areas of the city. In LCC, I'll have Len Hakor have and adventure through the staff living section and main administrative building. The atmosphere will probably be the same.

No. LCC is at the top of my list of all projects.

Well, since I haven't planned it out much, I really don't have anything to say.

MotS. It's a whole lot easier and has a lot less limitations. I remember when I gave up on DF editing. I went to bed one night saying, "I want my regular life back. This is going toward nothing." Now that I have MotS and can edit it, I don't see myself saying that anytime soon. The engine allows a lot more than DF does, and the graphics are better also.

Now that I think about it, yes. Its special effects totally outdo the other two movies, and the settings are more serious. More time went into the visual aspects of TESB, and because of that, it's my favorite. The story is more plot-driven also.

It's the name of my Christian Punk band called Bombshell Rapture. I play rhythm guitar and sing lead vocals for it. We recently got a drummer and plan to start practicing more. Next summer we're putting on a benefit show where all money will go to a children's home down here.

Well, by the time I finish everything on my list now, I'll probably old and married, so I'm not sure. I do want to do a few more, but only time will tell.

Great. I feel as if I've stepped into the JK/MotS editing world with a good path already paved. Sometimes I even feel like a celebrity amongst everyone here at the ACC. I've only been editing MotS since July, and I've already been interviewed and had the longest review! Wow. With this interview, I feel more motivated to complete LCC and the SWTTC level with excellence.

I hope that LCC will remain for a few good years as a classic, great MotS level. I want to pick up the pace on my editing speed so I can go ahead and get this released. But, the longer I take, the better it will come out in the end. I hope to release it by my birthday on February 13. And with my final closing statement, I thank everyone at The Admiral's Command Chamber, for all the time and effort you've put in toward helping me reach the goal of releasing a good, excellent level. Without TACC, I don't know where I'd be in the editing world.