That was not meant as a compliment to your mapping skills, but more a compliment to id Software for making maps in 1995 that still look better than people like you make in 2007.
Very funny argument. LOL! First map is first map. Year doesn't matter here. Q1 maps were not the first maps from their mappers. (Consider my map as a learn map, as pointed Survivor).
Why do you learn Pythagoras in school? He was a greek! We should do better in 2007! Should we have born with his knowledge?
I prefer refuse further arguments on this matter.
Try to ditch the 90degrees angled architecture, and stop using 4 textures in your entire map, or even better, stop using (almost) the same texture for your walls, floors and ceilings.
Yes, I know. Need a new map to fix it

The current map doesn't use patches (I only opened an exception for the new torches and for the 2 stupid prohibition lines at the 'outside').
fictional group of Tremulous players
*mappers
Thanks for the tutos!