Chris Auty, also known as Barney or N@rby, is one of the most renowned of [Counter-Strike] [mapper]s. Aged eighteen, Barney is of typical age for a successful mapper, and his maps in official [release]s include [cs_thunder] (since removed), [de_vertigo], [de_aztec] and [de_inferno]. He has also contributed a number of custom maps to [the Cyberathlete Professional League], for example de_clan1_mill and de_clan2_fire, which were designed to be perfectly [balanced] for either [faction].

Perhaps the reason that Barney has gained so much popularity is that his maps have an initial [beauty] and [elegance] that draws the [player] in, while also rewarding the dedicated [player] with numerous subtleties and [tactic]al opportunities. [de_aztec] is certainly in the Top 5 most played maps on public [server]s, and [de_vertigo] enjoys some popularity if not as much. The latter map is based on the famous [Alfred Hitchcock] film [Vertigo].

Barney is currently working on [de_comrade], which is tipped for inclusion in CS 1.5, and is also working on [Counter-Strike: Condition Zero] and an update to the popular but unbalanced [de_inferno].

His original nickname of [Barney] is taken from the [Half-Life] character, while N@rby was a mispelling of the original name by Counter-Strike's creator [Cliffe].

Credit For This Souce

Barney's website http://csnation.counter-strike.net/barney/
The readme's for his various maps and playing them at great length was a source of inspiration!
Barney also conducted an interview with [PC Gamer] UK a while back, which proved useful.

Chris Auty (person)