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Hello and welcome to my personal website, my name is Jack but I’m better known as Jack of Black Phoenix or simply Jack Phoenix. I’m a nerd, level designer, video editor, music composer, virtual photographer, web designer, writer, cheese lover and a certified cappuccino enthusiast (the certification may be made-up). Below you can find my latest releases and catch up on the videos and blog posts, if you’re interested in finding out more about me and my work, then I invite you to explore further by checking out my portfolio. You can also take a look at Virtual Gallery, or find out how to contact me for business inquiries.

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LATEST MAP RELEASE

Karash Aarati

Far Cry 4

Karash Aarati is a custom outpost level centered around a Fortress set in Northern Kyrat. My goal was to design a map that would follow the spirit of Far Cry: player starts with minimal equipment (M1911 and all perks unlocked) and is set loose on an open world-style level populated with wildlife and an ability to explore and scavenge for more powerful weapons and tools of destruction – including toys for both loud and aggressive aswell and sneaky and quiet playstyles.

Capture the fortress by eliminating all enemies inside aswell as (optional) reinforcements.

LATEST MUSIC RELEASE

The Final Expedition

Standalone Track

LATEST VIDEOS

LATEST BLOG POST

Blocktober 2025

Oh look it's October again, and that means it's the month of flooding social media with images of blocky grey level mockups! While it's been a very busy year for me (I might share more on that toward the end of December), much of it is yet to be shown to the public. Still, I've managed to publish one map back in July: Coyote for Team Fortress 2. Coyote is a rather small King of the Hill map which I cooked up on-and-off from roughly November 2024 all the way up to its release in July 2025. The idea behind it was to create a level that would retain the original art style and vibe of TF2 from circa 2010... The reason for that is simple: I used to be big on Team Fortress 2 back in its early days. I'm talking 2008-2012 era TF2, when it was a stylized,...