6. lol! they just add lag. No one needs a biocell or lockpick or multitool
This is where I think you're making a mistake. You might as well go play CS then.
DX's advantages over CS 1.6 at least, complexity of movers/elevators, cameras, tooling, etc...
Also breakables in DX are so much better. Vending machines, TNT etc... there's a million reasons to make CS like DX, but I can't really think of any reason to make DX like CS. Just one example, DX has xbows that can fire underwater. Or the vending machine can actually work or break etc.
And tools aren't going to add lag. Not these days. I just think 0-aug goes way too far sometimes. It's a brilliant map, but even comparing the DX version of Office to the CS version, there's actually more interaction in the CS version, ladder/crates, breakable windows, storm shutters that open and close, it's been ripped out of the DX version.
This is my concern. That especially with custom weps, it's popularity could quickly wain, once the novelty wears off.
CS-Conversions. This means converting a map from CS to DXMP.
Also you might want to consider, with daylight maps, it's very hard to read the infolink, if the map is bright.
Oh and Bambz could you link us to forums plz. Hunterkillerz.lefora.com is inactive.