Zeepkist News

Heyo Zeepkisters!! It's finally December!!

That means it's time for another seasonal gift hunt!!

Just like the Halloween Gift Hunt, the December Gift Hunt consists of 101 gifts that you can only collect during December!

December gifts look like snowflakes, like this:



And you can find them in any Zeepkist adventure level!

They work just like any other gift, except that they're only available during December. But don't worry if you can't get all of them this year! The same seasonal gifts return every year! :)

Lastly, here's some pictures of the cool December swag you can find in December gifts! :D







Seasonal gift hunts take your local time-zone into account, so it will start for you as soon as it becomes December for you :)

Happy gift hunting!!!!

- Yannic

Patch 51

- Added unlit "greenscreen" materials
- Added 3 blue tree wood materials
- Added two new ultra-clear glass materials
- Added one soapy ultra-clear glass material
- Added 4 "special glass" materials

- Scrollbar in level editor now remembers its position when selecting and deselecting blocks
- Fixed localization term on sloped roads
- Fixed Bobo hats localization
- Possibly fixed the numbering on Tab Leaderboard pages above page 1
- Fixed block 2311 and 2312 thumbnails

Patch 52

- moved soapy glass from glass to soap
- added 5 grayscale grass materials
- added some extra checks to initial game loading
- added black and white special glass

Unlit "greenscreen" materials:


"Special glass" materials:


Black and white "special glass":

View the event on Zeepkist's Official Discord server!


[h2]When is the Super League tournament?[/h2]

[h3]Timeslot 1 (1 Room, 64 player capacity, Hosted by Akane)[/h3]

• Sunday 1st December at 11:00 PT
  
• Sunday 1st December at 14:00 ET
  
• Sunday 1st December at 18:00 GMT
  
• Sunday 1st December at 19:00 CET
  

[h3]Timeslot 2 (1 Room, 64 player capacity, Hosted by Kernkob)[/h3]

• Sunday 1st December at 19:00 PT
  
• Sunday 1st December at 22:00 ET
  
• Monday 2nd December at 03:00 GMT
  
• Monday 2nd December at 04:00 CET
  

[h2]Super League Details[/h2]

We will be competing on 15 of the 40 level submissions from the level contest held earlier this month. You can checkout all submissions on the Steam Workshop!

The rooms will open around 10 minutes before the event starts and is scheduled to last around 2 hours (7 minutes per level) with a rest period half way through. The first timed level will begin on the hour (~10 minutes after rooms open)

The leaderboards in all rooms will be tracked and will be combined into a single overall leaderboard post-event on zeepki.st/super-league!

Top 6 with the most points will receive a special soapbox IN-GAME, a Discord role and 3,000 chat EXP in our Discord server!



[h2]Who can join?[/h2]

The Super League is open to all! Open Zeepkist and hop in to one of the Super League rooms hosted by Akane (Timeslot 1) or Kernkob (Timeslot 2). Rooms are filled on a first-come-first-served basis.

Look out for the following rooms hosted by us:

• Zeepkist Super League: Tubular
  

[h2]What tracks are we racing on?[/h2]

The 15 tracks we're racing on have been picked out by our judges.

They are:

• Transport Tubes by MomCorp by Codewalt + ioi8
  
• Tubular rush by Lazy_Echidna
  
• String theory by ZOMAN
  
• Fautumn by justMaki
  
• Tooooobs by Tommygaming5132
  
• mmMMmm Toooob by Renergy
  
• Northwind's Quarry by Northwind
  
• Tubular Worlds by Metalted
  
• [BREAK TIME: TUBULAR EDITION]
  
• Xenopulse by AndMe16
  
• Ivy Island by NworBic
  
• Snowfall by agix + schmxrg + st nic
  
• ZeepNightmares by maxie12
  
• Pipeage by ARCHIEEE
  
• Twisty 2b by Lexer
  
• Spilled Coffee by Kernkob
  

Download the level playlist at https://drive.google.com/file/d/16AS8HscquJnbDkQIol4JeN2BRdHfkmM2/view?usp=drive_link

Save the downloaded playlist in "%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Zeepkist\Playlists" and load it inside an Online room!



[h2]Vote for the Best Layout & Best Track Décor[/h2]

Voting is now open! The top 4 levels with the best layout and the top 4 levels with the best decoration will earn their creators the Season 5 & 6 level contest soapbox cosmetic!

CAST YOUR VOTE HERE

- Akane

[h3]THEME: Black 'n' White [/h3]

Build a level that uses only grayscale paint colours.

Looking for ideas? How about a course built around a giant chess-board; a track racing through a minimalistic city silhouette; a track racing through the streets of a dimly lit dystopian city; a track winding through an eerie forest; or a snowy track at night!!

[h3]DEADLINE[/h3]

• Your track should be complete and submitted by Sunday, 15th December 2024 at 18:00 BST
• Submissions will be combined into a single workshop item after the deadline above
  

[h3]SUBMISSION RULES[/h3]

1. You can only submit one level (you can modify or replace your submission as much as you like until the deadline)
   
2. Level collaborations are permitted (Maximum of 3 players per level. This counts as a level submission for each individual creator. Please name/mention collaborators when submitting)
   
3. The name of the level MUST start with "ZSL - " (e.g "ZSL - My Level")
   

[h3]THEME RULES[/h3]

1. All blocks/lights should be painted grayscale colours/materials (shades of black, grey or white)
   

[h3]LEVEL RULES[/h3]

1. Scaling track pieces is permitted
   
2. Level MUST follow any theme requirements set above
   
3. Level MUST be under 4000 blocks
4. Level MUST have an author time above 20 seconds
5. Level MUST have an author time under 75 seconds (1m15s)
   
6. Level MUST have at least 2 checkpoints. Consider adding additional checkpoints for split timing or where it would prevent a cut, as cuts do not make for good tournament tracks!
   
7. Level MUST NOT have risky or hidden finishes/shortcuts (e.g blind shortcuts or using no-collision/invisible/logic blocks to hide a secret path that is NOT the intended route)
   

[h3]HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR LEVEL[/h3]

1. Join our Official Discord server
2. Upload the level to the Steam Workshop
   
3. Link the workshop item in the theme's thread in #level-submissions
   
   Don't have Discord? You can submit your entry by linking your workshop item in the comments section of this announcement post!
   

[h3]WINNERS & PRIZES[/h3]

• Up to 15 of the submitted levels will be used for the next Zeepkist Super League event
  
• The community will vote on their favourite maps from the theme once submissions close
  
• Top 4 in the community votes for Best Decor and Best Track Layout will each win a special soapbox cosmetic in-game. Discord users will also get a `Level Contest Winner` role and 3,000 chat EXP in our Discord server.
  

- Akane

Hey all!

In a recent news post I encouraged everyone to move to the v16-hotfixing beta branch, because of a Steam issue with updating games.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1440670/announcements/detail/4443459004907126794

I'm happy to say that the issue has been resolved and you can now use the main branch again!! :D

That's all for now :D

- Yannic