Zeepkist News

Patch 35:

- Fixed a performance bug where too many toilets would lag the game too much
- Rear wheel suspension in garage now shows correct suspension model
- Fixed a bug where player names would go missing if invisible spectating was turned on (I hope)
- Added "Static First Person" spectate camera mode to online
- Updated the "Camera 1 - Camera 8" keybinding labels to show what they are specifically
- Added "Don't Display Block IDs" setting to level editor, for people who were distracted by the numbers constantly changing
- Added "Smaller System Frog Messages" accessibility setting, for people who were distracted by the big frog system messages

Heyo Zeepkisters!! It's finally October!!

That means it's time for the first ever seasonal gift hunt!!

With the release of v16 came the "gifts" feature: Levels have hidden gifts that, when found, give you a cosmetic! With that, I added the ability for certain gifts to be "season-specific". Special gifts that only show you during a specific time of the year!

And the Halloween October gift hunt is the first season specific gift hunt!!

Halloween gifts look like pumpkins, 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 October. 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 Halloween swag you can find in Halloween gifts! :D







Happy gift hunting!!!!

- Yannic

Patch 34:

- Fixed a bug I introduced in the previous build
- Laid some groundwork for future things
- Double checked that the Halloween Gift Hunt will work
- Moved several wide tires further outside a bit, to prevent clipping zeepkist geometry

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 Maki)[/h3]

• Sunday 6th October at 10:00 PT
  
• Sunday 6th October at 13:00 ET
  
• Sunday 6th October at 18:00 BST
  
• Sunday 6th October at 19:00 CEST
  
• Monday 7th October at 03:00 AET
  

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

• Sunday 6th October at 19:00 PT
  
• Sunday 6th October at 22:00 ET
  
• Monday 7th October at 03:00 BST
  
• Monday 7th October at 04:00 CEST
  
• Monday 7th October at 12:00 AET
  

[h2]Super League Details[/h2]

We will be competing on 15 of the 28 level submissions from the Ant Sized 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 4 with the most points will receive a NEW 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 Maki (Timeslot 1) or Kernkob (Timeslot 2). Rooms are filled on a first-come-first-served basis.

Look out for the following rooms hosted by either Maki or Kernkob:

• Zeepkist Super League: Ant Sized
  

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

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

They are:

• Overgrown Lawn by Codewalt
  
• Ghost in the Machine by Bram2323
  
• Shogi Rushdown by Last
  
• Sweet Sundae Showdown by Frothy
  
• Forest Grove by icRS
  
• Wondrous Workshop by Spuzzle
  
• Glowstick Speedway by reholmes92
  
• [BREAK TIME: ANT SIZED EDITION]
  
• Roll Initiative! by Lexer
  
• Toolbox Tumble by Shadynook
  
• A Piece Of Cake by Diabler
  
• Serene Shores (PM4) by Quickracer10 + lil_zwimpie
  
• Pond Parade by St Nicholas
  
• sAnt Castle by Maou + Maki
  
• Emergency Surgery for Fred! by ioi8
  
• Anthill Hideout by GearworkDragon
  

Download the level playlist at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGTuStFFKP0oULjP_nkCWKN7N62OrTly/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: Golf[/h3]

Build a level based on a golf course!

Looking for ideas? How about creating a hole from an 18-hole golf course, recreating your local mini-golf courses or a recreation of a golf game course!

[h3]DEADLINE[/h3]

• Your track should be complete and submitted by Sunday, 20th October 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. No additional restrictions
   

[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.
  

[h3]BANNER CONTEST[/h3]
We're also hosting a themed banner contest for our Discord server banner image where you can a special paintbrush soapbox!

The theme is Golf and ends at the same time as this level contest!! View the banner contest event details on Discord

[h4]BANNER CONTEST WINNERS & PRIZES[/h4]

Up to 4 Discord users will get:

• a special paintbrush soapbox;
  
• a `Banner Contest Winner` role in Discord
  
• 3,000 chat EXP in our Discord server
  

- Akane