Zeepkist News

Zeepkist v16 has been in development for uhhhh about 6 or 7 months now, I've kind of lost track exactly. edit: I've just checked! v16 development started in October!! That's almost 9 months!!!!

But it makes it the biggest update Zeepkist has had ever!




It also happens to be the most important Zeepkist yet, because with the addition of a lot of sounds, I finally feel it's time to move Zeepkist from its Awesome Alpha stage into the Beautiful Beta stage! :D

edit: It's not full release yet, Zeepkist will remain in Early Access!

And with that, as I've long promised, I plan to do a price increase. I'm not ready to reveal the exact sum yet, Steam is still verifying my price change proposal, but it's not going to be an insane amount either way. Along with the price increase will also come regional price adjustments based on exchange rates, which are today a bit different than they were 3.5 years ago when Zeepkist first launched!

It DOES mean, that Zeepkist is currently as cheap as it's probably going to be for quite a while!!

But for that price increase you'll also get something in return, of course!

Without going into details, Zeepkist v16 will:
- Go from 77 adventure levels to 113 adventure levels!
- Go from 1622 level editor blocks to 2284 blocks!!
- Go from 462 cosmetics to 1624 cosmetics! That's 1180 new cosmetics!!!

And not to forget, Zeepkist first launched at it's 10 euro price-point with only 24 levels, 130 blocks, and less than 100 cosmetics. A price increase was well in order :D

Of course, there's many many many other things Zeepkist v16 is getting, but I'm going to have to spend a couple of hours compiling a changelog for all of those...

I hope it will be able to sustain Zeepkist development for a long time to come, and many games beyond :)




Enough talk of money! When is Zeepkist v16 going to be available??

WELL (In case nothing goes terribly wrong!!)

Zeepkist v16 is releasing on Monday, June 24!

That's NEXT WEEK

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Let me make that a bit bigger for anyone skimming over to find the good stuff:

[h2]Zeepkist v16 Release Date:[/h2]

[h2]If nothing goes wrong!![/h2]

I don't expect anything to go wrong.

v16 has been in closed-beta testing for many weeks now and a lot of bugs seem to have been thoroughly ironed out. The whole thing looks very very stable from what I can see.

Duncan (my sound guy freelance guru) is currently working on finishing up the final few sounds v16 is getting, and other than that v16 is 100% ready to go.

If post-launch you do find any bugs, of course let me know on the Zeepkist Discord!

HAPPY ZEEPKISTING

I CAN'T WAIT TIL NEXT WEEK

WOOHOO V16 FINALLY

Hi everyone!

I recently made a post about a workshop bug people have been experiencing on Steam Deck:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1440670/view/4173225272335082654

And I've got another small update on how that's progressing!

As of 2024/06/07, it appears there is a Proton Experimental build that appears to have fixed the issue!

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Changelog

The official word of Valve:

Improved support for workshop levels in Zeepkist.

So a fix should now be available in Proton Experimental, and according to one Discord user they managed to play without issues.

So Steam Deck users, go get on Proton Experimental and let me know if everything works! :D

- Yannic

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)[/h3]

• Sunday 16th June at 10:00 PT
  
• Sunday 16th June at 13:00 ET
  
• Sunday 16th June at 18:00 BST
  
• Sunday 16th June at 19:00 CEST
  
• Monday 17th June at 03:00 AET
  

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

• Sunday 16th June at 19:00 PT
  
• Sunday 16th June at 22:00 ET
  
• Monday 17th June at 03:00 BST
  
• Monday 17th June at 04:00 CEST
  
• Monday 17th June at 12:00 AET
  

[h2]Super League Details[/h2]

We will be competing on 15 of the 25 level submissions from the Fixed Checkpoints 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 3 with the most points will receive a NEW special racing helmet 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 either Akane or Socks242:

• Zeepkist Super League: Fixed Checkpoints
  

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

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

They are:

• Bergkäse by JobW + Maki
  
• Gartengitter by Renergy
  
• Drobos by Shadynook
  
• Rooted Outlook by Codewalt
  
• Foggy Mountain Trail by Lazy_Echidna
  
• Don't Look Back In Anger by icRS
  
• Ghost Lights by Lilly the Bun
  
• [BREAK TIME: FIXED CHECKPOINTS EDITION]
  
• Flower Power by Diabler
  
• Tattooine by OwlPlague + Sheriff + TheBamboozler
  
• Nothing strange here, right guys, uh guys, by Ionjig
  
• Citrus Twist by DeeDeeNaNaNa
  
• Moonlit Malachite Mine by Lexer
  
• Something's off by Hate Hater
  
• Rustmaw Ridge by reholmes92
  
• Spearmint by Kernkob + St. Nicholas
  

Download the level playlist at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JgRp3tF6KHrEsrIMQOIdUy90sC9otp8q/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 3 levels with the best layout and the top 3 levels with the best decoration will earn their creators the Season 3 & 4 builders hat cosmetic!

CAST YOUR VOTE HERE

- Akane

[h3]THEME: Video Games[/h3]

Build a level that reimagines your favourite levels or maps from a non-Zeepkist video game of your choice, from any era of gaming!

Looking for ideas? How about recreating a level or map from a classic arcade game from your childhood; a level racing through the eerie corridors of a survival horror game; recreating a side-scrolling platformer level; or a level weaving through the labyrinthine dungeons of RPGs!

[h3]DEADLINE[/h3]

• Your track should be complete and submitted by Sunday, 30th June 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]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 30 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 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 3 in the community votes for Best Decor and Best Track Layout will each win a special hard hat 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 win a special beret hat!!

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

- Akane

Hi everyone!

I recently made a post about a workshop bug people have been experiencing on Steam Deck:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1440670/view/4173225272335082654

And I've got a small update on how that's progressing!

The Proton team has tested Zeepkist and confirmed the issue, and have filed an internal bug report so that it can get fixed.

That's all the news I have to share for now. But I'm very thankful of how supportive Steam and the Proton team is, and I'll let you know when I hear more!

- Yannic