Zeepkist News

Zeepkist Awesome Alpha - Version 15, Patch 36

Hey everyone!!

Time for another another patch!!!

This patch is basically the same patch as last time, except back then it broke the server. So I went back in the code, fixed some stuff, enabled better logging, and I hope everything works now!!

⚠️ Beware!! If you have mods installed, online might not work until your mods are updated!! It's probably best to uninstall your mods until then!! Ask on the modding Discord for further info. ⚠️

Anyway, the update! It's quite a big one!

[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

🔸 Added "Steering Limit Keys", which you can use to limit your max steering angle

🔸 Added "Time" and "Input" displays to online photo mode
🔸 Updated the input display with extra info

🔸 Added a "Tag" option to online settings, allows you to add a 4-letter tag to the front of your name, without having to change your Steam name (Blame Ronan for this idea, it caused the update to take a while lol)

🔸 Awarded special influencer hats to 4 influential influencers ❤️
🔸 Awarded special "I helped!" hats to a bunch of people testing the update
🔸 Various small fixes

[h2]Happy Zeepkisting!!![/h2]

Rollback To Version 15, Patch 34

Hey everyone!!

There were issues with the server in the new patch, so I'm rolling back to patch 34 until I can fix it!!

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Zeepkist Awesome Alpha - Version 15, Patch 35

Hey everyone!!

Time for another another patch!!!

⚠️ Beware!! If you have mods installed, online might not work until your mods are updated!! It's probably best to uninstall your mods until then!! Ask on the modding Discord for further info. ⚠️

Anyway, the update! It's quite a big one!

[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

🔸 Added "Steering Limit Keys", which you can use to limit your max steering angle

🔸 Added "Time" and "Input" displays to online photo mode
🔸 Updated the input display with extra info

Vote for the 50 Block Challenge Level Contest winners + ZSL Results!!

127 players took part in the ZSL tournament and now it's time to vote for the best themed levels from the 50 Block Challenge level contest!

Builders were tasked with building a level that contained just 50 blocks!!

Vote Here!!

Voting is open until Sunday 27th August, 2023 at 18:00 BST

[h2]Play the level submissions[/h2]

All of the submissions are available in the Zeepkist Super League - 50 Block Challenge level pack on the Steam Workshop!

[h2]Watch the level showcases[/h2]

Don't have time to play the levels? Check out the YouTube videos that showcase all of the submissions this round!

[h2]Other Contests[/h2]

The Wild West level contest and banner contest are underway with just under 2 weeks left! Head on over to the #level-contests or #banner-contests channel in our Official Zeepkist Discord server to join in! (make sure you pick up the Level Contest or Banner Contest roles when joining the server)

Full details on the level contest can be found at https://steamcommunity.com/games/1440670/announcements/detail/3680055739388094951

[h2]Super League Event Results & Season Standings[/h2]

You can view the complete season standings for season 2 on the Zeepkist Records website!

The results of the 50 Block Challenge Super League tournament held on Sunday is also available now: View event results

- Akane

Zeepkist Awesome Alpha - Version 15, Patch 34

[h3]Hey everyone!![/h3]

Time for another patch!!!

The server woes are over, and I've grown a lot more knowledgeable and confident in my ability to write server code and push changes.

In learning, I've of course also been working on some upgrades!

So here's Version 15, Patch 34, and it doesn't even say [test-server] anymore!!

Changelog:
- Added play next button in playlist menu
- Added velocity indicator to online spectate mode
- Changing time in playlist menu now resets time to that time

- Added command "/forceskip" with optional arguments "random", "[int]" (for skipping to specific level in playlist), "next", "prev", "restart"
- Added command "/restart"
- Added command "/settime [int]" to set lobby time
- Added command "/debug", use argument "help" for more info

- Added backend infrastructure for easier moderation, banning, and muting of toxic players (If you see anyone being mean, let us know on the Discord!! https://steelpan.dev/zk-discord)

- Fixed orange industrial lamp casting a wrong shadow
- Fixed not being able to save levels in subfolders
- Added an error message when trying to save filenames that are too big

I'm really happy with all of these changes and I'm very excited to be getting a grasp on server coding! It's a lot less daunting now Zeepkist has a test server!! :D

Happy Zeepkisting everyone!!!