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Free Demo + Bobo Tires DLC

HELLO EVERYONE


[h2]IT'S TIME FOR NEW THINGS!! :D[/h2]

I'm going to release a free Zeepkist demo AND a new paid DLC, on the same day!

You can expect these to become available on November 20, 2024, right in time for the holiday season! :D

Now, let me go over the details to both of these!


>>> Zeepkist Free Demo <<<


https://store.steampowered.com/app/3320860/Zeepkist_Demo/?beta=0

[h2]Zeepkist is getting a free demo!![/h2]



The free demo will feature:

  • 16 Adventure Levels
  • 48 Cosmetics
  • Full Splitscreen Support


I've selected levels that showcase Zeepkist's mechanics and most of them should be pretty easy, however towards the end of the adventure demo I've included some harder levels to showcase those as well!

Most of these levels should be great for splitscreen as well!



I hope the demo will introduce Zeepkist to many many people who would otherwise might never have given it a chance, as well as giving splitscreen gamers on a budget a really neat little racing game! :D

Fun fact: When Zeepkist first launched it had 24 adventure levels, compared to the 16 of the free demo.


>>> Bobo Tires DLC <<<


https://store.steampowered.com/app/3316260/Zeepkist__BOBO_Tires_DLC/?beta=0

[h2]Zeepkist is finally getting a new DLC![/h2]

Many many people have been wondering when I might release the next DLC, but I always felt Zeepkist was still a little bit too unfinished to warrant another DLC.

However, with the recent release of v16, and especially the rollout of the many many cosmetics that can be unlocked through gifts, I figured it was time to spend some time making another DLC! :)



The Bobo Tires DLC is all about Bobo Tires, a tire and rim manufacturer from Japan that's renowned for making sick wheels for the entire zeepworld! And this DLC will feature 9 awesome wheel designs and 3 cool cars from Japan!

The full list of cosmetics is as follows:

  • 9 New Wheels
  • Each wheel comes in 3 variants: Road, Race, and Race Thick
  • Each wheel variant will come in 64 different colors
  • 3 New Zeepkists:
  • 1979 Watanabe Camel (The Kei Truck)
  • 1988 Yudi 700R
  • 2023 Taniuchi Chizu
  • 10 sweet Bobo glasses
  • 8 amazing Bobo hats
  • 16 incredible Bobo paragliders




With the Bobo Tires DLC you can support Zeepkist development AND look super epic, all at the same time! :D


Closing Thoughts


Like mentions, these will become available on November 20, 2024, in about two weeks from this news post going live.

I hope the demo will attracts lots of new players and friends, and I hope existing Zeepkist players will love the new DLC!

Looking towards the future, December will have the December Gift Hunt, so that's going to be lots of fun as well!

Now, I've got to get back to developing games & making Zeepkist updates!! :D

Happy Zeepkisting!!

Zeepkist Beautiful Beta - Version 16, Patch 43

Patch 43

- Removed a strange gift from F-03 that wasn't supposed to be there, and which you couldn't get to

Zeepkist Super League - Golf

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 3rd November at 11:00 PT
  • Sunday 3rd November at 14:00 ET
  • Sunday 3rd November at 18:00 GMT
  • Sunday 3rd November at 19:00 CET


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

  • Sunday 3rd November at 19:00 PT
  • Sunday 3rd November at 22:00 ET
  • Monday 4th November at 02:00 GMT
  • Monday 4th November at 03:00 CET


[h2]Super League Details[/h2]

We will be competing on 14 of the 18 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: Golf


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

The 14 tracks we're racing on have been picked out by our judges.

They are:

  • LET'S GO GOLFING by Lexer + Maki + St Nicholas
  • Zwimptour Golf by Zwimpie
  • Saitama's Golf by Diabler
  • The 19th by DeeDeeNaNaNa
  • Cosmic Puttway by AndMe
  • Maple Hill - Hole 1 by Shadynook
  • Dreamy Golf by Bram2323
  • [BREAK TIME: GOLF EDITION]
  • Golf Gardens by Gearworkdragon
  • Wall In One by Northwind
  • A Fairway Drive by MackCheezy
  • Happy Hills by BB_Benji
  • Mulligan by agix
  • Dread The 18th by Codewalt
  • Crazy Caddy by ioi8


Download the level playlist at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AQPLCUkka9jm_1coA2ePf28msTUvrXtp/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

Zeepkist Beautiful Beta - Version 16, Patch 40 - 42

Patch 40:

- Added "Randomize Cosmetics" button in garage
- Added outfit saving system in garage:



- Added new more transparent glass material:



- Awarded event cosmetics
- Implemented all december gift hunt gifts
- Various back-end updates for the server
- Further groundwork for upcoming secret thing
- Fixed a bug where having a slash in your name prevented you from opening a server
- Added feather block to F-01

Patch 41:
- Zeepkist text now supports Greek and Cyrillic characters

Patch 42:
- Fixed Greek characters with shadows not having shadows

Level Contest - Tubular

[h3]THEME: Tubular[/h3]

Build a level with a focus on using the tube/pipe blocks!

Looking for ideas? How about creating a level where you're driving along a snake or dragon, driving through sewers or an abstract pipe ribbon track, like the classic Windows 98 screensaver!

[h3]DEADLINE[/h3]
  • Your track should be complete and submitted by Sunday, 17th November 2024 at 18:00 GMT
  • 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. Use tube blocks (driving on top of or inside of them) for at least 25% of the 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 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 win a special paintbrush soapbox!!

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


- Akane