Hey guys!

18 demos were submitted, 11 records were broken, 4 new ones were set and 3 were denied.


Kangaroo

kz_cathedral_ez done in 04:49
kz_cookbook_ez done in 08:20 (Chrizzy, 08:51)
kz_date done in 04:43
kz_quadrathon done in 05:08
kz_silo_ez done in 05:40 (w00t, 06:07)
kz_cityswingers_thebungeehop done in 02:16

mF^

kz_longjumps_downthestairs done in 00:31 (mF^, 00:32)
kz_mix_piraraa_theescape done in 00:11 (Ever1x, 00:12)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze1 done in 00:09 (faker, 00:10)
kz_longjumps_ljrace3 done in 00:54 (mF^, 01:00)

godsend

kz_dance_dance3 done in 03:43 (Kangaroo, 03:07)
kz_man_madness2_mini1 done in 00:41 (w00t, 00:43)
kz_mix_piraraa_thefear done in 01:37 (Charles445, 02:05)

sparda

kz_mix_sickness_dropnclimb done in 00:24 (Kangaroo, 00:31)

L-X

kz_date2_pastels done in 02:33 (jYue, 02:36)



3 demos were denied, for breaking the Bungee specific rule by using more than 2 bounces on same target

The Double Jump as explained in a previous news post, will be "fixed" in beta4.3 because this "bug" is too powerful to keep. It ruins a few maps and will cause major problems in future maps and an internal vote has been made to correct it rather than see it as a new technique. For this reason, the present demo of kz_bhop_backport will be removed and replaced by the old one, and any future demos until 4.3 is released that utilize the Double Jump will be denied.

Congratulations to all who submitted!

Hey everyone!

18 demos were submitted, 17 records were broken, 1 new one were set.


mF^

kz_kz_bhop_tiles_slidelj_race done in 01:07 (mF^, 01:19)
kz_date2_solidsljs done in 01:41 (mF^, 01:53)
kz_cmfrb_woodenmaze done in 00:38 (mF^, 00:39)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze2 done in 00:15 (mF^, 00:16)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze3 done in 00:39 (mF^, 00:47)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze4 done in 00:46 (mF^, 00:59)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze5 done in 00:10 (faker, 00:11)
kz_longjumps_ljrace3 done in 01:00 (mF^, 01:01)

Kangaroo

kz_caulis done in 03:56 (seroxx, 03:58)
kz_fortress done in 09:06
kz_invasion done in 12:53 (Kangaroo, 13:24)
kz_mix_sickness_dropnclimb done in 00:31 (Charles445, 00:40)
kz_refinery_east done in 09:23 (Millet, 12:05)
kz_refinery_ez done in 08:01 (FragGyver, 09:21)
kz_tutorial done in 02:38 (jYue, 02:44)

godsend

kz_aim_flareworld_bfmrange done in 02:02 (Chrizzy, 02:08)
kz_fortress_kingschallenge1 done in 01:43 (m4gDan, 01:58)

Sparda

kz_bhop_backport done in 00:16 (Z0ck3rOO7, 00:24)


Congratulations to all who submitted!

From a technical exploit found in kz_metro nearly 2 years ago, we have a new discipline caused by loosening the rope on the World Record rules.
Please welcome the Double Jump:
Double Jump example video

The Double Jump is performed on vertically slanted objects.
Jumping up while moving forwards over an incline reduces the time until you can jump again. Getting the correct fast timing with 2 jumps gives you a height boost as if you surfed/bhopped off the block for a split second. In the same manner, the Double Jump will also function on things that are moving vertically.
This is an advanced technique and maps could be made to train them and challenge you like a Double Jump Long Jump course. The speed of the "DJ" is in the 50-150 milliseconds range and that is only an approximately guesstimated number. The rest of your flight can be a longjump
kz_metro example video
Mappers be wary of this technique!

Last little reminder: The Art Tool Contest winner voting ends tomorrow on the 24th of January! There are 2 in the race for first place each with 16 votes each! Check them out and vote for your favorite one: VOTE HERE. Thanks to all who participated.

In case you missed it, The SF Podcast17 Interview:
Full Podcast17 Episode (113 MB) (approx. 2 hours long)
Kreedz Climbing Interview Only (46.9 MB) (approx. 50 minutes long)

Hey guys!

19 demos were submitted, 14 records were broken, 5 new ones were set.


mF^

kz_longjumps_ljrace3 done in 01:01 (akkord, 01:06)
kz_longjumps_ljrace4 done in 00:22 (akkord, 00:37)
kz_bhop_tiles_slidelj_race done in 01:19 (Kureno, 02:22)
kz_cmfrb_woodenmaze done in 00:39 (ndR, 00:43)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze2 done in 00:16 (SLAYER^, 00:17)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze3 done in 00:47 (ChaosAD, 00:55)
kz_maze_wickedgarden_maze4 done in 00:59

faker

kz_bhop_beginnersluck done in 00:09
kz_residence done in 05:10 (Chrizzy, 08:15)
kz_sukblock done in 03:33 (faker, 03:34)
kz_xtremeblock_lookouttower done in 00:33
kz_xtremeblock_powerplant done in 00:21

seroxx

kz_caulis done in 03:58 (Kangaroo, 04:02)
kz_mix_journeys_secretjourney done in 01:37 (seroxx, 01:42)

Jaso

kz_mix_sickness_thetriathlon done in 01:02
kz_mix_journeys_surfjourney done in 01:25 (mF^, 01:56)

jYue

kz_date2_pastels done in 02:36 (seroxx, 02:46)
kz_tutorial done in 02:44 (Kangaroo, 02:52)

Chrizzy

kz_brooklyn done in 07:58 (petsku, 08:42)


Congratulations to all who submitted!

Hello everyone,

I spent an hour with William (the Podcast17 head honcho) Hectic Glen (Halflife2.Net) and Dave Traeger (ModDB, Desura) talking about KZmod this weekend. William runs the Podcast17 internet radio talk show that mainly features news and reviews about mods from the HL2 platform and other scene related issues concerning Valve and their entire games network. If you want to stay informed while listening to some very fun guys, Podcast17 is the place to be. Give them a visit right here for more information: Podcast17

I'll have to warn you though, that the quality of my mic is very bad, but over time you'll get used to it.
There are 2 versions of the Podcast that you can have a listen to:

Full Podcast17 Episode (113 MB) (approx. 2 hours long)
Kreedz Climbing Interview Only (46.9 MB) (approx. 50 minutes long)

Hope you like it more than the Art Tool Contest (3 days and no comments on the news and very few votes in the thread )