Christmas Special: 6 New Maps

By Ovidiu Dumitru·


Let's start by wishing you a Merry Christmas again, hope that every single one enjoyed it to the fullest.

Getting down to business, I think you all noticed yesterday that there's a new special feature on the front page, the one in the Map Nominations area. The countdown was revealed together with a special promotion for a map, which is about to be released as we speak.

I hope you all have been waiting for this moment to come, and as the first countdown has come to an end, it's time to unwrap the first present.

kz_brickfacility made by Timmycakes
Making your way through an old facility is not always easy. At first sight it looks like it hasn't been touched by hands, you should expect to find yourself in some risky situations. The journey may be beautiful, but I would definetly not say it's a walk in the park. Can you make it to the other side of the facility ?

kz_abstract_plane made by Timmycakes
Different worlds brought together in one map. This is what you will find in this epic journey through the unknown. Do not let the first sight fool you. Chances are that what you will discover next will be from another dimension.

kz_emblem made by Timmycakes
A real life construction. That is what I have been hearing around lately. And yes, they are right. Timmycakes had his inspiration from a real life building that looks almost exactly like the one from this map. You make your way through different levels, finding yourself in different tricky situations. It's a long way till up there. Be careful.

Update kz_bkz_temple2 made by st@mbeto
The sequel to cosy_temple is finally here. The map features new temple designs, new environment and of course, new jumps. Expect a new ambiental look, as you make your way from some underground temples to finally reach the big temple outside.
Redownload please. We apologize for the inconvenience.

kz_bkz_deathjourney made by PsYxOpAt
PsYxOpAt delivers a new unforgettable map as we can tell you for sure that he is on mapping spree. Don't let the name scare you, because there is nothing to be scared of. But, don't let your guard down. Pay attention at what surrounds you and you might make it to the end.

kz_kzsca_greenisland made by red & PsYxOpAt
This map was build back in 2008 by the oldschool mapper red. We thought it would be nice to accept it now as an official map, with the hope of bringing back a sparkle of the oldschool feeling of jumping.
This is what rinkon said two years ago as a reply to his map, and I quote "you're making everything kreedz WOULD have made if he was still around and thats great".
We hope we made the right decision and that you will like this map. Enjoy.




So now there are no boxes still wrapped, and you finally can know that this special release was planned with 6 new maps.

We hope you had fun playing the new maps and you liked our idea of how to proceed with this release.

We would also want to thank you, the filmmakers that made this special release possible and that you agreed to work in such a short time to edit the videos. We know it was a lot of work for such short time. We thank you for this.
In order of appearence, we would like to thank Nukk, dArK^, DiENOS, sky, w1zz and last but not least Torex.

With these being said, Xtreme-Jumps.eu would like to wish you a happy new year. See you in 2011 with new surprises !

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27/12/2010 17:01:00

first lol nice waitin' for next gift :D

27/12/2010 17:03:00

Checkikng it now!

27/12/2010 17:03:00

cooooool

27/12/2010 17:15:00

Risible don't be a bastard!

27/12/2010 17:17:00

nice gonna play them thangz

27/12/2010 17:35:00

nice! :D!

27/12/2010 17:43:00

oh nice

27/12/2010 17:51:00

Saw this map at "Map presentation forum", so didn't surprise a lot. Little bit about map so even i don't like dark maps, but this one bus uber. Waiting for next present :)

27/12/2010 18:06:00

Nice :D

27/12/2010 18:13:00

brickfacility is a great map; good looking,average/hard jumps,'risky situations' as you said. i would rate`it only 7.5/10 because the atmosphere/ambience of the map is kinda boring. abstract_plane looks fun to jump but so did brickfacility in the trailer. personally i`m waiting for kz_emblem. that map would be a great present for me :D

27/12/2010 18:22:00

Few annoying camera failures (campaths in walls) but still nice video!

27/12/2010 18:24:00

great map! :)

27/12/2010 18:25:00

It can sound a little bit noobish, but i have a question. There won't be any other presents? Not looking on that 2 maps that will be released soon.

27/12/2010 18:36:00

What did you expect? Free VIP for everyone? this is great idea in my opinion!

27/12/2010 18:37:00

Im just asking, i don't say im not happy.. :)

27/12/2010 18:44:00

happy happyness

27/12/2010 18:51:00

The layout and details level is just amazing, but in such long map like this, seriously could be [u]much more[/u] jumps, as it is. There is no question, that this is one of the most detailed maps ever, but I'm simply missing jumps. I give you 7,5/10 for this.

27/12/2010 18:58:00

nice

27/12/2010 18:59:00

n1

27/12/2010 19:05:00

looks beautiful

27/12/2010 19:41:00

9/10 map of the year so far. waiting for other "presents"

27/12/2010 20:49:00

n1ce)

27/12/2010 22:12:00

this map is kinda good...8/10...and qui deathtales>brickfacility imo...

27/12/2010 22:25:00

gj there timmycakes & xj! =)

27/12/2010 23:03:00

Christmas is over, let us open them all now :D

27/12/2010 23:11:00

lovely present :P

27/12/2010 23:36:00

to cH[A]Os: deathtales was ruined by weird and boring jumps.

28/12/2010 01:41:00

good map!

28/12/2010 02:41:00

Holy s.. hristmas! Thanks for a new map to play. ^^ Charming.

28/12/2010 08:45:00

qui.... dont waste your time ; these are romanians ; they would say everything to protect their "MASTER" mapper sn00p ) dont even try to convince him that deathtales is not as good as brickfacilty; Imo brickfacilty>2 times than deathtales)

28/12/2010 08:49:00

Starwho i don't even know sn00p and 1 thing is clear ..sn00p is not my "master"

28/12/2010 11:04:00

dont know sn00p? what a pitty; I was sure you do :( deathtales is his map

28/12/2010 14:18:00

StarWars I'd suggest you stop it with these comments. Thank you.

28/12/2010 14:50:00

Good job mapper & XJ! Btw. the teasers were really dissapointing, at least there could have been well made campaths.

28/12/2010 15:39:00

HAHAHA^ show that you know how are you? given enough time..but i think smooth campaths in my teaser looks good.

28/12/2010 16:16:00

gj Timmycakes for doing all kz_ maps gj!

28/12/2010 16:21:00

OMFG kz_abstract_plane is the strangiest map i ever played! Really awesome work Timmy!!!

28/12/2010 16:27:00

GJ Timmycakes! Waiting for the next present.

28/12/2010 16:30:00

Timmycakes, give me name of the song at the end of kz_abstract_plane please!

28/12/2010 16:37:00

Christmas Special should be named Timmycakes Special instead

28/12/2010 16:39:00

w1zz ; isn't this a community ; a community means a place where I can express what I want; btw I havent insulted any1 so I think you have no rights to "suggest" me what you prefer. OK? and I see you are romanian ... I won't continue .

28/12/2010 16:40:00

but forget about that . ok? peace and love. Soon 2011 so lets not disturb each other. K?

28/12/2010 16:51:00

Try keeping double posts away aswell.

28/12/2010 16:53:00

@StarWars*1, theres no need to argue about opinions... thats why w1zz suggested to stop it with your comments.

28/12/2010 16:58:00

eiheihei who's having some ideas what it will be be fourth present?

28/12/2010 17:05:00

Great job Timmycakes! I really love these maps!

28/12/2010 17:11:00

eeK-, maybe there are 5 or 6. Who knows... with some luck 7.

28/12/2010 18:00:00

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

28/12/2010 18:07:00

very very good map ! goog job !

28/12/2010 19:58:00

Nukk: I don't really know if that message was to me, or what it meant. But I guess you were offended by mine, as you're one of the editors. I just mean that the campaths are going through walls etc. which looks really bad, at least in my opinion and I think that could have been done more professional. I'm not trying to offend anybody here, good job for the try and that you guys took time to edit.

28/12/2010 21:04:00

Timmycakes gj! nice maps

28/12/2010 21:43:00

I guess one of the presents will be kzro_deathtales2? Am I wrong or right? )

28/12/2010 22:02:00

Timmycakes, saw your maps; you are a god in mapping ; I see a really hard work;

28/12/2010 22:35:00

StarWars, last warning. Stop double-posting.

28/12/2010 23:31:00

kz_abstract_plane is a damn masterpiece! <3 By the way, I didn't find kz_brickfacility hard, it is way too simple, but nice map indeed with interesting moments Expecting on kz_emblem..

28/12/2010 23:43:00

Am I the only one who sees a problem with knowing what's inside the presents before opening them? I mean, isn't that part of giving a gift? You don't know what's inside until you open it? You know, like a surprise. On topic, great maps! :D

29/12/2010 07:15:00

i didnt play both maps but i hope the best :P

29/12/2010 13:14:00

abstract plane is uber, although I do miss that part that is not in final version :P Still looking forward to kz_emblem, that map is pure genious, especially at the very end. Great work timmycakes, hope that this is the recognition you wanted ;)

29/12/2010 17:28:00

+1 jyue kz_emblem looks goregous, gonna try it now!

29/12/2010 17:32:00

i didnt like any of those 3 maps.. annoying jumps, all 3 pretty long

29/12/2010 17:32:00

gjjj!! gogo 5 maps

29/12/2010 17:55:00

oh niou there are 6 presents and ,,So now we have three boxes still wrapped, your probably asking yourselves if there's five maps? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Time will tell."

29/12/2010 17:59:00

im with kayne, annoying jumps

29/12/2010 18:27:00

well, Timmycakes has his own unique jumps design (forget these comfy oldschool blocks or classic blockparts), sure it's annoying for some people. well, abstract_plane and emblem - 7.5/10.

29/12/2010 18:59:00

MORE,MORE,MORE!

29/12/2010 19:12:00

Looking forward to see the world records on those maps!

29/12/2010 19:23:00

When I played emblem the first time, the sudden knowledge that no map will ever exceed emblem in its perfection had such an ambivalent impact on me and my longing for maps has now disappeared... ... whäää not quite, but close enough. Seriously though, this is the funniest map ever (imo)!

29/12/2010 19:44:00

Nice maps timmycakes :)

29/12/2010 19:55:00

awsume maps timmicakes! :)

29/12/2010 22:32:00

I really like the map presentation idea and the maps look lovely, have to check them out! <3

29/12/2010 22:37:00

i like thiiiiiiiis :D rly nice job Timmycakes

29/12/2010 22:52:00

Really awesome job timmycakes :)

30/12/2010 01:14:00

synergy x2 should be the fourth haha

30/12/2010 01:47:00

timmycakes awesome maps there ;D

30/12/2010 04:27:00

GJ [b]Timmycakes[/b]!

30/12/2010 07:53:00

i believe in santa claus thank to you

30/12/2010 12:31:00

Cool idea with boxes :-)

30/12/2010 14:53:00

kz_emblem fckin sick map ! good job timmy !

30/12/2010 17:59:00

kz_brickfacility was great, finished it in 58mins 40 seconds. can't wait to try the other maps =)

30/12/2010 19:19:00

next map kz_bkz_temple2 :)

30/12/2010 21:24:00

great maps agaiN!! <33 i also like the movies you've med for all maps, delivers a awsume feeling :)

30/12/2010 21:34:00

temple2: i really liked the inside cave part and the long bhop tunnels on the surface. coulda been more sound but meh its no big thing! 8.0! death: its a solid map for sure but the beginning reminded me too much of risk_ministry. inside was lit just right, i especially liked the room with the surfs. as with the other one, maybe just a few more sounds woulda done the trick. 7.5! always enjoy new maps :)

30/12/2010 21:34:00

Maps seems great, good job mappers and XJ. Promo's is at least getting better :-)

30/12/2010 22:16:00

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow [b][/b]

30/12/2010 22:20:00

Very nice maps! I really enjoyed the maps of timmycakes!

30/12/2010 22:50:00

The classification of the challenges is obscure. kz_bkz_temple2 got rated as hard for example, kz_emblem just as average although emblem is as hard as temple2 if not more hard. Always thought the challenges were strange and confusing but this time there are even divergencies within one release. Would be cool if the challenges were more transparent to everyone.

30/12/2010 23:05:00

nicely written, cool story.

30/12/2010 23:14:00

@ Max: i agree, brickfacility and abstract should be average. temple 2 and emblem - average/hard death should remain at easy

31/12/2010 01:21:00

bah update :D meanwhile I was trying to record using this shortcut, gj for efficiency

31/12/2010 01:32:00

this two bkz maps have so obvious scs.. maps by timmycakes ftw ^^)

31/12/2010 01:41:00

Why kz_bkz... ? bkz_ not enough ?

31/12/2010 16:10:00

really good maps guys

31/12/2010 17:59:00

How long is Christmas? For me it's one day xD

31/12/2010 18:10:00

@zhady :D not for xj ) btw ... why only map releases ... pretty boring :) I was waiting for comebacks, a special release , an event , an extra hard big map , a movie or smth ...

31/12/2010 22:42:00

Happy New Year for XJ People, good Party :*

01/01/2011 07:05:00

red! [b][color=#ff0000][size=36]Best map![/size][/color][/b]

01/01/2011 08:11:00

i want bkz_ not kz_bkz >..... brrrrrrrr :)

01/01/2011 12:28:00

after all the "it might not be a map in the other box" it turns out that all are maps! hehe nice stuff anyway! happy new year!:)

01/01/2011 13:48:00

If i remember right, there was a sentence "One of the best KZ maps ever" in kz_brickfacility teaser. Now, compare brickfacility, with red's map :) Definitely, greeninsland isnt best map of kz, it's average map, with oldschool look, but its really a KZ (jumping!) map. Brickfacility shows, how possible is to create a really detailed map in Cs, but its simply "not" a real jumping map (half time of your climb time you spend ducking in vent etc haha) .. dont get me wrong, but greeninsland fully wins this duel.

01/01/2011 18:03:00

Great job XJ, I must say. !

02/01/2011 17:39:00

well,great work xj & mappers

04/01/2011 06:58:00

:O nice

05/01/2011 21:55:00

its awesome