Map release: 4 new maps
Hello,
Fall is back, and with the cooler weather, folks are finding themselves back indoors and looking for something to do online. There have been a few exciting new releases in PC gaming this year such as the hugely successful and award-winning FPS: Overwatch, but thankfully we can count on our strong following of climbers who frequent XJ to keep checking back for more. You guys keep this site alive, we recognize that, and we appreciate it- so thank you!
I know a lot of us are coming back from summer vacation & various escapades, and whether its now back-to-work, or back-to-school for you, we here at the XJ Mapcheck Team want to welcome you with four new and exciting maps for you to try your hand at. Now, its been over a year since we've been able to bring to you an official kz_ tagged map that wasn't impossibly difficult (I'm looking at you kz_bedlam !). But this time around we can assure almost any jumper should be able to at least compete. In fact, this release, albeit modest, should have something to fancy everyone's taste. So without further ado, let's bring on the map roster's newest additions:
kz_wild by D@NG3R`
Challenge: Intermediate/Average
Type: Climb & Bhop
Description:
Congratulations goes to D@NG3R` for earning the kz_ tag with his breathtaking map kz_wild which takes you for a small journey through some colorful indoor and outdoor environments, while in the midst of these beautiful ancient Mayan ruins. The early beta of this map was extremely difficult, but later versions became easier as the mapper agreed to open the maps playability up to more skill levels. A lot of fun playing this one, and you'll want to keep trying to improve that run.
klz_sherbrooke by bluemagic
Challenge: Easy/Average
Type: Speed Climb
Description:
The first Custom map for us to take a look at is bluemagic's klz_sherbrooke which starts out on the street using a police car as the start button. This is his first map submission to XJ and he feels that this map is sure to impress any speed map fan. In fact, this map is really just designed as one long speed map with opportunities to cut down the run with improved transitions. Great job bluemagic
muj_bindweed by muJik
Challenge: Hard/Extreme
Type: Specialty / Climb & Bhop
Description:
muJik, the highly-skillful Russian mapper, who the passionate hard map part of our community loves and adores, is back at it with two new maps. Of course this comes right after dazzling us in August with two new maps, but what can we say? This guy is a creative genius. muj_bindweed is a map that we had a hard time believing was no-checkable at first, but were soon after pleasantly proved otherwise. Enjoy the specialty techniques and new surprises you've come to expect from this mapper.
muj_to_qui by muJik
Challenge: Advanced/Hard
Type: Specialty / Climb & Bhop
Description:
muJik's second map, the third and final Custom map for this release, is muj_to_qui. The map was made as a dedication to .qui, and a lot of elements in this map are in the style of the latter Russian mapper. The map has the usual specialty technique sections which are almost like learning new mini-games, and the overall difficulty is what many would consider manageable.
Regards,
XJ Mapcheck team