Hi everyone! We’ve got quite a bit of news to share, so let’s break it down with subheadings.

This time we’re setting a theme that isn’t just "winter" but specifically New Year. The first version of your map must be uploaded to our system no later than November 15th. Our goal is to review and tweak everything in time for the New Year newspost. If you are from Russia, you will receive a cash prize (unfortunately, we cannot transfer funds abroad). Maps must meet all our standard minimum requirements and recommendations.

We recently encountered a case where I spotted illegal speed values ​​during strafing in a player's demo. An investigation revealed the culprit: a well-known patch for the CS "Legacy" version called CS Fixes. This patch adds quality-of-life features from the latest build to the client (most notably the FOV fix for 16:9 resolutions, though I’m not sure how people managed for the 20 years before it). However the file that was used had a name cs_patches.asi and circulated within the HNS community and it's different from the versions hosted on GitHub. In addition to the intended fixes, it altered game physics, which is strictly prohibited in our community. With that in mind, I’m warning you: if you do decide to use this patch, get it from GitHub rather than from some dubious source.

While player azure has already been featured in ROTW, the creator of this new video delete_the_elite is trying his hand at making an ROTW for the first time. The result is high-quality work, so let's hope inspiration strikes him again soon.


Three new community maps have made it through the new rule requiring demo recordings for submissions: hrcn_tsnm_cn by a mapper with a self-explanatory nickname a8521243, ym_hb_chuanshuo_h by a mapper we already know under a different alias EricCartman, and finally, www_bell_bell_h by Serwak, whose name is frequently seen on the forum and in chat these days. I’ve currently rated the first two as extreme difficulty. If you’ve finished them and think they’re harder, please share your thoughts. The third map is heading to the Hard server. All of them have been added to the EU, 100aa, and VIP servers. Thanks to issues identified during the demo recording process, they are beatable without mpbhop, making them eligible for demo recording on the site. A huge thank you to PluDiko, TyIIIkA, Counterparts, and Sly for heroically helping to test these maps. Enjoy the game!

World records
Roy
3T_xiaocaibi	done in 06:31.92 WR!	rawe 06:41.10	1 place	50 exp
azure
bhop_cangyingpaizi	done in 01:16.80 WR!	azure 01:19.80	1 place	20 exp	1
mad_bhopit	done in 02:55.28 WR!	all1aNcE 02:59.17	1 place	50 exp	1
mydrik
bhop_grblor_v2	done in 02:01.85 WR!	Penguin 02:03.12	1 place	50 exp	1
sp1_ahegao	done in 02:28.51 WR!	mydrik 02:34.97	1 place	20 exp	1
PluDiko
hama_bhopp	done in 12:16.85 WR!	akkuratist 18:44.79	1 place	50 exp	1
Regular records
Drawh1st0ry
bhop_colorhop	done in 03:05.57	Gungrave 02:01.19	10 place	21 exp
bhop_platinum	done in 01:46.23	Juby 01:23.66	16 place	16 exp
ksz_beginner	done in 02:40.37	colcolx 01:56.24	7 place	24 exp
mls_volcanobhop	done in 02:00.45	paslalala 01:35.63	14 place	17 exp
Lightning_McQueen
fu_plainhop	done in 04:33.36	Riverside 05:15.39	1 place	-7 exp
j2s_4tunnels	done in 03:47.86	pepi 03:00.66	6 place	-9 exp
slide_kzbr_hasty	done in 01:23.85	rare 01:06.56	4 place	3 exp
tisha_woodland	done in 02:01.77	Dolphin 01:44.15	5 place	-9 exp
smiley
sp1_ahegao	done in 02:28.64	mydrik 02:34.97	2 place	19 exp
KuVaLdA
Y_minicas	done in 01:28.66	Hina 01:20.06	4 place	27 exp	1
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Rejected demos hb_patchouli_Lightning_McQueen_0718.47.zip - cp demo cd_vvn1ght_v9_KuVaLdA_0519.36.zip - +use script dyd_horizon_KuVaLdA_0841.51.zip - +use script sly_bas_KuVaLdA_0558.04.zip - +use script
Deleted demos bhop_cangyingpaizi_azure_0119.80.zip fu_plainhop_Lightning_McQueen_0747.08.zip j2s_4tunnels_Lightning_McQueen_0357.74.zip slide_kzbr_hasty_Rec_0138.28.zip sp1_ahegao_mydrik_0234.97.zip tisha_woodland_Rec_0212.01.zip

World records
azure
3T_xiaocaibi_mini	done in 01:31.67 WR!	Juby 01:33.01	1 place	60 exp	15
5oXen_hb_DCJ210	done in 01:51.97 WR!	azure 01:53.01	1 place	30 exp	15
5oXen_vvn1ght_v22	done in 02:43.90 WR!	Gungrave 02:54.49	1 place	60 exp	15
5oXen_vvn1ght_v25	done in 02:13.07 WR!	zivko_^ 02:21.81	1 place	50 exp	15
bhop_arxdukz	done in 02:07.35 WR!	Juby 02:08.86	1 place	50 exp	15
cobkz_run_fast	done in 01:07.74 WR!	Sho 01:10.15	1 place	21 exp	16
kzzNk_kiloray	done in 01:32.64 WR!	Sho 01:40.36	1 place	60 exp	15
r3_hb_keo	done in 00:57.80 WR!	kyoto 01:00.06	1 place	50 exp	15
sp1_cobkz_cacalau	done in 01:13.74 WR!	Sho 01:17.64	1 place	50 exp	15
Gungrave
cg_blocksberg	done in 03:49.38 WR!	sekai 04:34.09	1 place	50 exp	13
speed_ytt_abstract_v2	done in 03:11.18 WR!	Gungrave 03:39.28	1 place	20 exp	13
Roy
fly_bhop_pepsi	done in 02:35.67 WR!	inactive 02:38.19	1 place	50 exp	10
mojito_vvn1ght_ez	done in 03:55.30 WR!	asdasdasdasdasdasd 04:01.51	1 place	50 exp	10
vcn_mc_bhop_h	done in 03:12.61 WR!	ChooKy 04:31.39	1 place	50 exp	10
outside
hama_bama	done in 09:19.30 WR!	rawe 18:15.66	1 place	50 exp	18
mydrik
hb_xiaobai_ez	done in 04:58.02 WR!	HACPAHO 06:05.97	1 place	50 exp	12
tig_bluehops	done in 03:45.43 WR!	asdasdasdasdasdasd 04:03.36	1 place	50 exp	12
Regular records
dez-
5oXen_vvn1ght_v22	done in 02:45.11	Gungrave 02:54.49	2 place	29 exp	6
vzerdez
bhop_kamui	done in 00:59.88	Kalashnikov 00:47.84	6 place	25 exp	5
Miols666
deathvalley2	done in 01:53.53	dophamine 01:54.76	1 place	20 exp	10
mls_minecraft	done in 03:08.72	colcolx 02:44.44	2 place	29 exp	9
EcLiPSe
kzzNk_f1ut	done in 01:23.23	FaL 01:19.28	3 place	28 exp	5
newage_climb	done in 02:35.66	colcolx 02:10.79	2 place	19 exp	5
jjamal
ml_winterblock	done in 02:31.09	Lightning_McQueen 02:32.98	1 place	30 exp	6
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Rejected demos sp1_ahegao_smiley_0227.79.zip - illegal velocity values
Deleted demos 5oXen_hb_DCJ210_azure_0153.01.zip cobkz_run_fast_azure_0110.20.zip speed_ytt_abstract_v2_Gungrave_0339.28.zip

It's been over 3 months since the start of the public X-D map beta test, which was a part of X-D mapping competition. Six maps from six different mappers have been played in the servers and received a considerable amount of feedback since then. Mappers made all the necessary fixes based on the players' suggestions and now the final versions are finally out. You can vote for your favourite map HERE. Visit kreedz.com to read about what changes have been made to the maps, and to learn more about the competition: newspost.

UPD. maps from the contest were added to our servers and site (including recording with checkpoints):

arte_dela
cy_lumora
ph_exodia
qcg_arid2
sky_to_Acc1
v4r_intensity2

Firstly a few words about a small patterns update. At the suggestion of owsla, I've slightly changed their display. Now, frames on the ground are surrounded by square brackets, frames with a jump command are marked as a J, and those without a command are marked as a dot. This should improve readability:


Another suggestion was to display it in real time, but I'll say right away that won't happen. Real-time information like showpre already creates problems with different recording rules across different communities, and I won't make things worse.

Regarding maps, I'd like to first announce a new rule for mappers. Now, mappers must provide a demo of their playthrough (checkpoints are allowed) along with the map. We're forced to implement this rule because some mappers have begun abusing testers' services, fixing pointed jumps and at the same time quietly changing other, creating problematic, imbalanced places. Because of these situations, we've lost almost all of our balance testers, and players are simply fed up with the monotonous neon maps with high distance, unbalanced blocks. This new rule will make map releases less frequent, but at the same time, higher quality, which, in our opinion, is far more important than quantity.

We're also adding a new hard-extreme community map today crn_kiva_lopussa (I think it's still a bit extreme in places, feel free to share your impressions in the comments) by c0rn. The map is suitable for playing without saving until the lava room, where things aren't so rosy. If anyone wants it, I can add it to the list of maps available for recording with checkpoints. The map was tested by TyIIIkA and MEDVDED_EBUN, their help is greatly appreciated. Enjoy the game!

World records
Sho
cobkz_run_fast	done in 01:10.15 WR!	azure 01:10.20	1 place	50 exp	4
kyoto
hb_JKR	done in 02:18.78 WR!	JuanmiR 02:40.39	1 place	50 exp	5
r3_hb_keo	done in 01:00.06 WR!	Antarktida 01:16.78	1 place	60 exp	3
narasslabone
sp1_slide_whoosh	done in 04:37.09 WR!	mydrik 08:51.29	1 place	60 exp	11
svn_cosy_cupslide	done in 00:56.90 WR!	Silk_Road 01:25.76	1 place	60 exp	10
Regular records
Lightning_McQueen
5oXen_vvn1ght_v8	done in 02:59.93	Gungrave 03:12.95	1 place	-9 exp	1
cd_vvn1ght_v17	done in 02:55.16	ShoCk 02:30.12	3 place	18 exp
cobkz_run_brick2	done in 02:48.51	MARK_ROBLOX 03:33.56	1 place	20 exp	1
dokee_dawnhop	done in 01:45.34	azure 01:35.84	5 place	16 exp	1
dspc_egypt	done in 00:55.14	Dolphin 00:48.35	3 place	-4 exp
hb_afu	done in 02:00.83	Lightning_McQueen 02:14.10	1 place	-10 exp	1
hm_devsbhop_h	done in 01:24.68	mydrik 01:19.31	3 place	-10 exp
kzcn_goldbhop	done in 01:56.43	jabroni 01:58.59	1 place	20 exp	1
kzkr_dustsanctuary	done in 02:02.21	Juby 01:57.73	2 place	19 exp
mtz_hateful	done in 01:26.66	colcolx 00:44.57	2 place	-9 exp
nz_real	done in 01:55.27	outside 01:19.15	3 place	-9 exp
bite
av_degyptianez	done in 03:19.50	Cordyline 02:36.66	11 place	20 exp
cobkz_run_brick2	done in 03:16.11	MARK_ROBLOX 03:33.56	2 place	29 exp
ksz_moonlight	done in 01:49.87	Juby 01:23.32	3 place	28 exp
kz-endo_glacier	done in 02:00.12	6e3geJIbHuk 03:12.52	1 place	30 exp	1
kzra_stairway	done in 05:54.19		1 place	30 exp	1
sp1_fragments4	done in 02:21.89	rawe 01:53.45	2 place	29 exp
Sho
sp1_cobkz_cacalau	done in 01:17.64	mydrik 01:21.15	1 place	20 exp	3
kyoto
hb_z0r	done in 01:36.56		1 place	20 exp	2
MORYS
kzsca_brickvalley	done in 02:13.77	PMSA 01:59.15	5 place	26 exp	2
mls_hb_srg	done in 01:15.41	colcolx 01:10.22	2 place	1 exp	2
HACPAHO
nz_lidt_af_hvert	done in 01:16.90	TuF 01:15.28	2 place	29 exp	1
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Deleted demos 5oXen_vvn1ght_v8_Lightning_McQueen_0315.98.zip dspc_egypt_Rec_0126.97.zip hb_afu_Lightning_McQueen_0214.10.zip hm_devsbhop_h_Rec_0203.53.zip mls_hb_srg_MORYS_0117.40.zip mtz_hateful_Lightning_McQueen_0259.24.zip nz_real_Lightning_McQueen_0315.40.zip

In addition to the release of old but still extremely enjoyable demos, two updates were officially released today, both for servers and for the LAN. First, the bot has been updated – it now features correct third-person animations and an improved first-person view (including camera shifts while in duck). Its playback is no longer tied to the server's frame rate (under heavy load, our frame rate often drops below 100, causing the bot to slow down), although this remains to be tested. Bot creation logic has also been simplified. Custom (player-created) bot files are now stored in a separate folder (addons/amxmodx/data/kzcustombot) and are enabled by the kz_bot_showcustom cvar, while the kz_bot_removeold and kz_bot_showonlynew cvars have been removed as unnecessary.

The second update concerns the lj stats. It has received a new command /patterns (shortcut is /pt), which enables the display of jump (or duck, depending on the technique) command patterns in the strafe stats. It's permanently enabled in the /ljs menu on the servers and with ljs_patterns 1 on the LAN. It looks like this:


The notations are as follows:

. - frame in the air without the jump command
j - frame in the air with the jump command
0 - frame on the ground without the jump command
J - frame on the ground with the jump command

For the duck command, the letter d is used instead of j. This is an advanced feature that can help those who can't figure out why they're getting 3+ FOG bhops (or dds).

Due to the new features, the LAN pack version has been updated to 4.21. Enjoy the game!

World records
Toffifee
cg_gridblock	done in 03:29.57 WR!	rawe 04:04.41	1 place	60 exp	5
cosy_temple	done in 08:25.93 WR!	Pepo 10:52.91	1 place	60 exp	5
Regular records
Toffifee
bkz_dusttemple	done in 02:48.93	Toffifee 03:14.08	1 place	0 exp	4
bkz_wallblock[-md]	done in 02:13.28	colcolx 02:10.51	2 place	29 exp	2
dr0_cliffside	done in 01:50.61	MORYS 01:57.36	1 place	1 exp	2
imao_darkcavern	done in 02:16.68		1 place	30 exp	2
kkz_texture	done in 02:04.66	wlvzzz 01:17.33	2 place	29 exp	2
kzro_dahnajourney	done in 07:14.23	GoDfreee 06:56.23	2 place	29 exp	2
kz_6fd_volcano[-md]	done in 03:26.12	28f 03:30.04	1 place	30 exp	2
kz_a2_godspeed	done in 05:02.49		1 place	30 exp	2
kz_cfl_mountainchurch[full]	done in 01:19.47	rawe 01:14.22	2 place	29 exp	2
kz_cg_lavacliff	done in 02:22.68	rawe 02:40.87	1 place	30 exp	2
kz_cg_palmcliff	done in 02:38.45	RoN` 02:44.66	1 place	30 exp	2
kz_cliffez	done in 01:24.67	brokoly 01:22.61	2 place	29 exp	2
kz_fl_secret_temple2	done in 03:36.76	colcolx 03:33.39	2 place	29 exp	2
kz_ghat	done in 01:05.36	6e3geJIbHuk 02:11.33	1 place	30 exp	2
kz_giantbean_b15	done in 01:54.26	DragKedja 04:57.87	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_kzdk_tropicisland	done in 01:55.34	Hina 01:53.83	2 place	29 exp	1
kz_kzfr_alexandrie	done in 04:36.26	dophamine 05:49.30	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_kzfr_kubz	done in 03:40.95		1 place	30 exp	1
kz_kzfr_vache_and_cow	done in 03:56.17	RoN` 05:58.90	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_kzsca_heaven2	done in 02:17.66	colcolx 02:12.37	3 place	28 exp	1
kz_stb_mystic	done in 02:52.77	GoDfreee 02:44.01	2 place	29 exp	1
kz_stb_sewage	done in 02:06.67	colcolx 01:53.68	2 place	29 exp	1
prochallenge2_bhop_hard	done in 04:44.41	ShoCk 04:32.95	3 place	28 exp	1
sb_speedvalley	done in 01:48.80	RoN` 02:09.15	1 place	30 exp	1
sn_nanoblock[hard]	done in 03:51.77	RoN` 04:44.69	1 place	30 exp	1
trC_climbgarden[full]	done in 01:31.90	merc 01:35.77	1 place	30 exp	1
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Deleted demos bkz_dusttemple_Toffifee_0314.08.rar dr0_cliffside_Toffifee_0157.56.rar

Toffifee also spends 2000 Points on uploading 10 old (recorded before 2016) demos:

Toffifee
ex_deathdrop	done in 01:56.39	colcolx 01:52.24	2 place	29 exp	1
kz_4caves	done in 04:17.50	Hartelion 06:20.17	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_boulder_b01	done in 04:52.80	RoN` 05:40.74	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_cg_4towers	done in 02:15.45	Chichin 02:16.53	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_ezboulder_b01	done in 04:15.64	Huevo 04:26.80	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_kzdk_radiobase	done in 02:33.07	kHz 02:39.81	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_kzsca_pyramid_ez	done in 04:00.28	MEfro 03:59.31	2 place	29 exp	1
kz_man_australia	done in 03:29.48	zver 04:35.47	1 place	30 exp	1
kz_man_congo_b01[-carpets]	done in 04:43.29		1 place	30 exp	1
tri_complex	done in 02:29.89	colcolx 02:23.23	2 place	29 exp	1
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