,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, An interview of DarMoeD (kuski of month on August 2002): '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -= When did you start playing? =- Well, i played across a bit much time ago, just for fun, first time i saw elma was the beginning of spring 2001. So i started to play :) -= Ex-teams and why did you change teams? =- Was team was JAPS i think, we made and played own levelsm was fun :) But i understood that i played better then designed so i quit the team. After some days i got an ivitation from Olli (joo) from Brotherhood Of Speed team. I agreed and we started to play internals beating each other records :) But after some time i got 5x team records, so it became uninteresting and Olli stopped updating page, so i quited :( That times russian elma players became more powerful and cool :) and we decided to make our own Russian Elastomania Team [RET] with Anton and Umpire. When i had 54 team records it became unwise for me and them too so i quited them too and now i have no team. I want to be in one, but that just doesnt happen :) -= Current total? =- 39:12:20 -= Across Career briefly. Any WRs?, World Cup I and II and so on.. =- As i said played across just little&for fun, tried it after became ill with elma, but got dissapointed with surface roughness.. First wcup i participate is 4th :) -= Elma career? =- Well, i have some few internals wrs, my internal total is also not so bad, and ofcourse some success in current wcup i have :) -= Do you still like Across? Why/why not =- Don`t like because of gfx and surface roughness. -= How did you get Across/Elma? Was it your worst mistake? or the best? =- I got elma from one guy`s HDD (he is in LAN with friend Ezhikus). I was very happy to see renewed version of across and started to play. Hard to say best or worst mistake, it just ruined my life :) -= Favourite internals / most irritating internals =- Should i name them all? Just look at wr table :) Internals that i dont like - Flat Track, Uphill Battle, Gravity Ride, The Steppes, Quick Round, Circutious, Framework, Enduro, Hooked. -= Your own best WRs? =- That must be my favourite levs - Hang Tight, Precarious, Warm Up. -= Best WRs in your opinion? =- WRs at Flat Track are always the best :) Also IRK`s headbanger is insane, deadlous enigma is unbeatable :) -= What's the limit of WR times? =- All internals times are beatable (C) Karlis :) So, no limit :) -= Are there some kind of external contests you like? What kind of contests do you like? Are there any new competitions you would like to see? =- I like more externals contest that are done on internals levs base :) Like OLD school contest made by Guyb for example. -= Best lgr in your mind? What lgr do you use? =- Always used standart lgr with brown bike :) -= Mention some good things you have gotten with Across/elma? =- Good things!? from Elma?! Are u joking? :) If to be serious, the best is the feeling when after some stupid hours of noresults riding you see Best Time! :) -= Mention some bad things you have gotten from Across/elma? =- 1. Not enough sleeping. 2. Always skip university. 3. Almost dont play other games. 4. No friends time spending. 5. etc :) -= What is the most frustrating thing you have faced in your career? =- It was warm up time 14.34 made by Ezhikus when i had 14.35 :)) -= The biggest mistake of your Elma career? =- Start playing wcup :) -= Cheating, what feelings? Do you use level unlocker/nitro etc? =- Nitro i used for fun some time, now to know the structure of the level, same level unlocker. -= Elma tuning, have you tested? Opinion about it? =- If you mean that Elma tuning that I told all about, then yes, i guess i use it :) One more time i should say its not cheating nor advantage for anybody, its just a fast way to change your elma (the slow way is to setup different windows). -= Best kuskis and teams? What are the things you value in another kuski/team? Hard to say, too many of them :) The things that are valued in kuski are skills, hoyla power and talks at #across :) -= Your best achievements? =- I didn`t crush my keyboard when i died after my first bounce on Labyrinth Pro :) -= Do you do any other neat finger-related stuff like playing violin, repairing watches, pick pocketing etc? No :) Just my fingers love my keyboard :) I sit near the comp for 11 years now :) -= How much did you play in your sickest period? How much these days? =- Hmm, the sickest must be that 72 hours marathon with 6 hours sleeping :) -= Have you had Elma dreams? =- No :) -= Strengts and weaknesses as a player? What moves you like/dislike? =- Hoyla :) And about moves: I dislike insane bounces - they are too hard :) -= Best memories with elma? =- Being the best player in our community (Cheboksary) without knowing a hell about moposite :) -= First time at #across? =- Dont remember exactly, 3-4 months ago i think. -= Best Elma friends? =- All kuskis except people who think that they are not my friends :) -= Thoughts about Elma meetings? =- They are cool for multiplaying :) -= What do YOU think should be improved in an eventual new version of elma? =- I just agree with other people about that, nothing personally i need :) -= Do you have a life when playing elma? =- It depends on what you call life :) -= How about battles? =- Usually they rule, and i love battling (ofcourse if the level is not too sucky :) The problem is that you need to be in internet during them :( -= You've got some negative feedback about playing elma from your friends? =- "OMG! this guy is too stupid to do anything but playing Elma!" :) -= What games do you like beside Elma? =- Need For Speed, Worms1, UGH, RPGs (Baldurs Gate etc.), and just cool new games. -= Have you thought about if you could stop playing Elma soon, or anytime? =- Someday i will stop for sure, maybe when i`ll die? :) -= What gets you still playing Elma =- Need to get wrs, need to do well in wcup, need to play russian contest, need... and fun :) -= Are you at the top of your career now? If not, when? =- Wrong question :) I cant answer it -= Forecast the future of Elma. How the scene will be in five years? =- Only mutated cockroaches who will survive after nuclear world war will play it ;) -= Was it a surprise to be voted for the kuski of month? If it was who should have won in your opinion and why? =- First time nominated was a surprise :) but third time, when I won, it wasn´t. Still cool though ;) -= Mopolauta, thoughts? =- I think #across is much better. -= Opinions about Elma Crime, MUe's animations and stuff like that. =- Elma stuff always rule, but i still didnt see elma crime :( -= You are the updater of your own Elma page. How it's feeling? =- Yes i`am. Sometimes its hard to make yourself to do one more of that endless updates. I wonder how moposite updaters feel :)) -= What's your favorite Elma website (not moposite)? =- If to choose one then it is Danish Across&Elma Site (http://acrossdk.mine.nu/acrossdk/) cuz it rulez :) -= Your relation to OLP? =- Never played them :) -= Why that nick? =- My real name is Danil so its D. There is a russian fairy tale about Danila-Master so its DM. I added one more D for symmetry and got DMD = DarMoeD (if to translate that to English we`ll have Sponger or Freeloader :) -= Your real life. Do you have it (school/work, other interests etc)? =- Well i have university but i try not to visit it too often :) I like also football and tennis. -= Write something about the game, fellow kuskis, moposite, #across, etc =- Should i say Elma rulez0r or what?! :)) DarMoeD 24 October 2002