,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, An interview of Zsolt (kuski of month on May 2003): ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -= When did you start playing? =- 2001 september -= Ex-teams and why did you change teams? =- I had one team so far, which i founded together with 2 friends, Elasto Alien Mania. -= Current total? =- 41:29:53 -= Top5 newest and oldest personal records? =- (check the last modified times of your replays) Oldest: Level 38, Curvaceous: 00:33:68 Zsolt 06.03.2002 Level 44, Freefall: 00:15:53 Zsolt 17.06.2002 Level 53, Hooked: 00:18:61 Zsolt 26.06.2002 Level 31, Animal Farm: 01:33:60 Zsolt 08.09.2002 Level 37, Jaws: 01:00:15 Zsolt 08.09.2002 Newest: Level 28, Bounce Back: 00:54:74 Zsolt 13.06.2003 Level 29, Headbanger: 00:48:54 Zsolt 08.06.2003 Level 43, He He: 01:00:88 Zsolt 02.06.2003 Level 47, Enigma: 00:26:74 Zsolt 20.05.2003 Level 30, Pipe: 00:33:66 Zsolt 13.05.2003 -= Across Career briefly. Any WRs?, World Cup I and II and so on.. =- Unfortunately I have only seen Across after Elma, so it seemed ugly, therefore i have no times or wrs in it. -= Elma career? =- I have first seen elma in the summer of 2001, for first glance i didn't like it. Later on i started to play, and i started to like it... There was an elma section by MUe in one of the Hungarian gamer magazines, there I heard about a full Elma CD, I bought that. Also I was told there that there is some net pages around, but i haven't got net at that time. 2 months later i've got internet access, first i checked out the Hungarian Elma page (MEMO), then i downloaded lots of recs. After studying replays, i started to get better and better times, later on i developed my own ideas on what style to use. I registered myself on MEMO in the end of 2001. My tt dropped and dropped, and I'm very happy that my name was on the WR table. -= Do you still like Across? Why/why not =- After elma it looks bad, too ugly graphics. -= How did you get Across/Elma? Was it your worst mistake? or the best? =- A friend told me that he has a very funny game. After I seen it I cried out: "I need this!" -= Favourite internals / most irritating internals=- Favourites: Level 2, Flat Track Level 3, Twin Peaks Level 21, Hangman Level 25, Precarious Level 29, Headbanger Level 45, Sink Irritating: Level 31, Animal Farm Level 35, Labyrinth Pro Level 39, Haircut Level 40, Double Trouble Level 47, Enigma -= Your own best WRs? =- Level 2, Flat Track: 00:15:65 Zsolt -= Best WRs in your opinion? =- Warm Up 14,07 DarMoeD Uphill Battle 20,82 Zweq Loop-de-Loop 17,75 TorInge Haircut 41,43 KD Hooked 17,55 Karlis Apple Harvest 1:29,61 psy -= What's the limit of WR times? =- I can't tell it now, there is always someone who comes up with a new style. I think the WR tt will drop to 37:50:xx. Well, if someone would told me long time ago that the WR tt will drop below 39, I wouldn't believe... -= 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 external competitions, especially Lost Internals and battles. I would like a competition where teams compete, playing for two hours and checking team tt (by merging member states). -= Best lgr in your mind? What lgr do you use? =- style.lgr is the best, but i use default.lgr. -= Mention some good things you have gotten with Across/Elma? =- My reflexes improved. -= Mention some bad things you have gotten from Across/Elma? =- It tooks all my time, so I sit infront the computer the whole day instead of doing something else. -= What is the most frustrating thing you have faced in your career? =- On April's Fool my friends deleted my elma (of course they made a backup copy first). I almost gone crazy, i thought all the work of 1 year destroyed. -= The biggest mistake of your Elma career? =- I didn't make one yet. :) -= Cheating, what feelings? What do you like of those unofficial patches? =- Cheating is a very bad act against the others. Cheaters should be banned forever! I use 1.11hb, and i'm quite satisfied with it. -= Elma tuning, have you tested? Opinion about it? =- I never tried, but I should one day. -= Best kuskis and teams? What are the things you value in another kuski/team? =- The best kuski is DarMoeD, he has fantastic times. I cannot tell which team is the best, because all teams has something good and individual. Checking times, IC is the best. Being in a team is good because a society of friends develops, with whom you can play elma whenever you want. -= Your best achievements? =- Flat Track 15:65 I was placed 37th in World Cup 4. -= Do you do any other neat finger-related stuff like playing violin, repairing watches, pick pocketing etc? =- No. -= How much did you play in your sickest period? How much these days? =- The most was 7 hours per day, luckily only for 1-2 days. In the past I usually played 4-5 hours a day, nowadays its just 2-3. -= Have you had Elma dreams? =- Not yet. -= Strengts and weaknesses as a player? What moves you like/dislike? =- I don't like pipe levels, i like levels with multiple routes. I always use alovolt, and also bounces, as needed. I like every move :) -= Tips for average players? =- Check many replays and play a lot! -= Best memories with Elma? =- Making my first Hungarian Record. -= First time at #across? =- I checked it out in the March of 2003, one of my teammates asked why i didn't go there, so I thought why not. -= Best Elma friends? =- I have lots of friends and I cannot determine who is the best. Marci, Baki, sny, Trabi, Jalli are some of them. -= Thoughts about Elma meetings? =- Its a very good thing that you can meet other kuskis face to face. -= What do YOU think should be improved in an eventual new version of Elma? =- - No confirmation when exiting elma. - Ability to merge more than 2 replays. -= How about battles? =- Battles are very good, unfortunately most of them occurs when i have no time :( -= Have you got any negative feedback about playing Elma from your mates? =- When my friends come to my place and see that i am playing again they always tell me: "Are you still playing with that crap?" :) -= What games do you like beside Elma? =- Warcraft3, Quake3, Colin 3, Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory -= Did you buy Elma? Why not? =- I bought it. -= Have you thought about if you could stop playing Elma soon, or anytime? =- I tried 3 times already, without any success. -= What gets you still playing Elma? =- To beat others' times. -= Are you at the top of your career now? If not, when? =- I could be better, just when I fail do some trick I didn't try again for a long time. -= Forecast the future of Elma. How the scene will be in five years? =- Most of the people playing now will retire before that time, interest for elma will be much lower :( -= Was it a surprise to be voted for the kuski of month? If it was who should have won in your opinion and why? =- I was very surprised when I won, skint0r is a much more famous player and a good designer. -= Mopolauta, thoughts? =- Its very good, everyone can write his/her opinion or question there. -= Opinions about Elma Crime, MUe's animations and stuff like that. =- Elma Crime has a good story acted out fine. Also I like everything in relation with elma. -= What's your favourite Elma website (not moposite)? =- MEMO (http://www.elastomania.hu) -= Your relation to OLP? =- I play OLP only when I'm bored, I don't like those levels so much. -= Why that nick, Zsolt? =- When I needed a nick I had no idead, so I used my surname. -= Your real life. Do you have it (school/work, other interests etc)? =- Nowadays I don't play elma the whole day, so i have time to do other things: hanging out with friends or playing basketball (my favourite game) -= Write something about the game, fellow kuskis, moposite, #across, etc = Unfortunately, if you start playing this game you cannot stop anymore. My best elma friends became real friends, because I'm not only playing with them, but we do other things too. Moposite is a very good page, a kuski can find there everything he needs. Links, gallery etc., moposite has everything. I do not visit #across too often, so I lack experience. -= How did this interview make you feel, like a moviestar? =- I think that you only make interview with famous kuskis, hence I think now that I will be more known and I'm happy about it. Zsolt 25. June 2003