,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, An interview of mrickx (kuski of month on March 2002): '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -= When did you start playing? =- I played first time Action Supercross in may 1997, it was shareware 1.1 and had 8 levels. I found it on hardisk whiche i bought from my friend (Kraken). I did not play across to summer 1998 very much, change became when i got internet at home and i was interesting if there is any other players who plays that game. I visited official page and i was shocked by WR times because i thought my warm up 16,34 must be the best time in the world :), by the way wr was 15,19 by JohnDoe (#317). I saw also that Elma has 42 levels and i downloaded full version. -= Ex-teams and why did you change teams? =- My first team was ERJO, we had 4 members, me, Erki, Jorg and Aminar but soon these 3 guys stopped and i was with no team. Erki had played elma but its more than year when i last time heared about him. Next team was CART i found it together with Tonylee and Vita but i did not comunicate with them very often, they did not use IRC. One of my best friend on IRC was Nilx and i joined to his team BMX. It was my first abroad engagement, but Nilx was soon bored with elma and decided stop his carree. In that time wrote me mail a boy called Dezz and asked when Nilx will update his new external best time on our page. We chatted on irc some times and we changed stats.txt and he saw my bowling time. He wanted see my bowling rec very much (1:06,89, wr was 1:06,36). I sent (traded) him it and he said its so briliant drive that i must join in UKC (his team) but first TheGepi must agree. TheGepi graduated in that time and he did not replied mail some months so i was unofficial memeber of UKC. About May 2001 TheGepi told Dezz that he retired and Dezz decided left UKC. He said that we must find a new team. Dezz was also big friend with Janne from team c0ol, he was not happy there and Dezz offered him if he want find team with us. Janne said that Deadelous (future big star) is not happy in c0ol too because his new wrs was spreaded before they were in wr table (he said it in his interview). So we were 4 but before we found name Janne spoke about very good guy Zo3non (also c0ol memeber) that he is good page maker and can make very nice team page. I dont know whos idea was Rhyme Of Elastomania but its my team to now. Kumiorava joined us because he was big Zo3non's friend they were team mates long time ago in EDR?. we decided to make him our mascot. We wanted his face to our logo but he did not agree. From January 2002 he is REM member. -= Current total? =- 40:38,62 -= Across Career briefly. Any WRs?, World Cup I and II and so on.. =- My across carree was not much successfull. I did not haveany wrs in across. I played some WCI, WCII events but i shamed send my rec to result :(. -= Do you still like Across? Why/why not =- I cant play across anymore because my 3d card cant show VESA in good quality and standart grf is not ok too. -= How did you get Across/Elma? Was it your worst mistake? or the best? =- I downloaded full across from net and when elma was realased i did not get full version long time so i wrote Balasz if he can send me it by postal cash on delivery, but he told me that i can download game for free. I dont know if its good talk about it but Balazs did it many times what i heared. I dont know if it was mistake but i must say it gave my many friends! -= Favourite internals / most irritating internals =- Its all time diffrent :), i liked bowling but now i cant play it. I liked zig zag and did not play almost year, last time in 24h total. I loved Tricks Abount before slix found that new style but i still enjoy with Downhill, Framework and Headbanger. I dont like long haul, quick round, shelf life, bounce back, haircut and curvaceous :). -= Your own best WRs? =- Tag for sure -= Best WRs in your opinion? =- Hard to say but i think Fruit in the Den, What the Heck wr need many times hoyling to bear and IRK's Headbanger. -= 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 dont like hoyling external levels very much but if i see any bad time like in SET cup i play. I cant win any WC stage or cup because i dont have such big skills like Nostrada or DarMoeD and other. -= Best lgr in your mind? What lgr do you use? =- I used very long swos's lgr but before year bored me and i returned in deafult -= Mention some good things you have gotten with Across/elma? =- Many good friends and maybe finger skill naah i had it before across yet i am very good in racing games (Cycles from Accolade etc.) and NHL93. -= Mention some bad things you have gotten from Across/elma? =- Take much free time and across/elma is addicting game like any other -= What is the most frustrating thing you have faced in your career? =- That Deadelous left us and did not say bye -= The biggest mistake of your Elma career? =- There is one but no comment -= Cheating, what feelings? Do you use level unlocker/nitro etc? =- Cheatings are everywhere around us and its depend on your conscience where even you can go. I use level unlocker only if there is level with many ways to finnish, but anyway i dont play external very often. I used nitro patch only for making maps. Yes when it was released i piffled with it but it bored very soon. -= Elma tuning, have you tested? Opinion about it? =- Do you mean that Hibernatu's experiments with elma? If yes then i must say its very good job by him. I think he really can destroy elma with some crack tools and he wont do it. He only publish what he thinks will help us in playing like that alovolt button. It was not really fair if anybody could do it and another could because he has good keyboard. -= Best kuskis and teams? What are the things you value in another kuski/team? I like stylers more than hoyla but hoyla can drive amazing rides and times and its nice to see their recs but very often they dont publish them ;). The best stylers - Cloud, IRK, Joni, psymorph, Elbono, Stene, KCET-ISS2, lox, Dr_Luni and ZeiZei The best hoyla - Darmoed, zyntifox, pajen, TorInge, zeth, elg, TotalNew There are/was also players between - Deadelous, Karlis, Dz, Jeppe, Jokke, Nostrada, TuA, MadMan, Markku, MGen, Limpan I cant file players like Champion or KingKing because i never saw their recs but i think they were more hoyla than stylers. About teams its hard to say, there are 2 groups of teams. Real and imaginar ;). First one are teamd where you cant join very easy FM, REM, SC etc. There is only 1 way, be very good friend with current members and they will offer you to join. Imaginar are teams where you can join because you have good results. These teams dont have long currency because people there join and left. Good teams are that one where all people know each other and are the best friends, not like if in teams are groups of friends. -= Your best achievements? =- That my level was chose in OLP (Effigy), wrs gone and soon nobody wont remmeber and perheps that "kuski of the march 2002" is also big success -= Do you do any other neat finger-related stuff like playing violin, repairing watches, pick pocketing etc? =- not really :)) -= How much did you play in your sickest period? How much these days? =- My sickest period was on FEM2002 ;) -= Have you had Elma dreams? =- Dont remember -= Strengts and weaknesses as a player? What moves you like/dislike? =- I can find the best possible style pretty fast. I am lazy hoyling levels its my weakness i can drive same good time on a level much later then players like DarMoeD, ZYntifox -= Best memories with elma? =- my finnish elma holiday ;) -= First time at #across? =- summer 1999 -= Best Elma friends? =- All REMs, IRK, Radim, TonyLee, people from FEM02, DarMoeD, Cloud and Nilx -= Thoughts about Elma meetings? =- I dont know anybody around me who plays elma and is depend so i enjoy when i can meet any other good players. -= What do YOU think should be improved in an eventual new version of elma? =- Its hard change anything on elma i accustomed on it. -= Do you have a life when playing elma? =- I think i have -= How about battles? =- i play only mopobattle but i dont like street battle competitons what are almost every day ;), i dont want hear that i sux like people have talked about DarMoeD -= You've got some negative feedback about playing elma from your friends? =- My friends do not know i play only elma i never intruded it to them and at home visit me more girls than boys and of corse i dont play elma in that time. -= What games do you like beside Elma? =- Now i dont play any other games but anytime in good mood i play SJ3 and slick'n'slide -= Have you thought about if you could stop playing Elma soon, or anytime? =- Yes but its not easy, good is stop slowly find another interest but not like delated elma and i dont play. -= What gets you still playing Elma =- It dispel bore. -= Are you at the top of your career now? If not, when? =- Yes all the time i think i was worse yesterday and now i am better. -= Forecast the future of Elma. How the scene will be in five years? =- In five years there will be much more players from diffrent countries, not like in year 1999 where was scandinavian and Stikky. People like TuA will be still active ;). -= 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 did not know i won it :), Radim asked me in June where is my interview, i thought he goes mad. -= Mopolauta, thoughts? =- Very nice chatboard but i dont use it very often because i dont know what tell topic what i dont undersatnd and there are many topics about anyting. -= Opinions about Elma Crime, MUe's animations and stuff like that. =- Very nice story but really amateur movie :( there are many stupid mistakes. One very important, who is that person who sit on the couch when MuE thumped Tibity with keyboard! It was such big problem tell that person move out. MuE is talented boy he do it very good. -= You are the updater of WR stats page. How it's feeling? =- I like very much make new one but updating is not good for me thats why i dont update it very often :(. -= What's your favorite Elma website (not moposite)? =- CART team page there is board -= Your relation to OLP? =- I played it when it was released but not now -= Why that nick? =- I liked very much formalu 1 driver Jacky Ickx, better i liked his surname and i started to use it in 1996 but after 3 years i was MrIckx and then mrickx. -= Your real life. Do you have it (school/work, other interests etc)? =- I played Rugby for 7 years years (longer then elma!) but i retired because situtation in czech rugby is not very nice. Its like if i borned in Spain and played ice hockey. Now i am pretty busy because from 9am i have school then work and then Aikido. No time for elma now i hope soon it will be better, but dont know after winter i want do rowing ;). -= Write something about the game, fellow kuskis, moposite, #across, etc =- Elma is the game what i searched from the time when i first played on PC. I think all kuski are very good, character people, its not game for everyone. Moposite pretty much conduce to popularize elma for many people. Record section is excelent. I think without #across was not styles spreaded such fast as they are, Its center of gossip and curious people ;), but oposite site you can meet there many nice people from diffrent countries and its the best on that! mrickx 18th October 2002