Long time no see! Well, not that long, I guess. I've got tons going on IRL, so JV has taken a backseat to those things. Don't worry, everything is fine, it's just completely eaten all of my time and energy. Adulting, amirite?? 🤪

I'm hoping that, in the second half of the summer, I'll be able to devote some more time to JV/PR2. I'd like to get another major update pushed within the next few months. I'll do my best to keep y'all updated in between it all. Rest assured, I'm not going anywhere and JV isn't going anywhere (RIP original JV, 2006-2015 🙏🏻).

Like always, I'm fairly reachable on Discord. You can also use Contact a Mod or the community ambassadors for JV-related inquiries.

Hello! This is the official Level of the Week contest thread for Platform Racing 2!

• The creator of your submission's PR2 username:
  
• Your PR2 username:
  
• What the level name is:
  
• What the level ID is (this one is optional):
  
• When the level was last updated:
  
• What type of level it is:
  
• A description of the level (this one is optional):
  

• If you win Level of the Week, you will be rewarded with the elusive Dog Set! This is the only way you'll be able to obtain this set, so keep trying even if you don't win the week you submitted your level! 
  (Note: You can give this reward to a different account if you'd like!)
  
  

        What the Dog Set looks like:

        

• If you win Level of the Week two(!!) times, you will be rewarded with 1,000,000 EXP! That might help you level up a bit I'd imagine.
  (Note: You can give this reward to a different account, or you can exchange this for a Dog Set on a different account if you'd like!)
  
  
• If you manage to win Level of the Week three or more(!!!) times, you will be rewarded with 5,000,000 EXP with each additional victory and a place on this post's Hall of Fame section! If you manage to do earn this reward, all I gotta say is... you make some pretty good levels. 
  (Note: You can give this reward to a different account, or you can exchange this for a Dog Set on a different account if you'd like!)
  

• If you somehow manage to win Level of the Week five(!!!!!) times, you will be rewarded with a permanent Artifact Hat! This reward cannot be claimed more than once per account, so once you have reached five wins, you will not be getting anymore Artifact Hats based on a single account's win count.
  
  What the Permanent Artifact Hat looks like:
  
  
  
  
• If you help submit a winning level (so not your own level, but someone else's), you will be rewarded with the Bubble Set! Thanks for showing off a great level, we appreciate it! 
  (Note: The account listed under "Your PR2 Username" in your submission post will be awarded this prize!)
  
  

        What the Bubble Set looks like:

        

• You must submit your or someone else's level using the format listed in the How It Works section of this post
  
  

• Levels that are created more recently have a more likely chance of winning since we want to highlight levels that utilize newer features. However, levels made prior to this contest starting up again can win too.
  
  

• You cannot submit trap, frustration, unfinished, or troll/empty submission levels unless specified in a submission theme for a given week (example of troll levels: Just drawing an egg plant in a level containing no blocks and no way of finishing).
  
  
• You must submit your level before Friday at 6 PM CT.
  
  
• You can submit up to 1 level per week.
  
  
• The levels must be submitted on JV via this thread OR the Level of the Week thread on the Jiggmin's Village Discord. That way I can sort out which levels the judges play in an easier fashion.
  
  
• Submission changes must be made up by Friday at 3 PM CT. If you'd like to change your submission, please make a post stating what the level you made before was and then what your new submission is now while still following the submission format. Making changes to your submissions after this time will move your submission from that current week's list to next week's list.
  
  
• The submission has to be an original and finished submission. Copied levels will not be accepted and will eventually lead to a banning from the contest and your prizes revoked if given any.
  
  
• If you win this iteration of Level of the Week, you must wait a week before you can win again. (You can still submit a different level from a different creator during this time period however.) The same level cannot win twice.
  
  
• The account you submit must have been online in the last year in order to be eligible to win.
  
  
  
  

• dying to ask a question related to Level of the Week
  
  
• interested in judging for Level of the Week (there are complications to this if you're chosen as a judge, which will be discussed)
  
  
• interested in submitting a Level of the Week banner that can be used for this thread
  
  
• interested in making suggestions for the actual Level of the Week contest (related to the thread not levels)
  
  
• interested in suggesting or talking about anything else
  

Welcome to Speedrunner of the Week, a contest tailored for the fastest players in Platform Racing 2! We have the racers, the fast racers, and those who are above them all: Speedrunners. Do you have what it takes to become a Speedrunner?

• Each week a new level is given a target time and expert time for contestants to beat. If you complete the target time you get 1 point added onto your total score. If you are super speedy and also manage to complete the expert time you will gain 1 extra point, bringing your total to 2 just from beating the set times.
  
  
• You can also gain points if you place in a podium spot against your competitors: if you set the fastest time that week you will gain 3 points, if you come in with the second fastest time you will get 2 points, and if you set the third fastest time you will get 1 extra point. Make note however, you will only be granted these podium points if you have beaten the target time.
  
  
• Submissions will close on Sunday 12:00AM EDT. Be sure to convert this time into your own timezone if necessary to avoid any late submissions!
  

• Any runs that have been posted after the submission date will not be counted for that week. Please note that Sunday 12:00AM EDT is your deadline and not when I post the "submission's closed" comment on the thread.
  
  
• You are allowed to submit as many runs as necessary; you are not just limited to one.
  
  
• You are not allowed to use any form of hacks or TAS in your submitted run, doing so will get you banned from participating in any further SOTW events.
  
  
• Any form of glitching which wasn't intended by the creator of the level will not be allowed. If you are unsure whether a glitch is allowed or not, feel free to ask me in a thread post or through Discord.
  
  
• You are not allowed to involve multiple players in your speedrun. however, you are allowed to have someone spectate you for any assistance purposes such as recording runs.
  
  
• In the event of a level with 'Super Flying Cowboy Mode' (SFCM): unless the level uses this mode as a hat remover or if the level specifically requires the use of SFCM, all runs that have this mode enabled must be reset. Any runs that have this mode enabled when it's prohibited will be voided.
  
  
• You are only allowed to use up to 195 stat points (Rank 45).
  
  
• You are not allowed to use any hats which may affect the time of the speedrun. Hats which you are allowed to use include: Exp Hat, Kong Hat, Party Hat, Jigg Hat, Thief Hat and the Jellyfish Hat.
  
  
• You are allowed to get the stat advantages from any of the stat blocks around the level.
  
  
• Regarding video submissions, only video submissions which have been posted on this thread will be allowed. I will not be accepting any downloadable files as submissions. Please make sure that in your video you are also showing your in-game stats, as well as a clear video on your ending time.
  

• 10 Points - Crocodile Set (+Epic Upgrades)
  
  
• 20 Points - Epic Blobfish Head
  
  
• 30 Points - 5,000,000 Experience
  
  
• 40 Points - Bat Set (+Epic Upgrades)
  
  
• 50 Points - 10,000,000 Experience
  

...how well some members who were previously on JV are doing. 

Am i the only person who feels like I’m kind of stuck? I always seem to revisit this site but I can’t tell why. No offense to Bls, the moderator staff or active community members- but i dont really feel any connection like i did when i was younger. So why do i keep visiting and pondering? Does anyone else relate?

I always assume (or hope) old users from JV have developed into people they wanted to be and they are living their best life. Particularly those who have moved on and never visit or keep contact anymore. 
A somewhat relevant experience i had was that I once messaged Ross on Steam (out of complete random, i was never very close with Ross) to say hello. We talked briefly about the old members and who we keep in contact with today! We did also mention some names of users we both had no idea where they went... could they even be alive? 
We ended on wishing the best for each other, and we both agreed it felt strange to even think about the old days, even for that brief conversation

Sometimes it seems surreal to think ive been on JV for over 10 years. It almost feels like it’s a part of my life I can’t let go, but i’m certainly thankful for it in a strange way. I’m a completely different person than who I was back then and I do feel it’s even helped shape me in some ways... still, I can’t help but feel there is something i can’t explain that brings me back every once in a blue moon...

Perhaps this is more of a blog post, as it’s me mumbling on about things without point LOL
but I’m hoping that some of you can relate, i would love to hear your thoughts.

Cheers

K

Kind of hard to do

No idea if it's an actual bug but this doesn't feel intended. Whenever you rotate (I only tested with right rotate block) you don't seem to be able to go through safety nets even though they have a solid block under them. I don't know the requirements for the feature to work but there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between when you rotate and don't

Video examples:
https://vimeo.com/563648453/1f46264e5e
https://vimeo.com/563652507/5e53da4df9

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Welcome to Goliathe Grand Prix Deluxe !
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In this slightly revamped edition, we Switch things up for U
(see what I did there, eh ?)
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New cups, new challenges, more racing and more prizes... the only thing you'll be missing (or not) are the judges... that's right, you get the option to go solo this time around. You are the master of your own destiny !
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• Cups:
  

• Grand Prix mode:
  

• Time Trials mode:
  

• Points:
  

• Collectibles:
  

Welcome to Speedrunner of the Week, a contest tailored for the fastest players in Platform Racing 2! We have the racers, the fast racers, and those who are above them all: Speedrunners. Do you have what it takes to become a Speedrunner?

• Each week a new level is given a target time and expert time for contestants to beat. If you complete the target time you get 1 point added onto your total score. If you are super speedy and also manage to complete the expert time you will gain 1 extra point, bringing your total to 2 just from beating the set times.
  
  
• You can also gain points if you place in a podium spot against your competitors: if you set the fastest time that week you will gain 3 points, if you come in with the second fastest time you will get 2 points, and if you set the third fastest time you will get 1 extra point. Make note however, you will only be granted these podium points if you have beaten the target time.
  
  
• Submissions will close on Sunday 12:00AM EDT. Be sure to convert this time into your own timezone if necessary to avoid any late submissions!
  

• Any runs that have been posted after the submission date will not be counted for that week. Please note that Sunday 12:00AM EDT is your deadline and not when I post the "submission's closed" comment on the thread.
  
  
• You are allowed to submit as many runs as necessary; you are not just limited to one.
  
  
• You are not allowed to use any form of hacks or TAS in your submitted run, doing so will get you banned from participating in any further SOTW events.
  
  
• Any form of glitching which wasn't intended by the creator of the level will not be allowed. If you are unsure whether a glitch is allowed or not, feel free to ask me in a thread post or through Discord.
  
  
• You are not allowed to involve multiple players in your speedrun. however, you are allowed to have someone spectate you for any assistance purposes such as recording runs.
  
  
• In the event of a level with 'Super Flying Cowboy Mode' (SFCM): unless the level uses this mode as a hat remover or if the level specifically requires the use of SFCM, all runs that have this mode enabled must be reset. Any runs that have this mode enabled when it's prohibited will be voided.
  
  
• You are only allowed to use up to 195 stat points (Rank 45).
  
  
• You are not allowed to use any hats which may affect the time of the speedrun. Hats which you are allowed to use include: Exp Hat, Kong Hat, Party Hat, Jigg Hat, Thief Hat and the Jellyfish Hat.
  
  
• You are allowed to get the stat advantages from any of the stat blocks around the level.
  
  
• Regarding video submissions, only video submissions which have been posted on this thread will be allowed. I will not be accepting any downloadable files as submissions. Please make sure that in your video you are also showing your in-game stats, as well as a clear video on your ending time.
  

• 10 Points - Crocodile Set (+Epic Upgrades)
  
  
• 20 Points - Epic Blobfish Head
  
  
• 30 Points - 5,000,000 Experience
  
  
• 40 Points - Bat Set (+Epic Upgrades)
  
  
• 50 Points - 10,000,000 Experience
  

Hello everybody, the title of the thread basically says it all.. but it'd be neat if you can control how many times you can bump a finish block before it 'darkness out'. 

For example; In objective trapwork maps, when you finish '1 level' of the map there's a finish block that you'll have to bump then go onto the next level. 

The idea is that the creator can choose how many times a player has to bump a finish block before it 'darkness out', if that's either 1 to whatever # of times he/she want them to hit/bump before going to the next 'level' of the trapwork. 

I don't know how to enter a pic/drawing that I did on my pc to jv2 but here's a screenshot of what the option page can be for the finish block (first time using paint, I know I suck at drawing); https://prnt.sc/1588qlm

Another idea (part 2 I guess) that I had for this.. whatever # you choose from 1 to 999 and once you hit that finish you'll automatically get that # of 'bumps'. 

For example; If you make Newbieland 2 by Jiggmin into a objective racing map, say you set two more finish block into the map..

You place the 1st finish block at the start of the map and it's set to '10', so it's worth 10 finish block, 2nd finish block you place is when you're going up the wall, that one is worth '10' finish block. The last finish block is where it usually at in the end of the map, that one is worth '20' finish block

I hope this make sense to you guys & thanks for reading .

In level editor I tried to do the bomb trick where you place the bomb inside the starting block to remove hats however I noticed that one of the starting blocks vanished (The nr 1 block). I thought it was a visual bug but after saving the game it appears to be completely gone and whenever I test my level I always start from the 2:nd starting block (The nr 2 block). I don't seem to be able to get it back and I can't undo since I already saved.

Video: https://vimeo.com/562140977/6a17a75d0f