Olympus News

These are the Celeste modding news that appeared in Olympus, a mod manager and installer for the Everest mod loader. The news feed is managed by touhoe and cellularAutomaton (touhoe and cellularautomaton on Discord), and published through the GitHub repository of the Everest website.

This news feed is also available in JSON format and as an RSS / Atom feed.

62 Scoops Of Vanilla Are Ready For Your Bowls!

Published on November 10, 2023 Return to the base game's roots with Vanilla Contest, which just released today! Hosted by ABuffZucchini, this massive pack features 62 maps ranging from Beginner to Low Grandmaster and custom lobby music by nascence. You probably aren't quite prepared for all of the groundbreaking & tasty ways in which vanilla entities can be used, but that's okay! Make sure to click the link below & grab your spoon-shaped keyboard/ controller before you melt!

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Get Trapped In A Swap Block Prison…

Published on October 27, 2023 Swap Block Level is a movement-focused map originally inspired by Temple of the Moon. Originally meant for expert contest, it has since grown too large to be a contest entry. The map focuses on short screens with unique movement, with difficulty going from mid expert to low grandmaster. Created by Moladan, dash through this tricky level today with the link below!

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Throwback Thursday 15 - A Picturesque City

Published on October 26, 2023 Throwback Thursday is the series that features maps older than a year that newer players may have missed. This issue features Into A Picturesque City by Banana23, which released October 26th, 2022. That's exactly a year ago and was not planned at all. Isn't that cool? This is a short and cozy techless intermediate map. Originally for the City Contest, enjoy a beautiful art style hand crafted by the vibes master Banana23. Play it now with the link below!

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Expert Time!!!!!

Published on October 20, 2023 Guys.... it's here. The EXPERT CONTEST!!!! It's here! If you like expert.... play it now! Thank you to Kazt... for hosting... and everyone who helped with development.... there is custom music by Kataiser and Mei Toukuta... there is nothing more you could want.... play it NOW!

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Assist Shenanigans!

Published on October 13, 2023 Take BossSauce’s hand and play Curse of Immortality today! This map features 50+ rooms with 10 berries! Wowie! Face this expert challenge and discover a completely new mechanic made just for this map! Find some silly guest rooms and travel through this cursed land today with the link below!

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Another Serving of Goop Please!

Published on October 7, 2023 The third map in goopvendor's dream block series is here! It is described as "light" and "fluffy" in nature, which is pretty cool! Take a trip with some intermediate gameplay today in Frostfall Pass. Play it with the link below!

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Throwback Thursday 14 - Into The Well

Published on October 5, 2023 Throwback Thursday is the series that features maps older than a year that newer players may have missed. This issue features Into The Well by Emmabelotti, which released December 4th, 2021. Based of the game Downwell, this ahead of it's time experience will blow your socks off. It features 5 main areas, 4 original music tracks by Ceph, and a ton of custom visuals! Unlock custom palettes and find silly secrets as you travel through the depths of the well. If I haven't convinced you, Maddy Thorson herself has played this map! Check it out with the link below!

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Throwback Thursday 13 - Cloudy Cliffs

Published on September 29, 2023 I apologize for the two week gap between issues, I have been getting adjusted to college :) Throwback Thursday is the series that features maps older than a year that newer players may have missed. This issue features Cloudy Cliffs by ABuffZucchini, which released August 15st, 2021. This map will have you flying through the air! But do not be scared, the birds are very friendly! This map has 10+ rooms across 2 checkpoints and 5 berries. It also features custom music. Good job ABuffZucchini! Take a flight with the wonderful birds with the link below!

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Inwards

Published on September 23, 2023 After 4 years of development, Honly's custom Celeste modded campaign Inwards is finally out! Featuring 5 full chapters of varying difficulty and a story to go along with it. Difficulty ranges from late beginner to high advanced in the later chapters. A story about finding out who you are. Check out the GameBanana page!

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Climb Deep Within Your Mind

Published on September 19, 2023 Experience a massive campaign with The Inwards Climb by corkr900! Trek through over 500 rooms in each of the 6 Chapters complete with B-Sides! If you’re up to the challenge, search for the 100+ berries as well! If you’re ready to dive deep into Madeline’s mind and even travel to space, try this campaign out with the link below!

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Stroll Through a Lovely City

Published on September 16, 2023 Join Madeline as she takes a short climb in a shroomy cityscape! Explore over 20 rooms of intermediate cloud gameplay and see if you can find the 5 hidden berries! Enjoy a sweet story with a custom character in stroll by qt.pi. Play it with the link below! Also I know I forgot Throwback Thursday, sue me.

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Time to Get Freaky with Swap Blocks!

Published on September 13, 2023 If you like Swap Blocks, you'll love SWAPSLUT by tirednwired! This attractive map features over 100 rooms of sweet swap block gameplay throughout every difficultly. You do not have an excuse not to play it! So do it. Now. With the link below!!!!

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I Loveee Factory Helper

Published on September 9, 2023 And you should too! The best new way to experience the wonders of this helper is in Simonius' new mod: Factorius! Face this expert challenge containing 10+ gameplay rooms and 4 berry rooms! Get pushed by pistons and soar through the factory today with the link below!

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Throwback Thursday 12 - Escapism

Published on September 7, 2023 DISCLAIMER - PHOTOSENSITIVE WARNING & DARK TOPICS Throwback Thursday is the series that features maps older than a year that newer players may have missed. This issue features Escapism by Lieutenant Al, which released June 1st, 2021. This map originally intended for iamdadbod's Height Contest eventually got a full standalone release! This make focuses on surreal visuals and feather gameplay. Look for secrets and discover an alternate timeline after Farewell in this map linked below!

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Jump Through a Colorful World!

Published on September 2, 2023 Travel through a world full of different colors in Palette by LittleV! This cute map is a relaxing break from all the difficult maps you may come across, as there are no obstacles. Explore 5 different areas protected by guardians and travel to the top! Play now with the link below!

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Throwback Thursday 11 - October

Published on September 1, 2023 Throwback Thursday is the series that features maps older than a year that newer players may have missed. This issue features October by Nyan and Ru, which released November 12th, 2021. My girlfriend picked the map this week, so you guys can't get mad I choose a map I made! But this map is pretty cool (no bias here)! Traverse through a spooky landscape of intermediate gameplay with a devious grandmaster secret at the end! Play it now with the link below!

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Throwback Thursday 10 - Lunar Ruins

Published on August 24, 2023 Throwback Thursday is the series that features maps older than a year that newer players may have missed. This issue features Lunar Ruins by Tomonn, which released April 24th, 2020. Lunar Ruins is one of the most influential maps to ever come out! Of course it inspired the map Darkmoon Ruins, but it continues to inspire maps made today with it's innovative and exciting difficult gameplay. Don't take my word for it, play through the 3 chapter campaign now with the link below!

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Flip Out Over This Upcoming Map

Published on August 24, 2023 Check out this new teaser from the Crossover Collab team with the link below! Crossover Collab releases 2024.

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Throwback Thursday 09 - Temporal Shrine

Published on August 17, 2023 Throwback Thursday is the series that features maps older than a year that newer players may have missed. This issue features Temporal Shrine by eldritchdamsel, which released November 20th, 2020. This map is a cult classic and highly regarded by many people! Take your puzzle platforming skills and head to a shrine full of dreams! This map has 50+ rooms and tons of content, may I add it is also very fun? Play it! Now! If you’d like to suggest a map for the next issue, message ppnyan on discord with any recommendations!

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Another Blind Race Map??

Published on August 13, 2023 Created by pink_iceCream, ABuffZucchini, and Star_Sapphire for the Fangame Summer Feast, Purple Shadow features over a dozen rooms of expert to grandmaster gameplay, presenting itself as some of the most smooth and intuitive routing to date, accompanied by visually striking deco, and a multitude of mechanics. Not featured in the stream are some extra-hard bonus rooms, for any hard-core Celeste players up to the challenge! Download and have fun with the link below!

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