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What's your opinion of doing pixel art animations with this old software at this point? Do you still think using mtpaint is the way to go?
Hi there, I'm really glad that the guide is useful to someone!

I haven't actually tried doing animation with either (only static pixel art), but I'll point ...

Thanks for the list of levels! I'm surprised that you made, or edited, so many of them!


For the keycard in Red Zone, climb the pole, then do a light tap.


Thanks, I had actually tried that many times before but I must have been holding it just a bit too long each time. For whatever reason, this ...

Is there a list somewhere of who did which level?

I'd like to know who to praise/blame in my review that I will write once I complete it. :)

I checked the Help, but it seemed to be unchanged from the usual one in Keen 5, which is a shame.

Also, I'm currently stuck on my 3rd level, Red Zone. I ...

Congrats to the winners!
Though I did kinda wish that "Best Work of the Hiatus" could've remained a 3-way tie as it was for a while. :dopekeen
The funny thing is, I don't feel my art that was nominated this year was my best. :o I just feel that there's more I could've done with it, but oh well, as ...

Wow, so many changes! Thanks, looking forward to trying it.

I liked the version from last year (back when there were 5 difficulty modes), so I'll have to play this again and see if I can unlock "Grand Mode"... no promises, though - I've always found it rather hard to play Dreams until playing your ...

Boy, you're not kidding when you called it a "Vorticon Hyve". There are so many!

Despite the difficulty, I've been playing this for a while today (part of my belated effort to get acquainted with this year's Keen Day nominations) and I like it so far!

Thank you for coming back in the nick of time to get this going, Quillax.

Though I feel really guilty now because I know I won't have enough time to look at everything that I would like to... even with the relatively few nominees for some categories, there are a lot of things I haven't looked at ...

Some brief notes I jotted down while playing through the latest "Alphamatic". Perhaps some of these mirror what I wrote earlier in the thread the first time I played it - I haven't checked. I played on "Easy" this time.

Atomic Rails. Much more sparse (and so, less interesting) on Easy than on ...

I've been using openShot when I needed to edit videos. I think I started using it years ago when KDEnlive was not available on Windows. Not sure how they compare these days, but I like it.

I also use LosslessCut when I need to make sure the output has no loss in quality at all compared to the input ...

Interesting. I kind of like the idea of having different types of Yorps, although why have a "Danger Yorp" when Gargs exist?

What are you using to make this? Is this just screenshot mockups right now, or do you have an actual demo?

Download Version 3.0 Beta :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XbbGsZ3R9-R4isJ9GFjU9biFthFTfoVH/view?usp=sharing

Wonderful, I've started playing this through on my Miyoo Mini v4. I decided to try it on Easy mode this time. Many of the levels feel a bit bare on Easy, but that's to be expected. I ...

Atroxian Realm was nominated in 2019 for update 1.3, so I don't think it should count. Also, if you're nominating the Alphamatic update, it feels a little weird to nominate the original as well. I'm not the judge, so those are just my opinions.

Perhaps you're right. I do see that Atroxian Realm ...

For either "Most Promising Project" or "Best Update to a Mod" (if it gets released in 2025), I'd like to nominate Gridlock's update to The Alphamatic.
https://pckf.com/viewtopic.php?p=113047#p113047

For "Best Work of the Hiatus" (2005-2018), I'd like to nominate:
Dead in the Desert (2009)
NetKeen ...

I am also really looking forward to the new level and other changes!
I think I somehow missed the 2021 update as well, so I have 5 new levels to look forward to.

I've played through the beginner mode together with a 5-year-old who still found about half of it too difficult. :p It's definitely harder than Keen 1.
Some of the most difficult parts, as I recall, were the mushrooms that floated up & down in one level (they were moving too fast for the kid's ...