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by Benvolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 23:57
Forum: The Theater
Topic: The LIVE music thread.
Replies: 27
Views: 39033

Re: The LIVE music thread.

Double post... anyway the NWOBHM show has come to pass and was highly enjoyable. Uriah Heep, the outfit I've listened to the least, were okay, but played a short set (as expected as the first act) and seemed slightly bitter about this fact (citing how they're the seniormost of the bands with the ear...
by Benvolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 23:45
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Are "source code mods" mods or fangames?
Replies: 14
Views: 432

Re: Are "source code mods" mods or fangames?

as long as you understand C I think the playing field has become more uneven because of this! I can't programme anything more complex than a 1997-era HTML homepage. But that is an entirely separate conversation. But otherwise I agree with the points you've made! I think that the creative work that ...
by Benvolio
Fri Mar 15, 2024 15:14
Forum: Keen Awards
Topic: Keen Awards 2023: Winners
Replies: 7
Views: 309

Re: Keen Awards 2023: Winners

Congrats to all after a remarkable year of Keening. It was always going to be difficult for both Nisaba and Dave216 to get the deserved recognition so I'm glad both have been represented, as both are incredibly creative people. I'm also delighted to see awards to Levellass, one of our longstandingly...
by Benvolio
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:06
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Are "source code mods" mods or fangames?
Replies: 14
Views: 432

Re: Are "source code mods" mods or fangames?

I would definitely want to classify source mods as mods and not as fangames. This is based on the aesthetic and gameplay experience more-so than what's going on under the bonnet * . Though I would imagine the recreated source code is very similar to the real source code given how accurate the end re...
by Benvolio
Thu Mar 14, 2024 23:59
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Happy Keen Day (2024)
Replies: 10
Views: 307

Re: Happy Keen Day (2024)

Happy Keen Day to you all!!
by Benvolio
Wed Mar 13, 2024 22:36
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Keen6 Demo Modding??
Replies: 0
Views: 82

Keen6 Demo Modding??

Apologies if this has been asked/answered before. But has Keen6 Demo ever been modded? And where would the legality stand - assuming it was modded in the "traditional" way, using an unmodified (other than UNLZEXE) engine directly from the demo and using no assets (either audiovisual or oth...
by Benvolio
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:45
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Mindbelt Weirdness
Replies: 2
Views: 173

Re: Mindbelt Weirdness

So it was McAfee "Livesafe" that was deleting it. (This has been on my laptop since I bought it in 2016 apparently though I never recall consciously opting into it... that's how software goes nowadays). Anyway their interface is do dumbed down and simplified and I could find no way to whit...
by Benvolio
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:43
Forum: Keen Awards
Topic: Keen Awards 2023: Nominations
Replies: 26
Views: 2040

Re: Keen Awards 2023: Nominations

I like that idea. It would be a nice little boost of praise for a modder/artist/creator to see this in a response on their release thread. I guess the only thing is, which award is the nomination for? Or does that get decided at the time of the awards? Do we just put it in brackets after the hashtag...
by Benvolio
Thu Feb 22, 2024 15:01
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Mindbelt Weirdness
Replies: 2
Views: 173

Mindbelt Weirdness

Today I returned to my Vorticons project only to find weirdness with Mindbelt. I use Windows 10. When I double click the mindbelt.exe (which sits in the development folder of the mod and is an exact copy of what I was using a few months ago), it fails to open and the exe deletes itself! How odd. The...
by Benvolio
Sun Feb 18, 2024 16:00
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: How long does it take to make a mod?
Replies: 3
Views: 252

Re: How long does it take to make a mod?

How long is a piece of string?! Pandakeen already basically answered the question. Your motivation will wax and wane, so this is something you should expect . You can work with this by force (insisting on a deadline for yourself) or by riding the waves of inspiration and letting them dictate the rat...
by Benvolio
Sat Feb 17, 2024 23:54
Forum: The Theater
Topic: The LIVE music thread.
Replies: 27
Views: 39033

Re: The LIVE music thread.

!! I am very excited. Madhouse Express Must check them out. I should also listen to your band! This evening I saw Enter Shikari. Had not listened to them before. An intriguing mix, with at least 25% of the show consisting of the heavy kind of 2000s rock I was hoping to hear. But a lot of more Ed Sh...
by Benvolio
Mon Feb 12, 2024 0:47
Forum: The Theater
Topic: Last movie you saw
Replies: 218
Views: 178067

Re: Last movie you saw

On the topic of 70s horror film sets, I often work in the hospital where parts of The Omen were filmed. I trust you all located a reference to said film in one of my mods...
by Benvolio
Mon Feb 05, 2024 19:23
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Keen Dreams: dropped veggies
Replies: 13
Views: 8979

Re: Keen Dreams: dropped veggies

Missing of course is the Sea Cucumber.
by Benvolio
Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:07
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Mortimer and Tuberia
Replies: 3
Views: 408

Re: Mortimer and Tuberia

Mort would be inside King Boobus, controlling him animatronically.

He's intrinsically a villain, it would take a lot more than a few veg to turn him around.

Someone should make an inception mod, complete with heavy source patching. Mort would be a good villain in that.
by Benvolio
Mon Jan 29, 2024 18:40
Forum: The Classics
Topic: Games that embody the spirit of creativity, exploration, and experimentation with computers
Replies: 4
Views: 7596

Re: Games that embody the spirit of creativity, exploration, and experimentation with computers

If you had to recommend one stand-out title (that one might not have heard of) from the article, what would it be?