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Neat! I feel bad that I almost forgot about this project, and yet it also doesn't like all that long ago that you were posting about it. It was very impressive. I'll have to give it a try again. I also just want to say that the support I received on this forum has had a hugely positive impact on my ...

I've been in a Keenish mood lately and have been working on the Marooned Over Mars expansion. It's not dead! In fact, I've now finished rough versions of all three extra levels. So, I thought I'd share some pics: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Yb1l8jEn1iafEBQBt588LnJoFJrTuhU8 https:...

I won't be supporting this, but... I'm really curious what the promise of new levels entails, if it's true. Makes me wonder how they're actually creating the new content, like if they're using TED5 or community tools like Abiathar. I assume it's 12 new levels because the original game had 12 levels,...

Hey Snortimer, appreciate the feedback. Can't believe it's been over three years since I released this. I've thought about updating this mod for a long time now. A while back, I had even posted some screenshots of a three-level "Marooned Over Mars" expansion I was working on. However, I've...

This is also a topic of interest to me. I've been doing some more midi->imf conversions lately for Voyage to Veota (not a strict technical requirement, but I like the adlib sound style). I've been using mid2imf for most of my recent conversions instead of IMFCreator. I've found that mid2imf produces...

I may have forgotten to respond when you sent those images. If that's the case, sorry about that. The thing with Atroxian Realm is that I just want to be done with it. It's been almost four and half years since release. I hope people can understand my desire to move on. I think at one point I did bo...

I'd be curious to see the results of doing a recolor with more than 16 colors. I feel like maybe I've seen something like this before, but I can't remember anything specific. It seems like Keen art tends to look a bit weird and fangamey when done with more than 16 colors, but I'm curious if there's ...

Another minor update: Atroxian Realm v1.4 (still unofficial, Gridlock had nothing to do with this) Oh, nice! I've long since run out of steam to want to continue doing updates on Atroxian Realm (I'm putting my limited free time and energy into Voyage to Veota), but I really appreciate how much you'...

I don't know if Metal from Keen 6 would suit this instrumentation style, but it's one of my favorite Keen tracks, so I'd love to hear it covered. I think two of the most underrated tracks are "Having Tea With Little Ampton," the Keen 5 scrolling Stars War story music, and "A Shikadi A...

Hey Zero Diamond, Appreciate the thoughts. I think it's fun that an early spark of AR came from that mod. Besides the name Atroxus, I remember there being one music track that inspired some of AR's darker direction. The idea of turning Atroxian Realm (the original mod, not the sequel) into an origin...

You know, it's funny, but several of the ideas I've seen in this thread are things I want to do for Voyage to Veota. Not so much freeform planet exploration, but things like weather/light effects, a light upgrade system based on points, multiple weapon types, playing as multiple characters, a health...

I love the fact that you've decided to keep this project authentic to the old-school Keen look. back then this was my major concern when you first started this thread Sure, that's completely understandable. Even with keeping 16 colors and pixel perfect, 320x200 rendering, I was still worried about ...

I just want to say how impressed I am with the screenshots of this project. The classic Keen sprites and tiles fit surprisingly well into a 3d space, and it really makes me want to explore these locations. I normally don't do so well with old-school first person shooters, since the movement and quic...

Wow. It's Keen Day already, and I realize I haven't posted anything about this project in over a year. That's not to say there's a lot of progress to show, but it's certainly not dead. I've been pretty busy in the last year and a half. I'm still working professionally in indie game development. In f...

I would guess they only care about this fangame due to the similar assets creating potential for confusion with the legitimate product. I would hope it's not worth their time to pursue random mod/fangame creators. But I could be wrong. Might be best to keep a low profile on projects until the Keen I...