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by K1n9_Duk3
Wed Jun 23, 2021 20:32
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Tips for recording DOSBox video on Linux (on a low-end computer)
Replies: 19
Views: 13060

Re: Tips for recording DOSBox video on Linux (on a low-end computer)

I also once had a machine with broken keys. fortunately DOSBox' build-in keymapper allows to change the default keybindings to tackle this issue Ha yeah, that's what I ended up doing. I'd tried to use something called xmodmap to temporarily remap the keys on a system level but for some reason that ...
by K1n9_Duk3
Sun Jun 20, 2021 20:35
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Return to the Shadowlands
Replies: 45
Views: 24822

Re: Return to the Shadowlands

I think we don't need to rearrage the tiles at all, we just need a map editor that allows the user to select from a rearranged "palette" of tiles instead of (or in addition to) the tileset. Think of it as a pseudo-tileset that you can edit like a regular level. That would allow the user to...
by K1n9_Duk3
Sat Jun 19, 2021 20:59
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Return to the Shadowlands
Replies: 45
Views: 24482

Re: Return to the Shadowlands

To finish, bugs are expected. One example is the name of "Pyramid of Footsteps" as shown while the level is loading Oh, "Pyramid of Foo steps", I didn't notice that before. I also had one instance in which the game froze while in Sunken Sinkhole; I realize that it can probably n...
by K1n9_Duk3
Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:49
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Goodbye Galaxy Report Card
Replies: 8
Views: 5568

Re: Goodbye Galaxy Report Card

One of the earliest examples of an interactive soundtrack that I can think of would be the LucasArts iMUSE system as heard in Monkey Island 2 . LucasArts patented iMUSE, so any other company would either have to license iMUSE or come up with an approach that is different enough to not violate the pa...
by K1n9_Duk3
Sat Jun 12, 2021 20:46
Forum: Commander Genius
Topic: Dead in the Desert - Cactus Forest Unbeatable
Replies: 4
Views: 6879

Re: Dead in the Desert - Cactus Forest Unbeatable

I remember that level causing trouble in early versions of my Keen:Galaxy level viewer. I just dug up the old version and opened the DITD levels with it. There are a bunch of errors in the decompressed info plane and one of these errors is a scroll blocker placed around the same position as shown in...
by K1n9_Duk3
Sun Jun 06, 2021 20:41
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Return to the Shadowlands
Replies: 45
Views: 24482

Re: Return to the Shadowlands

GalaxyView says there are up to 1,453,000 points in the levels. (Actually 1,493,800 points, but 40,800 of them are located in an unreachable backup level.) The Treasure Eater placement makes it impossible to collect all of these points, so it's hard to tell what the highest obtainable score might be.
by K1n9_Duk3
Mon May 31, 2021 20:34
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Customized Screen Update Code For Keen 4-6
Replies: 12
Views: 12164

Re: Customized Screen Update Code For Keen 4-6

The version of CK4PATCH that comes with the official download for "Keys of Krodacia" is ancient and hopelessly outdated (v0.9.0 beta from 2003). That old version doesn't support the number formats used in my patch script. If you replace that version with a more recent one (or use my patchi...
by K1n9_Duk3
Sun May 30, 2021 20:34
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Customized Screen Update Code For Keen 4-6
Replies: 12
Views: 12164

Re: Customized Screen Update Code For Keen 4-6

Any help appreciated. You're probably better off using my unofficial bugfix release of that mod (see this thread ). That release has the screen update patch already applied to it. Apart from that, I can't help you any further unless you specify what "not working" means in this case. Maybe...
by K1n9_Duk3
Tue May 25, 2021 4:59
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: keen 6 and keen dreams
Replies: 21
Views: 14244

Re: keen 6 and keen dreams

I've been widely criticized and threatened with being banned for innocently posting a link to the whole collection of keen games. The Forum Rules are pretty clear on this topic: Don't link to piracy sites or illegal downloads. And you actually mentioned getting banned in the very first post you eve...
by K1n9_Duk3
Mon May 24, 2021 22:05
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: keen 6 and keen dreams
Replies: 21
Views: 14244

Re: keen 6 and keen dreams

Yep, it's an ancient form of "copy protection". This was relatively common in the 80's and early 90's. The games ask the user for some information that can only be found in the game's manual or other physical items that came in the game box (code wheels and such). If the user does not prov...
by K1n9_Duk3
Thu Apr 29, 2021 22:31
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)
Replies: 189
Views: 156333

Re: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)

Your plans are starting to sound like you're about to abandon the Cosmo code and instead mod Cosmo into the Duke Nukem II codebase. That's fine, but at this point, you might as well scrap all of that and move to the Keen Galaxy engine to get some smooth movement going instead of the 8-pixel-steps th...
by K1n9_Duk3
Wed Apr 28, 2021 22:03
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)
Replies: 189
Views: 156333

Re: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)

Actually fading out the music is probably the easiest of all. There's one OPL register per channel that sets the volume, nine channels in all, so to change it you just do a quick formula on it every time you write a value to that register. 0x00 is loudest, 0x3F is silent. It gets only slightly more...
by K1n9_Duk3
Tue Apr 27, 2021 21:16
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)
Replies: 189
Views: 156333

Re: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)

I've read the "program changes" document and I have to say that most of what's in there needs a more detailed explanation of what you had in mind. This document might be fine for you, assuming you still remember what each point was about, but I wouldn't be able to use it as a basis for pro...
by K1n9_Duk3
Mon Apr 26, 2021 21:16
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)
Replies: 189
Views: 156333

Re: Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure II: HUMANIZED!!! (W.I.P.)

I could probably help you out with programming-related stuff, but I'm not sure if I want to get involved. Based on my experience with the other fan projects I've been involved with (Planet Cloudius IX and Foray in the Forest) and the progress mentioned in your signature, I'd guess that you are sever...
by K1n9_Duk3
Sun Apr 25, 2021 21:52
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Return to the Shadowlands
Replies: 45
Views: 24822

Re: Return to the Shadowlands

Don't worry about deadlines, it'll be done "When It's Done". :dopefish

Let me know what you had in mind regarding those two additional enemies, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to figure it out a way to make it work.