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by Benvolio
Sun Apr 09, 2023 13:31
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Where to start?
Replies: 8
Views: 6748

Re: Where to start?

I agree the jumping in Keen 1 has a slight learning curve but once you have firgured it out, it allows a huge degree of precision provided you're concentrating hard enough!
by Benvolio
Thu Mar 23, 2023 21:37
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: A week after keenday release: Simulator keen
Replies: 9
Views: 7001

Re: A week after keenday release: Simulator keen

Ah yes right you are! Yeah those levels definitely need to be made more obvious on the map. My instinct is to just walk through the arch. Given the "high tech" appearance of the level, some sort of technological imagery is appropriate to make them look like levels. Also I think levels that...
by Benvolio
Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:44
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Connection Not Private
Replies: 1
Views: 4952

Connection Not Private

Thd "Connection Not Private" message is coming up a lot lately on pckf on my phone. And sometimes on Keen:modding too. Quite intermittently - sometimes trying again after a short while gets rid of it. Is anyone else getting this too?
by Benvolio
Wed Mar 22, 2023 16:44
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: A week after keenday release: Simulator keen
Replies: 9
Views: 7001

Re: A week after keenday release: Simulator keen

Wow a new Vorticons release!! Delighted to see this and well done for your work! Now this experience is pure craziness. I've never played randomly generated Keen levels before but wow are they a strange experience. Multimania's program definitely does a great job. I feel myself feeling personally in...
by Benvolio
Sun Mar 19, 2023 22:32
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Aarrgggh the Garg in: New Yorp City
Replies: 14
Views: 11033

Re: Aarrgggh the Garg in: New Yorp City

Oh my garg I've just discovered this topic ( https://keenmodding.org/viewtopic.php?p=17685 ) and it seems like I have inadvertently stolen troublesomekeen's idea for my garg's ducking capability. I sincerely apologise for doing this so brazenly. I hope there is some originality nonetheless in the wa...
by Benvolio
Fri Mar 17, 2023 17:46
Forum: Keen Awards
Topic: Keen Awards 2022: Winners
Replies: 19
Views: 22950

Re: Keen Awards 2022: Winners

It's lovely to win "Best Vorticons Mod". After all these years! Even though it's amongst my least significant efforts, it's nonetheless a much appreciated accolade. So thanks for nomination and votes. I really hope the Vorticons medium remains a vehicle for serious projects as time goes on...
by Benvolio
Wed Mar 15, 2023 16:25
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Was I No Net (made by DarkDave1985)
Replies: 4
Views: 5564

Re: Was I No Net (made by DarkDave1985)

Hmmmm well like I said, my Galaxy skills aren't the best! Perhaps some of the better players beta-tested this delightful level!
by Benvolio
Wed Mar 15, 2023 16:20
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: Skater Squirrel in "The Great Nut Hunt" by Levellass (a reboot of XkyRauh's 1Level Mod)
Replies: 4
Views: 5806

Re: Skater Squirrel in "The Great Nut Hunt" by Levellass (a reboot of XkyRauh's 1Level Mod)

A fantastic adventure!!! Worth the decades of waiting!! You might even say I'm nuts about it!
by Benvolio
Tue Mar 14, 2023 20:05
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: Happy Keen Day (2023)
Replies: 3
Views: 4379

Happy Keen Day (2023)

Happy Keen Day everyone!!

A few good bits and pieces have been posted by various people already today!

I don't have anything ready today myself today, but just like last year I can announce I'm working on something, which I hope will turn out well! 8)
by Benvolio
Sun Mar 05, 2023 16:06
Forum: The Theater
Topic: The LIVE music thread.
Replies: 28
Views: 42435

Re: The LIVE music thread.

Went to see Saxon (supported by Sweet Savage) in Dublin at the weekend. Fantastic NWOBHM extravaganza with exemplary showmanship... Saxon's 72 year old frontman delivered more energy than most a third of his age. The opening act Sweet Savage, from Belfast, were also a huge amount of fun... metal afi...
by Benvolio
Mon Feb 27, 2023 18:08
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Commander Keen - Canmore's Redemption
Replies: 23
Views: 14320

Re: Commander Keen - Canmore's Redemption

This is an inevitable part of modding as it is part of any creative process. It's something one gradually gets a better handle on but it takes time. Half of the levels in my earliest mods are a complete embarrassment. You have to remember that one's audience doesn't see things the same way. To use a...
by Benvolio
Thu Feb 23, 2023 19:07
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Keen's Nightmare
Replies: 1
Views: 4080

Re: Keen 6.5: Keen's Nightmare

Hi Alias! Welcome! I'm slightly baffled by your video as it's 3 years old. Is the character Commander Keen or possibly Billy Blaze? Did you release your game?
by Benvolio
Wed Feb 22, 2023 17:57
Forum: Official Keen Games
Topic: Where to start?
Replies: 8
Views: 6748

Re: Where to start?

And never forget the Keen6 demo, which contains a lot of the audiovisuals that make Keen6 itself worthwhile. That is the legal way to play Keen6. Worth bearing in mind though Keen4 is more of a priority.
by Benvolio
Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:52
Forum: Other Keen Stuff
Topic: MILDLY NEAT -- For all your random Keenery needs!
Replies: 97
Views: 82166

Re: MILDLY NEAT -- For all your random Keenery needs!

Is it possible for hosting of images to be added to pckf.com for notable inline images, to preserve quality of the threads. This could be at the moderator's discretion so that pictures such as Roobar's one above could be preserved.
by Benvolio
Mon Feb 13, 2023 20:17
Forum: Unofficial Keen Games
Topic: Commander Keen - Canmore's Redemption
Replies: 23
Views: 14320

Re: Commander Keen - Canmore's Redemption

This is absolutely incredible looking. Just like Aurora Bliss, this easily outclasses the originals for artistry. You're really keeping EGA alive by squeezing so much colour out of the default palette. I am also salivating at the prospect of the music, knowing how good the soundtrack was first time ...