Oh, Sand Yego! NOW I get it! LOL!

RoboBlue · Post by **RoboBlue** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:01

I always thought that the fuse was just glitchy, as I've had trouble smashing it on several difficulties. Getting back to Sand Yego, does "Yego" actually mean anything, or is it solely there for the sake of the pun?

ckguy · Post by **ckguy** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:58

I'm pretty sure that Yego is just there for the pun on Diego. I'm not sure if Keen's developers had the resources to make two-pronged puns.

entropicdecay · Post by **entropicdecay** » Tue May 06, 2008 15:28

I've often had trouble smashing that fuse as well. I don't know what's up with it, it's probably some sort of hit detection problem or something I guess.

ckguy · Post by **ckguy** » Tue May 06, 2008 15:47

Huh, I've always found it to be quite consistent. That is, I can't break it at all on easy, and I can always break it on the first pogo in normal and hard. I'll have to go check this out, compare different versions, etc....

Okay, here we go:

Version 1.0 - Easy: game crashes after a few seconds in Korath from the goplat bug. Normal, Difficult: fuse breaks right away when pogoing on it.

Version 1.4 - Easy: I got the fuse to break after pogoing on it constantly for about a minute. Normal, Difficult: again, fuse breaks normally.

Shadow Master · Post by **Shadow Master** » Thu May 08, 2008 0:18

I wonder if besides the pun, there is anything in the level that refers to San Diego? I've never been to U.S.

Post by **KeenRush** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:26

CK Guy wrote:Version 1.4 - Easy: I got the fuse to break after pogoing on it constantly for about a minute. Normal, Difficult: again, fuse breaks normally.

Awesome, this is new info to me! I thought it was unbreakable! Gotta try this one myself today. Funny how I just said in some topic that it's interesting how one can still find new things after all these years...

Commander Spleen · Post by **Commander Spleen** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:03

Funny how you forgot it was actually this topic.

Post by **KeenRush** » Thu May 08, 2008 13:50

So it seems!

MortimerInBlack · Post by **MortimerInBlack** » Thu May 08, 2008 15:53

game crashes after a few seconds in Korath from the goplat bug.

-CK Guy

what is the goplat bug? (i sense a major revelation coming my way too!)

ckguy · Post by **ckguy** » Thu May 08, 2008 17:45

MortimerInBlack wrote:
game crashes after a few seconds in Korath from the goplat bug.
-CK Guy

what is the goplat bug? (i sense a major revelation coming my way too!)

When you play Korath III Secret Base on Easy in version 1.0, the game crashes after a few seconds with an error message something like 'error: goplat moved to bad spot.' GoPlats are the moving platforms that don't move back and forth between two points, but rather follow some more complicated path. IIRC, this bug is caused by a goplat moving into the same cell as another platform which is only present in easy mode.

StupidBunny · Post by **StupidBunny** » Thu May 08, 2008 22:39

Shadow Master wrote:I wonder if besides the pun, there is anything in the level that refers to San Diego? I've never been to U.S.

There's that one place in San Diego with the towers of sand that have evil walking rocks on top. That might be a reference.

Seriously though, I've only been to San Diego a few times, and I wouldn't be able to say one way or another whether there's any intended references in the level.

entropicdecay · Post by **entropicdecay** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:45

I remember the Goplat bug. It's annoying, since I often play on easy mode...

ckguy · Post by **ckguy** » Fri May 09, 2008 15:12

elecdude33 wrote:I remember the Goplat bug. It's annoying, since I often play on easy mode...

Well, you should probably upgrade to 1.4,

VikingBoyBilly · Post by **VikingBoyBilly** » Sun May 11, 2008 14:04

I finally beat Keens 4 & 5 in Normal mode and broke the fuse! Whew! The changed ending didn't feel all that rewarding though. I must be getting better at this SGA stuff. I'm able to read mort's letter faster every time.

DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Tue May 13, 2008 13:17

VikingBoyBilly wrote:Why didn't anybody tell me you can't break the fuse in the Korath base on easy difficulty??!?!??!

http://www.shikadi.net/keenwiki/Korath_III_Base

Does that mean I don't get to see the secret ending... AGAIN?!?! Oh dear lord please dont tell me I have to start all over after coming all this way

Also, due to breaking away to look up how to destroy that fuse, I just now discovered that you're allowed to save anytime, even in the middle of a level, instead of being restricted to saving in the central hub.
I can't believe this is for real
That makes this game about a hundred times easier

Hmm... I was always able to break the fuse, even under easy mode... :huh