New build: http://www.josephmcarney.com/test/KeenTest7.html
Vacation was good, got me back into the swing of things. I realized that I have been way too spoiled at work, always having lovely and accurate concepts and orthos to model from. I'm losing my own ability to think creatively !
So I'm going to get back into drawing, and stay the course. Tulip, that's a great idea making it look like it's in a giant glass dome, I may just run with that.
Haha, wow, you're really taking Keen 1 in new (and cool) directions! I think its interesting how you make the floating platforms give off "propulsion steam" and the exit looks really interesting.
Its cool to see new interpretations of the old stuff.
Now this is what I am talking about. It's the same old thing, but seen with a new perspective and new possibilities. Much like how NetKeen re-envisioned the Vorticons tilesets.
What you really need, not what you think you ought to want.
Tulip reminding me that the Keen levels taking place in domed cities is really opening a lot of doors for me. Now I have a decent idea of where I can go with the level to make it feel more like it's part an environment, not just floating tiles. I'm going to transform it into a city street, with all sorts of activity in the background and foreground.
All the new stuff is at the end by the door, but be careful... I need to make a little script that fades out those pipes when you get near them. You probably won't see that clam before it's too late
woohooo, this is going into the right direction. I can't wait to see how this will look with textures and lighting.
And yeah I didn't get past that one pat-pat behind the pipes. But fading them out seems like a good idea to me.
I have one question, when I try to jump Keen in a direction he seems to only half jump and only does a full jump if he is standing still and I hold the jump key. Is that a bug or feature?
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Now I wish MoffD wasn't allergic to me.
I think you guys will really like this one . My friend Jeff helped me out with the camera code to smooth it out, makes a BIG difference.
Also I actually started to model the level in a 3D environment. So lots of modeling and remodeling left to do.
when I try to jump Keen in a direction he seems to only half jump and only does a full jump if he is standing still and I hold the jump key.
I think I found out why that was happening. There was a collider along the top of the level, so you were probably hitting that?
I'm still not entirely sold on the engine in terms of player control (jumping/platforming, etc), but damn
The amount of potential I see in this is simply incredible. The 3-D scrolling/models look breathtaking, and with color/textures/lighting this will look professional. I never thought I'd see this good a reimagining of Keen 1. I hope you keep going with this and take it to new heights. Best of luck.
Armageddon Begins Again. The Alphamatic has arrived.
Wooooow. Astounding. That really is a big different with the camera as you said. Amazing work!
A few issues...
Sometimes jumping up from beneath hover-pads blocks Keen.
Also, when jumping while touching a wall in front of Keen, sometimes his jump is interrupted:
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Only found a few minor issues. I can kill 2 yorps with one shot if they're both close enough to my gun. Also they can't walk past they're own corpses. Last thing is the pause screen zips the camera to the top of the level.
I think I only found 2 or 3 different jump heights depending on how long you hold the jump button. I'd have to check but I felt like the original was more analog with jumps.
Just wanted to squash a couple bugs Guynietron and Troublesomekeen pointed out. The pause menu behaves now, and running into walls or jumping into floating platforms won't interrupt your jumps anymore.
Thanks for finding those! Levellass, thanks for sticking up for me, but it wasn't my intention to be able to kill 2 at once . I'll be fixing that and the dead enemy collider issue later this week.
Wow! Always impressed! I have to say, with this couple of bugs fixed, the feel of this has drastically improved. I feel more comfortable with the controls. The progress you're making is off the charts! Keep up the good work, but don't burn yourself out! *takes a sip of lemonade with a miniature umbrella in it*
New Build: http://josephmcarney.com/test/KeenTest11.html
Just an art update, really. No bug fixes, but I'm psyched about the progress I've made on the level models. These basic buildings are something I can really build upon. No pun intended
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You crack me up little buddy!
. My friend Jeff helped me out with the camera code to smooth it out, makes a BIG difference. 
