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This is epic. Although I'm not a big fan of the marvel/dc comic heroes in there. But I can always not play them.
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tulip wrote:This is epic.
Thank you :) I think so too :)
Although I'm not a big fan of the marvel/dc comic heroes in there. But I can always not play them.
As I already said - character display list if fully customizable - for different "BomberKeen" customizations and even mods....even Keen-unrelated mods.
You can simply delete 2 lines in the related .ini file - and those 2 characters won't show in your selection menu in all. You can even replace them with custom characters you make yourself. Ini file can define chatacter artfile, his screen name - and even his size.
So initial character list is just a "default proposal". That's why I feel free to add fun cameo characters....for those who might do like those.
You can remove characters for other ones (as we support only (?) up to 50 characters on the selection screen) - and then easily later re-insert those back if you wish.
I just show the potential possibilities with this engine.

I guess the same flexibility will be made for levels/level art and themes.

So I try to make this as moddable as I can - as we like modding...things. :)
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DoomJedi wrote: So I try to make this as moddable as I can - as we like modding...things. :)
I like that philosophy. Also what made fan projects like SMBX so great even though the engine kind of sucks. I gotta investigate modding Bomberkeen in the future.
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Levellass wrote:Three months from now KeendyCrush
Cool name :)
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Meantime we work on implementing more powerups and such.
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Dr. Kylstein - is this project dead?
It cannot continue at current pace, which is practically no pace at all... maybe you'll propose someone else to finish it?
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Woah, can't believe I overlooked this thread.
Hope the project isn't dead, I'd like to see a stable release.
Also, I agree with Tulip; those Marvel characters shouldn't cross over into the Keen universe. Maybe you should shelve them until BomberKeen is done, then release a superhero skin as a separate game?
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Paramultart wrote:Woah, can't believe I overlooked this thread.
Hope the project isn't dead, I'd like to see a stable release.
Thanks :) Yeah, great project, with alot of potential.
Hard to find coders though.
Maybe you should shelve them until BomberKeen is done, then release a superhero skin as a separate game?
Well, this is not our main problem at this point - but lack of active coders.
We can discuss those things at later times.
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Are there coders interesting to help this project out and advance it further?
So much art is made etc....it's a pity to scrap such a project.

I'd prefer to port this to SDL actually and not continue it under DOS. To avoid memory limitations and such.
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You'll get it done sometime with help :)
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DoomJedi wrote: I'd prefer to port this to SDL actually and not continue it under DOS. To avoid memory limitations and such.
That's sad... The fact that this project was for DOS is about 60% of the reason I'm so interested in it. How much coding is left, and what are the main features that need to be added?
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Are you considering helping out? How good you are with coding for DOS? Watcom and such?
I was considering today to open moddb/indiedb page for it....

If there is a coder for that who wants to keep it DOS - I guess I don't mind, if he can deal well with obvious memory limitations and such.
Obviously we'll keep Dr. Kylstein credit in as well - for all the great work he has already done for this.

Regarding how much coding is left it depends. Most of basic powerups are coded in and things are very playable and quite stable, but there are so much more we can code in - depending on coder's will and skill.
For basic vs. version we need some bugfixing, theme selection screen, and maybe a few more powerups - like fullblast and some others. Most of them are quite easy to code.

For single player obviously enemy AI should be coded in, and monsters.

But potential for "BomberKeen" universe is endless, with story mode, world maps, more game modes like CTF and such, different bomberman-inspired traps to use in levels....(magnet, trampoline etc etc.....)...eggs and animals, "throw bomb into the field to get back to play" option....endless....so how much code is left to do depends on our will, skill, devotion and inspiration.
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Here's the last version. I've included the source if anybody wants to look at that.

I still feel like I should add map selection and finish the powerups, but it's hard to keep interest. I don't play the game myself except to make sure it doesn't crash.

(p.s.: Memory hasn't been that of big of deal. Mainly it's just that no one image file can have more than 64k pixels. I haven't checked how many TSRs it can coexist with lately, though.)
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Map similar to the Keen 4-6 style maps would be awesome!
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