Iv4n wrote:There's a serious bug at the underwater level. I very often end up in the top of the screen where I'm unable to see Keen and I'm unable to move or anything. The only thing you can do is to restart the level, which makes it quite annoying after several tries.
Which specific frame is this bug in? I have just provided an updated version of Keen Signal in my original post, which fixes the bug where Dopefish occasionally gets stuck in walls ( This took me a while to fix because I haven't used Klik & Play for quite a while). If this isn't the bug you are referring to, please tell me. I'd like to fix it.
StupidBunny wrote:This was fun in a retro sense. It used all ripped graphics, had no sound or scrolling, and used the buggy Klik & Play engine that so many fangames did. But given its antiquated nature, this isn't bad. It's certainly reminiscent of Keen 2000, and given that standard it's an enjoyable game.
Thanks for the kind words. I agree that this game has many flaws, such as the incredibly buggy movement, and can't even compete with the newer fangames and fantastic mods, but I feel that it is an improvement over Keen 2000. When I played Keen 2000, I felt that there was a lot of wasted potential. Firstly, it was much too short (I can win it in about 15 minutes). When I made Commander Keen Signal, one of my goals was to make it longer than Keen 2000. I think I succeeded at this because it takes me about 45 minutes to win this game.
Another thing I disliked in Keen 2000 was the buggy movement and the way Keen fired. When Keen fired, the shot would go in the direction in which Keen had last moved. This means that if Keen had just jumped, but was facing to the right, he would shoot into the ground. Fortunately, I was able to rectify this with Keen Signal, so that Keen can shoot while jumping and the shot will go in the direction that Keen is facing, not just up or down. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to fix the buggy movement, although I feel that it is better than the movement in Keen 2000 because Keen's speed and jump height don't change every other frame.
Keen Signal doesn't even come close to really good (I still don't like the way Keen interacts with poles, the buggy movement, ripped graphics, no scrolling, etcetera), but I think it's rather fun.
). It doesn't scroll, has fast movement and ripped graphics, but overall I sort of like it (it's fun to play through once in a while). I figured I would release it, seeing as how its Keen Day and I don't have anything else to do. I hope someone gets some enjoyment out of this.
