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This game is excellent. I'll post an actual review when I get to play it more thoroughly.
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So is there an Isis 1? I keep avoiding this because I think it's a sequel to something.
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VikingBoyBilly wrote:So is there an Isis 1? I keep avoiding this because I think it's a sequel to something.
Isis II is the name of the planet. It's the same problem that the play "The Madness of King George III" had - they stripped off the III when they turned it into a film to prevent confusion...
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Or the 6th sense....where's sense movies 1-5?

I gave this game a whirl, its pretty cool. I think you captured the feel of the Keen 4-6 controls pretty well. It would be interesting to see mods of this down the road.
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Or the film 2012...where're the films 2011, 2010, 2009, etc?
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Or the game Warhammer 40 000. Where are the games 39999 39998 39997 39996 39995 39994 39993 39992 39991 39990 39989 39988 39987 39986 39985 39984 39983 39982 39981 39980 39979 39978 39977 39976 39975 39974 39973 39972 39971 39970 39969 39968 39967 39966 39965 39964 39963 39962 39961 39960 39959 39958 39957 39956 39955 39954 39953 39952 39951 39950 39949 39948 39947 39946 39945 39944 39943 39942 39941 39940 39939 39938 39937 39936 39935 39934 39933 39932 39931 39930 39929 39928 39927 39926 39925 39924 39923 39922 39921 39920 39919 39918 39917 39916 39915 39914 39913 39912 39911 39910 39909 39908 39907 39906 39905 39904 39903 39902 39901 39900 39899 39898 39897 39896 39895 39894 39893 39892 39891 39890 39889 39888 39887 39886 39885 39884 39883 39882 39881 39880 39879 39878 39877 39876 39875 39874 39873 39872 39871 39870 39869 39868 39867 39866 39865 39864 39863 39862 39861 39860 39859 39858 39857 39856 39855 39854 39853 39852 39851 39850 39849 39848 39847 39846 39845 39844 39843 39842 39841 39840 39839 39838 39837 39836 39835 39834 39833 39832 39831 39830 39829 39828 39827 39826 39825 39824 39823 39822 39821 39820 39819 39818 39817 39816 39815 39814 39813 39812 39811 39810 39809 39808 39807 39806 39805 39804 39803 39802 39801 39800 39799 39798 39797 39796 39795 39794 39793 39792 39791 39790 39789 39788 39787 39786 39785 39784 39783 39782 39781 39780 39779 39778 39777 39776 39775 39774 39773 39772 39771 39770 39769 39768 39767 39766 39765 39764 39763 39762 39761 39760 39759 39758 39757 39756 39755 39754 39753 39752 39751 39750 39749 39748 39747 39746 39745 39744 39743 39742 39741 39740 39739 39738 39737 39736 39735 39734 39733 39732 39731 39730 39729 39728 39727 39726 39725 39724 39723 39722 39721 39720 39719 39718 39717 39716 39715 39714 39713 39712 39711 39710 39709 39708 39707 39706 39705 39704 39703 39702 39701 39700 39699 39698 39697 39696 39695 39694 39693 39692 39691 39690 39689 39688 39687 39686 39685 39684 39683 39682 39681 39680 39679 39678 39677 39676 39675 39674 39673 39672 39671 39670 39669 39668 39667 39666 39665 39664 39663 39662 39661 39660 39659 39658 39657 39656 39655 39654 39653 39652 39651 39650 39649 39648 39647 39646 39645 39644 39643 39642 39641 39640 39639 39638 39637 39636 39635 39634 39633 39632 39631 39630 39629 39628 39627 39626 39625 39624 39623 39622 39621 39620 39619 39618 39617 39616 39615 39614 39613 39612 39611 39610 39609 39608 39607 39606 39605 39604 39603 39602 39601 39600 39599 39598 39597 39596 39595 39594 39593 39592 39591 39590 39589 39588 39587 39586 39585 39584 39583 39582 39581 39580 39579 39578 39577 39576 39575 39574 39573 39572 39571 39570 39569 39568 39567 39566 39565 39564 39563 39562 39561 39560 39559 39558 39557 39556 39555 39554 39553 39552 39551 39550 39549 39548 39547 39546 39545 39544 39543 39542 39541 39540 39539 39538 39537 39536 39535 39534 39533 39532 39531 39530 39529 39528 39527 39526 39525 39524 39523 39522 39521 39520 39519 39518 39517 39516 39515 39514 39513 39512 39511 39510 39509 39508 39507 39506 39505 39504 39503 39502 39501 39500 39499 39498 39497 39496 39495 39494 39493 39492 39491 39490 39489 39488 39487 39486 39485 39484 39483 39482 39481 39480 39479 39478 39477 39476 39475 39474 39473 39472 39471 39470 39469 39468 39467 39466 39465 39464 39463 39462 39461 39460 39459 39458 39457 39456 39455 39454 39453 39452 39451 39450 39449 39448 39447 39446 39445 39444 39443 39442 39441 39440 39439 39438 39437 39436 39435 39434 39433 39432 39431 39430 39429 39428 39427 39426 39425 39424 39423 39422 39421 39420 39419 39418 39417 39416 39415 39414 39413 39412 39411 39410 39409 39408 39407 39406 39405 39404 39403 39402 39401 39400 39399 39398 39397 39396 39395 39394 39393 39392 39391 39390 39389 39388 39387 39386 39385 39384 39383 39382 39381 39380 39379 39378 39377 39376 39375 39374 39373 39372 39371 39370 39369 39368 39367 39366 39365 39364 39363 39362 39361 39360 39359 39358 39357 39356 39355 39354 39353 39352 39351 39350 39349 39348 39347 39346 39345 39344 39343 39342 39341 39340 39339 39338 39337 39336 39335 39334 39333 39332 39331 39330 39329 39328 39327 39326 39325 39324 39323 39322 39321 39320 39319 39318 39317 39316 39315 39314, etc?
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Grimson wrote:Or the film 2012...where're the films 2011, 2010, 2009, etc?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two (press Escape when loading to prevent the SOPA protest banner from loading.)
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Back on topic:
wiivn wrote:......I think level 3 can be split into two levels. The yellow enemy takes too much damage and too much shots to be killed. And there are a lot of these creatures. Any cheats?......
Here is a trick for level 3 - Mountain, there are at least 3 chocolate Yorps (extra lives) in the level. Grab at least one of them, grab all the ammo and keep dying until you build up the ammo. This should give you plenty of ammo to shoot the Yellow Guy and Blue Mouth.

One of the main reasons these levels are so big is because there are huge hidden areas accessible by very cleverly hidden secret passages. I have found 10-12 hidden areas of varying size in each of the first three levels. On Mountain, I am having trouble finding the path to the green key, but I found a secret passage that leads to a huge cave at the bottom of the level. I am guessing if I work my way from there it will lead me to the green key and then eventually to the exit.
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@Grimson, wiivn, and Kuliwil: do you really disrespect ckgeoff and all the hours he's put into this project enough to post random, off topic garg here? Stop acting like children.

I'm on the mountain level currently. Have the yellow guys been tweaked to be harder since I worked on the level? I seem to remember them not being so tough, but maybe that's just me (also I need to update my game files to your latest update). Wish I had been more helpful in perfecting this level, but I'm notoriously bad at testing my own levels :o
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I just completed Mountain. I am now on Cave. I found an error in this level. When I grab the Point Mulitplier and then go for the two Bag O' Sugars that are right near it, when I hit the Hole Monster the game locks up.
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No disrespect was meant I assure you - I thought I was posting in a different thread. Apologies to ckGeoff.

I'm really keen (no pun intended) to try out this game but my net connection is terrible - is this alpha worth the huge download as-is or should I wait for a later version?
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I am really enjoying this so far.

The levels are HUGE, and there's no in-level saving to lighten the load, but it's just so fun that I want to spend an entire sitting on these levels.

The world map is kinda... nyeeeah. Looks like it was just rushed and tacked on, you don't even really explore it like you do in the official keen games anyway.

WATER DOESN'T KILL KEEN! He can swim! :D

One thing I have a problem with is there are bonus items that can hurt you. It's just like that poison mushroom in Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. It's sadistic design that just p***es the players off :x
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Post by ckGeoff »

Hi guys, a few comments on the recent posts:

Ceilick, yes the yellow guys got harder. The v1.1 update took a few of them away, added more ammo, and made their damage less.

Syllypryde, can you post the error log (was there one?). I've never had the game hang, ever.

kuliwil, is 70MB a large download these days?! In any case, there may or may not be any future versions, so it's totally up to you. It's not fully alpha, it's just not fully tested, and the levels are not complete. It was released due to lack of help, and if it wasn't released no one would ever see anything.

VikingBoyBilly, the world map is worse than nyeeeah! That's my lame attempt at a place holder. At least you get a vague idea of Keen's movement throughout Isis II. Regarding the bad "bonus" items... they're not meant to piss you off. They're an obstacle. You are meant to identify they are bad, and hence avoid them! They are pretty easy to identify, particularly if you read the help. Oh, and yes Keen can swim. In-game swimming is one of my favorite features personally.
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I should also add some background on the levels:

Most levels (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) are based on original Isis II levels. They were copied almost exactly, and then modified to be playable since many were just layouts.

Some of the "existing levels" (1, 2) were tweaked & completed by Ceilick, and tested by himself and I. Probably the only two levels that are fully completed / tested, and the only two I'll allow anyone to blame Celick for if they don't like them :) Although of course, he was not responsible for their size, that comes from the original designs.

Some of the "existing levels" (3, 6) were modified by Ceilick to some extent, but never completed or tested. These ones were "finished" by me, but more so just to be playable, rather than fully completed. For these levels, I take full responsibility for their incompleteness.

Other "existing levels" (5, 8) were finished off by myself.

The remaining two levels (7, 9) were started from scratch and finished by myself.
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VikingBoyBilly wrote:WATER DOESN'T KILL KEEN! He can swim!
Like in Keen Dreams?
ckGeoff wrote:Regarding the bad "bonus" items... they're not meant to piss you off. They're an obstacle. You are meant to identify they are bad, and hence avoid them! They are pretty easy to identify, particularly if you read the help.
Really? One of the Bad bonuses looks identical to one of the Good bonuses...
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