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Mink · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:29 Post subject: Mink's Puzzle Pack

After one and a half years, I've finally finished "Mink's Puzzle Pack!"

Just what is it you ask? It's a level pack for Keen 5 with a substantial alteration to gameplay: Keen can now shoot out clones instead of neural zaps, which makes for some nice puzzle opportunities.

I'd especially like to thank the Ceilick, Levellass, Tulip, Commander Spleen and Mr. M for their help.

(And for those of you observant enough to notice that Mr. M is credited as composer in the help screen: he's got some songs planned, but I haven't heard from him about them in months. So think of this as sort of a pre-release, if you will - once he's finished I'll release a new version with his songs. As it is, I haven't done any work on the mod itself in over half a month and figured it would be better to release now than have it sit on my hard drive for who knows how long.)

Edit: Mr. M has sent me the songs, and they are now found in the game. Download release 2 to hear them.

Download: http://aninjaisyou.co.cc/stuff/MinkPuzzlePackr2.zip - new release (Thanks for hosting it, Draik.)
http://aninjaisyou.co.cc/stuff/MinkPuzzlePack.zip - initial release

Screenshots:

Have fun, report any bugs and please let me know what you think!

TerminILL · Skypest Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 588 Location: In a box.

http://aninjaisyou.co.cc/stuff/MinkPuzzlePack.zip

EDIT: Playing. Nifty gameplay mechanic, short & sweet levels, annoying map enemies Bloody

. Pretty good.

And now, clipping error. Only minor, but still.

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KeenRush · Android Dummy Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 2120

My garg... Eek!

I don't use the word much but this thing is just fabulous! Keen modders seem to raise the bar constantly, this is one of the best things I've seen done in Keen. How many levels are there? I'm sure I've already gone through 16! Crazy

(Edit: Seems there aren't, I'm just crazy.) How did you come up with this? What a great thing to start the year with.

I've died a few times running into danger because I've confused the real Keen with a clone. LOL

Commander Spleen · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:53 Post subject:

It lives at last! As KeenRush says, it really is an amazing and novel concept.
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lemm · Blorb Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 419

This is neat!
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Syllypryde · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 14:54 Post subject:

What program did you guys use to unzip the program? I have used three different programs, Winzip, WinRar and Universal Extractor to extract the Zip file and neither will work.

Edit: I have the game unzipped now. I get to the title screen, but when I try to load the control panel in order to play the game, I get an "out of memory" error.
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shikadi · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 16:20 Post subject:

Thumbs up (nothing better to say except i that i dind't found any spherefull or spirogribs)
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NY00123 · Vortininja Joined: 06 Sep 2009 Posts: 183

Just decided to check it out a little. I've used DOSBox v0.73 and the game seems to work there.
I haven't checked it so much, but I do like how can shots be used. Can sometimes be confusing Cheeky

Also, the 'little' things in the world map...won't mention here but it's a neat thing!
For ppl who've got memory issues while not using DOSBox, try this if your hardware has sufficient power.
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szemi · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 17:05 Post subject:

Very cool. Keen shoots clones. Excellent!

VikingBoyBilly · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 17:49 Post subject:

This is cool and pretty addicting. If it weren't for the notes on the walls I wouldn't have figured out how to make the clones jump, and I was like "Woah cool!" when I did it, but I think that's bad news for people who can't read SGA.

How do you get into the door up there? Does it lead to a secret level or is it fairly insignificant?
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Mink · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 23:16 Post subject:

Ceilick · The Dude Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 1308 Location: Seattle

This is one awesome mod and glad to see it finally released! You've heard most of my praise from beta-testing, but really can't stress enough what a great job you did re-inventing the gameplay: aside from the new puzzles, situations that might be 'standard' in normal gameplay take on a completely different perspective with the way the stunner works and the keen 5 atmosphere fits that well.

Plan to play again soon (how much you want to bet I'll fall for the false green gem holder AGAIN Mort LOL

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Mink · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:35 Post subject:

I've now added the music, here's the link: http://aninjaisyou.co.cc/stuff/MinkPuzzlePackr2.zip (the songs themselves are also included as midis). Mr. M really went out of his way to make some fantastic tunes; back in August, he said he'd do two or three songs, and he's actually done seven (!) - 5 new and 2 remixes (of non-Keen songs).

Music list:
Misirkeen (by Mr. M): world map
Cool Hand Keen (by Mr. M): Static Confinement, Dynamic Hull Fluctuator
Killer Keen (Killer Joe by Benny Golson, arr. Mr. M): Mechanic Bay Xy, Mechanic Bay Vexim
Keen Cruncher (by Mr. M): Double Toggle, Inertial Amplification Lift
Keen Island (Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock, arr. Mr. M): Structural Supply Deck, Ignition Field Center
Shikadi Rock (by Mr. M): Photon Jump Chamber, Security Hall Ohm, Security Hall Volt
Multiplier (by Mr. M): Secret level

There's also a "new" song in the final level, but I won't mention the name now so as not to spoil the surprise.