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Levellass · S-Triazine Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 2672

Since I am no good at modding at all (Well, not at all, just with graphics and levels.) I have decided it may be a wise move to close up shop on my attempts at modding. As such I have been going through my mod projects and shutting them down.

As some may be aware, for the last three years I have been modding Keen Dreams, but have been forced to edit levels byte-by-byte due to nobody wanting to help me with any of the Keen dreams compression. Although I have deleted my beta mod, or at least lost it, my alpha was actually uploaded, so I present it here for anyone who's interested.

Unlike my beta, the alpha does not have all the graphics redone, nor does it have the enemy patches or new sounds. However, FYI, these are possible, if, in the remote future, someone wants to patch Keen Dreams. (Ha!)

Note that this was my first ever mod, almost as soon as KDPatch was released. So the graphics are even *worse* than my usual fare.

Here's the alpha: http://levellord.rewound.net/KDREAMS.zip

And here is a screenshot from the beta: (Final level, oh yeah, my graphics were that bad.)

I'll probably release my Keen 1 mod sometime this or next month and then retire. I leave Keen modding to the superior skills of all of you, you amaze me every day!
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tulip · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:30 Post subject:

Awesome screen! Gonna try this out now.
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KeenRush · Android Dummy Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 2120

Can't make graphics -- garg, this screen has some of the best I've seen in mods!! You definitely shouldn't quit (coming from someone who never accomplishes anything with his mod projects and takes two to three years to bring out a new one Dopekeen

)! Trying this mod out while writing this post, I see this mod has some of the coolest sprites I've seen in mods...

Oh, and what about that Keen 1 mod? Is that a finished work?
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DaVince · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:02 Post subject:

One usually keeps going in order to improve, or at least have fun in doing such things. You're not a bad modder at all (though levels can be frustrating at times, I have to admit), so keep going!

Now, to play this mod...
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matonen · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 13:14 Post subject:

A keen dreams mod? Haven't been any of those before right?

That screen looks neat too! Must try it. Happy

DaVince · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 15:05 Post subject:

tulip · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 16:21 Post subject:

Yay, the sprites are great indeed.

Did Levellord make some graphics or did you help Levellord with her earlier mod graphics? If not your style is very similar, but it seems you can draw better.
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szemi · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 17:39 Post subject:

Is there a Keen Dreams level editor?

VikingBoyBilly · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 17:43 Post subject:

The pink rabbit looks like Jazz [insert Bonevolus's lost jazz emote here]

EDIT: Found it.

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DaVince · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 18:44 Post subject:

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

This is just stunning. The graphics here are absolutely excellent. These enemies are great. I really like the sky pattern as well as the clouds. I also like the new keen sprite; great walking animation and i love watching him jump for some reason.

The enemies are fantastic. Really like the tater trooper replacement and his electro pole. I also really like the grape/donuts as well as the jumping marshmellows and the bouncy...i think they're jelly beans?

The new platform is also great, looks like a cross of cookie and grahm cracker.

Levellass, you're great in the graphics department, fantastic even. Don't give up Happy

At least, not on modding, I understand the need to give up on this mod since Keen Dreams level editing seems to be a dead end.
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Levellass · S-Triazine Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 2672

I don't know. Certainly people are asking me not to quit,at least until I finish something, mostly the people who have contributed things. I'm sure someone else could finish my stuff though. And do a much better job.

lemm · Blorb Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 419

The Map Header is Huffman Compressed

The Three Data Planes are first RLEWCompressed (flag $ABCD) and then Huffman compressed

In the Shareware version I have, the map header is distributed around the .map file. So the 26h bytes of maphead data are before each of the three planes, for each level chunk.

I wrote some stuff at keen:modding in your thread.
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Levellass · S-Triazine Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 2672

That will be useful as it appears someone may be continuing my mod. I will have to write something for it.
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szemi · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 14:11 Post subject:

That's great, lemm.
Now I keep on my mod too. ^^